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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 | 10,400 | 500 | 5.1 | 4.6- 5.7 | 1,061 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.4 | 8,839 | 84.3 | 83.4-85.1 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,838 | 322 | 7.9 | 7.0- 9.0 | 539 | 13.7 | 12.5-15.1 | 2,977 | 78.4 | 76.8-79.9 |
Female | 6,562 | 178 | 2.6 | 2.2- 3.1 | 522 | 7.8 | 7.0- 8.6 | 5,862 | 89.6 | 88.7-90.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 498 | 33 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.7 | 59 | 14.5 | 10.9-19.1 | 406 | 77.8 | 72.5-82.2 |
25-34 | 1,524 | 68 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.0 | 151 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.7 | 1,305 | 85.0 | 82.6-87.1 |
35-44 | 1,935 | 104 | 5.6 | 4.5- 7.0 | 231 | 11.3 | 9.7-13.0 | 1,600 | 83.1 | 81.0-85.0 |
45-54 | 2,011 | 93 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.9 | 206 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.7 | 1,712 | 85.3 | 83.4-87.1 |
55-64 | 1,908 | 90 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 | 194 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.8 | 1,624 | 83.9 | 81.7-86.0 |
65-74 | 1,428 | 69 | 5.3 | 4.1- 7.0 | 127 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 1,232 | 85.3 | 82.8-87.4 |
75+ | 1,062 | 43 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.2 | 90 | 9.1 | 7.2-11.5 | 929 | 86.7 | 83.8-89.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,246 | 80 | 7.9 | 6.1-10.3 | 173 | 16.9 | 14.2-20.1 | 993 | 75.1 | 71.7-78.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,976 | 182 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.8 | 319 | 10.6 | 9.3-12.0 | 2,475 | 82.9 | 81.1-84.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,701 | 133 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.3 | 268 | 10.5 | 9.1-12.0 | 2,300 | 84.4 | 82.6-86.0 |
College Graduate | 3,465 | 104 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 301 | 8.7 | 7.6- 9.9 | 3,060 | 88.2 | 86.9-89.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 925 | 62 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.3 | 116 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.8 | 747 | 78.9 | 75.2-82.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,457 | 84 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.7 | 171 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.7 | 1,202 | 79.3 | 76.3-82.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,225 | 75 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.2 | 145 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.5 | 1,005 | 80.8 | 77.9-83.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,481 | 82 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 | 159 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.5 | 1,240 | 83.1 | 80.6-85.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,454 | 73 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 | 137 | 9.8 | 8.1-11.7 | 1,244 | 85.1 | 82.8-87.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,741 | 59 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 | 154 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.1 | 1,528 | 88.1 | 86.2-89.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 3,243 | 170 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.6 | 363 | 12.2 | 10.8-13.8 | 2,710 | 82.3 | 80.5-83.9 |
No | 7,060 | 318 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 | 687 | 10.0 | 9.2-10.9 | 6,055 | 85.1 | 84.1-86.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,411 | 113 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.1 | 191 | 13.1 | 11.1-15.3 | 1,107 | 78.7 | 76.1-81.2 |
Non-Veteran | 8,881 | 381 | 4.5 | 4.0- 5.1 | 859 | 10.1 | 9.4-11.0 | 7,641 | 85.3 | 84.4-86.2 |
Currently Serving | 106 | 6 | 5.9 | 2.5-13.5 | 11 | 9.7 | 4.9-18.4 | 89 | 84.4 | 74.8-90.8 |
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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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