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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,691 | 7,817 | 53.9 | 52.9-54.9 | 4,742 | 31.4 | 30.4-32.3 | 1,299 | 9.2 | 8.6- 9.8 | 278 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.4 | 555 | 3.5 | 3.2- 3.9 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 397 | 208 | 51.9 | 46.2-57.6 | 137 | 36.0 | 30.6-41.9 | 32 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.3 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 |
Buncombe | 362 | 190 | 52.3 | 46.5-57.9 | 116 | 31.6 | 26.5-37.2 | 35 | 9.7 | 6.8-13.6 | 14 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 |
Cabarrus | 414 | 233 | 56.2 | 50.7-61.5 | 135 | 32.2 | 27.3-37.4 | 36 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.7 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.1 |
Catawba | 365 | 185 | 50.5 | 44.4-56.6 | 127 | 34.2 | 28.8-40.1 | 31 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 |
Cumberland | 438 | 257 | 57.1 | 51.6-62.3 | 134 | 30.8 | 26.0-36.0 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.2 | 11 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.7 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 |
Davidson | 374 | 162 | 41.9 | 36.0-48.1 | 150 | 41.8 | 35.8-48.1 | 42 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.6 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.6 |
Durham | 403 | 228 | 56.8 | 51.0-62.4 | 127 | 29.3 | 24.5-34.6 | 30 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.1 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 |
Forsyth | 439 | 228 | 50.8 | 45.5-56.1 | 141 | 32.8 | 28.0-38.0 | 47 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.4 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 |
Gaston | 364 | 203 | 54.3 | 48.5-60.1 | 117 | 33.3 | 28.0-39.0 | 22 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.1 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.6 | 13 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.2 |
Guilford | 417 | 233 | 56.6 | 51.0-62.0 | 123 | 29.0 | 24.2-34.3 | 42 | 10.7 | 7.7-14.7 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 |
Iredell | 419 | 236 | 55.0 | 49.2-60.6 | 123 | 30.1 | 24.8-35.9 | 39 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.4 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.7 |
Johnston | 474 | 246 | 53.3 | 47.7-58.9 | 154 | 32.6 | 27.5-38.0 | 50 | 9.8 | 7.1-13.4 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.0 |
Mecklenburg | 622 | 369 | 59.6 | 55.2-63.9 | 190 | 29.4 | 25.6-33.5 | 35 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.3 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.1 |
New Hanover | 369 | 205 | 53.0 | 47.1-58.8 | 121 | 36.3 | 30.7-42.3 | 27 | 6.6 | 4.3-10.0 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.0 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 |
Onslow | 380 | 209 | 54.6 | 48.9-60.2 | 116 | 29.8 | 25.0-35.1 | 38 | 11.7 | 8.2-16.2 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 |
Orange | 406 | 247 | 59.8 | 54.1-65.3 | 119 | 30.7 | 25.6-36.2 | 22 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.9 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.2 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 |
Pitt | 373 | 185 | 49.1 | 43.3-54.8 | 121 | 32.7 | 27.6-38.3 | 44 | 12.4 | 9.0-16.8 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.7 | 14 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.5 |
Randolph | 346 | 152 | 45.7 | 39.5-51.9 | 137 | 37.3 | 31.6-43.2 | 36 | 11.5 | 7.9-16.3 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 18 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.6 |
Robeson | 370 | 171 | 47.9 | 42.0-53.8 | 112 | 28.4 | 23.6-33.9 | 55 | 15.4 | 11.6-20.2 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.6 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.7 |
Rowan | 440 | 222 | 51.0 | 45.6-56.3 | 155 | 34.4 | 29.5-39.7 | 43 | 10.0 | 7.2-13.8 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.1 |
Union | 426 | 228 | 53.5 | 47.9-59.1 | 145 | 36.2 | 30.8-41.9 | 30 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.0 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.0 |
Wake | 590 | 368 | 63.6 | 59.0-67.9 | 160 | 24.7 | 21.0-28.8 | 33 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.5 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.2 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 349 | 192 | 54.7 | 48.6-60.6 | 108 | 29.8 | 24.6-35.7 | 29 | 9.1 | 6.1-13.3 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.0 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 |
Northeast Partnership II | 470 | 256 | 54.1 | 48.9-59.2 | 156 | 35.0 | 30.2-40.2 | 36 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 |
