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Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | 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 | 14,297 | 2,482 | 15.8 | 15.1-16.5 | 3,766 | 25.4 | 24.5-26.3 | 5,450 | 39.9 | 38.8-40.9 | 1,534 | 11.3 | 10.7-12.0 | 1,065 | 7.6 | 7.1- 8.2 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 5,216 | 597 | 11.0 | 10.0-12.1 | 1,164 | 22.7 | 21.3-24.1 | 2,214 | 42.5 | 40.8-44.2 | 770 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.9 | 471 | 9.1 | 8.2-10.1 |
Female | 9,081 | 1,885 | 20.2 | 19.2-21.2 | 2,602 | 27.9 | 26.8-29.1 | 3,236 | 37.5 | 36.2-38.7 | 764 | 8.2 | 7.6- 9.0 | 594 | 6.2 | 5.6- 6.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 10,696 | 1,495 | 12.5 | 11.8-13.3 | 2,688 | 24.0 | 23.0-25.0 | 4,387 | 42.9 | 41.7-44.1 | 1,287 | 12.6 | 11.8-13.4 | 839 | 8.0 | 7.3- 8.6 |
African American | 2,555 | 820 | 30.0 | 27.9-32.2 | 800 | 30.7 | 28.5-33.0 | 690 | 29.1 | 26.9-31.4 | 113 | 4.8 | 3.9- 5.9 | 132 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.6 |
Asian | 85 | 22 | 30.2 | 18.9-44.5 | 23 | 27.5 | 17.5-40.4 | 27 | 28.3 | 18.1-41.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.1 | 10 | 12.2 | 5.9-23.5 |
Native American | 282 | 62 | 20.8 | 15.1-28.0 | 69 | 22.4 | 16.7-29.3 | 88 | 33.7 | 26.6-41.6 | 36 | 13.6 | 8.9-20.4 | 27 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.4 |
Other Minorities | 599 | 68 | 9.6 | 7.2-12.7 | 166 | 26.6 | 22.0-31.8 | 223 | 38.3 | 33.2-43.6 | 89 | 16.3 | 12.8-20.6 | 53 | 9.2 | 6.4-12.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 643 | 75 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.2 | 178 | 27.5 | 23.0-32.6 | 249 | 39.7 | 34.8-44.9 | 91 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.4 | 50 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.6 |
-English Speaking | 263 | 45 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.1 | 68 | 28.9 | 22.0-36.9 | 114 | 43.4 | 36.0-51.1 | 23 | 8.5 | 5.0-13.9 | 13 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.2 |
-Spanish Speaking | 380 | 30 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.1 | 110 | 26.9 | 21.2-33.4 | 135 | 38.1 | 31.8-44.8 | 68 | 17.2 | 13.1-22.4 | 37 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,638 | 2,405 | 16.3 | 15.5-17.0 | 3,580 | 25.2 | 24.3-26.1 | 5,196 | 39.9 | 38.9-40.9 | 1,443 | 11.1 | 10.5-11.8 | 1,014 | 7.5 | 7.0- 8.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 813 | 93 | 11.2 | 8.7-14.2 | 174 | 21.0 | 17.5-25.1 | 349 | 41.6 | 37.3-46.0 | 126 | 16.8 | 13.7-20.5 | 71 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.3 |
25-34 | 2,309 | 325 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.7 | 499 | 22.1 | 20.0-24.4 | 1,039 | 44.5 | 42.0-47.1 | 286 | 13.1 | 11.4-15.0 | 160 | 7.3 | 6.0- 9.0 |
35-44 | 2,710 | 352 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.2 | 592 | 21.3 | 19.4-23.2 | 1,200 | 45.0 | 42.7-47.4 | 346 | 13.6 | 12.0-15.3 | 220 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.9 |
45-54 | 2,662 | 418 | 15.7 | 14.0-17.5 | 721 | 26.6 | 24.5-28.7 | 1,076 | 42.0 | 39.7-44.4 | 265 | 9.1 | 7.9-10.5 | 182 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.9 |
