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Total Respond.^ |
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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 | 3,249 | 156 | 5.6 | 4.5- 6.8 | 495 | 14.2 | 12.8-15.7 | 1,779 | 55.6 | 53.4-57.8 | 563 | 17.8 | 16.1-19.5 | 256 | 6.9 | 5.9- 8.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,365 | 71 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.9 | 201 | 14.2 | 12.1-16.6 | 764 | 56.3 | 53.0-59.5 | 217 | 16.1 | 13.9-18.7 | 112 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 |
Female | 1,884 | 85 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.6 | 294 | 14.2 | 12.4-16.1 | 1,015 | 54.8 | 52.0-57.6 | 346 | 19.7 | 17.5-22.1 | 144 | 6.1 | 5.1- 7.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 2,456 | 111 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 388 | 14.6 | 13.0-16.5 | 1,364 | 57.1 | 54.6-59.6 | 412 | 17.2 | 15.3-19.1 | 181 | 6.1 | 5.1- 7.3 |
African American | 561 | 28 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.3 | 72 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.5 | 299 | 52.8 | 47.5-57.9 | 113 | 20.8 | 16.7-25.5 | 49 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 |
Asian | 9 | 1 | 22.7 | 3.5-70.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 42.4 | 15.1-75.3 | 1 | 18.3 | 2.6-64.9 | 2 | 16.6 | 3.8-50.1 |
Native American | 92 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.9-11.9 | 14 | 20.9 | 11.0-36.1 | 48 | 48.9 | 36.4-61.5 | 14 | 16.8 | 9.1-29.0 | 11 | 8.5 | 4.1-17.1 |
Other Minorities | 113 | 11 | 13.4 | 6.3-26.1 | 20 | 14.4 | 8.3-23.6 | 52 | 48.5 | 36.3-60.9 | 20 | 15.8 | 9.2-25.8 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.2-18.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 118 | 13 | 13.4 | 6.7-25.0 | 20 | 13.5 | 7.8-22.2 | 53 | 47.6 | 36.0-59.4 | 22 | 17.4 | 10.5-27.4 | 10 | 8.2 | 3.4-18.5 |
-English Speaking | 54 | 4 | 8.9 | 3.0-23.6 | 11 | 16.7 | 8.5-30.3 | 24 | 44.4 | 29.7-60.1 | 12 | 22.4 | 12.0-37.8 | 3 | 7.6 | 1.9-25.5 |
-Spanish Speaking | 64 | 9 | 15.5 | 6.8-31.8 | 9 | 11.9 | 5.4-24.3 | 29 | 49.1 | 33.8-64.6 | 10 | 15.0 | 7.2-28.9 | 7 | 8.4 | 2.7-23.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,129 | 143 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 475 | 14.2 | 12.8-15.8 | 1,726 | 56.1 | 53.9-58.3 | 541 | 17.8 | 16.1-19.6 | 244 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 220 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.5-10.0 | 28 | 11.6 | 7.3-17.9 | 131 | 58.8 | 50.4-66.8 | 51 | 23.8 | 17.3-31.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 |
25-34 | 597 | 24 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 59 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.5 | 354 | 60.2 | 55.2-65.0 | 135 | 21.1 | 17.4-25.4 | 25 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.7 |
35-44 | 756 | 27 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 107 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.1 | 449 | 57.7 | 53.1-62.1 | 149 | 20.1 | 16.8-23.9 | 24 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 |
45-54 | 717 | 36 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 | 132 | 17.9 | 14.7-21.7 | 393 | 53.5 | 48.8-58.1 | 103 | 14.9 | 11.8-18.6 | 53 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.5 |
55-64 | 566 | 42 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.2 | 88 | 14.2 | 11.0-18.1 | 295 | 55.1 | 49.9-60.2 | 85 | 14.4 | 11.1-18.6 | 56 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 |
65-74 | 280 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.6- 9.7 | 58 | 18.8 | 14.0-24.7 | 110 | 42.7 | 35.5-50.3 | 35 | 12.0 | 8.2-17.4 | 63 | 21.3 | 15.9-28.1 |
75+ | 106 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.3-12.7 | 22 | 16.8 | 10.6-25.6 | 43 | 40.6 | 30.3-51.9 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.7-18.1 | 32 | 31.1 | 21.2-43.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 700 | 41 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.9 | 118 | 15.0 | 12.0-18.5 | 357 | 53.3 | 48.5-58.2 | 95 | 12.8 | 10.1-16.2 | 89 | 11.4 | 8.7-14.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,166 | 61 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 | 181 | 14.6 | 12.3-17.2 | 640 | 56.9 | 53.2-60.4 | 195 | 16.4 | 13.8-19.4 | 89 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 852 | 37 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.4 | 114 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.3 | 482 | 55.8 | 51.4-60.1 | 166 | 22.0 | 18.5-25.9 | 53 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.8 |
College Graduate | 526 | 17 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.6 | 82 | 15.3 | 12.0-19.4 | 298 | 56.0 | 50.7-61.1 | 106 | 21.3 | 17.3-25.9 | 23 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 516 | 37 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 76 | 13.3 | 10.0-17.6 | 268 | 54.4 | 48.7-59.9 | 78 | 14.2 | 10.8-18.5 | 57 | 11.0 | 8.1-14.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 695 | 29 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | 100 | 13.2 | 10.3-16.8 | 377 | 56.4 | 51.5-61.3 | 125 | 16.2 | 13.2-19.7 | 64 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 442 | 22 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.7 | 69 | 14.4 | 10.8-19.0 | 236 | 53.7 | 47.7-59.5 | 90 | 22.0 | 17.4-27.4 | 25 | 5.1 | 2.9- 8.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 477 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.9-10.6 | 71 | 13.8 | 10.5-17.8 | 260 | 53.4 | 47.9-58.9 | 103 | 22.6 | 18.3-27.6 | 22 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 310 | 16 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.0 | 53 | 16.7 | 12.2-22.4 | 166 | 55.0 | 48.2-61.6 | 56 | 16.3 | 12.0-21.7 | 19 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.2 |
$75,000+ | 265 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.0 | 40 | 15.2 | 10.7-21.2 | 149 | 56.5 | 49.1-63.6 | 54 | 21.2 | 15.6-28.1 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,229 | 72 | 6.1 | 4.7- 8.0 | 203 | 14.2 | 12.0-16.6 | 630 | 54.3 | 50.7-57.8 | 204 | 16.8 | 14.3-19.8 | 120 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 |
No | 1,963 | 82 | 5.2 | 3.9- 6.9 | 286 | 14.3 | 12.5-16.4 | 1,119 | 56.4 | 53.6-59.2 | 348 | 18.3 | 16.2-20.6 | 128 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 426 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 | 60 | 13.7 | 10.3-18.1 | 225 | 55.7 | 50.0-61.3 | 75 | 15.9 | 12.4-20.2 | 46 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.9 |
Non-Veteran | 2,773 | 133 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.1 | 429 | 14.3 | 12.8-16.0 | 1,526 | 55.7 | 53.3-58.1 | 476 | 17.9 | 16.1-19.8 | 209 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.6 |
Currently Serving | 49 | 3 | 6.8 | 1.8-22.1 | 6 | 12.6 | 5.6-26.2 | 27 | 51.4 | 35.4-67.2 | 12 | 28.5 | 15.7-45.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.7 |
*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke daily or occasionally.
^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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