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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,761 | 10,413 | 72.3 | 71.5-73.2 | 1,234 | 8.1 | 7.6- 8.7 | 1,062 | 7.0 | 6.5- 7.5 | 2,052 | 12.6 | 12.0-13.2 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 397 | 278 | 71.2 | 65.7-76.1 | 47 | 12.4 | 8.9-17.1 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 56 | 12.6 | 9.4-16.6 |
Buncombe | 361 | 241 | 67.4 | 61.9-72.5 | 37 | 9.7 | 6.9-13.6 | 26 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.8 | 57 | 15.6 | 12.0-20.1 |
Cabarrus | 420 | 297 | 70.1 | 64.8-74.9 | 38 | 10.8 | 7.7-15.0 | 26 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 | 59 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.8 |
Catawba | 367 | 260 | 68.6 | 62.2-74.3 | 21 | 6.6 | 4.0-10.7 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.4-13.0 | 61 | 16.3 | 11.8-22.1 |
Cumberland | 437 | 327 | 74.1 | 68.9-78.6 | 42 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.3 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.7 | 44 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 |
Davidson | 378 | 240 | 65.5 | 59.4-71.2 | 43 | 10.7 | 7.6-14.8 | 38 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 57 | 14.6 | 10.4-20.0 |
Durham | 407 | 312 | 75.1 | 69.6-79.9 | 33 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.5 | 17 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.1 | 45 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.6 |
Forsyth | 438 | 287 | 67.4 | 62.3-72.1 | 45 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.2 | 28 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.3 | 78 | 16.5 | 13.0-20.8 |
Gaston | 370 | 262 | 71.2 | 65.6-76.2 | 27 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.8 | 32 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.6 | 49 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.6 |
Guilford | 416 | 321 | 80.0 | 75.4-83.9 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.1 | 29 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.0 | 50 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.5 |
Iredell | 424 | 299 | 71.6 | 66.5-76.3 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.2 | 29 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.7 | 66 | 14.3 | 11.0-18.3 |
Johnston | 474 | 328 | 72.9 | 68.1-77.2 | 44 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.6 | 41 | 7.1 | 5.0- 9.8 | 61 | 11.0 | 8.3-14.4 |
Mecklenburg | 625 | 515 | 83.5 | 80.0-86.5 | 42 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.4 | 27 | 3.9 | 2.6- 5.9 | 41 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 |
New Hanover | 370 | 286 | 78.4 | 73.1-82.8 | 28 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 | 25 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.7 | 31 | 6.9 | 4.7- 9.9 |
Onslow | 382 | 274 | 74.0 | 68.9-78.5 | 35 | 8.4 | 5.9-11.9 | 24 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.4 | 49 | 12.1 | 8.9-16.1 |
Orange | 405 | 341 | 85.3 | 81.0-88.8 | 14 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.6 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.6 | 33 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.1 |
Pitt | 374 | 261 | 68.9 | 63.2-74.1 | 35 | 10.0 | 6.9-14.2 | 33 | 9.7 | 6.6-14.0 | 45 | 11.4 | 8.3-15.6 |
Randolph | 347 | 232 | 68.9 | 62.9-74.2 | 26 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.6 | 36 | 9.9 | 6.9-14.0 | 53 | 14.5 | 10.7-19.4 |
Robeson | 371 | 231 | 62.6 | 56.7-68.2 | 40 | 12.3 | 8.7-17.2 | 34 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.5 | 66 | 15.1 | 11.7-19.3 |
Rowan | 440 | 297 | 67.8 | 62.5-72.7 | 37 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.7 | 38 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.4 | 68 | 15.4 | 11.8-19.8 |
Union | 429 | 343 | 81.9 | 77.5-85.6 | 33 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.0 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.9 | 38 | 7.9 | 5.6-11.1 |
Wake | 591 | 504 | 87.1 | 83.8-89.8 | 35 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.0 | 43 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.7 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 352 | 239 | 68.7 | 63.0-73.9 | 36 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 23 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.1 | 54 | 13.8 | 10.4-18.1 |
Northeast Partnership II | 473 | 308 | 67.4 | 62.5-71.9 | 40 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.6 | 42 | 8.6 | 6.2-11.8 | 83 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.6 |
