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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 2,155 | 1,649 | 76.9 | 74.6-79.0 | 365 | 16.6 | 14.8-18.7 | 72 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.5 | 69 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 1,621 | 1,255 | 78.0 | 75.5-80.4 | 255 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.7 | 54 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 57 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.8 |
African American | 324 | 245 | 76.8 | 71.1-81.7 | 63 | 17.5 | 13.3-22.6 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.1 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.3 |
Asian | 26 | 19 | 81.6 | 62.5-92.2 | 6 | 17.7 | 7.3-36.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.2 |
Native American | 25 | 18 | 57.1 | 31.0-79.8 | 5 | 38.7 | 16.8-66.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 4.2 | 0.7-20.5 |
Other Minorities | 142 | 98 | 69.3 | 58.5-78.3 | 34 | 22.2 | 14.5-32.6 | 9 | 7.9 | 3.6-16.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.1 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 152 | 104 | 69.2 | 58.9-77.8 | 38 | 22.9 | 15.4-32.7 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.3-15.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.9 |
-English Speaking | 44 | 36 | 75.8 | 56.0-88.5 | 6 | 13.8 | 5.6-30.3 | 2 | 10.4 | 2.5-34.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
-Spanish Speaking | 108 | 68 | 67.1 | 54.9-77.4 | 32 | 25.7 | 16.5-37.7 | 7 | 6.4 | 2.5-15.6 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,002 | 1,545 | 77.8 | 75.5-79.9 | 327 | 15.9 | 14.1-17.9 | 62 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 68 | 3.4 | 2.6- 4.5 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 125 | 96 | 73.3 | 61.2-82.7 | 22 | 21.9 | 13.2-34.2 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 7.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.4 |
25-34 | 501 | 387 | 79.2 | 74.6-83.2 | 87 | 16.0 | 12.4-20.3 | 15 | 2.7 | 1.4- 4.9 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 |
35-44 | 590 | 437 | 74.9 | 70.5-78.9 | 113 | 18.3 | 14.9-22.2 | 18 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.5 | 22 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.2 |
45-54 | 525 | 403 | 77.9 | 73.3-81.8 | 89 | 16.2 | 12.7-20.4 | 19 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.6- 5.7 |
55-64 | 335 | 262 | 76.5 | 70.2-81.7 | 47 | 14.7 | 10.6-20.1 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.1- 8.8 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 |
65-74 | 66 | 53 | 73.4 | 56.2-85.6 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.5-20.5 | 5 | 10.8 | 3.2-30.4 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.7-24.2 |
75+ | 6 | 5 | 78.6 | 29.1-97.1 | 1 | 21.4 | 2.9-70.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 217 | 130 | 61.6 | 53.0-69.5 | 62 | 25.6 | 18.8-33.7 | 17 | 9.0 | 5.0-15.7 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 514 | 347 | 68.0 | 63.0-72.6 | 121 | 22.3 | 18.4-26.8 | 25 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.3 | 21 | 5.0 | 3.1- 8.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 515 | 376 | 74.8 | 70.2-79.0 | 102 | 19.1 | 15.4-23.5 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.6 | 23 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.6 |
College Graduate | 907 | 794 | 87.4 | 84.3-90.0 | 80 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.4 | 16 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 70 | 42 | 63.4 | 46.3-77.7 | 19 | 26.2 | 13.7-44.1 | 4 | 5.9 | 1.5-20.1 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.6-12.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 252 | 161 | 65.5 | 57.9-72.3 | 60 | 23.2 | 17.5-30.0 | 22 | 7.7 | 4.5-12.9 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 250 | 178 | 71.6 | 64.6-77.7 | 58 | 22.3 | 16.9-29.0 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.0 | 9 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 371 | 271 | 75.4 | 70.0-80.1 | 70 | 16.6 | 12.8-21.3 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 18 | 5.4 | 3.2- 9.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 410 | 309 | 74.7 | 69.3-79.4 | 79 | 20.1 | 15.8-25.3 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.8 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.3 |
$75,000+ | 553 | 489 | 88.6 | 84.9-91.5 | 44 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 395 | 295 | 75.3 | 69.6-80.2 | 73 | 16.6 | 12.7-21.4 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.4- 8.7 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.5 |
No | 1,723 | 1,326 | 77.2 | 74.7-79.6 | 286 | 16.7 | 14.6-19.1 | 56 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.3 | 55 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 481 | 373 | 78.4 | 73.6-82.5 | 79 | 16.0 | 12.5-20.4 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.4 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 |
Non-Veteran | 1,601 | 1,211 | 76.0 | 73.3-78.5 | 279 | 17.1 | 14.9-19.6 | 54 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.7 | 57 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 |
Currently Serving | 73 | 65 | 88.3 | 76.5-94.6 | 7 | 8.9 | 3.9-19.3 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
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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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