Northeast Partnership I | 390 | 199 | 53.2 | 47.5-58.8 | 125 | 30.5 | 25.6-35.9 | 33 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.3 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.4 | 24 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.4 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 356 | 182 | 52.9 | 46.8-59.0 | 121 | 33.7 | 28.3-39.6 | 38 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 457 | 214 | 48.6 | 43.2-54.1 | 146 | 30.5 | 25.8-35.7 | 63 | 14.2 | 10.8-18.4 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.2 | 17 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 403 | 191 | 46.8 | 41.3-52.3 | 132 | 31.9 | 27.0-37.2 | 45 | 12.2 | 9.0-16.3 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 | 27 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.3 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 396 | 204 | 49.7 | 44.2-55.2 | 132 | 34.7 | 29.5-40.2 | 33 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.6 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.1 | 20 | 4.9 | 3.0- 8.2 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 447 | 250 | 55.5 | 49.9-60.9 | 137 | 30.0 | 25.1-35.3 | 33 | 8.6 | 5.8-12.6 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.6 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 523 | 290 | 55.8 | 50.8-60.7 | 169 | 32.1 | 27.6-36.8 | 36 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 352 | 158 | 43.0 | 37.4-48.8 | 111 | 32.6 | 27.4-38.4 | 52 | 16.7 | 12.6-21.7 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.7 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.7 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 353 | 174 | 50.8 | 44.3-57.3 | 122 | 33.5 | 27.9-39.6 | 32 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.4 | 21 | 6.2 | 3.9- 9.8 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 420 | 238 | 56.8 | 51.3-62.2 | 132 | 31.3 | 26.4-36.6 | 29 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.7 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.2 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 587 | 304 | 52.0 | 47.0-57.0 | 191 | 31.0 | 26.6-35.8 | 48 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.2 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 | 33 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 969 | 510 | 52.7 | 49.0-56.4 | 322 | 34.1 | 30.6-37.8 | 77 | 7.3 | 5.7- 9.3 | 18 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 42 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 |
No | 13,722 | 7,307 | 54.0 | 52.9-55.0 | 4,420 | 31.2 | 30.2-32.2 | 1,222 | 9.3 | 8.7-10.0 | 260 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.4 | 513 | 3.5 | 3.1- 3.9 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,919 | 2,568 | 52.6 | 50.9-54.3 | 1,563 | 31.5 | 29.9-33.1 | 491 | 10.0 | 9.1-11.1 | 109 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 | 188 | 3.5 | 3.0- 4.2 |
Piedmont | 8,167 | 4,424 | 55.2 | 53.8-56.6 | 2,650 | 31.1 | 29.9-32.4 | 664 | 8.6 | 7.8- 9.5 | 133 | 1.7 | 1.4- 2.2 | 296 | 3.3 | 2.9- 3.8 |
Western NC | 1,605 | 825 | 51.6 | 48.6-54.6 | 529 | 31.9 | 29.2-34.7 | 144 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.7 | 36 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.0 | 71 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 928 | 484 | 52.4 | 48.4-56.4 | 301 | 31.0 | 27.5-34.8 | 79 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.1 | 25 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 39 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.3 |
Northwest | 2,844 | 1,422 | 48.7 | 46.4-51.0 | 968 | 34.2 | 32.1-36.4 | 285 | 11.2 | 9.7-12.8 | 42 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 127 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.0 |
Charlotte | 2,168 | 1,223 | 57.3 | 54.6-59.8 | 703 | 31.6 | 29.2-34.1 | 142 | 6.5 | 5.3- 8.0 | 41 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 | 59 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.6 |
Greensboro | 1,904 | 1,026 | 54.6 | 51.7-57.4 | 618 | 31.2 | 28.6-33.9 | 162 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.6 | 26 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 72 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.4 |
Southern Regional | 1,545 | 813 | 53.6 | 50.6-56.7 | 483 | 30.7 | 28.0-33.6 | 155 | 10.0 | 8.3-11.9 | 41 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 | 53 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.8 |
Coastal | 743 | 392 | 51.1 | 46.9-55.3 | 235 | 32.3 | 28.5-36.4 | 69 | 10.1 | 7.8-13.2 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 34 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.3 |
Wake | 2,021 | 1,131 | 58.6 | 55.7-61.3 | 620 | 28.4 | 26.0-31.0 | 156 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.6 | 38 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 | 76 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.4 |
Area L | 581 | 311 | 55.8 | 51.1-60.5 | 180 | 30.4 | 26.3-34.9 | 60 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.0 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.3 |
Eastern | 1,848 | 964 | 51.8 | 49.0-54.5 | 592 | 31.8 | 29.3-34.4 | 185 | 10.5 | 8.9-12.3 | 42 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 | 65 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.9 |
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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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