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Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 10,728 | 137 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.6 | 4,973 | 45.6 | 44.4-46.8 | 5,618 | 53.1 | 52.0-54.3 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,973 | 83 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 | 1,997 | 48.9 | 47.0-50.8 | 1,893 | 49.3 | 47.4-51.1 |
Female | 6,755 | 54 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 2,976 | 42.6 | 41.1-44.0 | 3,725 | 56.7 | 55.3-58.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 505 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.7 | 272 | 52.6 | 47.1-58.0 | 228 | 44.9 | 39.6-50.4 |
25-34 | 1,535 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 720 | 46.6 | 43.6-49.7 | 801 | 52.7 | 49.6-55.8 |
35-44 | 1,975 | 28 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 932 | 46.3 | 43.6-49.0 | 1,015 | 52.3 | 49.6-55.0 |
45-54 | 2,056 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.5 | 973 | 47.2 | 44.5-49.9 | 1,063 | 51.9 | 49.2-54.6 |
55-64 | 1,973 | 23 | 1.2 | 0.8- 2.0 | 900 | 43.8 | 41.0-46.6 | 1,050 | 55.0 | 52.2-57.7 |
65-74 | 1,512 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 702 | 44.8 | 41.7-47.9 | 783 | 53.6 | 50.4-56.6 |
75+ | 1,137 | 20 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.6 | 462 | 38.9 | 35.5-42.5 | 655 | 59.5 | 55.9-63.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,310 | 30 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.2 | 685 | 54.9 | 51.4-58.4 | 595 | 42.4 | 39.0-45.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,075 | 55 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.1 | 1,603 | 51.0 | 48.8-53.2 | 1,417 | 47.4 | 45.2-49.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,793 | 27 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 1,372 | 47.8 | 45.5-50.1 | 1,394 | 51.0 | 48.6-53.3 |
College Graduate | 3,538 | 25 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 1,307 | 36.4 | 34.5-38.4 | 2,206 | 63.0 | 61.1-65.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 962 | 21 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.9 | 514 | 54.4 | 50.1-58.6 | 427 | 42.4 | 38.3-46.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,514 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 821 | 53.7 | 50.4-56.9 | 665 | 44.1 | 40.9-47.3 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,249 | 21 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 651 | 53.1 | 49.7-56.5 | 577 | 45.2 | 41.9-48.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,522 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 742 | 47.2 | 44.1-50.3 | 764 | 52.0 | 48.9-55.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,494 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 616 | 43.0 | 40.0-46.1 | 862 | 56.1 | 53.0-59.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,772 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 632 | 34.9 | 32.2-37.6 | 1,126 | 64.4 | 61.6-67.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 3,384 | 48 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 | 1,666 | 50.0 | 47.9-52.1 | 1,670 | 48.6 | 46.5-50.7 |
No | 7,238 | 87 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 | 3,254 | 43.7 | 42.3-45.1 | 3,897 | 55.1 | 53.6-56.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,469 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.4- 3.0 | 713 | 47.5 | 44.4-50.5 | 721 | 50.5 | 47.4-53.6 |
Non-Veteran | 9,153 | 101 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.5 | 4,207 | 45.2 | 43.9-46.5 | 4,845 | 53.7 | 52.4-55.0 |
Currently Serving | 104 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.1 | 52 | 49.1 | 38.1-60.1 | 51 | 50.1 | 39.0-61.1 |
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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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