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Total Respond.^ |
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 | 5,319 | 1,493 | 27.5 | 26.1-29.0 | 1,049 | 19.2 | 18.0-20.6 | 1,130 | 21.3 | 20.0-22.7 | 489 | 10.1 | 9.0-11.2 | 1,158 | 21.9 | 20.5-23.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,033 | 1,078 | 26.4 | 24.8-28.1 | 865 | 21.1 | 19.7-22.7 | 902 | 22.5 | 21.0-24.2 | 392 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.6 | 796 | 19.6 | 18.2-21.2 |
African American | 838 | 298 | 34.0 | 30.2-37.9 | 120 | 14.2 | 11.6-17.3 | 138 | 16.8 | 14.0-20.1 | 43 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.3 | 239 | 29.8 | 26.1-33.8 |
Asian | 39 | 11 | 28.2 | 15.0-46.5 | 4 | 9.8 | 3.5-24.6 | 11 | 26.9 | 13.6-46.3 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.7-23.7 | 11 | 28.2 | 14.9-46.8 |
Native American | 90 | 32 | 41.5 | 28.6-55.7 | 8 | 9.4 | 3.3-24.0 | 13 | 11.2 | 6.1-19.8 | 7 | 10.3 | 4.4-22.4 | 30 | 27.5 | 18.0-39.7 |
Other Minorities | 291 | 66 | 22.5 | 17.1-29.1 | 49 | 16.4 | 11.5-22.8 | 60 | 20.3 | 15.2-26.7 | 41 | 16.5 | 11.4-23.2 | 75 | 24.3 | 18.4-31.4 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 293 | 65 | 22.2 | 16.8-28.6 | 53 | 18.3 | 13.1-24.8 | 63 | 20.6 | 15.5-26.9 | 42 | 15.5 | 10.7-21.8 | 70 | 23.5 | 17.7-30.5 |
-English Speaking | 96 | 23 | 23.9 | 15.0-35.8 | 19 | 21.2 | 12.6-33.6 | 23 | 25.4 | 16.0-37.8 | 8 | 8.8 | 3.9-19.0 | 23 | 20.6 | 13.1-30.9 |
-Spanish Speaking | 197 | 42 | 21.6 | 15.4-29.5 | 34 | 17.3 | 11.4-25.3 | 40 | 18.9 | 13.2-26.4 | 34 | 17.7 | 11.8-25.8 | 47 | 24.5 | 17.4-33.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,020 | 1,427 | 28.1 | 26.6-29.6 | 994 | 19.3 | 18.1-20.7 | 1,065 | 21.3 | 20.0-22.8 | 447 | 9.6 | 8.6-10.6 | 1,087 | 21.7 | 20.3-23.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 321 | 63 | 19.8 | 14.9-25.9 | 41 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.8 | 78 | 24.6 | 19.0-31.1 | 47 | 16.7 | 12.2-22.6 | 92 | 27.7 | 21.7-34.6 |
25-34 | 869 | 151 | 19.0 | 15.9-22.4 | 176 | 19.4 | 16.4-22.8 | 225 | 23.7 | 20.6-27.1 | 114 | 13.1 | 10.5-16.1 | 203 | 24.9 | 21.4-28.8 |
35-44 | 1,053 | 225 | 21.9 | 19.0-25.1 | 226 | 22.0 | 19.1-25.2 | 261 | 25.3 | 22.3-28.6 | 101 | 8.9 | 7.2-11.1 | 240 | 21.9 | 19.0-25.1 |
45-54 | 1,014 | 272 | 27.2 | 24.0-30.7 | 216 | 20.5 | 17.8-23.6 | 220 | 21.3 | 18.4-24.5 | 91 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.9 | 215 | 20.1 | 17.4-23.2 |
55-64 | 961 | 331 | 33.7 | 30.2-37.4 | 173 | 17.2 | 14.5-20.3 | 175 | 18.0 | 15.2-21.3 | 87 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.9 | 195 | 20.9 | 17.9-24.4 |
65-74 | 669 | 261 | 38.5 | 34.2-43.0 | 131 | 20.6 | 17.2-24.6 | 107 | 17.0 | 13.7-20.8 | 29 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 141 | 20.0 | 16.6-23.7 |
