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Total Respond.^ |
No | Yes | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,915 | 14,446 | 96.8 | 96.4-97.1 | 469 | 3.2 | 2.9- 3.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 5,480 | 5,256 | 95.9 | 95.2-96.5 | 224 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.8 |
Female | 9,435 | 9,190 | 97.6 | 97.2-97.9 | 245 | 2.4 | 2.1- 2.8 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 11,169 | 10,779 | 96.3 | 95.9-96.7 | 390 | 3.7 | 3.3- 4.1 |
African American | 2,660 | 2,611 | 98.2 | 97.5-98.8 | 49 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.5 |
Asian | 90 | 86 | 97.4 | 93.0-99.0 | 4 | 2.6 | 1.0- 7.0 |
Native American | 288 | 279 | 96.4 | 92.3-98.3 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.7 |
Other Minorities | 620 | 606 | 97.4 | 95.1-98.6 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 663 | 646 | 97.3 | 95.4-98.5 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.6 |
-English Speaking | 276 | 268 | 97.1 | 93.7-98.7 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 |
-Spanish Speaking | 387 | 378 | 97.4 | 94.7-98.8 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 14,231 | 13,779 | 96.7 | 96.3-97.1 | 452 | 3.3 | 2.9- 3.7 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 832 | 789 | 94.7 | 92.5-96.3 | 43 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.5 |
25-34 | 2,380 | 2,305 | 97.0 | 96.0-97.7 | 75 | 3.0 | 2.3- 4.0 |
35-44 | 2,803 | 2,698 | 96.2 | 95.2-97.0 | 105 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.8 |
45-54 | 2,779 | 2,674 | 96.4 | 95.5-97.2 | 105 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.5 |
55-64 | 2,543 | 2,468 | 97.1 | 96.1-97.8 | 75 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.9 |
65-74 | 1,983 | 1,944 | 97.7 | 96.7-98.4 | 39 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 |
75+ | 1,521 | 1,500 | 99.0 | 98.4-99.4 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,462 | 2,402 | 96.8 | 95.7-97.6 | 60 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,385 | 4,269 | 97.2 | 96.5-97.8 | 116 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,732 | 3,619 | 96.6 | 95.7-97.2 | 113 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.3 |
College Graduate | 4,310 | 4,131 | 96.5 | 95.8-97.0 | 179 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,723 | 1,690 | 98.1 | 97.0-98.7 | 33 | 1.9 | 1.3- 3.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,521 | 2,446 | 96.3 | 95.0-97.3 | 75 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,718 | 1,662 | 97.1 | 96.1-97.9 | 56 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,964 | 1,892 | 96.5 | 95.4-97.4 | 72 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,793 | 1,713 | 95.3 | 93.9-96.4 | 80 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 |
$75,000+ | 2,007 | 1,927 | 96.1 | 95.0-97.0 | 80 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 4,761 | 4,612 | 96.6 | 95.9-97.3 | 149 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.1 |
No | 9,718 | 9,412 | 96.9 | 96.5-97.3 | 306 | 3.1 | 2.7- 3.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,914 | 1,836 | 96.0 | 94.8-96.9 | 78 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.2 |
Non-Veteran | 12,812 | 12,430 | 96.9 | 96.5-97.3 | 382 | 3.1 | 2.7- 3.5 |
Currently Serving | 165 | 157 | 94.7 | 89.1-97.5 | 8 | 5.3 | 2.5-10.9 |
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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2
drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
^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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