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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 | 14,466 | 4,658 | 30.5 | 29.6-31.5 | 2,945 | 20.3 | 19.5-21.1 | 3,014 | 21.6 | 20.7-22.5 | 1,150 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.4 | 2,699 | 18.9 | 18.0-19.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 5,319 | 1,493 | 27.5 | 26.1-29.0 | 1,049 | 19.2 | 18.0-20.6 | 1,130 | 21.3 | 20.0-22.7 | 489 | 10.1 | 9.0-11.2 | 1,158 | 21.9 | 20.5-23.3 |
Female | 9,147 | 3,165 | 33.3 | 32.1-34.5 | 1,896 | 21.2 | 20.2-22.3 | 1,884 | 21.8 | 20.8-22.9 | 661 | 7.5 | 6.9- 8.2 | 1,541 | 16.1 | 15.2-17.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 10,853 | 3,495 | 30.4 | 29.3-31.5 | 2,419 | 22.3 | 21.4-23.3 | 2,282 | 22.1 | 21.1-23.1 | 893 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.5 | 1,764 | 16.4 | 15.5-17.3 |
African American | 2,556 | 876 | 33.9 | 31.6-36.3 | 369 | 14.4 | 12.8-16.2 | 506 | 19.8 | 18.0-21.8 | 140 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.2 | 665 | 25.9 | 23.8-28.1 |
Asian | 86 | 29 | 33.6 | 22.4-46.9 | 13 | 15.1 | 8.2-26.1 | 22 | 24.4 | 14.4-38.4 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.9-13.8 | 20 | 23.1 | 13.9-35.9 |
Native American | 287 | 101 | 35.2 | 27.8-43.3 | 35 | 10.2 | 6.2-16.2 | 53 | 19.7 | 14.5-26.2 | 20 | 8.7 | 5.0-14.6 | 78 | 26.3 | 20.1-33.5 |
Other Minorities | 602 | 128 | 20.4 | 16.5-24.8 | 96 | 16.8 | 13.1-21.4 | 132 | 21.3 | 17.4-25.9 | 90 | 16.5 | 12.7-21.1 | 156 | 25.0 | 20.6-30.0 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 647 | 138 | 20.3 | 16.6-24.6 | 110 | 18.2 | 14.4-22.7 | 152 | 22.1 | 18.2-26.5 | 93 | 15.7 | 12.2-20.0 | 154 | 23.7 | 19.5-28.5 |
-English Speaking | 266 | 76 | 27.1 | 20.9-34.3 | 52 | 20.6 | 14.9-27.7 | 70 | 26.4 | 20.1-34.0 | 20 | 8.9 | 5.2-14.6 | 48 | 17.0 | 12.3-23.2 |
-Spanish Speaking | 381 | 62 | 17.3 | 12.8-22.8 | 58 | 17.1 | 12.4-23.0 | 82 | 20.1 | 15.5-25.7 | 73 | 18.8 | 14.1-24.6 | 106 | 26.7 | 21.2-33.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 13,803 | 4,515 | 31.3 | 30.3-32.2 | 2,832 | 20.4 | 19.6-21.3 | 2,859 | 21.5 | 20.7-22.4 | 1,057 | 8.3 | 7.7- 8.9 | 2,540 | 18.5 | 17.7-19.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 809 | 174 | 21.4 | 17.9-25.2 | 125 | 14.2 | 11.5-17.3 | 214 | 26.3 | 22.5-30.4 | 109 | 14.5 | 11.6-18.0 | 187 | 23.7 | 20.0-27.9 |
25-34 | 2,334 | 530 | 22.6 | 20.6-24.8 | 496 | 21.1 | 19.1-23.3 | 593 | 24.6 | 22.6-26.8 | 253 | 11.2 | 9.6-13.0 | 462 | 20.4 | 18.3-22.7 |
35-44 | 2,730 | 776 | 26.9 | 24.9-29.0 | 609 | 22.4 | 20.5-24.4 | 621 | 24.0 | 22.0-26.1 | 215 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.2 | 509 | 18.8 | 17.0-20.7 |
45-54 | 2,701 | 833 | 30.6 | 28.4-32.8 | 579 | 21.2 | 19.4-23.1 | 597 | 21.9 | 20.0-23.9 | 206 | 8.9 | 7.5-10.5 | 486 | 17.4 | 15.7-19.3 |
55-64 | 2,472 | 889 | 34.7 | 32.4-37.1 | 503 | 19.9 | 18.0-22.0 | 480 | 19.2 | 17.3-21.3 | 178 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 | 422 | 17.8 | 15.9-19.9 |
65-74 | 1,915 | 795 | 40.9 | 38.2-43.7 | 370 | 19.4 | 17.3-21.7 | 307 | 16.7 | 14.6-18.9 | 107 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.9 | 336 | 17.6 | 15.5-19.8 |
