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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,540 | 847 | 55.2 | 52.0-58.4 | 28 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.8 | 182 | 12.5 | 10.4-14.9 | 483 | 30.6 | 27.8-33.6 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 40 | 18 | 41.1 | 25.2-59.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 13.5 | 5.7-28.8 | 16 | 45.4 | 28.0-64.0 |
Buncombe | 39 | 19 | 52.2 | 34.9-68.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 10.0 | 3.3-26.3 | 15 | 37.8 | 22.7-55.8 |
Cabarrus | 37 | 15 | 36.8 | 22.0-54.6 | 3 | 7.7 | 2.3-23.0 | 8 | 18.4 | 8.3-35.8 | 11 | 37.1 | 20.9-56.8 |
Catawba | 38 | 15 | 46.7 | 28.9-65.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 7.4 | 2.6-19.6 | 19 | 45.9 | 28.4-64.3 |
Cumberland | 55 | 36 | 60.9 | 45.7-74.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 12.4 | 5.8-24.5 | 12 | 26.7 | 15.0-42.9 |
Davidson | 36 | 20 | 58.7 | 40.1-75.1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-11.9 | 4 | 8.3 | 2.9-21.9 | 11 | 31.2 | 16.6-50.8 |
Durham | 27 | 12 | 36.8 | 19.8-57.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 41.2 | 22.1-63.4 | 7 | 22.0 | 9.9-42.1 |
Forsyth | 33 | 19 | 48.9 | 30.4-67.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 16.2 | 6.3-35.7 | 9 | 34.9 | 18.6-55.7 |
Gaston | 49 | 25 | 61.6 | 45.9-75.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 11.4 | 5.0-23.7 | 17 | 27.1 | 16.1-41.8 |
Guilford | 42 | 22 | 47.8 | 31.7-64.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 10.9 | 4.8-22.9 | 14 | 41.4 | 25.5-59.2 |
Iredell | 45 | 26 | 63.3 | 47.0-77.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.4 | 4 | 10.4 | 3.7-26.3 | 14 | 25.4 | 14.3-40.9 |
Johnston | 52 | 33 | 66.6 | 48.3-81.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 7.1 | 1.5-27.4 | 16 | 26.3 | 13.8-44.2 |
Mecklenburg | 46 | 25 | 56.7 | 39.1-72.7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.8 | 5 | 18.8 | 6.9-42.1 | 15 | 23.5 | 13.4-37.9 |
New Hanover | 32 | 17 | 56.8 | 37.4-74.4 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-23.1 | 2 | 10.0 | 2.5-32.9 | 12 | 29.3 | 15.8-47.7 |
Onslow | 38 | 19 | 41.8 | 26.2-59.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 4.3 | 0.9-18.2 | 17 | 53.9 | 36.6-70.4 |
Orange | 32 | 18 | 60.4 | 40.9-77.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 6.7 | 2.0-20.3 | 11 | 32.9 | 17.8-52.6 |
Pitt | 28 | 18 | 63.7 | 43.3-80.2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.3 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.8-30.5 | 8 | 28.7 | 14.3-49.2 |
Randolph | 30 | 19 | 59.9 | 36.0-79.9 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.8-15.1 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.0-16.4 | 7 | 32.0 | 13.4-59.0 |
Robeson | 51 | 23 | 51.1 | 36.1-65.8 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.8 | 10 | 19.0 | 9.7-33.9 | 16 | 27.6 | 16.3-42.7 |
Rowan | 46 | 21 | 46.5 | 30.7-62.9 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 7 | 11.4 | 5.1-23.6 | 17 | 40.9 | 25.9-57.8 |
Union | 36 | 23 | 63.4 | 44.5-79.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-16.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.5-22.5 | 10 | 27.8 | 14.3-47.0 |
Wake | 42 | 23 | 55.5 | 38.8-71.1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.6-23.3 | 5 | 12.5 | 4.9-28.4 | 13 | 27.9 | 15.8-44.6 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 33 | 21 | 62.2 | 42.9-78.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 11.3 | 3.6-30.4 | 9 | 26.5 | 13.5-45.5 |
Northeast Partnership II | 77 | 51 | 70.5 | 58.5-80.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 7.5 | 2.7-19.3 | 22 | 21.9 | 14.0-32.6 |
