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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 4,043 | 667 | 17.1 | 15.7-18.7 | 2,597 | 61.9 | 59.9-63.8 | 143 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 636 | 17.1 | 15.6-18.6 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,270 | 225 | 19.0 | 16.4-21.9 | 689 | 53.2 | 49.7-56.5 | 76 | 6.0 | 4.5- 7.8 | 280 | 21.9 | 19.2-24.8 |
Female | 2,773 | 442 | 15.8 | 14.2-17.6 | 1,908 | 68.1 | 65.8-70.2 | 67 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.3 | 356 | 13.7 | 12.1-15.4 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 2,870 | 391 | 13.5 | 12.0-15.1 | 2,014 | 69.7 | 67.5-71.7 | 97 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.6 | 368 | 13.3 | 11.8-14.9 |
African American | 731 | 169 | 22.1 | 18.4-26.2 | 358 | 46.6 | 42.2-51.1 | 30 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 174 | 26.2 | 22.4-30.5 |
Asian | 45 | 9 | 19.6 | 9.1-37.3 | 29 | 61.0 | 41.6-77.4 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.1 | 6 | 17.7 | 6.6-39.6 |
Native American | 72 | 18 | 26.1 | 15.2-41.0 | 34 | 34.3 | 22.9-47.8 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.3-12.9 | 17 | 35.5 | 21.7-52.1 |
Other Minorities | 297 | 72 | 31.1 | 24.3-38.8 | 148 | 41.2 | 34.4-48.4 | 11 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.8 | 66 | 23.4 | 17.6-30.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 315 | 72 | 29.2 | 22.6-36.7 | 172 | 46.1 | 39.2-53.2 | 10 | 4.2 | 1.8- 9.6 | 61 | 20.5 | 15.3-26.9 |
-English Speaking | 116 | 17 | 13.7 | 7.8-23.1 | 83 | 67.5 | 55.7-77.3 | 4 | 5.8 | 2.0-15.2 | 12 | 13.1 | 6.6-24.3 |
-Spanish Speaking | 199 | 55 | 35.4 | 26.9-45.0 | 89 | 37.5 | 29.5-46.2 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.0-11.7 | 49 | 23.5 | 17.0-31.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,721 | 594 | 15.7 | 14.3-17.3 | 2,421 | 63.7 | 61.7-65.7 | 133 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 573 | 16.7 | 15.2-18.3 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 522 | 83 | 16.4 | 12.7-21.0 | 311 | 55.8 | 50.3-61.1 | 33 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.6 | 95 | 20.6 | 16.6-25.4 |
25-34 | 1,669 | 266 | 17.0 | 14.7-19.5 | 1,137 | 64.7 | 61.6-67.7 | 51 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.0 | 215 | 14.8 | 12.6-17.3 |
35-44 | 1,810 | 312 | 17.6 | 15.4-20.0 | 1,126 | 61.0 | 58.2-63.9 | 56 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.4 | 316 | 18.1 | 16.0-20.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 383 | 105 | 28.6 | 23.0-35.1 | 152 | 36.8 | 31.0-43.0 | 17 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 109 | 30.6 | 25.0-36.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 966 | 205 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.1 | 513 | 52.9 | 49.0-56.8 | 48 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.4 | 200 | 21.1 | 18.0-24.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,128 | 186 | 15.2 | 12.8-18.0 | 723 | 63.0 | 59.3-66.5 | 44 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 175 | 16.9 | 14.2-19.9 |
College Graduate | 1,559 | 170 | 12.5 | 10.5-14.9 | 1,204 | 74.9 | 72.0-77.5 | 34 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 | 151 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 310 | 75 | 27.9 | 21.5-35.4 | 152 | 46.5 | 39.1-54.1 | 15 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 | 68 | 21.0 | 15.9-27.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 626 | 142 | 24.0 | 19.8-28.8 | 338 | 49.1 | 43.9-54.3 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.6 | 125 | 22.7 | 18.4-27.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 516 | 109 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.5 | 305 | 58.6 | 53.4-63.7 | 20 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.6 | 82 | 19.2 | 15.2-24.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 598 | 76 | 12.5 | 9.6-16.1 | 405 | 67.4 | 62.8-71.7 | 22 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 | 95 | 15.6 | 12.5-19.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 611 | 76 | 14.6 | 11.3-18.6 | 437 | 68.4 | 63.6-72.8 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 | 78 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.3 |
$75,000+ | 696 | 77 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.3 | 524 | 73.0 | 68.6-77.0 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 78 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 736 | 154 | 23.0 | 19.1-27.5 | 394 | 51.2 | 46.5-55.9 | 35 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.3 | 153 | 20.4 | 16.9-24.5 |
No | 3,252 | 503 | 15.7 | 14.1-17.3 | 2,169 | 64.3 | 62.2-66.4 | 106 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.6 | 474 | 16.4 | 14.8-18.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 221 | 41 | 20.6 | 14.4-28.4 | 130 | 55.1 | 46.7-63.1 | 12 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.0 | 38 | 18.7 | 12.8-26.7 |
Non-Veteran | 3,728 | 613 | 16.9 | 15.4-18.6 | 2,416 | 62.6 | 60.6-64.6 | 126 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 573 | 16.7 | 15.2-18.3 |
Currently Serving | 93 | 13 | 16.3 | 8.9-27.8 | 50 | 49.0 | 37.3-60.8 | 5 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.1 | 25 | 30.6 | 20.4-43.0 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
^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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