75+ | 1,437 | 633 | 43.2 | 40.0-46.4 | 247 | 17.6 | 15.2-20.3 | 189 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.1 | 81 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.6 | 287 | 18.9 | 16.5-21.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,351 | 851 | 33.6 | 31.1-36.1 | 317 | 13.4 | 11.6-15.4 | 380 | 16.9 | 14.9-19.0 | 167 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.8 | 636 | 27.2 | 24.8-29.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,221 | 1,230 | 27.5 | 25.9-29.3 | 730 | 17.4 | 16.0-18.9 | 924 | 22.9 | 21.3-24.6 | 378 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.9 | 959 | 22.6 | 21.0-24.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,647 | 1,140 | 30.0 | 28.2-31.9 | 767 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.7 | 785 | 22.0 | 20.3-23.7 | 288 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.5 | 667 | 18.7 | 17.1-20.4 |
College Graduate | 4,222 | 1,427 | 32.0 | 30.3-33.8 | 1,127 | 26.2 | 24.6-27.8 | 923 | 22.7 | 21.2-24.4 | 314 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.4 | 431 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,652 | 631 | 36.2 | 33.1-39.4 | 218 | 13.1 | 11.0-15.6 | 271 | 16.8 | 14.4-19.6 | 115 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.8 | 417 | 26.3 | 23.3-29.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,437 | 834 | 32.8 | 30.4-35.2 | 376 | 14.3 | 12.6-16.1 | 462 | 20.2 | 18.2-22.4 | 213 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.6 | 552 | 23.1 | 20.9-25.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,683 | 482 | 26.4 | 24.0-29.0 | 345 | 19.8 | 17.6-22.2 | 369 | 22.6 | 20.2-25.1 | 142 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.7 | 345 | 21.5 | 19.0-24.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,910 | 557 | 29.1 | 26.7-31.7 | 402 | 21.3 | 19.1-23.6 | 469 | 23.8 | 21.6-26.2 | 172 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.3 | 310 | 16.3 | 14.4-18.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,755 | 503 | 28.1 | 25.6-30.7 | 418 | 22.3 | 20.1-24.7 | 402 | 23.6 | 21.3-26.1 | 155 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.7 | 277 | 17.0 | 15.0-19.3 |
$75,000+ | 1,984 | 598 | 27.8 | 25.5-30.1 | 558 | 28.8 | 26.4-31.3 | 462 | 23.4 | 21.1-25.7 | 167 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.6 | 199 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 4,641 | 1,685 | 33.4 | 31.7-35.1 | 828 | 18.6 | 17.2-20.1 | 799 | 18.4 | 16.9-19.9 | 322 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.1 | 1,007 | 21.7 | 20.2-23.3 |
No | 9,719 | 2,934 | 29.2 | 28.1-30.4 | 2,099 | 21.0 | 20.0-22.1 | 2,192 | 23.0 | 21.9-24.1 | 826 | 9.2 | 8.5-10.0 | 1,668 | 17.6 | 16.6-18.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,865 | 614 | 31.6 | 29.1-34.1 | 391 | 20.4 | 18.3-22.6 | 331 | 18.2 | 16.1-20.5 | 148 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.2 | 381 | 20.7 | 18.5-23.0 |
Non-Veteran | 12,437 | 4,009 | 30.4 | 29.4-31.4 | 2,519 | 20.3 | 19.4-21.2 | 2,634 | 22.1 | 21.1-23.0 | 988 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.4 | 2,287 | 18.6 | 17.7-19.5 |
Currently Serving | 162 | 35 | 25.8 | 18.3-34.9 | 34 | 19.0 | 12.9-26.9 | 48 | 30.8 | 23.2-39.6 | 14 | 7.5 | 4.1-13.3 | 31 | 17.0 | 11.4-24.4 |
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^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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