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Total Respond.^ |
Do NOT want to have one | Do want to have one | Not sure if do or don't | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,458 | 1,437 | 41.9 | 39.9-43.9 | 1,398 | 40.1 | 38.1-42.1 | 623 | 18.0 | 16.5-19.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,719 | 795 | 45.2 | 42.3-48.0 | 641 | 37.4 | 34.7-40.2 | 283 | 17.4 | 15.3-19.8 |
Female | 1,739 | 642 | 37.1 | 34.4-40.0 | 757 | 44.0 | 41.2-46.8 | 340 | 18.9 | 16.8-21.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 2,455 | 1,026 | 42.7 | 40.3-45.1 | 997 | 40.1 | 37.7-42.5 | 432 | 17.3 | 15.5-19.2 |
African American | 586 | 268 | 46.6 | 41.7-51.5 | 224 | 39.2 | 34.5-44.0 | 94 | 14.3 | 11.3-17.9 |
Asian | 48 | 21 | 39.5 | 24.5-56.8 | 16 | 37.9 | 23.1-55.3 | 11 | 22.7 | 11.8-39.1 |
Native American | 53 | 24 | 45.3 | 30.2-61.3 | 21 | 36.0 | 22.5-52.1 | 8 | 18.8 | 8.3-37.1 |
Other Minorities | 295 | 90 | 30.5 | 24.1-37.7 | 134 | 43.0 | 36.1-50.2 | 71 | 26.5 | 20.4-33.7 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 305 | 101 | 32.9 | 26.4-40.0 | 128 | 39.4 | 32.7-46.4 | 76 | 27.8 | 21.6-34.9 |
-English Speaking | 101 | 34 | 36.5 | 26.2-48.2 | 48 | 44.7 | 33.6-56.3 | 19 | 18.8 | 11.3-29.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 204 | 67 | 31.4 | 23.6-40.4 | 80 | 37.2 | 29.3-46.0 | 57 | 31.3 | 23.5-40.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,151 | 1,335 | 43.0 | 40.9-45.2 | 1,270 | 40.2 | 38.1-42.3 | 546 | 16.8 | 15.2-18.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 535 | 108 | 22.0 | 17.8-26.8 | 341 | 61.2 | 56.0-66.2 | 86 | 16.8 | 13.2-21.1 |
25-34 | 1,398 | 373 | 25.8 | 23.1-28.6 | 718 | 52.1 | 48.9-55.3 | 307 | 22.2 | 19.5-25.0 |
35-44 | 1,026 | 576 | 57.2 | 53.4-60.8 | 265 | 25.0 | 22.0-28.4 | 185 | 17.8 | 15.1-20.8 |
45-54 (All Males*) | 327 | 244 | 73.8 | 67.5-79.3 | 54 | 17.7 | 13.1-23.5 | 29 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 |
55-59 (All Males*) | 172 | 136 | 76.7 | 67.8-83.7 | 20 | 12.2 | 7.6-19.1 | 16 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 419 | 177 | 37.2 | 31.8-42.8 | 153 | 37.9 | 32.3-43.9 | 89 | 24.9 | 19.7-30.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 864 | 405 | 47.1 | 43.0-51.2 | 320 | 37.2 | 33.3-41.2 | 139 | 15.8 | 13.1-18.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 887 | 367 | 41.6 | 37.7-45.7 | 363 | 41.7 | 37.8-45.7 | 157 | 16.7 | 13.9-19.9 |
College Graduate | 1,285 | 486 | 40.3 | 37.0-43.7 | 562 | 41.9 | 38.7-45.3 | 237 | 17.8 | 15.4-20.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 243 | 99 | 40.5 | 32.2-49.3 | 101 | 43.1 | 34.9-51.7 | 43 | 16.4 | 11.4-23.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 521 | 204 | 38.0 | 33.0-43.2 | 213 | 40.8 | 35.6-46.1 | 104 | 21.3 | 17.1-26.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 454 | 186 | 41.9 | 36.6-47.5 | 188 | 40.7 | 35.4-46.1 | 80 | 17.4 | 13.4-22.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 547 | 231 | 42.4 | 37.6-47.4 | 224 | 41.8 | 36.9-46.8 | 92 | 15.8 | 12.6-19.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 544 | 232 | 42.2 | 37.3-47.2 | 227 | 42.3 | 37.4-47.3 | 85 | 15.6 | 12.2-19.6 |
$75,000+ | 620 | 280 | 47.9 | 43.2-52.7 | 231 | 34.8 | 30.5-39.4 | 109 | 17.2 | 14.0-21.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 582 | 256 | 42.4 | 37.4-47.5 | 228 | 39.7 | 34.8-44.7 | 98 | 18.0 | 14.1-22.6 |
No | 2,810 | 1,154 | 41.8 | 39.6-44.1 | 1,140 | 40.1 | 37.9-42.4 | 516 | 18.0 | 16.4-19.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 328 | 187 | 58.5 | 52.0-64.8 | 93 | 28.7 | 23.2-34.7 | 48 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,037 | 1,218 | 40.0 | 37.8-42.1 | 1,261 | 41.4 | 39.2-43.5 | 558 | 18.7 | 17.0-20.5 |
Currently Serving | 93 | 32 | 40.5 | 29.5-52.6 | 44 | 43.6 | 32.6-55.2 | 17 | 15.9 | 9.5-25.4 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old
^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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