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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 6,254 | 5,043 | 80.6 | 79.3-81.8 | 895 | 14.5 | 13.4-15.7 | 160 | 2.5 | 2.0- 3.1 | 156 | 2.4 | 1.9- 2.9 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 171 | 124 | 74.2 | 66.5-80.7 | 37 | 19.9 | 14.2-27.2 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.4 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 6.9 |
Buncombe | 156 | 135 | 88.5 | 82.1-92.8 | 15 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.0 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.1 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.5 |
Cabarrus | 178 | 150 | 84.5 | 77.9-89.4 | 21 | 12.1 | 7.8-18.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 |
Catawba | 157 | 135 | 84.4 | 76.8-89.8 | 15 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.3 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.4 |
Cumberland | 181 | 145 | 77.8 | 69.4-84.4 | 28 | 15.0 | 10.0-21.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.0-14.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.9 |
Davidson | 156 | 109 | 70.5 | 60.5-78.9 | 33 | 21.4 | 14.0-31.4 | 8 | 4.4 | 1.9- 9.9 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.5- 8.5 |
Durham | 190 | 165 | 85.2 | 78.2-90.3 | 24 | 13.7 | 8.9-20.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 7.1 |
Forsyth | 210 | 156 | 73.7 | 66.1-80.0 | 40 | 19.5 | 13.9-26.7 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.2 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.7 |
Gaston | 138 | 105 | 77.4 | 69.1-84.0 | 25 | 18.5 | 12.4-26.5 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.3- 7.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.0 |
Guilford | 200 | 169 | 83.8 | 75.7-89.5 | 24 | 12.1 | 7.1-20.1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.9 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.9- 6.8 |
Iredell | 205 | 164 | 80.1 | 73.4-85.5 | 28 | 14.6 | 9.9-21.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.4 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.5 |
Johnston | 197 | 151 | 75.6 | 67.9-82.0 | 35 | 19.9 | 14.0-27.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.1 |
Mecklenburg | 320 | 286 | 89.1 | 84.5-92.5 | 29 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.7 |
New Hanover | 157 | 137 | 87.7 | 80.7-92.4 | 15 | 9.0 | 5.1-15.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.2 |
Onslow | 156 | 128 | 77.7 | 68.3-85.0 | 21 | 15.4 | 9.8-23.5 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.2-15.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 |
Orange | 215 | 201 | 94.0 | 89.7-96.6 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.7 |
Pitt | 157 | 130 | 77.3 | 68.1-84.5 | 18 | 14.4 | 8.7-23.1 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.2 | 5 | 4.8 | 1.8-12.1 |
Randolph | 152 | 116 | 73.7 | 64.9-81.0 | 28 | 19.4 | 13.4-27.3 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.0-13.3 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.1 |
Robeson | 151 | 112 | 77.2 | 68.6-84.0 | 22 | 13.9 | 8.4-22.1 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.7 | 11 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.6 |
Rowan | 168 | 120 | 68.4 | 59.1-76.4 | 40 | 27.0 | 19.4-36.3 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.9 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.3 |
Union | 208 | 169 | 77.2 | 69.2-83.6 | 30 | 17.6 | 11.9-25.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.6 |
Wake | 333 | 292 | 87.1 | 82.3-90.8 | 32 | 8.9 | 6.1-12.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.4 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.3 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 130 | 115 | 86.2 | 77.1-92.0 | 11 | 10.5 | 5.4-19.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.9- 8.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 |
Northeast Partnership II | 172 | 138 | 80.7 | 73.0-86.7 | 23 | 13.9 | 8.7-21.3 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.4- 6.9 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.2 |
Northeast Partnership I | 140 | 103 | 75.1 | 66.4-82.2 | 23 | 15.3 | 9.9-23.0 | 7 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.9 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.9- 8.7 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 133 | 112 | 84.4 | 76.5-90.1 | 15 | 12.1 | 7.2-19.8 | 4 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 198 | 153 | 77.7 | 70.5-83.5 | 35 | 16.8 | 11.8-23.2 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.3 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.3 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 113 | 97 | 84.0 | 74.8-90.3 | 9 | 9.0 | 4.6-17.0 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.1-11.3 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 157 | 114 | 75.2 | 67.4-81.6 | 32 | 18.6 | 13.0-25.9 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.3 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.3 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 184 | 142 | 68.6 | 58.8-77.0 | 31 | 26.5 | 18.3-36.6 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.6 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.4 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 199 | 157 | 77.9 | 70.0-84.2 | 32 | 19.1 | 13.0-27.1 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.6 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.9 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 149 | 107 | 68.9 | 60.1-76.5 | 35 | 25.5 | 18.5-34.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.5 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.7-10.5 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 147 | 118 | 78.7 | 68.2-86.4 | 19 | 12.4 | 7.4-20.2 | 3 | 4.8 | 1.1-19.1 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.7 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 171 | 133 | 76.5 | 68.2-83.2 | 28 | 17.8 | 11.9-25.7 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.5- 9.2 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 205 | 155 | 76.5 | 68.1-83.2 | 34 | 18.2 | 12.1-26.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.8 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 357 | 280 | 79.2 | 73.7-83.7 | 50 | 14.0 | 10.1-19.1 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.4 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.6 |
No | 5,897 | 4,763 | 80.7 | 79.3-82.0 | 845 | 14.5 | 13.4-15.7 | 144 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 | 145 | 2.4 | 1.9- 2.9 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,935 | 1,559 | 79.9 | 77.4-82.1 | 264 | 14.4 | 12.4-16.6 | 62 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 | 50 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 |
Piedmont | 3,686 | 2,985 | 81.5 | 79.9-83.0 | 537 | 14.3 | 12.9-15.7 | 80 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.7 | 84 | 2.2 | 1.6- 2.8 |
Western NC | 633 | 499 | 78.0 | 73.5-81.9 | 94 | 15.8 | 12.4-20.0 | 18 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 | 22 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.6 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 357 | 286 | 80.1 | 74.0-85.1 | 49 | 14.8 | 10.3-20.7 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.9 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 |
Northwest | 1,228 | 934 | 73.9 | 70.6-77.0 | 218 | 19.4 | 16.6-22.4 | 33 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.3 | 43 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 |
Charlotte | 965 | 810 | 85.3 | 82.5-87.8 | 121 | 12.2 | 9.9-15.0 | 19 | 1.2 | 0.8- 2.0 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 |
Greensboro | 896 | 733 | 81.9 | 78.6-84.8 | 123 | 13.3 | 10.8-16.1 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 |
Southern Regional | 621 | 489 | 78.5 | 74.1-82.3 | 93 | 15.4 | 12.2-19.3 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.5 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.5 |
Coastal | 269 | 231 | 85.2 | 79.7-89.4 | 26 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.7 | 6 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.2 |
Wake | 933 | 766 | 83.5 | 80.3-86.3 | 130 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.4 | 19 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.3 | 18 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 |
Area L | 219 | 170 | 79.0 | 72.3-84.4 | 38 | 17.1 | 12.2-23.6 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.2- 6.0 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.4 |
Eastern | 719 | 594 | 80.9 | 77.0-84.3 | 84 | 12.7 | 9.9-16.2 | 27 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.7 |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
^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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