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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 | 4,894 | 295 | 5.7 | 4.9- 6.5 | 2,255 | 44.5 | 42.8-46.2 | 2,344 | 49.8 | 48.1-51.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,709 | 266 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.9 | 1,817 | 48.9 | 46.9-50.8 | 1,626 | 44.3 | 42.4-46.3 |
African American | 768 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.5- 4.9 | 308 | 39.2 | 35.1-43.4 | 444 | 58.1 | 53.8-62.2 |
Asian | 36 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.3 | 7 | 16.3 | 6.2-36.2 | 28 | 81.0 | 61.3-91.9 |
Native American | 82 | 8 | 7.6 | 3.5-15.6 | 41 | 51.0 | 37.3-64.6 | 33 | 41.4 | 28.5-55.7 |
Other Minorities | 274 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.7 | 71 | 19.9 | 14.9-26.2 | 199 | 78.6 | 72.2-83.8 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 277 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 | 70 | 20.5 | 15.4-26.8 | 200 | 77.5 | 71.1-82.8 |
-English Speaking | 89 | 7 | 8.1 | 3.2-18.8 | 40 | 41.1 | 29.8-53.5 | 42 | 50.8 | 38.4-63.1 |
-Spanish Speaking | 188 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 30 | 13.7 | 8.6-21.1 | 158 | 86.3 | 78.9-91.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,611 | 288 | 6.0 | 5.3- 6.9 | 2,183 | 46.8 | 45.1-48.6 | 2,140 | 47.1 | 45.4-48.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 317 | 33 | 10.2 | 6.7-15.2 | 155 | 46.4 | 39.6-53.4 | 129 | 43.4 | 36.5-50.5 |
25-34 | 843 | 54 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 | 422 | 46.3 | 42.3-50.5 | 367 | 47.7 | 43.6-51.9 |
35-44 | 1,008 | 59 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.3 | 528 | 49.8 | 46.1-53.6 | 421 | 44.7 | 41.0-48.5 |
45-54 | 931 | 51 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.4 | 455 | 46.9 | 43.0-50.8 | 425 | 48.4 | 44.5-52.4 |
55-64 | 880 | 35 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.8 | 373 | 42.0 | 38.1-46.1 | 472 | 54.1 | 50.1-58.1 |
65-74 | 562 | 43 | 7.2 | 5.1-10.0 | 211 | 36.2 | 31.7-41.0 | 308 | 56.6 | 51.7-61.4 |
75+ | 338 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.4 | 108 | 33.4 | 27.7-39.7 | 210 | 61.6 | 55.3-67.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 794 | 45 | 5.7 | 4.0- 8.1 | 294 | 34.3 | 30.3-38.5 | 455 | 60.0 | 55.6-64.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,379 | 96 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.5 | 651 | 46.8 | 43.5-50.0 | 632 | 47.3 | 44.0-50.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,173 | 75 | 6.1 | 4.6- 7.9 | 578 | 48.2 | 44.8-51.7 | 520 | 45.7 | 42.3-49.2 |
College Graduate | 1,537 | 78 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.5 | 728 | 45.6 | 42.6-48.6 | 731 | 49.4 | 46.3-52.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 426 | 29 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.9 | 176 | 37.7 | 31.6-44.2 | 221 | 56.5 | 49.9-62.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 720 | 47 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.5 | 312 | 41.0 | 36.6-45.5 | 361 | 53.1 | 48.5-57.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 611 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.7 | 313 | 50.7 | 46.1-55.4 | 255 | 43.0 | 38.4-47.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 744 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.1 | 371 | 47.5 | 43.3-51.9 | 325 | 46.7 | 42.4-51.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 709 | 46 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 342 | 46.9 | 42.6-51.2 | 321 | 47.0 | 42.7-51.3 |
$75,000+ | 826 | 47 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.0 | 391 | 46.1 | 42.1-50.2 | 388 | 48.1 | 44.0-52.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,432 | 96 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 | 647 | 44.9 | 41.8-48.2 | 689 | 48.8 | 45.5-52.0 |
No | 3,408 | 197 | 5.4 | 4.6- 6.4 | 1,582 | 44.4 | 42.4-46.4 | 1,629 | 50.2 | 48.2-52.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,523 | 91 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 | 673 | 44.4 | 41.4-47.4 | 759 | 49.8 | 46.8-52.8 |
Non-Veteran | 3,242 | 193 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.5 | 1,508 | 44.2 | 42.1-46.3 | 1,541 | 50.3 | 48.2-52.4 |
Currently Serving | 127 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.9-13.2 | 74 | 57.4 | 47.3-66.9 | 42 | 35.3 | 26.2-45.6 |
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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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