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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 | 5,384 | 2,557 | 49.5 | 47.8-51.1 | 1,839 | 32.3 | 30.8-33.8 | 634 | 11.6 | 10.6-12.7 | 128 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.3 | 226 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,083 | 1,855 | 46.6 | 44.7-48.4 | 1,449 | 34.2 | 32.5-36.0 | 492 | 12.0 | 10.8-13.2 | 107 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.8 | 180 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.1 |
African American | 852 | 426 | 51.3 | 47.2-55.3 | 274 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.7 | 103 | 12.3 | 9.8-15.2 | 15 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.8 | 34 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.1 |
Asian | 39 | 23 | 54.0 | 36.2-70.9 | 12 | 34.4 | 19.5-53.3 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.4-20.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 6.0 | 1.5-21.2 |
Native American | 90 | 43 | 49.4 | 36.1-62.7 | 24 | 24.4 | 14.6-37.8 | 16 | 16.4 | 9.0-28.0 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.0 | 4 | 6.8 | 2.1-19.7 |
Other Minorities | 292 | 195 | 70.4 | 63.5-76.4 | 72 | 20.2 | 15.4-26.1 | 17 | 6.8 | 3.7-12.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.7 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 294 | 199 | 70.1 | 63.3-76.2 | 72 | 20.7 | 15.8-26.6 | 14 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.0 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.1 |
-English Speaking | 98 | 53 | 55.2 | 43.2-66.7 | 33 | 31.6 | 21.8-43.3 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.2-12.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 5 | 7.5 | 2.8-18.6 |
-Spanish Speaking | 196 | 146 | 75.3 | 67.0-82.0 | 39 | 16.9 | 11.7-23.9 | 8 | 6.1 | 2.7-13.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,084 | 2,355 | 47.6 | 45.9-49.3 | 1,765 | 33.4 | 31.8-35.0 | 619 | 12.1 | 11.0-13.2 | 126 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.5 | 219 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 326 | 136 | 42.8 | 36.0-49.8 | 112 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.1 | 51 | 16.9 | 12.3-22.8 | 16 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.6 | 11 | 3.5 | 1.7- 6.9 |
25-34 | 877 | 454 | 52.9 | 48.8-56.9 | 299 | 32.7 | 29.1-36.6 | 83 | 9.2 | 7.0-11.9 | 20 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.6 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 |
35-44 | 1,059 | 496 | 50.7 | 47.0-54.3 | 359 | 31.2 | 28.0-34.6 | 140 | 11.7 | 9.7-14.0 | 30 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 | 34 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.1 |
45-54 | 1,023 | 467 | 47.9 | 44.2-51.7 | 336 | 31.1 | 27.8-34.6 | 148 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.8 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 | 45 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.4 |
55-64 | 978 | 480 | 51.6 | 47.7-55.4 | 337 | 31.3 | 27.9-34.8 | 107 | 10.9 | 8.6-13.7 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.6 | 34 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.4 |
65-74 | 676 | 322 | 47.7 | 43.2-52.3 | 231 | 34.1 | 30.0-38.6 | 69 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.1 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.0 | 45 | 5.7 | 4.1- 8.0 |
75+ | 427 | 193 | 46.5 | 40.9-52.2 | 160 | 37.4 | 32.1-43.0 | 34 | 7.6 | 5.0-11.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 35 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 922 | 417 | 49.1 | 45.0-53.3 | 319 | 30.5 | 27.0-34.3 | 100 | 12.4 | 9.7-15.7 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.3 | 61 | 5.3 | 3.9- 7.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,527 | 683 | 46.6 | 43.5-49.7 | 551 | 33.9 | 31.1-36.8 | 188 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.8 | 37 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.4 | 68 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,267 | 565 | 45.7 | 42.4-49.1 | 449 | 34.8 | 31.7-38.0 | 173 | 13.4 | 11.3-15.9 | 36 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.4 | 44 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.5 |
College Graduate | 1,655 | 889 | 55.2 | 52.3-58.1 | 515 | 30.1 | 27.5-32.9 | 172 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.3 | 30 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 | 49 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 492 | 215 | 47.1 | 41.0-53.3 | 159 | 26.8 | 22.3-31.9 | 65 | 14.7 | 10.8-19.6 | 20 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.9 | 33 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 804 | 386 | 52.9 | 48.6-57.2 | 261 | 28.9 | 25.2-32.8 | 101 | 11.2 | 8.9-14.1 | 24 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 | 32 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 651 | 297 | 47.2 | 42.6-51.7 | 235 | 35.9 | 31.7-40.4 | 73 | 10.8 | 8.2-14.0 | 19 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.4 | 27 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 808 | 398 | 49.3 | 45.1-53.4 | 282 | 34.3 | 30.5-38.3 | 89 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.6 | 19 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 772 | 371 | 50.2 | 46.0-54.3 | 241 | 28.9 | 25.4-32.8 | 121 | 15.3 | 12.6-18.4 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.5 | 30 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.6 |
$75,000+ | 885 | 487 | 56.5 | 52.6-60.4 | 268 | 30.0 | 26.5-33.7 | 94 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.0 | 18 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 | 18 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,633 | 735 | 45.5 | 42.5-48.6 | 565 | 33.2 | 30.5-36.1 | 204 | 13.7 | 11.6-16.1 | 52 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 | 77 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.1 |
No | 3,679 | 1,786 | 51.1 | 49.2-53.1 | 1,259 | 32.2 | 30.4-34.0 | 420 | 10.6 | 9.5-11.8 | 74 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.9 | 140 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,728 | 823 | 49.4 | 46.6-52.3 | 608 | 33.3 | 30.8-36.0 | 184 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.2 | 36 | 2.7 | 1.8- 3.8 | 77 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,524 | 1,658 | 49.2 | 47.2-51.3 | 1,202 | 32.2 | 30.3-34.1 | 432 | 12.1 | 10.8-13.5 | 87 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.3 | 145 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 |
Currently Serving | 130 | 74 | 58.8 | 49.0-68.0 | 29 | 21.2 | 14.4-30.0 | 18 | 12.4 | 7.5-19.9 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.0 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.1 |
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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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