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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 |
-Forsyth County | 437 | 134 | 29.3 | 24.8-34.4 | 97 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.5 | 77 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.2 | 35 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.8 | 94 | 22.7 | 18.5-27.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 156 | 36 | 22.7 | 16.1-30.9 | 36 | 23.2 | 16.8-31.2 | 26 | 16.2 | 10.9-23.4 | 15 | 8.8 | 5.0-15.1 | 43 | 29.1 | 21.8-37.5 |
Female | 281 | 98 | 35.2 | 29.3-41.6 | 61 | 20.7 | 16.1-26.2 | 51 | 19.3 | 14.6-25.0 | 20 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.2 | 51 | 17.1 | 12.9-22.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 315 | 101 | 30.4 | 25.0-36.3 | 73 | 23.6 | 18.7-29.3 | 61 | 19.7 | 15.3-25.1 | 25 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.1 | 55 | 17.7 | 13.5-22.9 |
Other | 120 | 32 | 26.5 | 18.4-36.6 | 23 | 16.9 | 10.9-25.3 | 16 | 13.4 | 7.9-21.9 | 10 | 7.5 | 3.8-14.3 | 39 | 35.7 | 26.3-46.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-44 | 168 | 36 | 18.9 | 13.4-26.0 | 35 | 19.9 | 14.1-27.2 | 39 | 21.7 | 15.7-29.2 | 13 | 8.5 | 4.8-14.6 | 45 | 31.0 | 23.4-39.7 |
45+ | 268 | 97 | 36.7 | 30.4-43.6 | 62 | 23.4 | 18.2-29.6 | 38 | 15.1 | 10.8-20.6 | 22 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.8 | 49 | 16.7 | 12.5-22.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 162 | 51 | 28.9 | 21.9-37.1 | 33 | 20.7 | 14.6-28.5 | 26 | 15.3 | 10.2-22.2 | 11 | 6.3 | 3.2-12.0 | 41 | 28.8 | 21.3-37.7 |
Some College + | 275 | 83 | 29.6 | 23.8-36.1 | 64 | 22.6 | 17.6-28.6 | 51 | 19.3 | 14.6-25.2 | 24 | 9.3 | 6.0-14.3 | 53 | 19.1 | 14.5-24.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 229 | 64 | 26.5 | 20.6-33.3 | 45 | 19.2 | 14.1-25.7 | 42 | 17.0 | 12.4-22.8 | 19 | 9.6 | 5.7-15.6 | 59 | 27.7 | 21.5-34.9 |
$50,000+ | 135 | 43 | 32.0 | 23.9-41.5 | 42 | 30.5 | 22.7-39.6 | 20 | 15.6 | 9.9-23.9 | 11 | 7.6 | 4.0-13.8 | 19 | 14.3 | 9.0-21.9 |
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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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