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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 | 14,466 | 4,658 | 30.5 | 29.6-31.5 | 2,945 | 20.3 | 19.5-21.1 | 3,014 | 21.6 | 20.7-22.5 | 1,150 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.4 | 2,699 | 18.9 | 18.0-19.7 |
-Eastern NC | 4,827 | 1,629 | 32.9 | 31.3-34.5 | 916 | 18.9 | 17.6-20.3 | 979 | 20.3 | 18.9-21.7 | 381 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.7 | 922 | 19.3 | 17.9-20.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,735 | 525 | 30.4 | 27.9-33.1 | 326 | 18.7 | 16.7-21.0 | 347 | 18.9 | 16.9-21.1 | 161 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.1 | 376 | 21.8 | 19.4-24.3 |
Female | 3,092 | 1,104 | 35.1 | 33.1-37.1 | 590 | 19.1 | 17.5-20.8 | 632 | 21.5 | 19.8-23.3 | 220 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.5 | 546 | 17.0 | 15.5-18.6 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,197 | 1,067 | 31.6 | 29.7-33.5 | 675 | 21.6 | 20.0-23.4 | 663 | 21.2 | 19.5-22.9 | 277 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.5 | 515 | 16.4 | 14.9-18.0 |
African American | 1,201 | 429 | 37.3 | 34.0-40.8 | 176 | 14.5 | 12.4-17.0 | 239 | 18.9 | 16.5-21.7 | 56 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 | 301 | 24.5 | 21.6-27.7 |
Other Minorities | 13 | 5 | 50.5 | 21.4-79.3 | 1 | 5.2 | 0.7-30.3 | 6 | 35.7 | 13.9-65.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 8.6 | 1.2-43.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 318 | 64 | 21.5 | 15.9-28.6 | 48 | 13.8 | 9.9-19.0 | 86 | 24.8 | 19.3-31.2 | 44 | 12.1 | 8.5-17.1 | 76 | 27.7 | 20.9-35.6 |
25-34 | 796 | 185 | 24.3 | 20.8-28.2 | 162 | 20.8 | 17.6-24.3 | 197 | 23.8 | 20.5-27.3 | 83 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.4 | 169 | 20.7 | 17.5-24.2 |
35-44 | 856 | 263 | 31.3 | 27.7-35.1 | 184 | 21.0 | 18.0-24.3 | 180 | 21.8 | 18.6-25.3 | 74 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.8 | 155 | 17.5 | 14.8-20.6 |
45-54 | 891 | 297 | 33.6 | 30.0-37.4 | 166 | 18.9 | 16.0-22.2 | 199 | 20.4 | 17.5-23.6 | 72 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.2 | 157 | 17.2 | 14.4-20.3 |
55-64 | 839 | 325 | 37.3 | 33.5-41.4 | 150 | 16.7 | 13.9-19.9 | 155 | 18.5 | 15.5-21.9 | 47 | 7.5 | 5.3-10.5 | 162 | 20.0 | 16.7-23.7 |
65-74 | 644 | 279 | 42.2 | 37.7-46.7 | 126 | 21.3 | 17.5-25.6 | 103 | 16.0 | 13.0-19.7 | 32 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.5 | 104 | 15.4 | 12.4-18.9 |
75+ | 465 | 211 | 45.6 | 40.3-50.9 | 75 | 16.3 | 12.8-20.5 | 55 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.4 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 96 | 19.9 | 16.0-24.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 815 | 334 | 38.1 | 33.7-42.6 | 100 | 13.0 | 10.2-16.5 | 107 | 12.6 | 9.9-15.9 | 56 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.2 | 218 | 26.2 | 22.1-30.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,540 | 470 | 30.5 | 27.8-33.4 | 271 | 17.0 | 14.9-19.3 | 336 | 22.7 | 20.2-25.3 | 120 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.0 | 343 | 22.5 | 20.0-25.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,270 | 408 | 31.4 | 28.4-34.5 | 241 | 19.6 | 17.1-22.4 | 287 | 22.7 | 20.2-25.5 | 108 | 9.2 | 7.4-11.3 | 226 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.6 |
College Graduate | 1,193 | 412 | 33.7 | 30.6-36.9 | 303 | 25.4 | 22.7-28.4 | 247 | 20.2 | 17.7-22.9 | 96 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 | 135 | 12.1 | 9.9-14.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 632 | 240 | 37.2 | 32.3-42.3 | 80 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.9 | 100 | 14.0 | 11.0-17.8 | 42 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.1 | 170 | 28.7 | 23.8-34.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 902 | 332 | 35.7 | 31.8-39.8 | 137 | 14.7 | 12.0-17.9 | 167 | 18.4 | 15.5-21.7 | 72 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.0 | 194 | 21.0 | 17.8-24.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 577 | 181 | 30.4 | 26.2-34.9 | 121 | 20.4 | 17.0-24.5 | 119 | 22.0 | 18.3-26.3 | 42 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.7 | 114 | 18.7 | 15.4-22.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 640 | 204 | 34.7 | 30.4-39.3 | 120 | 18.6 | 15.3-22.3 | 146 | 20.9 | 17.5-24.6 | 63 | 9.2 | 7.0-11.9 | 107 | 16.7 | 13.5-20.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 524 | 166 | 30.3 | 26.0-35.0 | 114 | 20.7 | 17.0-25.0 | 112 | 22.6 | 18.6-27.1 | 52 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.7 | 80 | 16.2 | 12.8-20.3 |
$75,000+ | 542 | 165 | 28.8 | 24.7-33.2 | 128 | 24.4 | 20.4-28.8 | 141 | 24.6 | 20.8-28.9 | 49 | 10.1 | 7.4-13.7 | 59 | 12.1 | 9.1-15.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,688 | 664 | 37.0 | 34.3-39.8 | 284 | 18.2 | 16.0-20.6 | 266 | 15.6 | 13.6-17.8 | 109 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.0 | 365 | 22.0 | 19.6-24.7 |
No | 3,095 | 952 | 30.9 | 28.9-33.0 | 621 | 19.3 | 17.7-21.0 | 704 | 22.6 | 20.9-24.5 | 271 | 9.4 | 8.2-10.8 | 547 | 17.7 | 16.1-19.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 691 | 229 | 31.6 | 27.7-35.7 | 156 | 22.9 | 19.5-26.7 | 118 | 17.4 | 14.4-20.8 | 53 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.8 | 135 | 20.0 | 16.7-23.8 |
Non-Veteran | 4,004 | 1,369 | 33.4 | 31.6-35.2 | 732 | 18.1 | 16.7-19.6 | 823 | 20.5 | 19.0-22.0 | 317 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.0 | 763 | 19.3 | 17.7-20.9 |
Currently Serving | 132 | 31 | 28.5 | 19.9-39.0 | 28 | 18.9 | 12.3-28.0 | 38 | 30.3 | 22.0-40.1 | 11 | 7.8 | 3.9-14.8 | 24 | 14.5 | 9.1-22.3 |
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^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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