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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 11,949 | 1,696 | 14.3 | 13.5-15.1 | 2,587 | 21.5 | 20.6-22.5 | 4,030 | 34.6 | 33.5-35.7 | 3,636 | 29.6 | 28.5-30.6 |
-Eastern NC | 3,974 | 593 | 14.9 | 13.6-16.3 | 847 | 21.3 | 19.7-22.9 | 1,243 | 31.5 | 29.8-33.3 | 1,291 | 32.3 | 30.6-34.1 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,441 | 194 | 13.1 | 11.1-15.2 | 278 | 19.9 | 17.4-22.6 | 423 | 30.3 | 27.6-33.1 | 546 | 36.8 | 33.9-39.8 |
Female | 2,533 | 399 | 16.5 | 14.8-18.3 | 569 | 22.5 | 20.6-24.5 | 820 | 32.7 | 30.5-34.8 | 745 | 28.4 | 26.3-30.5 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 2,683 | 388 | 14.1 | 12.6-15.8 | 611 | 22.3 | 20.5-24.2 | 849 | 32.4 | 30.4-34.6 | 835 | 31.2 | 29.1-33.3 |
African American | 990 | 162 | 16.9 | 14.2-19.9 | 188 | 19.8 | 16.8-23.2 | 298 | 28.6 | 25.3-32.0 | 342 | 34.7 | 31.1-38.5 |
Other Minorities | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.6 | 0.4-23.6 | 5 | 56.5 | 22.3-85.5 | 4 | 39.9 | 12.8-75.0 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 274 | 39 | 14.7 | 9.9-21.1 | 70 | 27.6 | 20.4-36.2 | 95 | 33.1 | 26.6-40.4 | 70 | 24.6 | 18.6-31.7 |
25-34 | 650 | 84 | 13.0 | 10.2-16.3 | 166 | 24.8 | 21.2-28.8 | 239 | 35.3 | 31.1-39.7 | 161 | 27.0 | 23.0-31.4 |
35-44 | 744 | 125 | 17.1 | 14.2-20.5 | 148 | 19.4 | 16.3-23.0 | 249 | 33.4 | 29.5-37.5 | 222 | 30.1 | 26.3-34.1 |
45-54 | 775 | 120 | 15.1 | 12.4-18.2 | 162 | 20.2 | 17.0-23.9 | 230 | 30.5 | 26.8-34.6 | 263 | 34.1 | 30.3-38.2 |
55-64 | 705 | 121 | 16.9 | 13.8-20.6 | 141 | 20.7 | 17.3-24.7 | 191 | 26.1 | 22.5-30.2 | 252 | 36.2 | 32.0-40.7 |
65-74 | 496 | 69 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.7 | 98 | 18.2 | 14.6-22.4 | 142 | 30.5 | 25.9-35.6 | 187 | 38.6 | 33.6-43.8 |
75+ | 316 | 31 | 10.1 | 6.7-14.9 | 59 | 18.2 | 13.8-23.6 | 94 | 34.0 | 28.0-40.6 | 132 | 37.7 | 31.8-44.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 586 | 98 | 17.4 | 13.6-21.9 | 96 | 16.2 | 12.1-21.4 | 157 | 27.8 | 23.4-32.6 | 235 | 38.6 | 33.5-44.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,267 | 206 | 16.4 | 14.1-19.1 | 261 | 20.2 | 17.6-23.1 | 345 | 28.4 | 25.5-31.5 | 455 | 35.0 | 31.9-38.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,067 | 154 | 13.8 | 11.6-16.3 | 246 | 22.8 | 19.9-25.9 | 325 | 30.0 | 26.8-33.3 | 342 | 33.5 | 30.1-37.0 |
College Graduate | 1,049 | 134 | 12.6 | 10.5-15.0 | 244 | 24.1 | 21.1-27.4 | 414 | 39.4 | 36.0-43.0 | 257 | 23.9 | 21.0-27.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 487 | 73 | 14.0 | 10.6-18.4 | 81 | 17.9 | 12.8-24.4 | 122 | 24.1 | 19.5-29.4 | 211 | 44.0 | 38.1-50.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 720 | 132 | 20.0 | 16.5-24.2 | 133 | 17.8 | 14.7-21.6 | 199 | 27.8 | 24.1-31.9 | 256 | 34.3 | 30.3-38.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 485 | 85 | 17.1 | 13.6-21.4 | 109 | 21.6 | 17.7-26.1 | 140 | 30.4 | 25.8-35.4 | 151 | 30.8 | 26.3-35.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 559 | 89 | 16.7 | 13.3-20.7 | 108 | 19.6 | 15.9-23.9 | 190 | 33.5 | 29.0-38.2 | 172 | 30.3 | 26.0-34.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 459 | 66 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.6 | 91 | 19.6 | 15.7-24.1 | 159 | 33.4 | 28.6-38.6 | 143 | 34.2 | 29.2-39.6 |
$75,000+ | 464 | 64 | 13.0 | 10.0-16.7 | 101 | 21.7 | 17.7-26.3 | 191 | 42.3 | 37.3-47.6 | 108 | 23.0 | 18.9-27.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,367 | 204 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.1 | 273 | 19.6 | 17.1-22.3 | 384 | 29.8 | 26.9-32.9 | 506 | 35.8 | 32.9-38.9 |
No | 2,553 | 380 | 14.9 | 13.3-16.7 | 563 | 22.1 | 20.1-24.2 | 844 | 32.4 | 30.3-34.6 | 766 | 30.5 | 28.4-32.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 601 | 71 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.2 | 108 | 18.3 | 14.8-22.4 | 195 | 32.1 | 27.9-36.5 | 227 | 38.5 | 34.1-43.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,260 | 508 | 15.9 | 14.4-17.5 | 710 | 21.8 | 20.1-23.7 | 1,016 | 31.5 | 29.6-33.5 | 1,026 | 30.8 | 28.9-32.7 |
Currently Serving | 113 | 14 | 11.8 | 6.5-20.6 | 29 | 23.6 | 15.7-33.9 | 32 | 28.7 | 20.0-39.4 | 38 | 35.9 | 26.1-47.1 |
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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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