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Total Respond.^ |
Do NOT want to have one | Do want to have one | Not sure if do or don't | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,719 | 795 | 45.2 | 42.3-48.0 | 641 | 37.4 | 34.7-40.2 | 283 | 17.4 | 15.3-19.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 1,254 | 596 | 47.4 | 44.1-50.8 | 463 | 37.0 | 33.9-40.3 | 195 | 15.5 | 13.3-18.1 |
African American | 266 | 131 | 48.6 | 41.6-55.6 | 98 | 37.1 | 30.6-44.2 | 37 | 14.3 | 10.1-19.9 |
Asian | 26 | 11 | 34.4 | 17.7-56.1 | 8 | 38.2 | 19.5-61.1 | 7 | 27.5 | 12.5-50.0 |
Native American | 24 | 12 | 45.2 | 23.6-68.7 | 8 | 26.9 | 11.6-50.6 | 4 | 28.0 | 10.3-56.6 |
Other Minorities | 140 | 41 | 28.4 | 19.8-38.8 | 61 | 41.1 | 31.7-51.3 | 38 | 30.5 | 21.7-40.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 148 | 49 | 30.4 | 21.9-40.4 | 59 | 39.5 | 30.4-49.3 | 40 | 30.2 | 21.7-40.2 |
-English Speaking | 47 | 20 | 38.8 | 24.7-55.1 | 18 | 43.2 | 28.2-59.7 | 9 | 18.0 | 8.7-33.5 |
-Spanish Speaking | 101 | 29 | 27.3 | 17.5-40.0 | 41 | 38.1 | 27.4-50.1 | 31 | 34.6 | 23.9-47.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,570 | 745 | 47.2 | 44.3-50.2 | 582 | 37.1 | 34.3-40.0 | 243 | 15.7 | 13.6-17.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 211 | 42 | 22.6 | 16.3-30.4 | 138 | 61.6 | 53.4-69.3 | 31 | 15.8 | 10.6-22.7 |
25-34 | 562 | 140 | 25.1 | 21.0-29.6 | 308 | 52.6 | 47.6-57.5 | 114 | 22.3 | 18.3-27.0 |
35-44 | 447 | 233 | 52.3 | 46.8-57.8 | 121 | 27.4 | 22.7-32.6 | 93 | 20.3 | 16.3-25.0 |
45-54 (All Males*) | 327 | 244 | 73.8 | 67.5-79.3 | 54 | 17.7 | 13.1-23.5 | 29 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 |
55-59 (All Males*) | 172 | 136 | 76.7 | 67.8-83.7 | 20 | 12.2 | 7.6-19.1 | 16 | 11.1 | 6.1-19.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 236 | 106 | 35.3 | 28.6-42.7 | 83 | 38.6 | 31.2-46.6 | 47 | 26.0 | 19.2-34.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 460 | 237 | 52.3 | 46.7-57.8 | 150 | 32.4 | 27.4-37.7 | 73 | 15.4 | 11.9-19.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 434 | 192 | 41.8 | 36.5-47.4 | 176 | 41.8 | 36.4-47.4 | 66 | 16.4 | 12.6-21.2 |
College Graduate | 587 | 258 | 46.7 | 41.8-51.6 | 232 | 37.6 | 33.1-42.3 | 97 | 15.7 | 12.6-19.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 105 | 47 | 42.1 | 30.0-55.3 | 43 | 43.3 | 31.4-56.0 | 15 | 14.6 | 8.1-24.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 246 | 90 | 33.8 | 27.3-41.0 | 104 | 41.6 | 34.4-49.1 | 52 | 24.6 | 18.6-31.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 222 | 99 | 44.3 | 36.7-52.2 | 88 | 38.8 | 31.6-46.6 | 35 | 16.9 | 11.4-24.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 275 | 136 | 49.2 | 42.2-56.2 | 95 | 36.8 | 30.2-43.9 | 44 | 14.0 | 10.0-19.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 287 | 138 | 45.1 | 38.5-51.9 | 105 | 37.7 | 31.3-44.5 | 44 | 17.2 | 12.5-23.3 |
$75,000+ | 349 | 179 | 52.8 | 46.7-58.9 | 116 | 31.4 | 26.1-37.2 | 54 | 15.8 | 11.8-20.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 336 | 163 | 45.1 | 38.6-51.7 | 121 | 36.3 | 30.3-42.8 | 52 | 18.6 | 13.5-25.1 |
No | 1,349 | 617 | 45.1 | 42.0-48.4 | 507 | 37.8 | 34.7-41.0 | 225 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 288 | 168 | 59.4 | 52.5-65.9 | 77 | 27.5 | 21.8-33.9 | 43 | 13.2 | 9.4-18.2 |
Non-Veteran | 1,351 | 597 | 42.5 | 39.3-45.7 | 527 | 39.1 | 36.0-42.3 | 227 | 18.4 | 15.9-21.2 |
Currently Serving | 80 | 30 | 43.2 | 31.4-55.9 | 37 | 42.6 | 31.1-55.0 | 13 | 14.1 | 7.8-24.2 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old
^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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