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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 4,067 | 1,699 | 42.5 | 40.6-44.4 | 2,368 | 57.5 | 55.6-59.4 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 1,427 | 577 | 40.8 | 37.7-43.9 | 850 | 59.2 | 56.1-62.3 |
Female | 2,640 | 1,122 | 43.9 | 41.5-46.3 | 1,518 | 56.1 | 53.7-58.5 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 3,107 | 1,286 | 42.8 | 40.7-45.0 | 1,821 | 57.2 | 55.0-59.3 |
African American | 758 | 342 | 44.1 | 39.7-48.6 | 416 | 55.9 | 51.4-60.3 |
Asian | 14 | 2 | 17.6 | 3.6-54.9 | 12 | 82.4 | 45.1-96.4 |
Native American | 94 | 40 | 42.3 | 29.0-56.8 | 54 | 57.7 | 43.2-71.0 |
Other Minorities | 71 | 21 | 25.0 | 14.0-40.6 | 50 | 75.0 | 59.4-86.0 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 80 | 27 | 29.2 | 17.9-43.8 | 53 | 70.8 | 56.2-82.1 |
-English Speaking | 47 | 23 | 40.9 | 26.1-57.6 | 24 | 59.1 | 42.4-73.9 |
-Spanish Speaking | 33 | 4 | 17.4 | 4.5-48.8 | 29 | 82.6 | 51.2-95.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,983 | 1,669 | 42.8 | 40.8-44.7 | 2,314 | 57.2 | 55.3-59.2 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 184 | 86 | 46.5 | 37.6-55.7 | 98 | 53.5 | 44.3-62.4 |
25-34 | 476 | 194 | 39.8 | 34.6-45.3 | 282 | 60.2 | 54.7-65.4 |
35-44 | 755 | 287 | 38.0 | 33.8-42.4 | 468 | 62.0 | 57.6-66.2 |
45-54 | 958 | 410 | 43.0 | 39.1-47.0 | 548 | 57.0 | 53.0-60.9 |
55-64 | 873 | 383 | 47.6 | 43.4-51.8 | 490 | 52.4 | 48.2-56.6 |
65-74 | 498 | 210 | 43.8 | 38.5-49.2 | 288 | 56.2 | 50.8-61.5 |
75+ | 306 | 121 | 36.6 | 30.1-43.6 | 185 | 63.4 | 56.4-69.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 540 | 206 | 38.0 | 33.0-43.3 | 334 | 62.0 | 56.7-67.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,198 | 480 | 42.2 | 38.7-45.8 | 718 | 57.8 | 54.2-61.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,115 | 503 | 44.8 | 41.2-48.5 | 612 | 55.2 | 51.5-58.8 |
College Graduate | 1,207 | 508 | 42.8 | 39.3-46.3 | 699 | 57.2 | 53.7-60.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 413 | 171 | 40.7 | 34.9-46.7 | 242 | 59.3 | 53.3-65.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 663 | 289 | 43.4 | 38.6-48.3 | 374 | 56.6 | 51.7-61.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 488 | 197 | 40.8 | 35.6-46.3 | 291 | 59.2 | 53.7-64.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 570 | 256 | 44.8 | 39.9-49.8 | 314 | 55.2 | 50.2-60.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 512 | 200 | 41.1 | 36.0-46.5 | 312 | 58.9 | 53.5-64.0 |
$75,000+ | 610 | 261 | 43.6 | 38.9-48.5 | 349 | 56.4 | 51.5-61.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,357 | 624 | 45.6 | 42.4-48.9 | 733 | 54.4 | 51.1-57.6 |
No | 2,691 | 1,070 | 41.2 | 38.9-43.6 | 1,621 | 58.8 | 56.4-61.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 516 | 215 | 41.9 | 36.9-47.0 | 301 | 58.1 | 53.0-63.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,522 | 1,473 | 42.7 | 40.6-44.8 | 2,049 | 57.3 | 55.2-59.4 |
Currently Serving | 29 | 11 | 31.7 | 17.1-51.2 | 18 | 68.3 | 48.8-82.9 |
Asked only of respondents who provided regular care or assistance to an older adult who has a long-term illness or disability.
^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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