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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 | 3,807 | 2,000 | 52.1 | 50.2-54.1 | 831 | 22.8 | 21.2-24.5 | 568 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.5 | 135 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 273 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.1 |
-Forsyth County | 109 | 52 | 48.2 | 38.1-58.5 | 28 | 26.8 | 18.6-37.1 | 15 | 11.3 | 6.7-18.4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.1 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.4-20.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 36 | 13 | 38.7 | 23.5-56.6 | 13 | 36.0 | 21.4-53.7 | 4 | 7.8 | 2.8-19.8 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.5 | 5 | 15.1 | 5.9-33.5 |
Female | 73 | 39 | 56.0 | 43.9-67.5 | 15 | 19.3 | 11.5-30.4 | 11 | 14.2 | 7.8-24.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.6 | 5 | 7.1 | 2.9-16.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 66 | 36 | 55.9 | 42.8-68.2 | 16 | 25.0 | 15.1-38.3 | 10 | 13.5 | 7.2-23.9 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 1.4-13.4 |
Other | 43 | 16 | 36.8 | 22.6-53.6 | 12 | 29.6 | 16.9-46.6 | 5 | 8.0 | 3.1-19.2 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.7-17.4 | 7 | 19.9 | 9.0-38.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-44 | 83 | 42 | 51.9 | 40.3-63.3 | 22 | 28.8 | 19.1-40.9 | 12 | 12.0 | 6.7-20.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.9 | 4 | 4.7 | 1.6-13.3 |
45+ | 26 | 10 | 37.0 | 19.2-59.2 | 6 | 21.0 | 9.0-41.5 | 3 | 9.0 | 2.6-26.5 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6-25.8 | 6 | 28.6 | 12.5-52.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 36 | 18 | 50.8 | 33.6-67.8 | 9 | 26.2 | 13.4-44.9 | 4 | 8.7 | 3.1-22.0 | 3 | 6.5 | 1.9-19.8 | 2 | 7.8 | 1.9-26.8 |
Some College + | 73 | 34 | 46.8 | 34.6-59.4 | 19 | 27.2 | 17.4-39.8 | 11 | 12.7 | 6.9-22.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.5 | 8 | 12.2 | 5.6-24.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 58 | 23 | 42.1 | 29.0-56.3 | 17 | 29.4 | 18.2-43.8 | 9 | 14.0 | 7.2-25.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.3 | 8 | 13.8 | 6.7-26.4 |
$50,000+ | 37 | 20 | 54.9 | 37.4-71.3 | 8 | 21.4 | 10.5-38.8 | 4 | 7.1 | 2.5-18.9 | 3 | 6.9 | 2.2-19.9 | 2 | 9.7 | 2.3-32.8 |
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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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