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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,255 | 4,934 | 78.6 | 77.3-79.9 | 1,321 | 21.4 | 20.1-22.7 |
-Eastern NC | 1,935 | 1,515 | 76.9 | 74.4-79.3 | 420 | 23.1 | 20.7-25.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 603 | 448 | 72.1 | 67.3-76.5 | 155 | 27.9 | 23.5-32.7 |
Female | 1,332 | 1,067 | 80.4 | 77.7-82.9 | 265 | 19.6 | 17.1-22.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,255 | 1,011 | 79.3 | 76.4-82.0 | 244 | 20.7 | 18.0-23.6 |
African American | 491 | 363 | 73.5 | 68.4-78.0 | 128 | 26.5 | 22.0-31.6 |
Other Minorities | 4 | 4 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 139 | 103 | 70.7 | 58.0-80.9 | 36 | 29.3 | 19.1-42.0 |
25-34 | 436 | 347 | 79.9 | 75.1-83.9 | 89 | 20.1 | 16.1-24.9 |
35-44 | 504 | 387 | 76.8 | 72.0-80.9 | 117 | 23.2 | 19.1-28.0 |
45-54 | 491 | 387 | 76.8 | 71.8-81.1 | 104 | 23.2 | 18.9-28.2 |
55-64 | 295 | 231 | 75.6 | 68.0-81.8 | 64 | 24.4 | 18.2-32.0 |
65-74 | 50 | 41 | 83.5 | 69.3-91.9 | 9 | 16.5 | 8.1-30.7 |
75+ | 8 | 8 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 153 | 89 | 59.0 | 47.6-69.5 | 64 | 41.0 | 30.5-52.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 589 | 427 | 70.8 | 66.1-75.2 | 162 | 29.2 | 24.8-33.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 572 | 462 | 81.1 | 76.9-84.8 | 110 | 18.9 | 15.2-23.1 |
College Graduate | 618 | 534 | 85.8 | 82.0-88.9 | 84 | 14.2 | 11.1-18.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 126 | 72 | 56.8 | 42.6-70.0 | 54 | 43.2 | 30.0-57.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 339 | 241 | 68.7 | 62.1-74.7 | 98 | 31.3 | 25.3-37.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 268 | 206 | 78.7 | 72.4-83.8 | 62 | 21.3 | 16.2-27.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 341 | 263 | 72.9 | 66.6-78.4 | 78 | 27.1 | 21.6-33.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 304 | 253 | 80.6 | 74.5-85.6 | 51 | 19.4 | 14.4-25.5 |
$75,000+ | 312 | 272 | 87.3 | 82.5-90.9 | 40 | 12.7 | 9.1-17.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 392 | 307 | 77.9 | 72.1-82.7 | 85 | 22.1 | 17.3-27.9 |
No | 1,500 | 1,173 | 76.6 | 73.7-79.4 | 327 | 23.4 | 20.6-26.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 208 | 167 | 78.6 | 70.7-84.8 | 41 | 21.4 | 15.2-29.3 |
Non-Veteran | 1,651 | 1,282 | 76.1 | 73.2-78.7 | 369 | 23.9 | 21.3-26.8 |
Currently Serving | 76 | 66 | 88.5 | 76.6-94.7 | 10 | 11.5 | 5.3-23.4 |
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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.
^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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