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Total Respond.^ |
One adult | Two adults | Three or more adults | No adults | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 6,930 | 991 | 17.1 | 16.0-18.3 | 106 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 | 37 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 | 5,796 | 79.9 | 78.7-81.1 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 307 | 75 | 27.0 | 21.3-33.5 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.8 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.7 | 215 | 64.7 | 57.6-71.2 |
25-34 | 952 | 184 | 21.2 | 18.2-24.6 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 748 | 75.9 | 72.5-79.1 |
35-44 | 1,216 | 213 | 19.6 | 17.0-22.6 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 976 | 77.7 | 74.6-80.5 |
45-54 | 1,294 | 237 | 21.2 | 18.5-24.2 | 33 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 | 1,012 | 74.5 | 71.3-77.4 |
55-64 | 1,221 | 186 | 16.5 | 14.1-19.2 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.5 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 1,016 | 81.0 | 78.0-83.6 |
65-74 | 1,026 | 67 | 8.4 | 6.4-10.9 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 949 | 90.7 | 88.1-92.7 |
75+ | 883 | 25 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 854 | 95.3 | 92.9-96.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 890 | 145 | 21.8 | 18.4-25.6 | 19 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.4 | 13 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.8 | 713 | 72.6 | 68.4-76.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,036 | 362 | 21.5 | 19.2-23.9 | 37 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 1,625 | 74.9 | 72.4-77.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,848 | 276 | 17.9 | 15.7-20.3 | 34 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.1 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 1,528 | 78.8 | 76.2-81.2 |
College Graduate | 2,148 | 207 | 11.1 | 9.5-12.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 1,924 | 88.0 | 86.2-89.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 725 | 87 | 18.1 | 14.5-22.4 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 629 | 80.4 | 76.1-84.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,080 | 161 | 20.0 | 17.0-23.4 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.4 | 888 | 75.7 | 72.1-79.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 775 | 128 | 20.4 | 17.0-24.4 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 623 | 75.7 | 71.6-79.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 898 | 163 | 20.0 | 16.9-23.4 | 15 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 719 | 77.3 | 73.7-80.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 872 | 142 | 18.2 | 15.3-21.5 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.9 | 716 | 79.5 | 76.1-82.6 |
$75,000+ | 999 | 141 | 14.1 | 11.7-17.0 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 843 | 84.0 | 81.0-86.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,287 | 336 | 18.9 | 16.8-21.2 | 40 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.8 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 1,896 | 77.6 | 75.1-79.8 |
No | 4,581 | 646 | 16.4 | 15.1-17.8 | 66 | 2.1 | 1.5- 2.7 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 3,850 | 81.0 | 79.5-82.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 99 | 12 | 17.1 | 9.3-29.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.0-15.9 | 84 | 78.1 | 65.4-87.1 |
Non-Veteran | 6,811 | 975 | 17.1 | 16.0-18.3 | 105 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 | 35 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 5,696 | 80.0 | 78.7-81.2 |
Currently Serving | 20 | 4 | 24.6 | 8.2-54.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 75.4 | 45.7-91.8 |
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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, 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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