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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 5,128 | 192 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.2 | 1,115 | 21.2 | 19.9-22.6 | 3,821 | 75.3 | 73.8-76.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,885 | 169 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.0 | 886 | 22.6 | 21.0-24.2 | 2,830 | 73.2 | 71.5-74.9 |
African American | 815 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 149 | 19.1 | 16.0-22.7 | 655 | 79.4 | 75.7-82.6 |
Asian | 35 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.3-12.0 | 5 | 11.3 | 4.1-27.5 | 29 | 86.9 | 70.8-94.8 |
Native American | 87 | 5 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.6 | 30 | 32.7 | 21.2-46.8 | 52 | 63.0 | 49.0-75.0 |
Other Minorities | 279 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.7 | 40 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.0 | 235 | 86.3 | 80.3-90.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 284 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.6 | 46 | 13.6 | 9.3-19.4 | 233 | 84.9 | 78.9-89.4 |
-English Speaking | 96 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9-16.4 | 24 | 23.1 | 14.8-34.0 | 67 | 71.1 | 59.3-80.6 |
-Spanish Speaking | 188 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 10.2 | 5.7-17.7 | 166 | 89.8 | 82.3-94.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,838 | 186 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.4 | 1,069 | 21.9 | 20.5-23.4 | 3,583 | 74.4 | 72.9-75.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 322 | 24 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.6 | 88 | 29.1 | 23.2-35.8 | 210 | 64.3 | 57.5-70.6 |
25-34 | 849 | 28 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.5 | 206 | 23.0 | 19.8-26.6 | 615 | 74.0 | 70.4-77.4 |
35-44 | 1,031 | 46 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 285 | 25.1 | 22.2-28.4 | 700 | 71.1 | 67.7-74.2 |
45-54 | 982 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.5 | 230 | 23.1 | 20.0-26.5 | 731 | 74.9 | 71.3-78.1 |
55-64 | 937 | 26 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.6 | 148 | 15.0 | 12.4-18.0 | 763 | 82.1 | 78.9-84.9 |
65-74 | 609 | 31 | 5.4 | 3.6- 7.9 | 101 | 15.6 | 12.7-19.1 | 477 | 79.0 | 75.0-82.4 |
75+ | 382 | 16 | 3.4 | 2.0- 6.0 | 55 | 14.7 | 11.0-19.5 | 311 | 81.8 | 76.9-86.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 835 | 42 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.3 | 164 | 17.7 | 14.7-21.0 | 629 | 77.2 | 73.5-80.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,457 | 68 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.2 | 344 | 22.0 | 19.5-24.7 | 1,045 | 74.1 | 71.2-76.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,219 | 52 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.1 | 284 | 23.8 | 21.1-26.9 | 883 | 71.7 | 68.5-74.7 |
College Graduate | 1,606 | 29 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 323 | 20.7 | 18.4-23.2 | 1,254 | 77.8 | 75.3-80.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 451 | 21 | 4.7 | 2.9- 7.7 | 109 | 24.9 | 19.6-31.0 | 321 | 70.4 | 64.1-76.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 760 | 36 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.6 | 168 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.5 | 556 | 77.2 | 73.6-80.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 630 | 31 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 160 | 24.4 | 20.6-28.5 | 439 | 71.5 | 67.2-75.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 781 | 29 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.2 | 174 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.2 | 578 | 75.4 | 71.6-78.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 744 | 22 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.8 | 167 | 22.5 | 19.2-26.2 | 555 | 75.1 | 71.3-78.5 |
$75,000+ | 866 | 19 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | 180 | 21.3 | 18.2-24.8 | 667 | 76.4 | 72.9-79.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,525 | 63 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.7 | 351 | 23.3 | 20.8-26.1 | 1,111 | 72.5 | 69.6-75.2 |
No | 3,549 | 128 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.0 | 751 | 20.4 | 18.9-22.1 | 2,670 | 76.3 | 74.6-78.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,624 | 71 | 4.5 | 3.4- 5.8 | 321 | 19.7 | 17.4-22.2 | 1,232 | 75.8 | 73.2-78.3 |
Non-Veteran | 3,374 | 115 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 | 756 | 21.4 | 19.7-23.1 | 2,503 | 75.5 | 73.7-77.3 |
Currently Serving | 128 | 6 | 4.9 | 2.1-11.0 | 38 | 35.7 | 26.5-45.9 | 84 | 59.4 | 49.3-68.9 |
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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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