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Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 6,752 | 1,117 | 15.5 | 14.4-16.5 | 1,872 | 27.0 | 25.8-28.4 | 2,637 | 41.2 | 39.7-42.6 | 651 | 9.5 | 8.7-10.4 | 475 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 305 | 21 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.4 | 58 | 19.9 | 14.8-26.2 | 148 | 46.1 | 39.4-53.0 | 47 | 13.9 | 10.1-18.9 | 31 | 12.4 | 8.0-18.6 |
25-34 | 945 | 97 | 9.4 | 7.3-12.0 | 195 | 20.7 | 17.8-23.9 | 477 | 50.7 | 46.9-54.5 | 113 | 12.1 | 9.8-14.8 | 63 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.5 |
35-44 | 1,200 | 113 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 265 | 22.5 | 19.7-25.6 | 578 | 49.4 | 45.9-52.9 | 149 | 12.3 | 10.2-14.7 | 95 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.2 |
45-54 | 1,260 | 165 | 13.8 | 11.6-16.4 | 347 | 26.3 | 23.4-29.5 | 545 | 45.6 | 42.2-49.1 | 119 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.3 | 84 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.6 |
55-64 | 1,185 | 217 | 17.2 | 14.8-19.9 | 376 | 33.6 | 30.4-37.1 | 428 | 35.6 | 32.4-39.0 | 97 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 | 67 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 |
65-74 | 992 | 243 | 25.3 | 22.1-28.8 | 334 | 32.0 | 28.6-35.6 | 296 | 31.3 | 27.9-35.0 | 67 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.4 | 52 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.7 |
75+ | 833 | 256 | 31.8 | 27.9-35.9 | 285 | 34.4 | 30.6-38.5 | 152 | 18.1 | 15.1-21.4 | 59 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.1 | 81 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 859 | 243 | 27.8 | 24.1-31.7 | 262 | 29.2 | 25.6-33.1 | 218 | 27.6 | 23.9-31.7 | 60 | 6.9 | 5.1- 9.2 | 76 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,982 | 336 | 16.6 | 14.7-18.8 | 545 | 27.1 | 24.7-29.6 | 773 | 40.5 | 37.8-43.2 | 176 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.2 | 152 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,800 | 280 | 14.5 | 12.7-16.6 | 512 | 27.9 | 25.4-30.6 | 692 | 40.7 | 37.9-43.6 | 194 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.9 | 122 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 |
College Graduate | 2,104 | 256 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.5 | 551 | 25.5 | 23.3-27.8 | 952 | 46.9 | 44.3-49.5 | 221 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.4 | 124 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 702 | 180 | 27.1 | 23.1-31.6 | 206 | 27.9 | 24.0-32.1 | 218 | 32.2 | 28.0-36.7 | 56 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.6 | 42 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,052 | 223 | 20.7 | 17.8-23.9 | 304 | 27.4 | 24.2-30.8 | 353 | 35.4 | 31.9-39.1 | 98 | 10.3 | 8.2-13.0 | 74 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 761 | 97 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.4 | 206 | 27.7 | 23.9-31.9 | 320 | 43.7 | 39.3-48.2 | 79 | 9.3 | 7.2-11.9 | 59 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 874 | 96 | 10.9 | 8.7-13.6 | 217 | 26.4 | 22.9-30.2 | 413 | 45.4 | 41.5-49.4 | 100 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.0 | 48 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 858 | 74 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.8 | 223 | 24.3 | 21.1-27.8 | 414 | 49.4 | 45.4-53.5 | 97 | 10.9 | 8.7-13.6 | 50 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.6 |
$75,000+ | 988 | 90 | 8.8 | 7.0-11.2 | 232 | 23.4 | 20.4-26.7 | 488 | 51.0 | 47.3-54.7 | 122 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.8 | 56 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,212 | 560 | 23.3 | 21.2-25.5 | 710 | 31.5 | 29.1-33.9 | 632 | 30.9 | 28.5-33.5 | 159 | 7.4 | 6.1- 8.9 | 151 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.5 |
No | 4,507 | 550 | 11.9 | 10.8-13.2 | 1,152 | 25.0 | 23.5-26.6 | 1,995 | 45.8 | 44.0-47.6 | 487 | 10.4 | 9.4-11.5 | 323 | 6.9 | 6.1- 7.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 95 | 13 | 13.3 | 7.0-23.7 | 33 | 35.6 | 24.8-48.0 | 29 | 34.7 | 24.2-47.0 | 13 | 11.4 | 6.2-20.1 | 7 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.4 |
Non-Veteran | 6,637 | 1,104 | 15.5 | 14.5-16.6 | 1,832 | 26.9 | 25.6-28.3 | 2,600 | 41.2 | 39.8-42.7 | 635 | 9.4 | 8.6-10.3 | 466 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.7 |
Currently Serving | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 34.0 | 14.7-60.7 | 8 | 46.9 | 23.5-71.7 | 3 | 11.4 | 3.0-34.9 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.7-28.6 |
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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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