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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,254 | 5,043 | 80.6 | 79.3-81.8 | 895 | 14.5 | 13.4-15.7 | 160 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.1 | 156 | 2.4 | 1.9- 2.9 |
-Eastern NC | 1,935 | 1,559 | 79.9 | 77.4-82.1 | 264 | 14.4 | 12.4-16.6 | 62 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 | 50 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 603 | 468 | 76.3 | 71.6-80.5 | 94 | 16.3 | 12.7-20.7 | 25 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.5 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 |
Female | 1,332 | 1,091 | 82.4 | 79.8-84.7 | 170 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.4 | 37 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.8 | 34 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 1,255 | 1,033 | 81.8 | 79.0-84.2 | 147 | 11.8 | 9.9-14.0 | 44 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 | 31 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.7 |
African American | 491 | 382 | 78.4 | 73.6-82.5 | 84 | 17.2 | 13.4-21.7 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.1 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 |
Other Minorities | 4 | 4 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 139 | 107 | 73.1 | 60.1-83.0 | 24 | 22.9 | 13.3-36.4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.8 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.5 |
25-34 | 436 | 358 | 83.4 | 79.1-87.0 | 64 | 12.9 | 9.9-16.7 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.2 |
35-44 | 504 | 397 | 78.9 | 74.3-82.9 | 70 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.4 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 | 19 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 |
45-54 | 491 | 396 | 78.8 | 73.9-82.9 | 67 | 14.5 | 11.0-18.9 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.8 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 |
55-64 | 295 | 239 | 80.5 | 73.6-86.0 | 37 | 11.7 | 7.9-17.0 | 8 | 5.0 | 2.0-12.2 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 |
65-74 | 50 | 43 | 89.2 | 77.4-95.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 9.0 | 4 | 6.9 | 2.4-18.3 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.1 |
75+ | 8 | 8 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 153 | 98 | 65.3 | 53.7-75.3 | 43 | 28.3 | 18.8-40.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.1 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 589 | 445 | 75.1 | 70.6-79.1 | 102 | 17.8 | 14.3-21.8 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.8 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 572 | 475 | 83.7 | 79.8-87.1 | 70 | 11.6 | 8.8-15.2 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.0 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 |
College Graduate | 618 | 538 | 86.5 | 82.6-89.5 | 49 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.4 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.2 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 126 | 78 | 61.6 | 46.7-74.6 | 30 | 30.0 | 17.4-46.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.5 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.1-10.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 339 | 250 | 71.3 | 64.8-77.1 | 59 | 19.6 | 14.8-25.5 | 18 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.3 | 12 | 2.4 | 1.2- 4.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 268 | 213 | 82.3 | 76.6-86.9 | 44 | 15.0 | 10.7-20.6 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.8 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 341 | 271 | 76.2 | 70.2-81.4 | 48 | 15.3 | 11.2-20.7 | 11 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.3 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 304 | 260 | 83.7 | 77.8-88.2 | 36 | 13.9 | 9.6-19.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 |
$75,000+ | 312 | 275 | 88.9 | 84.5-92.2 | 26 | 7.9 | 5.2-11.9 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.1 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 392 | 315 | 80.4 | 75.0-84.9 | 51 | 13.8 | 9.8-19.0 | 15 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.6 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 |
No | 1,500 | 1,207 | 79.5 | 76.7-82.1 | 210 | 14.8 | 12.6-17.5 | 44 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.7 | 39 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 208 | 171 | 81.0 | 73.2-86.9 | 22 | 10.7 | 6.7-16.6 | 11 | 6.5 | 2.9-14.1 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.7 |
Non-Veteran | 1,651 | 1,321 | 79.2 | 76.5-81.7 | 234 | 15.3 | 13.0-17.8 | 50 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.3 | 46 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 |
Currently Serving | 76 | 67 | 89.3 | 77.3-95.3 | 8 | 7.5 | 3.1-17.1 | 1 | 3.2 | 0.5-19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
^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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