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Total Respond.^ |
Do NOT want to have one | Do want to have one | Not sure if do or don't | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,201 | 430 | 35.3 | 32.2-38.7 | 534 | 44.7 | 41.4-48.1 | 237 | 19.9 | 17.3-22.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 205 | 39 | 21.9 | 15.5-30.0 | 128 | 56.8 | 48.3-64.9 | 38 | 21.3 | 15.0-29.3 |
25-34 | 575 | 147 | 23.7 | 19.9-27.9 | 296 | 54.1 | 49.3-58.9 | 132 | 22.2 | 18.5-26.4 |
35-44 | 421 | 244 | 59.6 | 53.7-65.1 | 110 | 24.6 | 20.1-29.8 | 67 | 15.8 | 11.9-20.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 52 | 19 | 39.3 | 25.2-55.4 | 23 | 40.6 | 26.6-56.4 | 10 | 20.1 | 10.2-35.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 260 | 112 | 39.6 | 32.8-46.9 | 109 | 43.6 | 36.5-50.9 | 39 | 16.8 | 11.8-23.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 330 | 122 | 39.1 | 32.8-45.8 | 140 | 43.0 | 36.7-49.6 | 68 | 17.8 | 13.7-23.0 |
College Graduate | 558 | 177 | 30.6 | 26.3-35.3 | 262 | 46.9 | 42.0-51.9 | 119 | 22.5 | 18.5-27.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 62 | 22 | 33.8 | 21.4-48.9 | 26 | 39.1 | 25.8-54.3 | 14 | 27.1 | 14.8-44.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 131 | 55 | 44.6 | 34.5-55.1 | 54 | 39.0 | 29.6-49.2 | 22 | 16.5 | 9.6-26.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 167 | 57 | 36.5 | 28.3-45.6 | 75 | 42.2 | 33.8-51.0 | 35 | 21.3 | 15.0-29.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 207 | 68 | 29.8 | 23.2-37.5 | 101 | 49.6 | 41.6-57.6 | 38 | 20.6 | 14.8-27.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 218 | 79 | 36.4 | 29.2-44.2 | 103 | 48.9 | 41.1-56.8 | 36 | 14.7 | 10.1-21.0 |
$75,000+ | 240 | 89 | 38.0 | 30.9-45.8 | 102 | 43.0 | 35.6-50.7 | 49 | 19.0 | 13.9-25.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 157 | 55 | 30.1 | 22.7-38.7 | 74 | 52.0 | 42.7-61.2 | 28 | 17.9 | 11.9-25.9 |
No | 1,029 | 369 | 36.1 | 32.6-39.7 | 451 | 43.4 | 39.8-47.1 | 209 | 20.5 | 17.6-23.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 24 | 12 | 51.6 | 30.0-72.6 | 9 | 40.5 | 21.1-63.5 | 3 | 7.8 | 2.4-22.5 |
Non-Veteran | 1,170 | 417 | 35.2 | 32.0-38.6 | 521 | 44.8 | 41.4-48.2 | 232 | 20.0 | 17.4-23.0 |
Currently Serving | 7 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.5-28.6 | 4 | 52.2 | 17.1-85.3 | 2 | 43.3 | 12.0-81.0 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old
^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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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.
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