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Not allowed anywhere | Allowed in some places | Allowed anywhere | No rules about smoking | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 6,958 | 4,967 | 72.7 | 71.4-74.0 | 585 | 8.3 | 7.5- 9.1 | 453 | 6.2 | 5.5- 6.9 | 953 | 12.8 | 11.9-13.8 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 310 | 230 | 73.6 | 67.0-79.3 | 34 | 10.0 | 6.7-14.6 | 17 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.1 | 29 | 11.1 | 7.1-16.9 |
25-34 | 958 | 767 | 80.2 | 77.0-83.1 | 79 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.1 | 46 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 | 66 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 |
35-44 | 1,221 | 904 | 75.5 | 72.4-78.3 | 109 | 8.4 | 6.7-10.5 | 77 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 | 131 | 10.2 | 8.4-12.4 |
45-54 | 1,300 | 884 | 69.6 | 66.5-72.6 | 119 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.8 | 111 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.5 | 186 | 14.1 | 12.0-16.5 |
55-64 | 1,221 | 828 | 68.9 | 65.7-72.0 | 113 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.6 | 89 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.7 | 191 | 15.0 | 12.8-17.5 |
65-74 | 1,028 | 715 | 70.3 | 66.9-73.6 | 75 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.6 | 65 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.7 | 173 | 15.9 | 13.5-18.6 |
75+ | 888 | 613 | 70.5 | 66.8-73.9 | 55 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 | 48 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 | 172 | 18.7 | 15.8-21.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 899 | 518 | 57.8 | 53.6-61.8 | 100 | 12.7 | 10.0-16.0 | 74 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.4 | 207 | 21.6 | 18.5-25.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,048 | 1,322 | 65.2 | 62.6-67.7 | 191 | 9.7 | 8.2-11.4 | 193 | 9.4 | 7.8-11.2 | 342 | 15.7 | 14.0-17.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,851 | 1,334 | 73.9 | 71.4-76.2 | 175 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.5 | 114 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 | 228 | 11.6 | 9.9-13.6 |
College Graduate | 2,152 | 1,787 | 83.8 | 81.9-85.6 | 118 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.2 | 71 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 176 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 730 | 403 | 55.7 | 51.1-60.2 | 82 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.9 | 79 | 10.8 | 8.1-14.1 | 166 | 22.0 | 18.6-25.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,089 | 676 | 62.6 | 59.0-66.1 | 121 | 11.9 | 9.5-14.7 | 90 | 8.3 | 6.5-10.6 | 202 | 17.2 | 14.8-19.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 777 | 538 | 68.7 | 64.4-72.6 | 66 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.8 | 57 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 | 116 | 15.1 | 12.2-18.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 902 | 654 | 72.1 | 68.4-75.6 | 82 | 8.9 | 6.9-11.3 | 55 | 6.5 | 4.7- 8.9 | 111 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 873 | 693 | 78.9 | 75.5-82.0 | 60 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.3 | 44 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.6 | 76 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,000 | 854 | 86.5 | 83.9-88.7 | 48 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 | 32 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 | 66 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,295 | 1,500 | 66.7 | 64.2-69.0 | 227 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.2 | 187 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.0 | 381 | 16.2 | 14.4-18.2 |
No | 4,579 | 3,410 | 75.5 | 73.9-76.9 | 354 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.8 | 260 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.4 | 555 | 11.2 | 10.1-12.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 98 | 80 | 83.8 | 74.3-90.2 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.7 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.5 | 7 | 7.2 | 3.2-15.2 |
Non-Veteran | 6,840 | 4,870 | 72.6 | 71.3-73.8 | 580 | 8.4 | 7.6- 9.2 | 447 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.0 | 943 | 12.9 | 12.0-13.9 |
Currently Serving | 20 | 17 | 86.2 | 63.4-95.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 13.8 | 4.2-36.6 |
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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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