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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 | 14,023 | 305 | 2.3 | 2.0- 2.6 | 2,357 | 17.3 | 16.6-18.2 | 11,361 | 80.4 | 79.5-81.2 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 5,128 | 192 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.2 | 1,115 | 21.2 | 19.9-22.6 | 3,821 | 75.3 | 73.8-76.7 |
Female | 8,895 | 113 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.5 | 1,242 | 13.8 | 12.9-14.7 | 7,540 | 85.1 | 84.1-85.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 10,523 | 254 | 2.6 | 2.3- 3.1 | 1,866 | 18.5 | 17.6-19.5 | 8,403 | 78.8 | 77.8-79.8 |
African American | 2,488 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 | 355 | 15.1 | 13.3-17.0 | 2,106 | 83.9 | 82.0-85.7 |
Asian | 80 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 4.0-17.4 | 70 | 90.5 | 81.5-95.4 |
Native American | 279 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.1 | 53 | 22.0 | 15.8-29.9 | 217 | 75.1 | 67.2-81.5 |
Other Minorities | 573 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 65 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.3 | 498 | 87.9 | 83.9-91.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 619 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 | 74 | 11.3 | 8.3-15.1 | 536 | 87.5 | 83.6-90.6 |
-English Speaking | 260 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.3 | 45 | 17.8 | 12.8-24.3 | 206 | 78.3 | 71.2-84.0 |
-Spanish Speaking | 359 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 29 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.3 | 330 | 91.8 | 86.7-95.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,389 | 295 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.7 | 2,282 | 17.8 | 17.0-18.6 | 10,812 | 79.9 | 79.0-80.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 804 | 34 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.3 | 164 | 22.3 | 18.7-26.4 | 606 | 73.5 | 69.3-77.4 |
25-34 | 2,300 | 41 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.0 | 453 | 19.6 | 17.7-21.7 | 1,806 | 78.3 | 76.1-80.3 |
35-44 | 2,694 | 68 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.2 | 586 | 21.6 | 19.8-23.6 | 2,040 | 76.0 | 73.9-77.9 |
45-54 | 2,658 | 43 | 1.6 | 1.1- 2.2 | 455 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.1 | 2,160 | 81.2 | 79.3-83.0 |
55-64 | 2,423 | 45 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 326 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.7 | 2,052 | 85.0 | 83.1-86.7 |
65-74 | 1,796 | 41 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.1 | 223 | 12.7 | 11.0-14.7 | 1,532 | 84.4 | 82.2-86.4 |
75+ | 1,283 | 31 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 145 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.6 | 1,107 | 85.5 | 82.9-87.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,161 | 66 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 | 325 | 14.8 | 13.0-16.9 | 1,770 | 81.6 | 79.4-83.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,088 | 107 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.3 | 738 | 17.9 | 16.5-19.5 | 3,243 | 79.5 | 77.9-81.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,582 | 83 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.4 | 642 | 19.0 | 17.4-20.7 | 2,857 | 78.4 | 76.6-80.1 |
College Graduate | 4,170 | 48 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 651 | 16.8 | 15.4-18.3 | 3,471 | 82.1 | 80.6-83.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,559 | 49 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 296 | 20.9 | 18.1-24.1 | 1,214 | 75.7 | 72.5-78.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,361 | 61 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 399 | 16.0 | 14.3-17.9 | 1,901 | 81.1 | 79.1-83.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,654 | 46 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 319 | 19.2 | 17.0-21.7 | 1,289 | 77.8 | 75.3-80.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,887 | 41 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.7 | 334 | 17.1 | 15.2-19.2 | 1,512 | 80.4 | 78.1-82.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,731 | 27 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 294 | 18.5 | 16.3-20.9 | 1,410 | 80.1 | 77.7-82.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,958 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 | 327 | 17.6 | 15.6-19.7 | 1,607 | 81.0 | 78.7-83.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 4,440 | 123 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.7 | 760 | 18.7 | 17.2-20.3 | 3,557 | 78.4 | 76.7-79.9 |
No | 9,447 | 180 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.4 | 1,573 | 16.8 | 15.9-17.8 | 7,694 | 81.2 | 80.1-82.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,785 | 74 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.6 | 343 | 19.4 | 17.2-21.8 | 1,368 | 76.3 | 73.8-78.6 |
Non-Veteran | 12,075 | 224 | 1.9 | 1.6- 2.2 | 1,969 | 16.7 | 15.9-17.6 | 9,882 | 81.4 | 80.4-82.2 |
Currently Serving | 161 | 7 | 4.7 | 2.2-10.1 | 45 | 33.4 | 25.2-42.8 | 109 | 61.8 | 52.5-70.3 |
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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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