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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 | 14,466 | 4,658 | 30.5 | 29.6-31.5 | 2,945 | 20.3 | 19.5-21.1 | 3,014 | 21.6 | 20.7-22.5 | 1,150 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.4 | 2,699 | 18.9 | 18.0-19.7 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 390 | 112 | 27.0 | 22.2-32.5 | 75 | 20.9 | 16.3-26.3 | 85 | 21.5 | 17.2-26.5 | 34 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 84 | 21.4 | 17.2-26.3 |
Buncombe | 356 | 127 | 33.7 | 28.4-39.4 | 69 | 20.3 | 16.0-25.5 | 71 | 22.0 | 17.4-27.5 | 35 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.0 | 54 | 13.9 | 10.5-18.2 |
Cabarrus | 408 | 137 | 31.0 | 26.3-36.2 | 89 | 21.9 | 17.8-26.6 | 73 | 18.4 | 14.5-23.0 | 27 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.8 | 82 | 21.5 | 17.1-26.6 |
Catawba | 359 | 114 | 28.9 | 23.9-34.5 | 74 | 22.5 | 17.8-28.1 | 70 | 18.4 | 14.3-23.2 | 38 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.6 | 63 | 19.1 | 14.1-25.3 |
Cumberland | 427 | 144 | 35.8 | 30.7-41.3 | 86 | 19.2 | 15.4-23.7 | 83 | 18.7 | 15.0-23.0 | 33 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.6 | 81 | 17.7 | 14.0-22.3 |
Davidson | 369 | 104 | 26.4 | 21.3-32.2 | 77 | 20.3 | 15.9-25.6 | 79 | 23.0 | 18.3-28.4 | 34 | 11.8 | 7.7-17.8 | 75 | 18.5 | 14.3-23.5 |
Durham | 403 | 135 | 33.3 | 27.9-39.1 | 81 | 19.2 | 15.2-24.0 | 91 | 23.2 | 18.8-28.4 | 31 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.1 | 65 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.6 |
Forsyth | 437 | 134 | 29.3 | 24.8-34.4 | 97 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.5 | 77 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.2 | 35 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.8 | 94 | 22.7 | 18.5-27.6 |
Gaston | 357 | 113 | 31.8 | 26.6-37.6 | 76 | 19.9 | 15.7-24.9 | 88 | 24.9 | 20.2-30.4 | 18 | 6.8 | 4.1-10.9 | 62 | 16.6 | 12.8-21.3 |
Guilford | 408 | 128 | 28.5 | 23.9-33.7 | 78 | 17.2 | 13.6-21.5 | 99 | 25.8 | 21.1-31.1 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.3 | 75 | 21.5 | 16.8-27.2 |
Iredell | 415 | 135 | 31.5 | 26.6-36.8 | 86 | 18.8 | 15.0-23.2 | 78 | 19.6 | 15.6-24.3 | 39 | 10.9 | 7.8-15.1 | 77 | 19.2 | 14.6-25.0 |
Johnston | 468 | 146 | 28.7 | 23.9-34.0 | 86 | 18.3 | 14.4-23.1 | 96 | 21.4 | 17.1-26.3 | 46 | 11.6 | 8.2-16.3 | 94 | 20.0 | 16.0-24.8 |
Mecklenburg | 618 | 191 | 27.4 | 23.7-31.4 | 130 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.1 | 130 | 22.0 | 18.5-26.1 | 48 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.7 | 119 | 19.9 | 16.5-23.7 |
New Hanover | 364 | 136 | 33.8 | 28.6-39.5 | 92 | 27.6 | 22.5-33.2 | 57 | 14.9 | 11.3-19.3 | 27 | 9.4 | 6.2-13.9 | 52 | 14.4 | 10.7-19.0 |
Onslow | 375 | 121 | 29.1 | 24.4-34.4 | 76 | 20.0 | 15.9-24.8 | 77 | 22.7 | 18.1-27.9 | 35 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 66 | 18.4 | 14.1-23.7 |
Orange | 399 | 140 | 35.1 | 29.8-40.8 | 111 | 26.9 | 22.2-32.1 | 74 | 18.6 | 14.7-23.3 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.7 | 48 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.9 |
