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Less than 6 mos. | 6 mos. to 1 year | Past year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,498 | 253 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.0 | 139 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 583 | 16.4 | 14.9-18.0 | 375 | 10.2 | 9.1-11.5 | 2,148 | 61.7 | 59.6-63.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,633 | 116 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.5 | 52 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.6 | 254 | 15.4 | 13.3-17.6 | 158 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.2 | 1,053 | 64.2 | 61.3-67.0 |
Female | 1,865 | 137 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.6 | 87 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 329 | 17.8 | 15.8-20.1 | 217 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.3 | 1,095 | 58.0 | 55.3-60.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,899 | 204 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.2 | 107 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.7 | 465 | 15.6 | 14.1-17.3 | 310 | 10.4 | 9.1-11.8 | 1,813 | 63.4 | 61.2-65.5 |
African American | 453 | 27 | 8.6 | 5.5-13.2 | 21 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 | 75 | 15.2 | 11.7-19.6 | 50 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.3 | 280 | 62.4 | 56.8-67.7 |
Asian | 4 | 1 | 43.1 | 7.1-88.3 | 1 | 21.2 | 2.5-73.6 | 2 | 35.6 | 6.4-81.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Native American | 51 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 39.9 | 22.6-60.1 | 7 | 10.6 | 4.3-23.8 | 20 | 47.8 | 28.5-67.7 |
Other Minorities | 77 | 16 | 24.0 | 13.2-39.7 | 8 | 11.8 | 5.4-23.6 | 18 | 30.8 | 17.7-47.8 | 7 | 6.5 | 2.8-14.5 | 28 | 26.9 | 16.1-41.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 89 | 16 | 21.9 | 12.1-36.4 | 10 | 11.3 | 5.5-22.0 | 19 | 26.4 | 14.8-42.6 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.4 | 33 | 34.6 | 22.5-49.1 |
-English Speaking | 57 | 8 | 18.5 | 7.6-38.3 | 4 | 7.5 | 2.2-22.3 | 10 | 14.7 | 6.9-28.6 | 10 | 10.1 | 4.2-22.0 | 25 | 49.3 | 32.0-66.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 32 | 8 | 25.5 | 11.0-48.6 | 6 | 15.4 | 6.0-34.2 | 9 | 38.7 | 18.7-63.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.7 | 8 | 19.1 | 7.4-41.2 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,407 | 237 | 7.2 | 6.2- 8.4 | 129 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 | 564 | 16.0 | 14.6-17.5 | 364 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.7 | 2,113 | 62.7 | 60.7-64.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 78 | 33 | 47.4 | 33.5-61.6 | 8 | 12.1 | 5.1-25.9 | 28 | 33.6 | 21.8-47.8 | 6 | 4.2 | 1.7- 9.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.9 |
25-34 | 304 | 59 | 22.4 | 16.8-29.2 | 30 | 10.9 | 7.0-16.5 | 126 | 38.9 | 32.5-45.7 | 43 | 13.6 | 9.6-18.8 | 46 | 14.2 | 10.0-20.0 |
35-44 | 447 | 55 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.6 | 29 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 | 99 | 21.6 | 17.2-26.7 | 77 | 16.7 | 13.0-21.3 | 187 | 43.0 | 37.4-48.8 |
45-54 | 647 | 40 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.8 | 24 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 | 119 | 18.0 | 14.3-22.4 | 79 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.7 | 385 | 61.1 | 56.2-65.8 |
55-64 | 794 | 31 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.1 | 27 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.8 | 104 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.3 | 89 | 11.2 | 8.9-14.1 | 543 | 69.9 | 65.9-73.6 |
65-74 | 735 | 25 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.2 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 | 78 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.7 | 56 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 562 | 79.6 | 76.0-82.8 |
75+ | 479 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 | 27 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.3 | 23 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.8 | 413 | 88.7 | 85.1-91.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 540 | 41 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.8 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.6 | 84 | 15.4 | 11.9-19.8 | 55 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.6 | 335 | 59.4 | 53.8-64.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 970 | 70 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.3 | 40 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.4 | 172 | 16.7 | 13.9-19.9 | 111 | 11.1 | 9.0-13.7 | 577 | 59.9 | 56.0-63.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 915 | 84 | 9.1 | 7.1-11.6 | 38 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.7 | 160 | 17.5 | 14.7-20.7 | 96 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.6 | 537 | 60.4 | 56.5-64.2 |
College Graduate | 1,067 | 58 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 35 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.1 | 167 | 15.8 | 13.4-18.7 | 113 | 10.1 | 8.1-12.4 | 694 | 65.2 | 61.6-68.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 387 | 35 | 10.8 | 6.9-16.4 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 | 77 | 17.9 | 12.7-24.6 | 41 | 10.8 | 7.6-15.3 | 214 | 54.3 | 47.4-61.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 535 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.4 | 23 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.9 | 89 | 15.1 | 11.7-19.5 | 57 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 | 331 | 62.5 | 57.1-67.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 376 | 42 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.5 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 | 64 | 17.4 | 13.3-22.4 | 44 | 10.8 | 7.7-15.0 | 210 | 57.0 | 51.0-62.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 494 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.9 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.8 | 93 | 19.1 | 15.2-23.7 | 56 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.1 | 294 | 61.2 | 55.9-66.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 455 | 37 | 8.9 | 6.0-12.9 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.1- 7.0 | 77 | 16.0 | 12.5-20.2 | 52 | 11.6 | 8.5-15.5 | 273 | 59.8 | 54.3-65.1 |
$75,000+ | 508 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.9 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 | 72 | 15.2 | 11.8-19.4 | 56 | 11.0 | 8.2-14.7 | 334 | 66.2 | 61.0-71.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,346 | 95 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 | 50 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.2 | 218 | 16.5 | 14.0-19.3 | 142 | 10.1 | 8.3-12.2 | 841 | 63.0 | 59.6-66.2 |
No | 2,096 | 155 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.3 | 85 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.0 | 354 | 16.3 | 14.5-18.3 | 223 | 10.1 | 8.7-11.7 | 1,279 | 61.3 | 58.6-63.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 802 | 30 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.5 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.9 | 93 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.4 | 64 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.1 | 598 | 76.0 | 72.2-79.4 |
Non-Veteran | 2,674 | 216 | 9.2 | 7.8-10.8 | 122 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.7 | 482 | 18.2 | 16.5-20.1 | 308 | 11.5 | 10.1-13.1 | 1,546 | 56.5 | 54.1-58.9 |
Currently Serving | 21 | 7 | 35.4 | 16.0-61.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 37.6 | 16.6-64.5 | 3 | 11.0 | 3.1-32.2 | 3 | 16.0 | 4.0-47.0 |
* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).
^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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