75+ | 415 | 184 | 45.1 | 39.4-50.8 | 80 | 17.8 | 13.8-22.6 | 61 | 14.6 | 11.0-19.0 | 19 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.2 | 71 | 17.4 | 13.4-22.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 906 | 329 | 34.3 | 30.5-38.3 | 117 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.4 | 144 | 16.3 | 13.4-19.6 | 63 | 8.9 | 6.6-12.0 | 253 | 27.3 | 23.7-31.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,504 | 378 | 25.1 | 22.5-27.8 | 258 | 16.5 | 14.3-18.8 | 314 | 21.7 | 19.2-24.5 | 144 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.2 | 410 | 25.8 | 23.3-28.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,252 | 332 | 26.4 | 23.5-29.4 | 248 | 19.7 | 17.2-22.5 | 272 | 21.0 | 18.4-23.8 | 121 | 9.9 | 8.1-12.0 | 279 | 23.1 | 20.3-26.1 |
College Graduate | 1,644 | 448 | 26.3 | 23.8-28.9 | 426 | 25.2 | 22.8-27.8 | 399 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.0 | 160 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.2 | 211 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 477 | 183 | 35.2 | 29.8-41.1 | 56 | 12.1 | 8.6-16.8 | 63 | 14.8 | 10.7-20.2 | 34 | 7.4 | 4.5-12.0 | 141 | 30.4 | 24.9-36.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 788 | 249 | 31.1 | 27.2-35.3 | 117 | 13.2 | 10.6-16.3 | 154 | 20.3 | 17.0-24.1 | 73 | 10.6 | 7.9-14.0 | 195 | 24.8 | 21.1-28.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 646 | 149 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.1 | 136 | 19.8 | 16.5-23.6 | 141 | 21.6 | 18.2-25.6 | 56 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.7 | 164 | 26.9 | 22.9-31.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 801 | 205 | 27.3 | 23.7-31.3 | 164 | 21.2 | 17.9-24.8 | 191 | 23.0 | 19.7-26.6 | 79 | 10.3 | 7.9-13.2 | 162 | 18.3 | 15.4-21.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 766 | 184 | 25.4 | 21.8-29.3 | 169 | 20.1 | 17.1-23.6 | 169 | 22.4 | 19.1-26.1 | 80 | 10.4 | 8.2-13.2 | 164 | 21.7 | 18.5-25.3 |
$75,000+ | 878 | 204 | 21.5 | 18.6-24.8 | 230 | 26.9 | 23.5-30.6 | 228 | 25.3 | 22.0-28.8 | 102 | 13.1 | 10.5-16.3 | 114 | 13.2 | 10.7-16.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,609 | 532 | 30.4 | 27.8-33.2 | 287 | 18.6 | 16.3-21.1 | 282 | 18.2 | 16.0-20.7 | 117 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.4 | 391 | 24.5 | 21.9-27.3 |
No | 3,672 | 947 | 26.3 | 24.6-28.1 | 758 | 19.6 | 18.1-21.2 | 837 | 22.5 | 20.9-24.2 | 372 | 10.9 | 9.6-12.2 | 758 | 20.7 | 19.1-22.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,700 | 548 | 31.0 | 28.5-33.7 | 362 | 20.4 | 18.2-22.7 | 296 | 18.0 | 15.9-20.4 | 137 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.6 | 357 | 21.1 | 18.9-23.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,488 | 919 | 26.1 | 24.4-28.0 | 664 | 18.8 | 17.3-20.5 | 789 | 22.3 | 20.7-24.1 | 341 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.8 | 775 | 22.3 | 20.6-24.2 |
Currently Serving | 129 | 26 | 25.1 | 17.1-35.3 | 22 | 17.4 | 11.1-26.2 | 44 | 32.9 | 24.5-42.6 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.8 | 26 | 17.3 | 11.3-25.6 |
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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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