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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,531 | 2,315 | 65.2 | 63.2-67.1 | 1,216 | 34.8 | 32.9-36.8 |
-Eastern NC | 1,159 | 781 | 65.9 | 62.5-69.2 | 378 | 34.1 | 30.8-37.5 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 806 | 558 | 69.3 | 65.5-72.9 | 248 | 30.7 | 27.1-34.5 |
African American | 276 | 179 | 61.9 | 54.2-69.0 | 97 | 38.1 | 31.0-45.8 |
AGE | |||||||
40-44 | 160 | 50 | 26.5 | 19.3-35.1 | 110 | 73.5 | 64.9-80.7 |
45-54 | 324 | 177 | 51.6 | 45.0-58.1 | 147 | 48.4 | 41.9-55.0 |
55-64 | 316 | 249 | 79.9 | 74.4-84.4 | 67 | 20.1 | 15.6-25.6 |
65-74 | 227 | 187 | 83.6 | 77.4-88.4 | 40 | 16.4 | 11.6-22.6 |
75+ | 132 | 118 | 91.2 | 84.7-95.1 | 14 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.3 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 233 | 136 | 54.4 | 46.3-62.4 | 97 | 45.6 | 37.6-53.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 340 | 203 | 56.9 | 50.2-63.3 | 137 | 43.1 | 36.7-49.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 268 | 207 | 77.6 | 71.3-82.9 | 61 | 22.4 | 17.1-28.7 |
College Graduate | 315 | 233 | 74.8 | 69.0-79.8 | 82 | 25.2 | 20.2-31.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 133 | 85 | 59.2 | 48.5-69.2 | 48 | 40.8 | 30.8-51.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 178 | 101 | 53.4 | 43.5-63.0 | 77 | 46.6 | 37.0-56.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 136 | 93 | 65.7 | 55.9-74.2 | 43 | 34.3 | 25.8-44.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 188 | 129 | 68.2 | 59.9-75.4 | 59 | 31.8 | 24.6-40.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 136 | 93 | 68.3 | 59.2-76.3 | 43 | 31.7 | 23.7-40.8 |
$75,000+ | 169 | 122 | 72.9 | 64.6-79.8 | 47 | 27.1 | 20.2-35.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 465 | 331 | 70.8 | 65.7-75.5 | 134 | 29.2 | 24.5-34.3 |
No | 657 | 429 | 64.4 | 59.9-68.6 | 228 | 35.6 | 31.4-40.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 529 | 416 | 78.9 | 74.7-82.6 | 113 | 21.1 | 17.4-25.3 |
Non-Veteran | 614 | 352 | 55.0 | 50.1-59.9 | 262 | 45.0 | 40.1-49.9 |
Currently Serving | 16 | 13 | 83.9 | 58.0-95.1 | 3 | 16.1 | 4.9-42.0 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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