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Total Respond.^ |
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 | 10,696 | 1,495 | 12.5 | 11.8-13.3 | 2,688 | 24.0 | 23.0-25.0 | 4,387 | 42.9 | 41.7-44.1 | 1,287 | 12.6 | 11.8-13.4 | 839 | 8.0 | 7.3- 8.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 3,944 | 378 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.5 | 816 | 20.6 | 19.1-22.2 | 1,750 | 44.8 | 43.0-46.7 | 636 | 16.0 | 14.7-17.5 | 364 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.3 |
Female | 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 | 503 | 32 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.1 | 78 | 15.0 | 11.5-19.2 | 239 | 44.4 | 39.1-49.8 | 104 | 22.7 | 18.2-27.9 | 50 | 11.1 | 8.0-15.3 |
25-34 | 1,530 | 132 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.5 | 300 | 19.8 | 17.4-22.5 | 769 | 50.2 | 47.1-53.3 | 216 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.1 | 113 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.6 |
35-44 | 1,970 | 166 | 7.6 | 6.4- 9.2 | 392 | 19.6 | 17.5-21.9 | 959 | 48.9 | 46.2-51.7 | 285 | 15.1 | 13.2-17.1 | 168 | 8.7 | 7.3-10.5 |
45-54 | 2,019 | 241 | 12.3 | 10.6-14.3 | 512 | 24.6 | 22.4-27.1 | 898 | 46.5 | 43.8-49.2 | 219 | 9.8 | 8.3-11.4 | 149 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.2 |
55-64 | 1,936 | 291 | 13.2 | 11.5-15.1 | 547 | 28.0 | 25.6-30.5 | 756 | 40.6 | 37.8-43.4 | 214 | 11.3 | 9.6-13.3 | 128 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.4 |
65-74 | 1,532 | 312 | 19.3 | 17.0-21.8 | 462 | 28.3 | 25.6-31.1 | 488 | 33.3 | 30.4-36.3 | 152 | 10.9 | 9.1-13.0 | 118 | 8.3 | 6.7-10.2 |
75+ | 1,165 | 313 | 26.0 | 23.0-29.3 | 383 | 32.0 | 28.7-35.4 | 263 | 24.8 | 21.7-28.1 | 97 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.7 | 109 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,339 | 319 | 21.7 | 19.0-24.5 | 375 | 25.0 | 22.3-28.0 | 385 | 32.0 | 28.7-35.4 | 137 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.6 | 123 | 9.4 | 7.6-11.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,068 | 440 | 13.3 | 11.9-14.9 | 758 | 23.7 | 21.9-25.6 | 1,239 | 41.9 | 39.7-44.1 | 366 | 12.5 | 11.1-14.1 | 265 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,777 | 361 | 11.5 | 10.2-13.0 | 712 | 24.8 | 22.9-26.9 | 1,124 | 42.0 | 39.7-44.3 | 356 | 13.3 | 11.7-15.0 | 224 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.8 |
College Graduate | 3,499 | 373 | 9.6 | 8.4-10.8 | 840 | 23.2 | 21.5-25.0 | 1,635 | 48.3 | 46.2-50.3 | 427 | 12.4 | 11.2-13.9 | 224 | 6.5 | 5.6- 7.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 977 | 230 | 23.6 | 20.4-27.2 | 269 | 25.0 | 21.8-28.6 | 323 | 35.3 | 31.3-39.4 | 89 | 8.8 | 6.4-12.0 | 66 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,510 | 267 | 15.7 | 13.6-18.1 | 416 | 25.6 | 22.9-28.4 | 539 | 37.3 | 34.3-40.5 | 173 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.9 | 115 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,244 | 135 | 10.5 | 8.6-12.8 | 295 | 22.5 | 19.8-25.4 | 533 | 44.2 | 40.8-47.7 | 177 | 14.8 | 12.5-17.4 | 104 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,505 | 146 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 339 | 24.0 | 21.4-26.8 | 728 | 46.7 | 43.7-49.8 | 199 | 13.7 | 11.7-16.0 | 93 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,481 | 119 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.5 | 324 | 20.3 | 18.0-22.9 | 719 | 49.4 | 46.4-52.5 | 217 | 14.8 | 12.8-17.2 | 102 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,752 | 125 | 6.5 | 5.3- 7.9 | 377 | 21.0 | 18.8-23.4 | 872 | 51.2 | 48.4-54.1 | 255 | 13.7 | 11.9-15.7 | 123 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,391 | 735 | 19.2 | 17.7-20.9 | 1,005 | 28.3 | 26.4-30.2 | 1,062 | 33.7 | 31.7-35.8 | 319 | 10.4 | 9.1-11.9 | 270 | 8.4 | 7.2- 9.6 |
No | 7,241 | 750 | 9.7 | 8.9-10.6 | 1,666 | 22.1 | 20.9-23.3 | 3,303 | 46.9 | 45.5-48.3 | 960 | 13.6 | 12.6-14.6 | 562 | 7.7 | 7.0- 8.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,460 | 162 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.4 | 368 | 24.6 | 22.1-27.4 | 568 | 39.6 | 36.7-42.7 | 218 | 15.0 | 12.9-17.4 | 144 | 9.5 | 7.9-11.4 |
Non-Veteran | 9,130 | 1,328 | 12.9 | 12.1-13.7 | 2,299 | 23.9 | 22.8-25.0 | 3,765 | 43.5 | 42.2-44.8 | 1,052 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 686 | 7.7 | 7.0- 8.4 |
Currently Serving | 104 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.1-13.9 | 20 | 21.1 | 12.9-32.6 | 54 | 51.1 | 40.1-62.0 | 16 | 14.8 | 8.8-24.0 | 9 | 7.4 | 3.5-15.1 |
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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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