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Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,142 | 186 | 1.3 | 1.1- 1.5 | 4,569 | 32.1 | 31.2-33.1 | 9,387 | 66.6 | 65.6-67.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 5,199 | 102 | 1.7 | 1.4- 2.2 | 1,955 | 36.0 | 34.5-37.6 | 3,142 | 62.2 | 60.6-63.8 |
Female | 8,943 | 84 | 0.8 | 0.7- 1.1 | 2,614 | 28.5 | 27.3-29.6 | 6,245 | 70.7 | 69.5-71.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 10,609 | 150 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.7 | 3,549 | 33.8 | 32.7-34.9 | 6,910 | 64.8 | 63.7-66.0 |
African American | 2,510 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 772 | 30.8 | 28.6-33.1 | 1,720 | 68.4 | 66.1-70.7 |
Asian | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 23.6 | 13.7-37.4 | 61 | 76.4 | 62.6-86.3 |
Native American | 278 | 11 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.3 | 86 | 31.2 | 24.2-39.2 | 181 | 64.9 | 56.9-72.2 |
Other Minorities | 583 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.4 | 126 | 19.0 | 15.4-23.4 | 453 | 80.1 | 75.7-83.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 624 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 139 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.0 | 478 | 79.3 | 75.1-83.1 |
-English Speaking | 256 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 | 80 | 30.0 | 23.6-37.3 | 170 | 68.2 | 60.8-74.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 368 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 59 | 15.0 | 10.9-20.4 | 308 | 84.5 | 79.1-88.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,502 | 179 | 1.3 | 1.1- 1.6 | 4,429 | 33.0 | 32.0-34.0 | 8,894 | 65.7 | 64.7-66.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 808 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.0 | 263 | 33.5 | 29.4-37.8 | 538 | 65.4 | 61.0-69.5 |
25-34 | 2,324 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 727 | 30.9 | 28.6-33.2 | 1,576 | 68.2 | 65.8-70.5 |
35-44 | 2,708 | 31 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 | 917 | 33.2 | 31.0-35.4 | 1,760 | 65.8 | 63.5-68.0 |
45-54 | 2,680 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 | 864 | 31.7 | 29.5-33.9 | 1,786 | 67.3 | 65.0-69.5 |
55-64 | 2,437 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.9- 2.0 | 804 | 33.0 | 30.6-35.4 | 1,600 | 65.7 | 63.3-68.1 |
65-74 | 1,822 | 36 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.0 | 590 | 32.9 | 30.3-35.6 | 1,196 | 65.1 | 62.3-67.7 |
75+ | 1,301 | 27 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.2 | 389 | 29.9 | 26.9-33.1 | 885 | 68.0 | 64.8-71.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,214 | 45 | 2.0 | 1.3- 2.9 | 713 | 32.0 | 29.5-34.6 | 1,456 | 66.0 | 63.4-68.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,103 | 64 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.0 | 1,477 | 35.4 | 33.6-37.3 | 2,562 | 63.1 | 61.2-64.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,601 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 1,243 | 34.4 | 32.5-36.4 | 2,317 | 64.4 | 62.4-66.3 |
College Graduate | 4,201 | 35 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 | 1,132 | 27.4 | 25.7-29.1 | 3,034 | 71.9 | 70.1-73.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,581 | 40 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 564 | 36.5 | 33.3-39.9 | 977 | 61.1 | 57.7-64.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,381 | 33 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 851 | 34.7 | 32.3-37.2 | 1,497 | 63.8 | 61.3-66.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,663 | 26 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 581 | 36.0 | 33.2-39.0 | 1,056 | 62.4 | 59.5-65.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,902 | 23 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 630 | 32.3 | 29.8-34.8 | 1,249 | 66.2 | 63.5-68.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,738 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 516 | 30.4 | 27.9-33.1 | 1,204 | 68.7 | 66.0-71.3 |
$75,000+ | 1,975 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 | 549 | 27.5 | 25.2-29.9 | 1,411 | 71.9 | 69.4-74.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 4,484 | 82 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 1,584 | 36.6 | 34.8-38.4 | 2,818 | 61.8 | 59.9-63.6 |
No | 9,517 | 97 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.3 | 2,937 | 30.3 | 29.2-31.4 | 6,483 | 68.7 | 67.5-69.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,805 | 46 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.5 | 654 | 35.6 | 33.0-38.3 | 1,105 | 61.9 | 59.2-64.6 |
Non-Veteran | 12,172 | 140 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.3 | 3,847 | 31.4 | 30.3-32.4 | 8,185 | 67.6 | 66.5-68.6 |
Currently Serving | 163 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 68 | 42.1 | 33.5-51.1 | 95 | 57.9 | 48.9-66.5 |
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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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