Northeast Partnership I | 56 | 33 | 64.7 | 49.6-77.4 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.1 | 8 | 14.7 | 6.8-29.1 | 14 | 18.0 | 10.0-30.1 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 52 | 26 | 49.5 | 34.2-64.9 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.5 | 9 | 18.0 | 8.2-35.0 | 16 | 31.1 | 18.8-46.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 60 | 35 | 50.9 | 35.9-65.6 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.3 | 9 | 14.4 | 6.5-29.1 | 15 | 33.3 | 19.8-50.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 47 | 21 | 47.7 | 32.4-63.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 14.4 | 6.5-28.9 | 19 | 37.9 | 24.0-54.0 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 53 | 34 | 67.2 | 53.0-78.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 12.8 | 5.7-26.3 | 13 | 19.9 | 11.4-32.6 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 37 | 19 | 48.8 | 31.1-66.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 5.9 | 1.6-19.5 | 15 | 45.3 | 27.9-63.9 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 70 | 40 | 61.8 | 48.4-73.6 | 3 | 4.1 | 1.1-14.4 | 10 | 11.2 | 5.6-21.0 | 17 | 22.9 | 13.5-36.2 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 35 | 18 | 54.1 | 36.0-71.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.6-24.6 | 3 | 11.7 | 3.4-33.0 | 13 | 30.0 | 16.7-47.8 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 30 | 16 | 56.8 | 37.5-74.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 9.1 | 2.9-25.6 | 11 | 34.1 | 18.6-54.0 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 44 | 29 | 62.4 | 45.7-76.6 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.5-22.3 | 3 | 5.5 | 1.7-16.6 | 10 | 25.8 | 14.0-42.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 72 | 38 | 50.2 | 35.0-65.5 | 4 | 3.2 | 0.6-14.2 | 8 | 14.2 | 5.8-30.7 | 22 | 32.4 | 19.5-48.7 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 142 | 90 | 67.6 | 58.6-75.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 14 | 11.6 | 6.6-19.5 | 37 | 19.9 | 14.1-27.3 |
No | 1,398 | 757 | 54.2 | 50.8-57.5 | 27 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 168 | 12.5 | 10.3-15.1 | 446 | 31.5 | 28.5-34.7 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 594 | 343 | 57.1 | 52.0-62.0 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 68 | 14.0 | 10.3-18.6 | 175 | 27.7 | 23.4-32.3 |
Piedmont | 779 | 411 | 53.7 | 49.3-58.1 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.9 | 97 | 11.9 | 9.4-15.0 | 255 | 32.3 | 28.4-36.6 |
Western NC | 167 | 93 | 55.7 | 45.9-65.1 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.3- 7.4 | 17 | 10.9 | 5.8-19.6 | 53 | 31.8 | 23.5-41.5 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 110 | 56 | 49.9 | 37.7-62.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.6 | 13 | 13.2 | 6.4-25.5 | 37 | 34.6 | 23.8-47.2 |
Northwest | 268 | 144 | 57.3 | 50.0-64.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.4 | 27 | 9.0 | 5.6-14.2 | 93 | 32.3 | 26.0-39.3 |
Charlotte | 213 | 111 | 55.8 | 47.6-63.7 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5- 7.8 | 28 | 11.3 | 7.2-17.2 | 66 | 29.4 | 22.7-37.2 |
Greensboro | 170 | 90 | 51.3 | 41.6-60.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 | 21 | 10.5 | 6.4-16.8 | 57 | 37.7 | 28.4-48.0 |
Southern Regional | 196 | 113 | 59.3 | 50.8-67.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.2 | 27 | 12.1 | 8.0-18.0 | 52 | 27.1 | 19.9-35.7 |
Coastal | 72 | 37 | 50.9 | 38.0-63.8 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.7 | 7 | 12.6 | 5.9-24.9 | 27 | 34.8 | 23.5-48.1 |
Wake | 195 | 112 | 54.5 | 45.5-63.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-10.9 | 24 | 15.2 | 9.6-23.1 | 58 | 28.6 | 21.4-37.2 |
Area L | 84 | 43 | 57.2 | 44.5-68.9 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.1 | 12 | 15.1 | 7.6-27.8 | 27 | 25.4 | 16.8-36.5 |
Eastern | 214 | 135 | 61.6 | 53.4-69.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.8 | 19 | 11.7 | 7.0-18.9 | 58 | 25.9 | 19.5-33.5 |
^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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