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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 | 10,523 | 254 | 2.6 | 2.3- 3.1 | 1,866 | 18.5 | 17.6-19.5 | 8,403 | 78.8 | 77.8-79.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,885 | 169 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.0 | 886 | 22.6 | 21.0-24.2 | 2,830 | 73.2 | 71.5-74.9 |
Female | 6,638 | 85 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 | 980 | 14.8 | 13.8-15.9 | 5,573 | 84.0 | 82.9-85.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 502 | 25 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 119 | 26.9 | 22.1-32.2 | 358 | 67.9 | 62.4-73.0 |
25-34 | 1,526 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 344 | 23.2 | 20.7-25.9 | 1,151 | 74.2 | 71.4-76.9 |
35-44 | 1,965 | 57 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.8 | 465 | 23.9 | 21.6-26.3 | 1,443 | 73.4 | 70.9-75.7 |
45-54 | 2,032 | 39 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.9 | 367 | 17.7 | 15.8-19.9 | 1,626 | 80.3 | 78.1-82.4 |
55-64 | 1,933 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 | 265 | 13.4 | 11.6-15.4 | 1,633 | 84.6 | 82.5-86.5 |
65-74 | 1,449 | 37 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.9 | 187 | 13.4 | 11.4-15.7 | 1,225 | 83.3 | 80.7-85.5 |
75+ | 1,079 | 29 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 | 118 | 11.4 | 9.3-14.0 | 932 | 85.8 | 83.1-88.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,240 | 56 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 223 | 19.3 | 16.6-22.3 | 961 | 74.5 | 71.1-77.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,007 | 85 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.6 | 578 | 18.9 | 17.2-20.6 | 2,344 | 78.4 | 76.5-80.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,754 | 68 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.8 | 518 | 20.2 | 18.3-22.2 | 2,168 | 76.9 | 74.8-78.9 |
College Graduate | 3,510 | 44 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 | 546 | 16.8 | 15.3-18.4 | 2,920 | 82.0 | 80.3-83.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 925 | 41 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.5 | 192 | 24.3 | 20.6-28.5 | 692 | 70.6 | 66.3-74.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,479 | 50 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 288 | 19.3 | 17.0-21.8 | 1,141 | 76.3 | 73.4-78.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,226 | 37 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 258 | 22.0 | 19.2-25.1 | 931 | 74.7 | 71.6-77.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,504 | 37 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.2 | 270 | 17.3 | 15.2-19.8 | 1,197 | 79.8 | 77.3-82.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,482 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 | 255 | 18.9 | 16.5-21.6 | 1,202 | 79.6 | 76.9-82.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,758 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 289 | 17.1 | 15.1-19.4 | 1,448 | 81.6 | 79.3-83.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 3,284 | 103 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.1 | 602 | 19.9 | 18.2-21.7 | 2,579 | 76.8 | 74.9-78.6 |
No | 7,147 | 150 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.9 | 1,243 | 17.9 | 16.8-19.1 | 5,754 | 79.7 | 78.5-80.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,435 | 64 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.0 | 284 | 19.6 | 17.3-22.2 | 1,087 | 75.8 | 73.1-78.3 |
Non-Veteran | 8,982 | 185 | 2.2 | 1.9- 2.7 | 1,555 | 18.2 | 17.2-19.2 | 7,242 | 79.6 | 78.5-80.7 |
Currently Serving | 104 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.4-14.1 | 27 | 29.3 | 20.0-40.7 | 72 | 64.7 | 53.3-74.7 |
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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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