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| Total Respond.^ |
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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 | 3,807 | 2,000 | 52.1 | 50.2-54.1 | 831 | 22.8 | 21.2-24.5 | 568 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.5 | 135 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 273 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.1 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Alamance | 89 | 54 | 65.0 | 53.8-74.8 | 13 | 12.6 | 7.1-21.3 | 13 | 14.1 | 8.0-23.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.1 | 8 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.7 |
| Buncombe | 69 | 31 | 41.5 | 29.6-54.4 | 20 | 34.9 | 23.1-48.9 | 12 | 17.2 | 9.6-28.9 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.6 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.5 |
| Cabarrus | 106 | 50 | 44.8 | 34.6-55.4 | 30 | 30.6 | 21.6-41.3 | 18 | 17.4 | 10.7-27.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 9.5 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.1-12.6 |
| Catawba | 78 | 47 | 60.2 | 48.1-71.2 | 13 | 15.7 | 9.0-26.0 | 12 | 16.0 | 9.1-26.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.5-12.9 | 4 | 5.5 | 2.0-14.7 |
| Cumberland | 132 | 70 | 54.4 | 45.0-63.5 | 25 | 19.9 | 13.3-28.7 | 23 | 16.1 | 10.5-24.0 | 6 | 4.4 | 1.7-10.6 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.7 |
| Davidson | 98 | 58 | 61.1 | 49.5-71.6 | 11 | 13.9 | 7.3-25.1 | 15 | 11.1 | 6.4-18.7 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.9-12.2 | 9 | 8.9 | 4.4-17.4 |
| Durham | 108 | 49 | 44.7 | 34.5-55.4 | 30 | 30.5 | 21.1-41.7 | 14 | 12.5 | 6.9-21.5 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.3-11.3 | 11 | 8.4 | 4.3-15.7 |
| Forsyth | 109 | 52 | 48.2 | 38.1-58.5 | 28 | 26.8 | 18.6-37.1 | 15 | 11.3 | 6.7-18.4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.1 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.4-20.0 |
| Gaston | 99 | 51 | 46.2 | 35.8-56.9 | 21 | 24.6 | 16.1-35.7 | 15 | 17.3 | 10.1-28.1 | 7 | 6.8 | 3.0-14.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.2 |
| Guilford | 94 | 44 | 44.7 | 33.9-56.0 | 26 | 29.4 | 20.1-40.8 | 13 | 13.2 | 7.3-22.6 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.7 | 8 | 10.3 | 5.0-20.2 |
| Iredell | 121 | 63 | 50.4 | 40.8-60.0 | 26 | 20.7 | 14.1-29.4 | 23 | 21.2 | 14.0-30.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.5 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.9-11.5 |
| Johnston | 143 | 82 | 57.4 | 47.4-66.7 | 28 | 16.3 | 10.6-24.3 | 17 | 13.5 | 8.0-22.0 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.2-10.2 | 12 | 9.3 | 5.0-16.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 183 | 102 | 57.4 | 49.5-65.0 | 45 | 24.1 | 18.1-31.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.8- 9.2 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 | 15 | 8.6 | 4.9-14.6 |
| New Hanover | 75 | 46 | 58.2 | 46.1-69.5 | 14 | 22.3 | 13.6-34.3 | 11 | 13.3 | 7.3-23.2 | 4 | 6.1 | 2.3-15.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Onslow | 132 | 85 | 63.5 | 53.6-72.4 | 21 | 16.4 | 10.6-24.4 | 19 | 15.8 | 9.3-25.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.8 |
| Orange | 107 | 57 | 55.5 | 45.0-65.5 | 28 | 26.7 | 18.6-36.8 | 11 | 8.7 | 4.6-16.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.0 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.4-14.7 |
| Pitt | 103 | 53 | 55.3 | 44.4-65.8 | 25 | 22.7 | 15.1-32.6 | 15 | 10.8 | 6.2-18.2 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.3 | 7 | 8.5 | 3.6-19.0 |
| Randolph | 80 | 35 | 39.7 | 28.4-52.2 | 22 | 30.3 | 19.9-43.1 | 16 | 20.6 | 12.0-33.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 6 | 8.5 | 3.5-19.1 |
| Robeson | 108 | 51 | 46.6 | 36.3-57.3 | 22 | 18.5 | 11.5-28.5 | 23 | 26.6 | 17.6-37.9 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.5 | 7 | 5.2 | 2.3-11.3 |
| Rowan | 122 | 69 | 58.9 | 49.0-68.2 | 22 | 16.2 | 10.4-24.2 | 18 | 13.4 | 8.2-21.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.1 | 12 | 10.6 | 5.6-18.9 |
| Union | 130 | 63 | 47.8 | 37.5-58.2 | 31 | 22.8 | 15.7-31.8 | 21 | 18.7 | 10.8-30.2 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.2 | 9 | 6.9 | 3.4-13.6 |
| Wake | 186 | 101 | 52.2 | 44.2-60.2 | 46 | 24.2 | 17.9-31.8 | 22 | 12.1 | 7.8-18.4 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.7-14.2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.2 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 90 | 54 | 63.9 | 53.0-73.5 | 20 | 19.9 | 12.8-29.5 | 12 | 10.8 | 5.9-19.0 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.6 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.9 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 107 | 56 | 48.8 | 38.6-59.1 | 18 | 17.5 | 11.0-26.8 | 17 | 17.4 | 10.6-27.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.0 | 13 | 13.6 | 7.7-22.7 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 86 | 35 | 44.1 | 32.8-56.0 | 20 | 21.2 | 13.5-31.8 | 16 | 15.9 | 9.3-25.8 | 4 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.8 | 11 | 15.1 | 8.0-26.8 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 91 | 43 | 45.3 | 34.2-56.9 | 24 | 25.6 | 17.2-36.3 | 11 | 12.6 | 6.4-23.