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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 5,412 | 3,731 | 71.8 | 70.3-73.2 | 411 | 7.3 | 6.5- 8.2 | 458 | 7.9 | 7.1- 8.8 | 812 | 13.0 | 12.0-14.0 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 4,102 | 2,820 | 71.2 | 69.5-72.8 | 285 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.8 | 356 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.1 | 641 | 14.0 | 12.8-15.3 |
African American | 858 | 556 | 67.1 | 63.3-70.8 | 89 | 9.4 | 7.3-11.9 | 75 | 9.2 | 7.1-11.9 | 138 | 14.3 | 11.8-17.3 |
Asian | 38 | 32 | 84.5 | 66.8-93.7 | 3 | 9.6 | 2.9-27.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.9 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.7-21.0 |
Native American | 90 | 55 | 68.7 | 56.4-78.8 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.6-14.9 | 16 | 17.0 | 9.7-27.9 | 10 | 6.8 | 3.0-14.7 |
Other Minorities | 296 | 250 | 85.4 | 79.7-89.7 | 22 | 7.6 | 4.7-11.9 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.1 | 16 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 299 | 259 | 87.4 | 82.2-91.3 | 22 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.5 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 |
-English Speaking | 100 | 86 | 89.5 | 81.3-94.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.8-11.1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.8-10.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.1- 7.9 |
-Spanish Speaking | 199 | 173 | 86.7 | 80.0-91.4 | 17 | 8.4 | 4.9-13.9 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,106 | 3,468 | 70.4 | 68.8-71.8 | 388 | 7.3 | 6.5- 8.2 | 450 | 8.4 | 7.5- 9.3 | 800 | 14.0 | 12.9-15.1 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 327 | 242 | 76.1 | 70.2-81.1 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.4 | 25 | 6.9 | 4.3-11.0 | 34 | 8.1 | 5.4-11.9 |
25-34 | 878 | 704 | 79.8 | 76.2-83.0 | 61 | 6.0 | 4.5- 8.0 | 41 | 6.0 | 4.0- 9.0 | 72 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.6 |
35-44 | 1,066 | 760 | 74.5 | 71.4-77.4 | 86 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.5 | 84 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.2 | 136 | 10.7 | 8.8-13.0 |
45-54 | 1,027 | 692 | 71.9 | 68.6-74.9 | 77 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.1 | 104 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.6 | 154 | 12.5 | 10.4-15.0 |
55-64 | 981 | 631 | 66.0 | 62.2-69.5 | 79 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.5 | 95 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.5 | 176 | 16.2 | 13.6-19.2 |
65-74 | 683 | 425 | 64.9 | 60.6-69.0 | 49 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.1 | 71 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.0 | 138 | 18.6 | 15.4-22.1 |
75+ | 432 | 261 | 61.1 | 55.5-66.4 | 33 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.4 | 37 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.5 | 101 | 23.7 | 19.2-28.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 933 | 552 | 62.8 | 58.8-66.7 | 92 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 113 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.2 | 176 | 15.5 | 13.0-18.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,534 | 958 | 65.2 | 62.3-68.0 | 142 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 175 | 10.4 | 8.8-12.2 | 259 | 15.2 | 13.2-17.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,274 | 886 | 73.2 | 70.3-75.9 | 99 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.8 | 98 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.7 | 191 | 12.8 | 10.9-15.0 |
College Graduate | 1,660 | 1,330 | 82.4 | 80.2-84.5 | 75 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.8 | 71 | 4.4 | 3.2- 5.9 | 184 | 9.5 | 8.0-11.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 495 | 258 | 56.9 | 51.0-62.7 | 51 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.3 | 70 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.8 | 116 | 19.3 | 15.5-23.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 809 | 486 | 62.2 | 57.9-66.3 | 83 | 10.8 | 8.3-13.8 | 89 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.8 | 151 | 16.4 | 13.5-19.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 655 | 420 | 66.4 | 62.0-70.4 | 60 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.5 | 71 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.4 | 104 | 15.4 | 12.4-18.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 809 | 541 | 69.5 | 65.6-73.1 | 70 | 8.4 | 6.4-11.1 | 63 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.7 | 135 | 15.5 | 12.8-18.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 775 | 586 | 77.0 | 73.4-80.3 | 47 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.8 | 36 | 4.8 | 3.3- 6.8 | 106 | 12.6 | 10.1-15.5 |
$75,000+ | 884 | 742 | 86.3 | 83.6-88.6 | 31 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.6 | 33 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.8 | 78 | 7.4 | 5.7- 9.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,641 | 988 | 62.0 | 59.1-64.9 | 158 | 10.0 | 8.3-11.9 | 193 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.8 | 302 | 16.3 | 14.3-18.5 |
No | 3,682 | 2,685 | 75.8 | 74.2-77.4 | 248 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.3 | 256 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.3 | 493 | 11.6 | 10.4-12.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,736 | 1,134 | 68.2 | 65.5-70.7 | 136 | 7.4 | 6.1- 9.0 | 142 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.1 | 324 | 16.9 | 15.0-19.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,544 | 2,489 | 73.0 | 71.2-74.7 | 272 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.5 | 305 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.3 | 478 | 11.5 | 10.3-12.7 |
Currently Serving | 130 | 107 | 82.4 | 73.5-88.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.0 | 10 | 8.0 | 4.0-15.2 | 10 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.3 |
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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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