55-64 | 2,439 | 446 | 16.8 | 15.0-18.7 | 718 | 29.3 | 27.0-31.6 | 880 | 37.3 | 34.8-39.8 | 240 | 9.9 | 8.5-11.5 | 155 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.1 |
65-74 | 1,892 | 422 | 20.9 | 18.8-23.2 | 588 | 29.6 | 27.1-32.2 | 579 | 32.7 | 30.1-35.5 | 163 | 9.3 | 7.8-11.1 | 140 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.1 |
75+ | 1,404 | 409 | 28.5 | 25.6-31.6 | 452 | 31.2 | 28.3-34.3 | 306 | 23.7 | 21.0-26.7 | 106 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.9 | 131 | 8.8 | 7.1-10.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,330 | 581 | 21.2 | 19.2-23.3 | 669 | 26.9 | 24.5-29.5 | 669 | 32.1 | 29.5-34.7 | 220 | 11.0 | 9.3-13.0 | 191 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,178 | 753 | 17.0 | 15.7-18.5 | 1,107 | 25.5 | 23.8-27.2 | 1,560 | 39.2 | 37.3-41.1 | 425 | 10.7 | 9.5-12.0 | 333 | 7.6 | 6.7- 8.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,609 | 596 | 14.8 | 13.5-16.2 | 945 | 25.6 | 23.9-27.5 | 1,370 | 39.3 | 37.3-41.3 | 419 | 12.1 | 10.8-13.6 | 279 | 8.2 | 7.0- 9.5 |
College Graduate | 4,155 | 547 | 12.4 | 11.2-13.7 | 1,040 | 24.3 | 22.7-26.0 | 1,842 | 45.4 | 43.5-47.3 | 468 | 11.5 | 10.3-12.7 | 258 | 6.4 | 5.5- 7.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,641 | 436 | 25.5 | 22.8-28.4 | 480 | 25.7 | 23.0-28.6 | 495 | 33.4 | 30.2-36.9 | 124 | 7.8 | 6.0-10.1 | 106 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,413 | 523 | 19.3 | 17.4-21.3 | 652 | 25.8 | 23.6-28.1 | 820 | 35.2 | 32.7-37.8 | 244 | 12.2 | 10.4-14.2 | 174 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,673 | 248 | 14.6 | 12.6-16.7 | 428 | 24.8 | 22.4-27.4 | 667 | 41.2 | 38.3-44.1 | 199 | 11.9 | 10.1-13.9 | 131 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,889 | 227 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.4 | 444 | 24.9 | 22.5-27.4 | 863 | 44.1 | 41.4-46.8 | 235 | 13.0 | 11.3-15.0 | 120 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,730 | 180 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.8 | 397 | 21.6 | 19.4-24.0 | 800 | 46.2 | 43.4-49.1 | 241 | 14.1 | 12.2-16.2 | 112 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.9 |
$75,000+ | 1,956 | 168 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.6 | 440 | 21.8 | 19.7-24.1 | 950 | 50.0 | 47.3-52.7 | 268 | 13.1 | 11.5-15.0 | 130 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 4,601 | 1,123 | 21.8 | 20.4-23.2 | 1,392 | 28.5 | 26.9-30.2 | 1,346 | 31.9 | 30.2-33.7 | 379 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.7 | 361 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.5 |
No | 9,598 | 1,337 | 13.2 | 12.4-14.1 | 2,349 | 24.1 | 23.0-25.2 | 4,072 | 43.3 | 42.0-44.5 | 1,145 | 12.2 | 11.4-13.0 | 695 | 7.3 | 6.6- 7.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,816 | 233 | 13.1 | 11.3-15.1 | 478 | 25.1 | 22.8-27.6 | 687 | 38.9 | 36.2-41.7 | 246 | 13.8 | 11.9-15.8 | 172 | 9.2 | 7.7-10.8 |
Non-Veteran | 12,319 | 2,233 | 16.4 | 15.6-17.2 | 3,251 | 25.4 | 24.5-26.4 | 4,690 | 40.0 | 38.9-41.1 | 1,263 | 10.8 | 10.1-11.6 | 882 | 7.4 | 6.8- 8.0 |
Currently Serving | 160 | 16 | 9.4 | 5.3-16.0 | 36 | 24.4 | 17.0-33.7 | 73 | 42.8 | 34.3-51.8 | 24 | 17.2 | 11.2-25.4 | 11 | 6.2 | 3.2-11.8 |
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^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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