Northeast Partnership I | 390 | 250 | 67.0 | 61.6-72.0 | 38 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.0 | 38 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.3 | 64 | 14.8 | 11.3-19.1 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 358 | 236 | 66.5 | 60.5-71.9 | 31 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.6 | 30 | 9.4 | 6.2-13.9 | 61 | 16.1 | 12.2-20.9 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 462 | 316 | 69.8 | 64.7-74.5 | 42 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 | 26 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.4 | 78 | 15.9 | 12.3-20.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 405 | 273 | 67.3 | 61.8-72.3 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.4 | 38 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.2 | 63 | 15.6 | 12.0-20.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 397 | 261 | 66.7 | 61.3-71.6 | 33 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 32 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.2 | 71 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 451 | 341 | 77.9 | 73.3-81.9 | 30 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.8 | 26 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 | 54 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 529 | 350 | 64.5 | 59.5-69.1 | 45 | 8.3 | 6.0-11.6 | 58 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.2 | 76 | 14.9 | 11.7-18.9 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 356 | 199 | 57.0 | 51.2-62.7 | 37 | 9.9 | 7.0-13.9 | 48 | 13.6 | 9.9-18.3 | 72 | 19.5 | 15.3-24.4 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 354 | 219 | 64.0 | 57.8-69.7 | 36 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.6 | 30 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.5 | 69 | 17.9 | 13.9-22.8 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 423 | 288 | 67.6 | 62.2-72.5 | 37 | 9.3 | 6.5-12.9 | 32 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.0 | 66 | 15.5 | 11.8-20.2 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 588 | 397 | 67.8 | 62.9-72.4 | 50 | 8.6 | 6.1-12.1 | 50 | 9.9 | 7.0-13.9 | 91 | 13.6 | 10.7-17.2 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 974 | 633 | 67.5 | 64.0-70.7 | 84 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 | 91 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.7 | 166 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.8 |
No | 13,787 | 9,780 | 72.6 | 71.7-73.5 | 1,150 | 8.1 | 7.5- 8.7 | 971 | 6.8 | 6.3- 7.4 | 1,886 | 12.4 | 11.8-13.1 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,938 | 3,391 | 70.0 | 68.4-71.6 | 453 | 8.9 | 8.0- 9.9 | 389 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.8 | 705 | 13.3 | 12.2-14.5 |
Piedmont | 8,214 | 5,974 | 75.3 | 74.1-76.4 | 622 | 7.2 | 6.6- 8.0 | 544 | 6.1 | 5.5- 6.8 | 1,074 | 11.4 | 10.6-12.2 |
Western NC | 1,609 | 1,048 | 66.0 | 63.1-68.8 | 159 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.6 | 129 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.7 | 273 | 15.7 | 13.7-17.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 928 | 626 | 68.1 | 64.2-71.8 | 84 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.2 | 75 | 9.3 | 6.9-12.3 | 143 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.8 |
Northwest | 2,856 | 1,871 | 65.0 | 62.8-67.2 | 258 | 9.5 | 8.2-10.9 | 243 | 8.8 | 7.6-10.2 | 484 | 16.7 | 15.1-18.6 |
Charlotte | 2,187 | 1,648 | 77.3 | 75.1-79.3 | 165 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.0 | 130 | 5.7 | 4.6- 6.9 | 244 | 9.6 | 8.2-11.1 |
Greensboro | 1,909 | 1,401 | 75.5 | 73.0-77.8 | 136 | 6.4 | 5.1- 8.0 | 123 | 6.5 | 5.3- 8.0 | 249 | 11.7 | 10.1-13.5 |
Southern Regional | 1,548 | 1,070 | 71.0 | 68.2-73.7 | 146 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 122 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 | 210 | 12.2 | 10.4-14.2 |
Coastal | 747 | 545 | 71.8 | 67.7-75.5 | 57 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.8 | 62 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.5 | 83 | 11.6 | 9.1-14.6 |
Wake | 2,029 | 1,519 | 80.0 | 77.8-82.0 | 153 | 6.5 | 5.3- 8.0 | 116 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 | 241 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.0 |
Area L | 581 | 376 | 65.5 | 60.9-69.9 | 54 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.6 | 59 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.5 | 92 | 15.6 | 12.4-19.4 |
Eastern | 1,860 | 1,265 | 68.7 | 66.0-71.2 | 173 | 9.5 | 7.9-11.2 | 130 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.6 | 292 | 14.9 | 13.1-16.9 |
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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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