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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,531 | 2,315 | 65.2 | 63.2-67.1 | 1,216 | 34.8 | 32.9-36.8 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 2,774 | 1,846 | 67.4 | 65.2-69.4 | 928 | 32.6 | 30.6-34.8 |
African American | 580 | 385 | 64.6 | 59.6-69.4 | 195 | 35.4 | 30.6-40.4 |
Asian | 13 | 5 | 33.2 | 11.4-65.7 | 8 | 66.8 | 34.3-88.6 |
Native American | 60 | 35 | 59.9 | 42.6-75.1 | 25 | 40.1 | 24.9-57.4 |
Other Minorities | 89 | 35 | 26.9 | 17.5-39.0 | 54 | 73.1 | 61.0-82.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 87 | 34 | 29.7 | 19.2-43.0 | 53 | 70.3 | 57.0-80.8 |
-English Speaking | 42 | 24 | 50.7 | 31.4-69.7 | 18 | 49.3 | 30.3-68.6 |
-Spanish Speaking | 45 | 10 | 17.7 | 8.1-34.5 | 35 | 82.3 | 65.5-91.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,441 | 2,280 | 66.6 | 64.6-68.4 | 1,161 | 33.4 | 31.6-35.4 |
AGE | |||||||
40-44 | 536 | 151 | 27.1 | 22.7-32.0 | 385 | 72.9 | 68.0-77.3 |
45-54 | 983 | 512 | 52.1 | 48.3-55.9 | 471 | 47.9 | 44.1-51.7 |
55-64 | 944 | 737 | 79.6 | 76.4-82.5 | 207 | 20.4 | 17.5-23.6 |
65-74 | 659 | 560 | 86.4 | 83.0-89.2 | 99 | 13.6 | 10.8-17.0 |
75+ | 409 | 355 | 87.4 | 83.3-90.6 | 54 | 12.6 | 9.4-16.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 611 | 354 | 55.7 | 50.8-60.6 | 257 | 44.3 | 39.4-49.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 966 | 585 | 60.3 | 56.4-64.2 | 381 | 39.7 | 35.8-43.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 813 | 560 | 68.9 | 64.9-72.6 | 253 | 31.1 | 27.4-35.1 |
College Graduate | 1,132 | 812 | 71.8 | 68.5-74.8 | 320 | 28.2 | 25.2-31.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 342 | 209 | 57.5 | 50.1-64.6 | 133 | 42.5 | 35.4-49.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 490 | 316 | 63.5 | 57.9-68.9 | 174 | 36.5 | 31.1-42.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 370 | 239 | 63.4 | 57.4-69.0 | 131 | 36.6 | 31.0-42.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 545 | 344 | 63.8 | 58.9-68.5 | 201 | 36.2 | 31.5-41.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 503 | 316 | 64.0 | 58.9-68.7 | 187 | 36.0 | 31.3-41.1 |
$75,000+ | 607 | 425 | 70.0 | 65.5-74.3 | 182 | 30.0 | 25.7-34.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,236 | 891 | 71.9 | 68.7-74.9 | 345 | 28.1 | 25.1-31.3 |
No | 2,189 | 1,368 | 62.6 | 60.1-65.0 | 821 | 37.4 | 35.0-39.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,513 | 1,193 | 79.4 | 76.8-81.8 | 320 | 20.6 | 18.2-23.2 |
Non-Veteran | 1,988 | 1,101 | 55.0 | 52.3-57.7 | 887 | 45.0 | 42.3-47.7 |
Currently Serving | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 47.7-84.5 | 9 | 31.0 | 15.5-52.3 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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