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Total Respond.^ |
No | Yes | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 5,480 | 5,256 | 95.9 | 95.2-96.5 | 224 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.8 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 4,149 | 3,965 | 95.5 | 94.6-96.2 | 184 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.4 |
African American | 878 | 853 | 97.5 | 96.0-98.4 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 |
Asian | 41 | 38 | 96.3 | 88.7-98.9 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.1-11.3 |
Native American | 86 | 82 | 95.1 | 87.1-98.2 | 4 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.9 |
Other Minorities | 296 | 288 | 96.5 | 92.8-98.3 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.2 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 297 | 289 | 96.9 | 93.7-98.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.3 |
-English Speaking | 100 | 98 | 97.9 | 91.4-99.5 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.6 |
-Spanish Speaking | 197 | 191 | 96.5 | 92.4-98.5 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5- 7.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,175 | 4,959 | 95.8 | 95.1-96.4 | 216 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.9 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 333 | 313 | 93.6 | 89.6-96.1 | 20 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.4 |
25-34 | 889 | 847 | 95.6 | 93.7-97.0 | 42 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 |
35-44 | 1,082 | 1,025 | 94.8 | 92.9-96.2 | 57 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.1 |
45-54 | 1,033 | 987 | 96.0 | 94.4-97.1 | 46 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.6 |
55-64 | 997 | 965 | 96.7 | 95.1-97.8 | 32 | 3.3 | 2.2- 4.9 |
65-74 | 685 | 667 | 97.3 | 95.6-98.4 | 18 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 |
75+ | 442 | 435 | 99.1 | 97.9-99.6 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 947 | 906 | 95.3 | 93.3-96.7 | 41 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,562 | 1,495 | 95.7 | 94.2-96.8 | 67 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,282 | 1,229 | 95.6 | 94.0-96.8 | 53 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 |
College Graduate | 1,676 | 1,614 | 96.7 | 95.6-97.5 | 62 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 499 | 487 | 97.8 | 95.6-98.9 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 821 | 774 | 93.6 | 90.9-95.5 | 47 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 662 | 638 | 97.0 | 95.2-98.2 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 821 | 784 | 95.5 | 93.5-96.9 | 37 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 787 | 742 | 93.8 | 91.5-95.5 | 45 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 |
$75,000+ | 889 | 858 | 96.4 | 94.7-97.6 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,629 | 1,557 | 95.4 | 93.9-96.5 | 72 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.1 |
No | 3,649 | 3,507 | 96.3 | 95.6-97.0 | 142 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,751 | 1,684 | 96.0 | 94.8-97.0 | 67 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.2 |
Non-Veteran | 3,581 | 3,431 | 95.9 | 95.1-96.6 | 150 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 |
Currently Serving | 130 | 124 | 94.8 | 88.4-97.8 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.6 |
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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions.
No = Respondents reported having LESS than or equal to 2 drinks/day for MALES and LESS than or equal to 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
Yes = Respondents reported having MORE than 2
drinks/day for MALES and MORE than 1 drink/day for FEMALES.
^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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