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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,601 | 4,806 | 30.2 | 29.3-31.1 | 9,795 | 69.8 | 68.9-70.7 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 5,346 | 1,653 | 28.9 | 27.5-30.4 | 3,693 | 71.1 | 69.6-72.5 |
Female | 9,255 | 3,153 | 31.3 | 30.2-32.5 | 6,102 | 68.7 | 67.5-69.8 |
RACE | 14,520 | 4,785 | 30.3 | 29.3-31.2 | 9,735 | 69.7 | 68.8-70.7 |
White | 10,957 | 3,556 | 30.2 | 29.2-31.3 | 7,401 | 69.8 | 68.7-70.8 |
African American | 2,592 | 954 | 32.9 | 30.7-35.1 | 1,638 | 67.1 | 64.9-69.3 |
Asian | 86 | 13 | 11.2 | 6.1-19.8 | 73 | 88.8 | 80.2-93.9 |
Native American | 283 | 132 | 40.5 | 33.2-48.2 | 151 | 59.5 | 51.8-66.8 |
Other Minorities | 602 | 130 | 23.2 | 18.7-28.5 | 472 | 76.8 | 71.5-81.3 |
HISPANIC | 14,585 | 4,800 | 30.2 | 29.2-31.1 | 9,785 | 69.8 | 68.9-70.8 |
Hispanic | 645 | 141 | 22.8 | 18.4-27.9 | 504 | 77.2 | 72.1-81.6 |
-English Speaking | 266 | 71 | 25.1 | 19.0-32.4 | 195 | 74.9 | 67.6-81.0 |
-Spanish Speaking | 379 | 70 | 21.8 | 16.2-28.6 | 309 | 78.2 | 71.4-83.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,940 | 4,659 | 30.7 | 29.8-31.6 | 9,281 | 69.3 | 68.4-70.2 |
AGE | 14,534 | 4,792 | 30.3 | 29.3-31.2 | 9,742 | 69.7 | 68.8-70.7 |
18-24 | 808 | 157 | 20.7 | 17.1-24.7 | 651 | 79.3 | 75.3-82.9 |
25-34 | 2,326 | 377 | 15.9 | 14.0-17.9 | 1,949 | 84.1 | 82.1-86.0 |
35-44 | 2,742 | 607 | 21.5 | 19.6-23.5 | 2,135 | 78.5 | 76.5-80.4 |
45-54 | 2,731 | 927 | 32.8 | 30.6-35.0 | 1,804 | 67.2 | 65.0-69.4 |
55-64 | 2,496 | 1,026 | 39.3 | 37.0-41.8 | 1,470 | 60.7 | 58.2-63.0 |
65-74 | 1,950 | 862 | 41.3 | 38.6-44.0 | 1,088 | 58.7 | 56.0-61.4 |
75+ | 1,481 | 836 | 54.7 | 51.5-57.8 | 645 | 45.3 | 42.2-48.5 |
EDUCATION | 14,575 | 4,793 | 30.1 | 29.2-31.1 | 9,782 | 69.9 | 68.9-70.8 |
Less Than H.S. | 2,398 | 1,288 | 47.3 | 44.7-50.0 | 1,110 | 52.7 | 50.0-55.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,266 | 1,475 | 32.0 | 30.3-33.8 | 2,791 | 68.0 | 66.2-69.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,667 | 1,096 | 28.6 | 26.8-30.4 | 2,571 | 71.4 | 69.6-73.2 |
College Graduate | 4,244 | 934 | 20.1 | 18.7-21.5 | 3,310 | 79.9 | 78.5-81.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | 11,523 | 3,680 | 29.6 | 28.6-30.6 | 7,843 | 70.4 | 69.4-71.4 |
Less than $15,000 | 1,693 | 1,073 | 60.6 | 57.2-63.9 | 620 | 39.4 | 36.1-42.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,464 | 999 | 38.8 | 36.3-41.4 | 1,465 | 61.2 | 58.6-63.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,685 | 477 | 27.9 | 25.3-30.6 | 1,208 | 72.1 | 69.4-74.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,927 | 479 | 25.0 | 22.7-27.5 | 1,448 | 75.0 | 72.5-77.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,766 | 322 | 17.2 | 15.3-19.4 | 1,444 | 82.8 | 80.6-84.7 |
$75,000+ | 1,988 | 330 | 16.4 | 14.6-18.4 | 1,658 | 83.6 | 81.6-85.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,874 | 718 | 36.1 | 33.5-38.8 | 1,156 | 63.9 | 61.2-66.5 |
Non-Veteran | 12,566 | 4,059 | 29.3 | 28.3-30.3 | 8,507 | 70.7 | 69.7-71.7 |
Currently Serving | 160 | 28 | 18.3 | 12.3-26.4 | 132 | 81.7 | 73.6-87.7 |
*Data for this table were derived from questions 1,2,3,4 in the Disability, Quality of Life Module (page 51) of the BRFSS 2002 questionnaire.
^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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