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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 | 13,904 | 591 | 4.4 | 4.0- 4.9 | 1,359 | 10.0 | 9.4-10.6 | 11,954 | 85.6 | 84.9-86.3 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 5,076 | 364 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.5 | 672 | 12.6 | 11.5-13.7 | 4,040 | 80.8 | 79.5-82.0 |
Female | 8,828 | 227 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.8 | 687 | 7.6 | 7.0- 8.3 | 7,914 | 90.0 | 89.2-90.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 10,400 | 500 | 5.1 | 4.6- 5.7 | 1,061 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.4 | 8,839 | 84.3 | 83.4-85.1 |
African American | 2,491 | 64 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.8 | 228 | 9.5 | 8.2-11.1 | 2,199 | 87.7 | 86.0-89.3 |
Asian | 79 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.4-13.0 | 7 | 8.5 | 3.6-18.5 | 70 | 89.1 | 78.2-94.9 |
Native American | 277 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.2- 9.9 | 29 | 11.8 | 7.7-17.7 | 232 | 82.5 | 76.1-87.5 |
Other Minorities | 579 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 | 29 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 544 | 94.7 | 92.2-96.4 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 624 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 | 35 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.2 | 578 | 94.2 | 91.7-96.0 |
-English Speaking | 259 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.3 | 22 | 9.2 | 5.6-15.0 | 226 | 87.5 | 81.3-91.8 |
-Spanish Speaking | 365 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.3 | 352 | 97.3 | 94.7-98.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,265 | 580 | 4.6 | 4.2- 5.1 | 1,323 | 10.4 | 9.7-11.0 | 11,362 | 85.0 | 84.2-85.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 801 | 43 | 6.1 | 4.1- 8.9 | 87 | 12.8 | 10.0-16.2 | 671 | 81.2 | 77.3-84.5 |
25-34 | 2,293 | 83 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 | 212 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.0 | 1,998 | 87.1 | 85.3-88.7 |
35-44 | 2,663 | 122 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.8 | 303 | 10.5 | 9.2-11.9 | 2,238 | 84.9 | 83.2-86.4 |
45-54 | 2,639 | 109 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.1 | 265 | 9.7 | 8.5-11.2 | 2,265 | 86.1 | 84.5-87.7 |
55-64 | 2,398 | 108 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.1 | 232 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.1 | 2,058 | 84.8 | 82.8-86.5 |
65-74 | 1,775 | 78 | 4.6 | 3.6- 6.0 | 150 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.6 | 1,547 | 86.5 | 84.5-88.4 |
75+ | 1,273 | 47 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 106 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.4 | 1,120 | 87.1 | 84.5-89.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,177 | 101 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.3 | 244 | 12.4 | 10.6-14.4 | 1,832 | 82.7 | 80.5-84.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,067 | 221 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.9 | 425 | 10.4 | 9.3-11.7 | 3,421 | 83.7 | 82.2-85.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,517 | 153 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 | 326 | 9.6 | 8.4-10.8 | 3,038 | 86.1 | 84.6-87.4 |
College Graduate | 4,120 | 115 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.5 | 364 | 8.7 | 7.7- 9.8 | 3,641 | 88.5 | 87.3-89.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,565 | 85 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 185 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.3 | 1,295 | 82.2 | 79.6-84.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,341 | 106 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.8 | 242 | 11.2 | 9.6-13.0 | 1,993 | 84.2 | 82.2-86.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,654 | 87 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.5 | 178 | 11.0 | 9.3-13.0 | 1,389 | 83.1 | 80.8-85.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,859 | 88 | 4.6 | 3.5- 5.9 | 202 | 11.2 | 9.6-13.1 | 1,569 | 84.2 | 82.0-86.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,704 | 77 | 4.6 | 3.6- 6.0 | 160 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.4 | 1,467 | 85.8 | 83.7-87.6 |
$75,000+ | 1,939 | 63 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.3 | 175 | 8.7 | 7.4-10.3 | 1,701 | 88.0 | 86.2-89.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 4,407 | 207 | 4.9 | 4.2- 5.8 | 465 | 11.5 | 10.3-12.8 | 3,735 | 83.6 | 82.1-85.0 |
No | 9,353 | 371 | 4.1 | 3.6- 4.6 | 877 | 9.4 | 8.7-10.2 | 8,105 | 86.5 | 85.6-87.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,759 | 126 | 7.3 | 5.9- 8.8 | 224 | 12.5 | 10.8-14.4 | 1,409 | 80.3 | 78.0-82.4 |
Non-Veteran | 11,980 | 457 | 3.9 | 3.5- 4.4 | 1,119 | 9.5 | 8.9-10.2 | 10,404 | 86.6 | 85.8-87.3 |
Currently Serving | 163 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 16 | 10.8 | 6.2-18.4 | 139 | 84.3 | 76.3-89.9 |
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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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