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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,249 | 156 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.8 | 495 | 14.2 | 12.8-15.7 | 1,779 | 55.6 | 53.4-57.8 | 563 | 17.8 | 16.1-19.5 | 256 | 6.9 | 5.9- 8.0 |
-Eastern NC | 1,129 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.5 | 167 | 15.0 | 12.6-17.8 | 622 | 55.1 | 51.4-58.7 | 208 | 17.7 | 15.2-20.7 | 80 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 486 | 27 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 | 68 | 14.9 | 11.4-19.2 | 266 | 54.9 | 49.4-60.2 | 84 | 16.2 | 12.6-20.7 | 41 | 7.9 | 5.6-11.0 |
Female | 643 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.7 | 99 | 15.2 | 12.2-18.8 | 356 | 55.4 | 50.7-60.0 | 124 | 19.5 | 16.1-23.5 | 39 | 5.6 | 4.0- 8.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 784 | 35 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 | 119 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.6 | 432 | 56.1 | 51.9-60.3 | 143 | 17.5 | 14.6-20.9 | 55 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.7 |
African American | 239 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.5 | 32 | 13.8 | 9.1-20.3 | 131 | 53.0 | 44.6-61.1 | 50 | 20.9 | 14.7-28.8 | 15 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 89 | 4 | 6.0 | 2.1-16.1 | 10 | 9.3 | 4.5-18.0 | 52 | 58.1 | 44.0-71.0 | 22 | 24.7 | 14.0-39.6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-12.9 |
25-34 | 206 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.8 | 23 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.6 | 120 | 59.5 | 51.5-67.0 | 47 | 20.9 | 15.4-27.7 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.1 |
35-44 | 262 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.9 | 33 | 12.7 | 8.6-18.4 | 167 | 65.5 | 58.5-71.8 | 50 | 17.5 | 12.9-23.3 | 7 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.7 |
45-54 | 247 | 14 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.5 | 45 | 19.5 | 13.8-26.7 | 129 | 47.5 | 39.9-55.3 | 37 | 14.7 | 10.1-20.8 | 22 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.1 |
55-64 | 206 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 | 33 | 16.7 | 11.1-24.4 | 107 | 53.8 | 45.2-62.2 | 38 | 16.6 | 11.5-23.3 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.4 |
65-74 | 90 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.5-11.7 | 15 | 15.8 | 8.8-26.7 | 36 | 37.1 | 26.3-49.4 | 13 | 16.5 | 9.2-27.7 | 22 | 26.2 | 16.3-39.3 |
75+ | 28 | 2 | 9.0 | 1.8-35.0 | 8 | 24.1 | 11.4-43.9 | 10 | 33.1 | 17.3-53.9 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.8 | 7 | 31.0 | 14.8-53.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 235 | 14 | 8.8 | 4.2-17.6 | 38 | 14.6 | 9.9-21.0 | 119 | 54.0 | 45.7-62.2 | 34 | 11.0 | 7.4-16.1 | 30 | 11.6 | 7.6-17.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 401 | 18 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.9 | 58 | 16.1 | 12.0-21.2 | 224 | 55.3 | 49.2-61.3 | 77 | 19.3 | 14.8-24.9 | 24 | 5.8 | 3.7- 9.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 306 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.2 | 41 | 13.2 | 9.3-18.3 | 179 | 57.9 | 51.2-64.4 | 58 | 19.3 | 14.6-25.1 | 16 | 4.8 | 2.8- 8.1 |
College Graduate | 186 | 8 | 4.7 | 2.3- 9.4 | 30 | 16.5 | 11.0-24.0 | 99 | 51.2 | 42.6-59.7 | 39 | 21.9 | 15.5-30.0 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 188 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.6 | 27 | 12.6 | 8.3-18.7 | 97 | 56.0 | 47.3-64.5 | 28 | 12.9 | 8.6-18.9 | 21 | 11.7 | 6.8-19.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 243 | 12 | 7.9 | 3.3-17.8 | 25 | 12.1 | 7.4-19.1 | 141 | 57.1 | 48.6-65.2 | 52 | 18.3 | 13.4-24.4 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 148 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.7 | 21 | 14.2 | 8.8-22.2 | 84 | 58.6 | 49.4-67.3 | 32 | 21.0 | 14.6-29.2 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 163 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.0 | 25 | 15.1 | 9.6-23.0 | 90 | 52.7 | 43.6-61.7 | 37 | 23.4 | 16.5-32.1 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.6-11.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 103 | 5 | 7.2 | 3.0-16.6 | 21 | 20.4 | 12.5-31.5 | 49 | 45.4 | 34.5-56.8 | 20 | 18.2 | 11.1-28.6 | 8 | 8.7 | 3.9-18.2 |
$75,000+ | 80 | 7 | 6.7 | 3.0-14.0 | 13 | 20.2 | 11.3-33.4 | 40 | 50.9 | 38.4-63.3 | 14 | 14.8 | 8.1-25.4 | 6 | 7.5 | 3.2-16.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 436 | 30 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 | 70 | 15.9 | 12.1-20.6 | 214 | 48.6 | 42.9-54.4 | 80 | 19.2 | 14.7-24.7 | 42 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.6 |
No | 670 | 22 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.3 | 94 | 14.6 | 11.6-18.3 | 398 | 59.5 | 54.7-64.1 | 122 | 16.4 | 13.4-19.8 | 34 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 166 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.5 | 21 | 14.4 | 8.9-22.6 | 83 | 50.5 | 41.8-59.2 | 35 | 19.9 | 13.8-27.8 | 17 | 10.7 | 6.5-17.2 |
Non-Veteran | 922 | 39 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.0 | 140 | 15.1 | 12.5-18.2 | 515 | 56.2 | 52.1-60.2 | 165 | 17.0 | 14.2-20.2 | 63 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.6 |
Currently Serving | 41 | 3 | 8.3 | 2.3-26.2 | 6 | 15.4 | 6.8-31.2 | 24 | 53.3 | 35.7-70.1 | 8 | 23.0 | 10.7-42.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke daily or occasionally.
^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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