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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 | 9,891 | 458 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 | 4,126 | 42.7 | 41.5-43.9 | 5,307 | 52.4 | 51.2-53.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,709 | 266 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.9 | 1,817 | 48.9 | 46.9-50.8 | 1,626 | 44.3 | 42.4-46.3 |
Female | 6,182 | 192 | 3.1 | 2.6- 3.7 | 2,309 | 37.0 | 35.5-38.5 | 3,681 | 59.9 | 58.4-61.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 499 | 35 | 8.8 | 5.9-12.9 | 257 | 53.5 | 48.0-58.8 | 207 | 37.7 | 32.6-43.0 |
25-34 | 1,502 | 79 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.2 | 744 | 50.0 | 46.9-53.1 | 679 | 44.4 | 41.3-47.5 |
35-44 | 1,903 | 83 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 916 | 47.8 | 45.0-50.6 | 904 | 47.4 | 44.6-50.2 |
45-54 | 1,943 | 83 | 3.9 | 3.1- 5.0 | 849 | 43.1 | 40.4-45.8 | 1,011 | 53.0 | 50.2-55.7 |
55-64 | 1,802 | 69 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.6 | 680 | 38.1 | 35.3-41.0 | 1,053 | 57.8 | 54.9-60.7 |
65-74 | 1,298 | 63 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 | 425 | 32.9 | 29.8-36.1 | 810 | 61.9 | 58.6-65.0 |
75+ | 911 | 45 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 247 | 28.8 | 25.3-32.7 | 619 | 66.6 | 62.6-70.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,137 | 71 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.1 | 445 | 42.9 | 39.2-46.7 | 621 | 49.6 | 45.8-53.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,837 | 146 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.5 | 1,211 | 43.1 | 40.9-45.4 | 1,480 | 51.5 | 49.2-53.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,590 | 125 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.7 | 1,116 | 43.8 | 41.4-46.2 | 1,349 | 51.6 | 49.2-54.0 |
College Graduate | 3,315 | 115 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.8 | 1,349 | 41.5 | 39.5-43.6 | 1,851 | 54.6 | 52.5-56.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 857 | 57 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 | 351 | 42.8 | 38.5-47.4 | 449 | 49.5 | 45.1-54.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,366 | 79 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.9 | 575 | 44.8 | 41.4-48.2 | 712 | 49.3 | 45.9-52.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,172 | 61 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.6 | 541 | 48.4 | 44.9-51.9 | 570 | 45.9 | 42.5-49.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,436 | 74 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.2 | 642 | 44.5 | 41.4-47.6 | 720 | 50.8 | 47.6-53.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,407 | 59 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.8 | 599 | 44.6 | 41.5-47.8 | 749 | 51.1 | 47.9-54.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,669 | 62 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.4 | 693 | 40.6 | 37.8-43.5 | 914 | 55.3 | 52.4-58.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 3,040 | 173 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 1,217 | 41.8 | 39.6-44.0 | 1,650 | 52.4 | 50.2-54.6 |
No | 6,764 | 281 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.2 | 2,875 | 43.2 | 41.7-44.6 | 3,608 | 52.3 | 50.8-53.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,348 | 90 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.4 | 600 | 44.7 | 41.6-47.9 | 658 | 48.7 | 45.5-51.9 |
Non-Veteran | 8,436 | 358 | 4.5 | 4.0- 5.1 | 3,467 | 42.2 | 40.9-43.5 | 4,611 | 53.3 | 52.0-54.6 |
Currently Serving | 105 | 10 | 8.0 | 4.1-14.8 | 59 | 54.0 | 42.9-64.7 | 36 | 38.0 | 27.7-49.5 |
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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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