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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,300 | 166 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.3 | 6,464 | 44.5 | 43.5-45.6 | 7,670 | 54.4 | 53.3-55.4 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 5,236 | 92 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.0 | 2,554 | 47.2 | 45.5-48.9 | 2,590 | 51.2 | 49.6-52.9 |
Female | 9,064 | 74 | 0.7 | 0.5- 0.9 | 3,910 | 42.1 | 40.8-43.3 | 5,080 | 57.2 | 56.0-58.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 10,728 | 137 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.6 | 4,973 | 45.6 | 44.4-46.8 | 5,618 | 53.1 | 52.0-54.3 |
African American | 2,537 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 1,067 | 43.1 | 40.7-45.5 | 1,454 | 56.3 | 53.8-58.7 |
Asian | 84 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 26.4 | 16.3-39.6 | 61 | 73.6 | 60.4-83.7 |
Native American | 284 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.4 | 130 | 47.2 | 39.4-55.1 | 147 | 51.0 | 43.1-58.8 |
Other Minorities | 586 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.9 | 239 | 38.5 | 33.5-43.8 | 343 | 61.0 | 55.7-66.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 630 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.9 | 258 | 38.9 | 34.0-44.1 | 369 | 60.6 | 55.5-65.5 |
-English Speaking | 264 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 5.8 | 122 | 43.4 | 36.1-51.0 | 140 | 55.4 | 47.7-62.8 |
-Spanish Speaking | 366 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 136 | 36.8 | 30.6-43.5 | 229 | 63.1 | 56.4-69.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,655 | 163 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.4 | 6,203 | 44.9 | 43.9-46.0 | 7,289 | 53.9 | 52.9-55.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 813 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.9 | 420 | 48.9 | 44.4-53.3 | 387 | 49.6 | 45.2-54.1 |
25-34 | 2,314 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 1,026 | 43.7 | 41.1-46.2 | 1,269 | 55.6 | 53.0-58.1 |
35-44 | 2,706 | 35 | 1.3 | 0.8- 1.9 | 1,235 | 44.9 | 42.6-47.2 | 1,436 | 53.9 | 51.5-56.2 |
45-54 | 2,694 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 1,261 | 47.3 | 44.9-49.6 | 1,410 | 51.9 | 49.6-54.3 |
55-64 | 2,478 | 31 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 1,102 | 43.1 | 40.6-45.6 | 1,345 | 55.7 | 53.2-58.2 |
65-74 | 1,872 | 30 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.1 | 848 | 44.0 | 41.3-46.9 | 994 | 54.5 | 51.7-57.3 |
75+ | 1,360 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 548 | 39.1 | 35.9-42.3 | 791 | 59.6 | 56.3-62.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,273 | 38 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 1,086 | 48.4 | 45.7-51.2 | 1,149 | 49.9 | 47.1-52.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,177 | 63 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.7 | 2,090 | 49.2 | 47.3-51.1 | 2,024 | 49.5 | 47.6-51.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,621 | 39 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 | 1,736 | 47.2 | 45.2-49.3 | 1,846 | 51.5 | 49.4-53.5 |
College Graduate | 4,206 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 1,543 | 35.9 | 34.1-37.7 | 2,637 | 63.6 | 61.8-65.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,613 | 31 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 | 784 | 48.0 | 44.6-51.4 | 798 | 49.8 | 46.4-53.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,417 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 1,228 | 50.4 | 47.8-53.1 | 1,157 | 48.1 | 45.4-50.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,677 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 | 840 | 50.3 | 47.4-53.3 | 814 | 48.4 | 45.5-51.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,905 | 17 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.6 | 895 | 45.5 | 42.8-48.3 | 993 | 53.6 | 50.9-56.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,745 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 708 | 42.1 | 39.3-45.0 | 1,020 | 57.1 | 54.3-59.9 |
$75,000+ | 1,977 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 697 | 35.4 | 32.9-38.0 | 1,262 | 63.8 | 61.2-66.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 4,579 | 63 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 | 2,181 | 48.3 | 46.4-50.2 | 2,335 | 50.4 | 48.5-52.2 |
No | 9,565 | 99 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.3 | 4,209 | 43.0 | 41.8-44.2 | 5,257 | 56.0 | 54.8-57.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,824 | 42 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 863 | 46.6 | 43.9-49.4 | 919 | 51.4 | 48.6-54.1 |
Non-Veteran | 12,312 | 122 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 | 5,520 | 44.1 | 43.0-45.2 | 6,670 | 55.0 | 53.9-56.1 |
Currently Serving | 162 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 3.9 | 80 | 50.6 | 41.6-59.5 | 80 | 48.4 | 39.5-57.4 |
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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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