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Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 5,236 | 92 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.0 | 2,554 | 47.2 | 45.5-48.9 | 2,590 | 51.2 | 49.6-52.9 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,973 | 83 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 | 1,997 | 48.9 | 47.0-50.8 | 1,893 | 49.3 | 47.4-51.1 |
African American | 823 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 372 | 45.0 | 41.0-49.2 | 444 | 54.0 | 49.9-58.1 |
Asian | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 29.2 | 14.9-49.4 | 28 | 70.8 | 50.6-85.1 |
Native American | 90 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 | 49 | 52.3 | 38.7-65.5 | 40 | 47.0 | 33.8-60.6 |
Other Minorities | 285 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 114 | 38.1 | 31.2-45.5 | 170 | 61.4 | 54.0-68.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 287 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.1 | 114 | 38.1 | 31.3-45.4 | 171 | 61.3 | 53.9-68.1 |
-English Speaking | 95 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-11.2 | 41 | 39.6 | 28.6-51.8 | 52 | 58.0 | 45.7-69.3 |
-Spanish Speaking | 192 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 73 | 37.6 | 29.4-46.5 | 119 | 62.4 | 53.5-70.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,943 | 90 | 1.6 | 1.3- 2.1 | 2,438 | 48.0 | 46.4-49.7 | 2,415 | 50.3 | 48.6-52.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 323 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 | 170 | 49.7 | 42.8-56.6 | 147 | 47.4 | 40.5-54.4 |
25-34 | 863 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 414 | 46.7 | 42.7-50.9 | 440 | 52.1 | 48.0-56.2 |
35-44 | 1,041 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 522 | 47.9 | 44.3-51.6 | 502 | 50.7 | 47.0-54.4 |
45-54 | 1,001 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 | 521 | 52.4 | 48.6-56.2 | 463 | 46.2 | 42.4-50.0 |
55-64 | 960 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 | 431 | 42.4 | 38.6-46.3 | 515 | 56.3 | 52.4-60.2 |
65-74 | 640 | 20 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 325 | 48.3 | 43.7-52.9 | 295 | 49.4 | 44.8-54.0 |
75+ | 392 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 166 | 41.0 | 35.3-46.9 | 217 | 57.4 | 51.5-63.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 872 | 21 | 2.4 | 1.4- 3.9 | 444 | 49.0 | 44.8-53.3 | 407 | 48.6 | 44.3-52.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,487 | 32 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 791 | 51.9 | 48.8-55.0 | 664 | 46.4 | 43.3-49.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,238 | 19 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 643 | 50.5 | 47.1-53.9 | 576 | 47.8 | 44.4-51.2 |
College Graduate | 1,628 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 671 | 39.5 | 36.6-42.4 | 937 | 59.7 | 56.8-62.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 461 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.1 | 236 | 47.9 | 41.7-54.2 | 217 | 49.6 | 43.3-55.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 781 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.5 | 421 | 53.3 | 48.9-57.7 | 339 | 44.0 | 39.6-48.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 641 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.0 | 356 | 54.2 | 49.6-58.8 | 269 | 44.1 | 39.5-48.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 791 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.0 | 395 | 46.8 | 42.6-51.0 | 384 | 51.8 | 47.6-56.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 755 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 344 | 46.3 | 42.1-50.5 | 401 | 52.7 | 48.5-56.9 |
$75,000+ | 876 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 348 | 39.7 | 35.9-43.6 | 517 | 59.3 | 55.3-63.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,570 | 33 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 817 | 51.0 | 47.9-54.1 | 720 | 47.2 | 44.1-50.3 |
No | 3,601 | 57 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 1,704 | 45.8 | 43.8-47.8 | 1,840 | 52.9 | 50.9-54.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,663 | 40 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 801 | 46.9 | 44.1-49.9 | 822 | 51.0 | 48.1-53.9 |
Non-Veteran | 3,443 | 50 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.9 | 1,688 | 47.2 | 45.1-49.2 | 1,705 | 51.5 | 49.4-53.6 |
Currently Serving | 128 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.4 | 64 | 52.0 | 42.2-61.7 | 62 | 46.9 | 37.2-56.8 |
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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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