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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,259 | 208 | 15.2 | 13.1-17.5 | 1,051 | 84.8 | 82.5-86.9 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 882 | 189 | 20.6 | 17.7-23.7 | 693 | 79.4 | 76.3-82.3 |
African American | 206 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.1 | 201 | 98.1 | 94.9-99.3 |
Asian | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 100 | . - . |
Native American | 19 | 5 | 17.9 | 6.4-41.0 | 14 | 82.1 | 59.0-93.6 |
Other Minorities | 127 | 8 | 6.4 | 3.0-13.3 | 119 | 93.6 | 86.7-97.0 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 134 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.6-12.3 | 126 | 94.2 | 87.7-97.4 |
-English Speaking | 36 | 2 | 7.9 | 1.7-29.7 | 34 | 92.1 | 70.3-98.3 |
-Spanish Speaking | 98 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.1-12.0 | 92 | 94.9 | 88.0-97.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,124 | 200 | 16.6 | 14.3-19.2 | 924 | 83.4 | 80.8-85.7 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 73 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.2-18.5 | 67 | 92.0 | 81.5-96.8 |
25-34 | 433 | 66 | 12.6 | 9.7-16.2 | 367 | 87.4 | 83.8-90.3 |
35-44 | 501 | 95 | 17.7 | 14.3-21.7 | 406 | 82.3 | 78.3-85.7 |
45-54 | 184 | 34 | 20.7 | 14.7-28.4 | 150 | 79.3 | 71.6-85.3 |
55-64 | 51 | 5 | 7.4 | 2.2-21.9 | 46 | 92.6 | 78.1-97.8 |
65-74 | 15 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.3-23.3 | 13 | 94.0 | 76.7-98.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 194 | 20 | 8.9 | 5.5-14.3 | 174 | 91.1 | 85.7-94.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 367 | 75 | 18.3 | 14.3-23.0 | 292 | 81.7 | 77.0-85.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 298 | 47 | 15.6 | 11.6-20.7 | 251 | 84.4 | 79.3-88.4 |
College Graduate | 398 | 66 | 15.6 | 12.0-20.0 | 332 | 84.4 | 80.0-88.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 51 | 9 | 12.7 | 6.2-24.2 | 42 | 87.3 | 75.8-93.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 183 | 25 | 13.7 | 9.0-20.3 | 158 | 86.3 | 79.7-91.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 172 | 20 | 11.2 | 6.8-17.8 | 152 | 88.8 | 82.2-93.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 186 | 43 | 20.3 | 14.9-27.2 | 143 | 79.7 | 72.8-85.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 222 | 33 | 14.1 | 9.7-19.9 | 189 | 85.9 | 80.1-90.3 |
$75,000+ | 295 | 54 | 17.9 | 13.5-23.4 | 241 | 82.1 | 76.6-86.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 220 | 42 | 15.9 | 11.4-21.7 | 178 | 84.1 | 78.3-88.6 |
No | 1,033 | 165 | 15.0 | 12.7-17.6 | 868 | 85.0 | 82.4-87.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 208 | 30 | 15.5 | 10.5-22.3 | 178 | 84.5 | 77.7-89.5 |
Non-Veteran | 979 | 167 | 15.0 | 12.7-17.6 | 812 | 85.0 | 82.4-87.3 |
Currently Serving | 71 | 11 | 16.9 | 9.1-29.4 | 60 | 83.1 | 70.6-90.9 |
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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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