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7-10.4 | 11 | 13.7 | 6.7-26.1 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 127 | 72 | 53.4 | 43.9-62.8 | 23 | 22.4 | 15.1-31.9 | 14 | 10.6 | 6.0-18.0 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.8 | 13 | 9.8 | 5.5-16.7 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 90 | 52 | 55.4 | 44.1-66.2 | 11 | 14.6 | 7.9-25.4 | 19 | 21.5 | 13.7-32.0 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.2-11.4 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.8-11.9 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 112 | 52 | 42.2 | 32.7-52.3 | 28 | 29.3 | 20.6-39.8 | 20 | 15.8 | 9.8-24.5 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.1-10.9 | 9 | 9.1 | 4.3-18.1 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 92 | 44 | 45.6 | 34.2-57.5 | 17 | 17.7 | 10.5-28.1 | 18 | 21.1 | 12.4-33.4 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.3-18.3 | 8 | 8.9 | 3.9-18.9 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 135 | 70 | 50.5 | 41.0-60.0 | 23 | 18.1 | 11.7-27.0 | 21 | 16.8 | 10.6-25.5 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.6 | 16 | 12.4 | 7.2-20.4 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 83 | 45 | 55.4 | 43.8-66.5 | 22 | 25.0 | 16.4-36.1 | 10 | 10.4 | 5.5-19.0 | 4 | 5.4 | 2.0-13.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.9-14.0 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 76 | 35 | 49.7 | 37.6-61.8 | 18 | 21.1 | 12.9-32.5 | 15 | 18.1 | 10.8-28.7 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.1 | 5 | 8.3 | 3.3-19.2 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 111 | 56 | 52.7 | 42.3-62.8 | 29 | 25.4 | 17.4-35.6 | 15 | 13.5 | 8.1-21.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.2 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.0-11.1 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 135 | 73 | 53.1 | 42.7-63.2 | 31 | 19.8 | 13.3-28.6 | 22 | 21.8 | 13.9-32.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.3 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.5 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 222 | 109 | 49.8 | 42.6-57.1 | 45 | 20.0 | 14.8-26.3 | 36 | 15.3 | 10.7-21.3 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.0 | 24 | 11.6 | 7.6-17.4 |
| No | 3,585 | 1,891 | 52.3 | 50.2-54.3 | 786 | 22.9 | 21.3-24.7 | 532 | 14.0 | 12.7-15.5 | 127 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.9 | 249 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.9 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 1,324 | 719 | 54.5 | 51.4-57.7 | 257 | 19.8 | 17.4-22.4 | 203 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.0 | 47 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 | 98 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 |
| Piedmont | 2,127 | 1,104 | 51.2 | 48.6-53.9 | 485 | 24.0 | 21.8-26.4 | 305 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.8 | 74 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.5 | 159 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 |
| Western NC | 356 | 177 | 50.4 | 44.2-56.6 | 89 | 24.3 | 19.4-29.9 | 60 | 18.0 | 13.5-23.5 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.4 | 16 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.6 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 199 | 101 | 49.8 | 41.4-58.3 | 50 | 24.1 | 17.9-31.7 | 33 | 20.2 | 13.8-28.6 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.2- 8.1 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.7 |
| Northwest | 716 | 380 | 53.8 | 49.3-58.1 | 151 | 22.4 | 18.9-26.4 | 114 | 13.8 | 11.3-16.7 | 25 | 3.7 | 2.4- 5.7 | 46 | 6.4 | 4.5- 8.8 |
| Charlotte | 600 | 307 | 51.7 | 46.9-56.6 | 145 | 24.5 | 20.6-28.9 | 79 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.0 | 26 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 | 43 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.1 |
| Greensboro | 450 | 231 | 49.4 | 43.6-55.2 | 112 | 26.6 | 21.7-32.1 | 60 | 12.5 | 9.2-16.8 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 37 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.0 |
| Southern Regional | 420 | 221 | 54.9 | 49.3-60.4 | 74 | 17.5 | 13.6-22.2 | 73 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.6 | 21 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.2 | 31 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.4 |
| Coastal | 159 | 91 | 52.1 | 43.6-60.4 | 25 | 18.3 | 12.5-26.1 | 29 | 19.9 | 13.7-28.1 | 7 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.2 |
| Wake | 577 | 299 | 50.6 | 45.4-55.8 | 130 | 23.5 | 19.3-28.3 | 84 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.8 | 21 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.6 | 43 | 6.3 | 4.4- 9.0 |
| Area L | 150 | 66 | 43.7 | 35.0-52.8 | 37 | 23.8 | 17.2-31.9 | 20 | 13.9 | 8.5-22.0 | 9 | 5.3 | 2.6-10.6 | 18 | 13.3 | 7.7-22.0 |
| Eastern | 506 | 289 | 57.0 | 51.8-62.0 | 102 | 21.2 | 17.2-25.8 | 71 | 12.5 | 9.5-16.2 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 35 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.7 |
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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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