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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,695 | 995 | 57.4 | 54.5-60.3 | 700 | 42.6 | 39.7-45.5 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 989 | 611 | 60.3 | 56.5-63.9 | 378 | 39.7 | 36.1-43.5 |
Female | 706 | 384 | 51.5 | 47.0-56.1 | 322 | 48.5 | 43.9-53.0 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,446 | 865 | 58.4 | 55.3-61.5 | 581 | 41.6 | 38.5-44.7 |
African American | 189 | 97 | 51.3 | 42.6-59.8 | 92 | 48.7 | 40.2-57.4 |
Asian | 2 | 1 | 77.8 | 18.0-98.2 | 1 | 22.2 | 1.8-82.0 |
Native American | 39 | 23 | 57.5 | 38.5-74.5 | 16 | 42.5 | 25.5-61.5 |
Other Minorities | 13 | 4 | 34.5 | 9.8-71.8 | 9 | 65.5 | 28.2-90.2 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 19 | 12 | 62.8 | 35.8-83.7 | 7 | 37.2 | 16.3-64.2 |
-English Speaking | 16 | 10 | 55.7 | 28.6-79.9 | 6 | 44.3 | 20.1-71.4 |
-Spanish Speaking | 3 | 2 | 83.9 | 27.6-98.6 | 1 | 16.1 | 1.4-72.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,676 | 983 | 57.3 | 54.4-60.2 | 693 | 42.7 | 39.8-45.6 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 56 | 25 | 42.9 | 28.4-58.7 | 31 | 57.1 | 41.3-71.6 |
25-34 | 225 | 118 | 53.3 | 45.3-61.1 | 107 | 46.7 | 38.9-54.7 |
35-44 | 284 | 157 | 52.0 | 45.1-58.9 | 127 | 48.0 | 41.1-54.9 |
45-54 | 356 | 220 | 59.8 | 53.4-65.8 | 136 | 40.2 | 34.2-46.6 |
55-64 | 393 | 244 | 61.6 | 55.5-67.4 | 149 | 38.4 | 32.6-44.5 |
65-74 | 227 | 138 | 59.0 | 51.0-66.5 | 89 | 41.0 | 33.5-49.0 |
75+ | 149 | 92 | 65.7 | 55.9-74.4 | 57 | 34.3 | 25.6-44.1 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 253 | 145 | 57.3 | 49.6-64.7 | 108 | 42.7 | 35.3-50.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 509 | 304 | 57.6 | 52.3-62.8 | 205 | 42.4 | 37.2-47.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 505 | 285 | 55.7 | 50.3-61.1 | 220 | 44.3 | 38.9-49.7 |
College Graduate | 427 | 260 | 59.0 | 53.2-64.6 | 167 | 41.0 | 35.4-46.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 183 | 114 | 62.9 | 53.5-71.4 | 69 | 37.1 | 28.6-46.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 221 | 139 | 60.7 | 52.1-68.8 | 82 | 39.3 | 31.2-47.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 211 | 123 | 55.4 | 47.2-63.3 | 88 | 44.6 | 36.7-52.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 301 | 187 | 61.7 | 55.1-68.0 | 114 | 38.3 | 32.0-44.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 253 | 145 | 57.6 | 50.1-64.7 | 108 | 42.4 | 35.3-49.9 |
$75,000+ | 241 | 131 | 54.5 | 46.9-61.9 | 110 | 45.5 | 38.1-53.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 608 | 368 | 60.5 | 55.6-65.1 | 240 | 39.5 | 34.9-44.4 |
No | 1,066 | 614 | 55.9 | 52.2-59.6 | 452 | 44.1 | 40.4-47.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 389 | 245 | 61.3 | 55.3-66.9 | 144 | 38.7 | 33.1-44.7 |
Non-Veteran | 1,286 | 741 | 56.2 | 52.8-59.6 | 545 | 43.8 | 40.4-47.2 |
Currently Serving | 20 | 9 | 46.3 | 23.4-70.9 | 11 | 53.7 | 29.1-76.6 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having loaded firearms.
^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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