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Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 5,216 | 597 | 11.0 | 10.0-12.1 | 1,164 | 22.7 | 21.3-24.1 | 2,214 | 42.5 | 40.8-44.2 | 770 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.9 | 471 | 9.1 | 8.2-10.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,944 | 378 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.5 | 816 | 20.6 | 19.1-22.2 | 1,750 | 44.8 | 43.0-46.7 | 636 | 16.0 | 14.7-17.5 | 364 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.3 |
African American | 830 | 170 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.9 | 251 | 31.3 | 27.6-35.3 | 290 | 34.8 | 31.0-38.8 | 67 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.8 | 52 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.4 |
Asian | 39 | 7 | 16.9 | 7.5-33.7 | 9 | 25.7 | 12.9-44.6 | 17 | 39.9 | 24.0-58.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 17.5 | 7.6-35.5 |
Native American | 87 | 13 | 13.3 | 6.8-24.4 | 16 | 21.2 | 12.2-34.2 | 32 | 34.0 | 22.4-47.9 | 14 | 19.0 | 9.9-33.4 | 12 | 12.5 | 6.6-22.6 |
Other Minorities | 288 | 27 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.6 | 65 | 23.1 | 17.1-30.5 | 110 | 38.4 | 31.4-45.8 | 51 | 18.5 | 13.6-24.7 | 35 | 11.8 | 7.8-17.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 291 | 26 | 7.9 | 5.0-12.1 | 69 | 25.3 | 19.1-32.8 | 115 | 39.2 | 32.3-46.5 | 50 | 16.1 | 11.7-21.8 | 31 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.2 |
-English Speaking | 93 | 13 | 11.6 | 6.1-20.8 | 23 | 32.3 | 21.1-45.9 | 42 | 40.0 | 29.0-52.1 | 10 | 10.6 | 5.0-21.0 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.1-13.7 |
-Spanish Speaking | 198 | 13 | 6.6 | 3.6-11.9 | 46 | 23.0 | 15.9-32.0 | 73 | 38.9 | 30.6-47.9 | 40 | 18.0 | 12.6-25.1 | 26 | 13.5 | 8.4-20.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,919 | 571 | 11.3 | 10.3-12.4 | 1,090 | 22.3 | 21.0-23.8 | 2,098 | 42.8 | 41.2-44.5 | 720 | 14.6 | 13.4-15.8 | 440 | 8.9 | 8.0- 9.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 323 | 27 | 7.9 | 5.0-12.2 | 53 | 18.6 | 13.3-25.4 | 141 | 41.3 | 34.7-48.1 | 71 | 22.8 | 17.5-29.2 | 31 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 |
25-34 | 854 | 73 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.5 | 169 | 21.1 | 17.8-24.9 | 398 | 44.9 | 40.9-49.0 | 142 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.6 | 72 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.7 |
35-44 | 1,040 | 91 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 | 189 | 18.3 | 15.6-21.3 | 490 | 46.2 | 42.6-49.9 | 170 | 17.2 | 14.6-20.1 | 100 | 10.4 | 8.2-13.0 |
45-54 | 987 | 110 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.3 | 240 | 25.5 | 22.2-29.0 | 428 | 43.8 | 40.1-47.6 | 124 | 11.1 | 9.0-13.5 | 85 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.2 |
55-64 | 945 | 122 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.6 | 230 | 24.6 | 21.5-28.1 | 389 | 41.7 | 37.9-45.7 | 129 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.1 | 75 | 8.5 | 6.6-11.0 |
65-74 | 652 | 91 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.9 | 165 | 25.9 | 22.0-30.3 | 231 | 36.2 | 31.8-40.7 | 92 | 13.8 | 11.0-17.1 | 73 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.7 |
75+ | 398 | 79 | 20.0 | 15.8-25.0 | 114 | 27.8 | 22.9-33.4 | 132 | 33.9 | 28.6-39.7 | 41 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.4 | 32 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 891 | 150 | 15.1 | 12.5-18.1 | 221 | 24.9 | 21.3-29.0 | 312 | 35.1 | 31.2-39.2 | 123 | 14.4 | 11.6-17.7 | 85 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,475 | 181 | 12.0 | 10.2-14.1 | 327 | 22.3 | 19.8-25.0 | 607 | 42.4 | 39.3-45.5 | 220 | 14.6 | 12.6-17.0 | 140 | 8.7 | 7.2-10.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,236 | 116 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.9 | 273 | 22.9 | 20.1-25.9 | 525 | 41.3 | 38.1-44.6 | 194 | 16.1 | 13.7-18.8 | 128 | 10.9 | 8.8-13.3 |
College Graduate | 1,601 | 148 | 9.2 | 7.6-11.2 | 342 | 21.6 | 19.2-24.2 | 765 | 48.2 | 45.2-51.1 | 231 | 13.9 | 12.0-16.0 | 115 | 7.2 | 5.8- 8.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 469 | 89 | 17.4 | 13.6-22.0 | 113 | 21.2 | 16.6-26.8 | 175 | 41.0 | 34.9-47.4 | 48 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.4 | 44 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 779 | 91 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.4 | 197 | 24.8 | 21.2-28.8 | 308 | 37.6 | 33.5-42.0 | 111 | 15.9 | 12.7-19.7 | 72 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 642 | 71 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.5 | 142 | 21.7 | 18.2-25.6 | 266 | 41.2 | 36.7-45.8 | 108 | 16.6 | 13.5-20.3 | 55 | 8.4 | 6.1-11.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 786 | 71 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.6 | 155 | 21.8 | 18.4-25.6 | 379 | 46.3 | 42.2-50.5 | 119 | 15.1 | 12.3-18.3 | 62 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 748 | 65 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.2 | 135 | 18.9 | 15.8-22.4 | 350 | 46.2 | 42.0-50.4 | 140 | 18.0 | 15.0-21.4 | 58 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.2 |
$75,000+ | 857 | 49 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 166 | 19.2 | 16.2-22.6 | 429 | 51.2 | 47.2-55.2 | 143 | 15.7 | 13.1-18.7 | 70 | 8.4 | 6.4-11.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,585 | 272 | 16.1 | 14.1-18.3 | 419 | 25.6 | 23.0-28.3 | 550 | 35.7 | 32.8-38.7 | 188 | 12.6 | 10.6-15.0 | 156 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.0 |
No | 3,595 | 322 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.2 | 738 | 21.6 | 19.9-23.3 | 1,649 | 45.2 | 43.2-47.2 | 578 | 15.6 | 14.2-17.1 | 308 | 8.6 | 7.5- 9.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,656 | 203 | 12.6 | 10.8-14.7 | 423 | 24.6 | 22.3-27.2 | 642 | 39.4 | 36.6-42.3 | 228 | 14.0 | 12.1-16.2 | 160 | 9.3 | 7.8-11.1 |
Non-Veteran | 3,432 | 382 | 10.4 | 9.3-11.7 | 716 | 21.8 | 20.1-23.6 | 1,511 | 43.8 | 41.7-45.8 | 521 | 14.9 | 13.5-16.4 | 302 | 9.1 | 7.9-10.4 |
Currently Serving | 126 | 12 | 9.1 | 4.8-16.6 | 24 | 23.0 | 15.1-33.4 | 61 | 43.2 | 33.9-53.1 | 20 | 18.3 | 11.7-27.5 | 9 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.8 |
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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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