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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 3,675 | 1,751 | 47.8 | 45.8-49.8 | 491 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.1 | 154 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.5 | 319 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.1 | 960 | 26.0 | 24.3-27.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,903 | 1,416 | 49.6 | 47.4-51.8 | 410 | 14.5 | 12.9-16.1 | 120 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.3 | 271 | 8.7 | 7.5- 9.9 | 686 | 23.0 | 21.2-24.9 |
African American | 595 | 277 | 46.3 | 41.4-51.2 | 68 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.4 | 28 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 35 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.2 | 187 | 32.3 | 27.7-37.2 |
Asian | 14 | 4 | 36.7 | 13.7-68.0 | 1 | 6.6 | 0.9-35.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 56.7 | 27.4-81.9 |
Native American | 61 | 22 | 26.9 | 16.2-41.2 | 5 | 21.6 | 8.9-43.5 | 2 | 8.3 | 1.4-36.6 | 9 | 13.2 | 6.4-25.2 | 23 | 30.1 | 18.2-45.6 |
Other Minorities | 87 | 25 | 23.8 | 14.6-36.2 | 6 | 7.0 | 2.7-16.8 | 3 | 7.5 | 1.5-29.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.5 | 50 | 60.7 | 46.2-73.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 87 | 30 | 29.6 | 18.9-43.0 | 7 | 7.7 | 3.1-17.6 | 3 | 6.2 | 1.0-29.6 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.2 | 42 | 54.3 | 40.1-67.8 |
-English Speaking | 42 | 21 | 44.8 | 26.6-64.6 | 7 | 21.0 | 8.8-42.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.2-16.6 | 8 | 27.3 | 12.5-49.8 |
-Spanish Speaking | 45 | 9 | 20.8 | 9.9-38.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 9.5 | 1.5-41.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 34 | 69.8 | 48.6-84.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,585 | 1,720 | 48.4 | 46.4-50.4 | 484 | 13.9 | 12.5-15.4 | 151 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.4 | 314 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.3 | 916 | 25.0 | 23.3-26.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 563 | 141 | 23.5 | 19.6-27.9 | 73 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.7 | 20 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.8 | 47 | 8.0 | 5.7-11.1 | 282 | 50.6 | 45.5-55.8 |
45-54 | 1,025 | 393 | 39.0 | 35.4-42.7 | 133 | 13.4 | 11.1-16.1 | 48 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.8 | 111 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.7 | 340 | 32.8 | 29.3-36.4 |
55-64 | 982 | 539 | 57.1 | 53.3-60.9 | 139 | 14.9 | 12.3-18.1 | 45 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.8 | 74 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.2 | 185 | 16.9 | 14.4-19.8 |
65-74 | 675 | 417 | 62.4 | 57.9-66.7 | 85 | 12.2 | 9.5-15.5 | 22 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.4 | 54 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.9 | 97 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.0 |
75+ | 430 | 261 | 61.8 | 56.3-67.0 | 61 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.7 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.4- 7.0 | 33 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.4 | 56 | 12.8 | 9.6-16.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 653 | 259 | 40.3 | 35.7-45.1 | 96 | 13.9 | 11.0-17.4 | 24 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.7 | 65 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 | 209 | 32.9 | 28.6-37.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,004 | 440 | 42.9 | 39.2-46.7 | 124 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.4 | 47 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.4 | 93 | 9.1 | 7.2-11.6 | 300 | 29.5 | 26.1-33.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 854 | 421 | 48.8 | 44.8-52.8 | 97 | 11.1 | 8.8-13.9 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.3- 6.9 | 70 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.6 | 230 | 27.2 | 23.7-31.0 |
College Graduate | 1,155 | 627 | 55.0 | 51.5-58.5 | 174 | 15.6 | 13.2-18.4 | 47 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 | 91 | 6.5 | 5.1- 8.3 | 216 | 18.5 | 15.9-21.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 374 | 156 | 38.8 | 32.7-45.3 | 39 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.6 | 14 | 4.5 | 1.7-11.7 | 52 | 12.9 | 9.4-17.4 | 113 | 34.9 | 28.6-41.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 501 | 227 | 45.2 | 39.8-50.7 | 63 | 11.3 | 8.5-14.9 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.1 | 49 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.3 | 140 | 30.2 | 25.1-35.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 391 | 181 | 48.5 | 42.8-54.3 | 48 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.5 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.5 | 31 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.6 | 113 | 27.5 | 22.7-32.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 569 | 275 | 50.1 | 45.1-55.0 | 67 | 11.8 | 9.0-15.3 | 15 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 54 | 9.4 | 6.8-12.9 | 158 | 25.8 | 21.8-30.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 527 | 253 | 48.6 | 43.5-53.7 | 81 | 15.3 | 11.9-19.4 | 24 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 44 | 7.9 | 5.6-11.0 | 125 | 23.7 | 19.7-28.3 |
$75,000+ | 624 | 331 | 51.3 | 46.5-56.0 | 99 | 18.2 | 14.5-22.5 | 33 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 | 40 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.9 | 121 | 18.7 | 15.4-22.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,307 | 690 | 52.0 | 48.7-55.3 | 176 | 13.3 | 11.2-15.6 | 53 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.4 | 116 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.9 | 272 | 22.2 | 19.6-25.2 |
No | 2,261 | 1,022 | 46.1 | 43.6-48.6 | 305 | 14.1 | 12.4-16.0 | 98 | 4.7 | 3.7- 6.0 | 192 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.3 | 644 | 27.2 | 25.0-29.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,564 | 869 | 56.2 | 53.2-59.1 | 222 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.3 | 62 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.1 | 128 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.0 | 283 | 17.1 | 15.0-19.4 |
Non-Veteran | 2,079 | 864 | 41.7 | 39.1-44.3 | 264 | 12.7 | 11.0-14.6 | 89 | 4.6 | 3.5- 5.9 | 190 | 8.5 | 7.2-10.1 | 672 | 32.5 | 30.1-35.1 |
Currently Serving | 31 | 18 | 61.0 | 40.3-78.4 | 4 | 14.8 | 5.0-36.3 | 3 | 10.3 | 2.4-35.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-11.9 | 5 | 12.2 | 4.8-27.5 |
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* This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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