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True | False | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 11,268 | 5,585 | 47.9 | 46.8-49.1 | 2,162 | 20.2 | 19.2-21.1 | 3,521 | 31.9 | 30.8-33.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 4,299 | 1,866 | 42.7 | 40.9-44.6 | 1,041 | 24.4 | 22.8-26.0 | 1,392 | 32.9 | 31.2-34.7 |
Female | 6,969 | 3,719 | 52.9 | 51.5-54.4 | 1,121 | 16.1 | 15.1-17.2 | 2,129 | 30.9 | 29.6-32.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 8,209 | 4,071 | 48.1 | 46.8-49.5 | 1,534 | 19.6 | 18.6-20.7 | 2,604 | 32.3 | 31.0-33.5 |
African American | 2,090 | 1,105 | 51.2 | 48.5-53.9 | 446 | 22.8 | 20.6-25.2 | 539 | 26.0 | 23.7-28.4 |
Asian | 84 | 41 | 45.1 | 32.5-58.4 | 12 | 15.0 | 7.3-28.2 | 31 | 39.9 | 27.8-53.4 |
Native American | 237 | 104 | 43.1 | 35.2-51.4 | 50 | 19.9 | 14.0-27.5 | 83 | 37.0 | 29.1-45.6 |
Other Minorities | 587 | 235 | 39.5 | 34.4-44.9 | 110 | 19.8 | 15.8-24.6 | 242 | 40.6 | 35.5-46.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 614 | 256 | 40.6 | 35.5-45.8 | 113 | 19.6 | 15.6-24.3 | 245 | 39.8 | 34.9-45.0 |
-English Speaking | 231 | 117 | 48.4 | 40.6-56.3 | 58 | 27.5 | 20.7-35.5 | 56 | 24.1 | 17.8-31.8 |
-Spanish Speaking | 383 | 139 | 37.4 | 31.1-44.2 | 55 | 16.4 | 11.8-22.4 | 189 | 46.1 | 39.7-52.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 10,646 | 5,323 | 48.5 | 47.4-49.7 | 2,048 | 20.2 | 19.3-21.2 | 3,275 | 31.2 | 30.1-32.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 834 | 413 | 46.3 | 42.0-50.7 | 205 | 27.3 | 23.5-31.4 | 216 | 26.4 | 22.7-30.5 |
25-34 | 2,371 | 1,283 | 51.6 | 49.1-54.2 | 452 | 20.0 | 18.0-22.2 | 636 | 28.3 | 26.0-30.7 |
35-44 | 2,786 | 1,395 | 49.5 | 47.1-51.8 | 581 | 21.1 | 19.3-23.1 | 810 | 29.4 | 27.4-31.6 |
45-54 | 2,763 | 1,338 | 46.2 | 43.8-48.5 | 528 | 19.5 | 17.7-21.5 | 897 | 34.3 | 32.1-36.6 |
55-64 | 2,514 | 1,156 | 44.7 | 42.3-47.2 | 396 | 16.7 | 14.9-18.7 | 962 | 38.5 | 36.1-41.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,449 | 590 | 39.1 | 35.8-42.4 | 296 | 21.1 | 18.5-23.9 | 563 | 39.8 | 36.5-43.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,279 | 1,403 | 41.7 | 39.6-43.9 | 744 | 24.1 | 22.3-26.1 | 1,132 | 34.2 | 32.1-36.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,990 | 1,450 | 47.2 | 45.0-49.5 | 622 | 21.3 | 19.5-23.2 | 918 | 31.5 | 29.4-33.6 |
College Graduate | 3,541 | 2,139 | 58.4 | 56.4-60.4 | 499 | 15.2 | 13.7-16.7 | 903 | 26.4 | 24.6-28.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,110 | 545 | 49.2 | 45.1-53.3 | 218 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.9 | 347 | 31.3 | 27.7-35.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,776 | 857 | 44.4 | 41.4-47.5 | 346 | 20.1 | 17.8-22.7 | 573 | 35.5 | 32.5-38.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,356 | 637 | 44.5 | 41.2-47.7 | 304 | 23.9 | 21.1-26.9 | 415 | 31.7 | 28.7-34.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,663 | 815 | 45.8 | 43.0-48.7 | 342 | 22.7 | 20.3-25.3 | 506 | 31.5 | 28.8-34.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,568 | 810 | 48.7 | 45.7-51.7 | 281 | 17.9 | 15.7-20.3 | 477 | 33.4 | 30.6-36.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,848 | 1,072 | 58.1 | 55.3-60.8 | 289 | 16.6 | 14.6-18.8 | 487 | 25.3 | 22.9-27.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 3,071 | 1,498 | 47.4 | 45.2-49.7 | 634 | 22.3 | 20.4-24.3 | 939 | 30.3 | 28.2-32.4 |
No | 7,975 | 3,987 | 48.2 | 46.8-49.6 | 1,480 | 19.4 | 18.3-20.6 | 2,508 | 32.4 | 31.1-33.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,129 | 543 | 47.2 | 43.6-50.7 | 244 | 21.9 | 19.1-25.1 | 342 | 30.9 | 27.6-34.4 |
Non-Veteran | 9,976 | 4,954 | 47.9 | 46.7-49.2 | 1,874 | 19.8 | 18.8-20.8 | 3,148 | 32.2 | 31.1-33.4 |
Currently Serving | 161 | 88 | 52.4 | 43.4-61.3 | 43 | 27.0 | 19.9-35.6 | 30 | 20.6 | 14.0-29.2 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65.
^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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