Pitt | 369 | 118 | 33.4 | 28.1-39.2 | 78 | 21.3 | 16.8-26.6 | 83 | 20.9 | 16.8-25.8 | 26 | 6.5 | 4.2- 9.7 | 64 | 17.9 | 13.8-22.8 |
Randolph | 342 | 97 | 27.9 | 22.7-33.7 | 65 | 17.7 | 13.6-22.7 | 72 | 22.1 | 17.2-28.0 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.7- 9.0 | 83 | 26.5 | 21.3-32.4 |
Robeson | 362 | 121 | 32.6 | 27.3-38.5 | 52 | 12.2 | 9.0-16.4 | 67 | 19.9 | 15.4-25.2 | 32 | 10.1 | 6.9-14.4 | 90 | 25.2 | 20.3-30.8 |
Rowan | 434 | 132 | 29.6 | 24.9-34.7 | 82 | 18.3 | 14.5-22.9 | 89 | 20.0 | 16.0-24.6 | 31 | 7.3 | 4.8-10.9 | 100 | 24.8 | 20.3-29.9 |
Union | 417 | 134 | 28.4 | 23.7-33.6 | 96 | 23.2 | 18.8-28.3 | 95 | 26.0 | 21.0-31.6 | 29 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.8 | 63 | 15.9 | 12.2-20.4 |
Wake | 581 | 198 | 30.5 | 26.5-34.8 | 135 | 23.8 | 20.0-28.2 | 127 | 22.4 | 18.8-26.6 | 51 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.6 | 70 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 342 | 137 | 38.1 | 32.4-44.1 | 77 | 21.5 | 17.2-26.7 | 52 | 14.6 | 10.9-19.4 | 30 | 9.6 | 6.5-13.9 | 46 | 16.2 | 11.7-21.9 |
Northeast Partnership II | 454 | 160 | 34.9 | 30.0-40.1 | 76 | 16.4 | 12.9-20.6 | 90 | 20.0 | 16.2-24.6 | 34 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.3 | 94 | 20.7 | 16.7-25.4 |
Northeast Partnership I | 386 | 125 | 32.2 | 27.1-37.8 | 63 | 15.2 | 11.7-19.6 | 84 | 20.3 | 16.1-25.3 | 25 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.4 | 89 | 24.1 | 19.5-29.4 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 353 | 112 | 31.0 | 25.5-37.0 | 71 | 18.0 | 13.9-23.0 | 77 | 22.2 | 17.6-27.6 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.5-10.9 | 70 | 21.7 | 16.9-27.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 446 | 147 | 31.5 | 26.7-36.7 | 84 | 19.2 | 15.3-23.9 | 99 | 24.7 | 20.2-29.8 | 38 | 8.4 | 5.8-11.9 | 78 | 16.2 | 12.5-20.6 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 394 | 146 | 34.5 | 29.4-40.0 | 54 | 14.9 | 11.3-19.5 | 87 | 21.6 | 17.5-26.4 | 28 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.2 | 79 | 22.1 | 17.7-27.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 386 | 116 | 28.1 | 23.5-33.2 | 73 | 20.1 | 15.9-25.1 | 77 | 19.4 | 15.5-24.1 | 39 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.4 | 81 | 22.1 | 17.7-27.2 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 440 | 150 | 33.2 | 28.3-38.5 | 105 | 22.7 | 18.6-27.4 | 84 | 20.8 | 16.4-26.0 | 28 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.7 | 73 | 15.3 | 11.8-19.5 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 520 | 153 | 28.2 | 23.8-33.0 | 91 | 18.9 | 15.3-23.2 | 127 | 23.8 | 19.9-28.2 | 33 | 6.9 | 4.7- 9.9 | 116 | 22.2 | 18.3-26.7 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 353 | 80 | 23.2 | 18.5-28.6 | 82 | 25.4 | 20.6-30.9 | 84 | 22.9 | 18.5-28.1 | 34 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.0 | 73 | 19.3 | 15.2-24.3 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 347 | 106 | 29.2 | 23.7-35.5 | 74 | 19.0 | 14.8-24.0 | 80 | 22.7 | 18.1-28.1 | 28 | 11.2 | 6.3-19.0 | 59 | 17.9 | 13.6-23.2 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 412 | 128 | 29.0 | 24.3-34.3 | 86 | 19.3 | 15.4-23.9 | 92 | 23.8 | 19.2-29.0 | 35 | 9.8 | 6.8-13.8 | 71 | 18.1 | 14.2-22.9 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 575 | 181 | 30.0 | 25.7-34.7 | 118 | 19.2 | 15.6-23.3 | 120 | 21.6 | 17.8-26.0 | 47 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.5 | 109 | 21.1 | 17.1-25.9 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 949 | 331 | 34.4 | 31.0-38.1 | 167 | 17.6 | 15.0-20.5 | 186 | 18.2 | 15.6-21.1 | 65 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.9 | 200 | 22.2 | 19.0-25.7 |
No | 13,517 | 4,327 | 30.3 | 29.3-31.3 | 2,778 | 20.4 | 19.6-21.3 | 2,828 | 21.8 | 20.9-22.7 | 1,085 | 8.8 | 8.2- 9.5 | 2,499 | 18.7 | 17.8-19.5 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,827 | 1,629 | 32.9 | 31.3-34.5 | 916 | 18.9 | 17.6-20.3 | 979 | 20.3 | 18.9-21.7 | 381 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.7 | 922 | 19.3 | 17.9-20.7 |
Piedmont | 8,060 | 2,533 | 29.5 | 28.2-30.7 | 1,698 | 21.1 | 20.0-22.2 | 1,696 | 22.1 | 20.9-23.3 | 632 | 8.7 | 7.9- 9.6 | 1,501 | 18.7 | 17.6-19.8 |
Western NC | 1,579 | 496 | 29.9 | 27.2-32.7 | 331 | 19.8 | 17.6-22.3 | 339 | 22.2 | 19.8-24.8 | 137 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.3 | 276 | 18.8 | 16.4-21.5 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 910 | 301 | 31.2 | 27.6-34.9 | 180 | 19.0 | 16.1-22.3 | 189 | 22.1 | 18.9-25.6 | 81 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.5 | 159 | 18.9 | 15.8-22.6 |
Northwest | 2,813 | 845 | 28.2 | 26.2-30.3 | 598 | 21.5 | 19.7-23.4 | 577 | 21.0 | 19.2-23.0 | 243 | 9.3 | 8.0-10.8 | 550 | 19.9 | 18.1-21.8 |
Charlotte | 2,138 | 688 | 29.3 | 27.0-31.7 | 453 | 20.9 | 18.9-23.1 | 462 | 22.7 | 20.5-25.1 | 146 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.6 | 389 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.3 |
Greensboro | 1,878 | 574 | 29.1 | 26.6-31.8 | 394 | 19.4 | 17.3-21.7 | 406 | 23.3 | 20.9-25.9 | 151 | 7.9 | 6.5- 9.5 | 353 | 20.3 | 18.0-22.8 |
Southern Regional | 1,510 | 490 | 32.5 | 29.6-35.5 | 292 | 19.1 | 16.9-21.6 | 312 | 20.9 | 18.6-23.5 | 106 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.6 | 310 | 19.8 | 17.4-22.4 |
Coastal | 730 | 275 | 34.3 | 30.5-38.3 | 149 | 22.1 | 18.7-25.9 | 134 | 18.8 | 15.7-22.5 | 55 | 8.2 | 6.1-10.8 | 117 | 16.6 | 13.7-20.0 |
Wake | 1,996 | 660 | 30.9 | 28.3-33.6 | 394 | 21.0 | 18.6-23.5 | 425 | 22.3 | 20.0-24.8 | 173 | 10.0 | 8.3-12.0 | 344 | 15.8 | 13.8-18.0 |
Area L | 568 | 178 | 30.8 | 26.5-35.4 | 105 | 18.1 | 14.7-22.1 | 125 | 21.3 | 17.7-25.4 | 36 | 7.5 | 5.2-10.7 | 124 | 22.2 | 18.4-26.6 |
Eastern | 1,823 | 627 | 34.2 | 31.6-36.9 | 364 | 19.8 | 17.7-22.1 | 366 | 20.1 | 18.0-22.5 | 146 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.9 | 320 | 17.6 | 15.6-19.9 |
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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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