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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,438 | 8,076 | 53.6 | 52.5-54.6 | 6,362 | 46.4 | 45.4-47.5 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 5,304 | 2,567 | 46.7 | 45.0-48.4 | 2,737 | 53.3 | 51.6-55.0 |
Female | 9,134 | 5,509 | 59.9 | 58.7-61.2 | 3,625 | 40.1 | 38.8-41.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 10,821 | 6,450 | 57.5 | 56.3-58.7 | 4,371 | 42.5 | 41.3-43.7 |
African American | 2,565 | 1,165 | 44.4 | 42.0-46.9 | 1,400 | 55.6 | 53.1-58.0 |
Asian | 86 | 46 | 53.8 | 40.6-66.4 | 40 | 46.2 | 33.6-59.4 |
Native American | 278 | 116 | 45.1 | 37.2-53.3 | 162 | 54.9 | 46.7-62.8 |
Other Minorities | 604 | 249 | 35.8 | 31.0-40.8 | 355 | 64.2 | 59.2-69.0 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 651 | 272 | 36.5 | 31.8-41.5 | 379 | 63.5 | 58.5-68.2 |
-English Speaking | 269 | 146 | 52.5 | 44.8-60.0 | 123 | 47.5 | 40.0-55.2 |
-Spanish Speaking | 382 | 126 | 29.4 | 23.9-35.5 | 256 | 70.6 | 64.5-76.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,769 | 7,796 | 54.8 | 53.8-55.9 | 5,973 | 45.2 | 44.1-46.2 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 808 | 315 | 34.8 | 30.9-39.0 | 493 | 65.2 | 61.0-69.1 |
25-34 | 2,337 | 1,156 | 46.3 | 43.8-48.9 | 1,181 | 53.7 | 51.1-56.2 |
35-44 | 2,733 | 1,458 | 52.1 | 49.8-54.5 | 1,275 | 47.9 | 45.5-50.2 |
45-54 | 2,699 | 1,558 | 56.7 | 54.3-59.0 | 1,141 | 43.3 | 41.0-45.7 |
55-64 | 2,465 | 1,537 | 60.4 | 57.9-62.9 | 928 | 39.6 | 37.1-42.1 |
65-74 | 1,897 | 1,162 | 60.4 | 57.6-63.2 | 735 | 39.6 | 36.8-42.4 |
75+ | 1,429 | 852 | 60.6 | 57.4-63.8 | 577 | 39.4 | 36.2-42.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,343 | 915 | 34.6 | 32.2-37.1 | 1,428 | 65.4 | 62.9-67.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,219 | 2,103 | 47.3 | 45.4-49.2 | 2,116 | 52.7 | 50.8-54.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,640 | 2,197 | 59.3 | 57.2-61.3 | 1,443 | 40.7 | 38.7-42.8 |
College Graduate | 4,210 | 2,843 | 65.2 | 63.3-67.0 | 1,367 | 34.8 | 33.0-36.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,638 | 729 | 40.3 | 37.1-43.6 | 909 | 59.7 | 56.4-62.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,429 | 1,185 | 44.2 | 41.7-46.8 | 1,244 | 55.8 | 53.2-58.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,674 | 895 | 49.7 | 46.8-52.7 | 779 | 50.3 | 47.3-53.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,909 | 1,114 | 56.3 | 53.6-59.0 | 795 | 43.7 | 41.0-46.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,753 | 1,108 | 61.3 | 58.4-64.0 | 645 | 38.7 | 36.0-41.6 |
$75,000+ | 1,975 | 1,323 | 66.2 | 63.5-68.7 | 652 | 33.8 | 31.3-36.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 4,599 | 2,517 | 53.2 | 51.4-55.1 | 2,082 | 46.8 | 44.9-48.6 |
No | 9,593 | 5,447 | 54.0 | 52.7-55.2 | 4,146 | 46.0 | 44.8-47.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,854 | 1,064 | 57.0 | 54.2-59.8 | 790 | 43.0 | 40.2-45.8 |
Non-Veteran | 12,417 | 6,924 | 53.0 | 51.8-54.1 | 5,493 | 47.0 | 45.9-48.2 |
Currently Serving | 165 | 87 | 51.5 | 42.6-60.3 | 78 | 48.5 | 39.7-57.4 |
*Data for this table were derived from the first three folic acid questions. See the 2004 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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