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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 4,664 | 3,824 | 81.8 | 80.4-83.2 | 596 | 13.1 | 11.9-14.4 | 122 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 | 122 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.3 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,621 | 1,255 | 78.0 | 75.5-80.4 | 255 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.7 | 54 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 57 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.8 |
Female | 3,043 | 2,569 | 84.9 | 83.3-86.4 | 341 | 11.3 | 9.9-12.8 | 68 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.5 | 65 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 226 | 175 | 76.0 | 68.5-82.1 | 33 | 16.4 | 11.3-23.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.6 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.1-10.0 |
25-34 | 942 | 773 | 82.3 | 79.0-85.2 | 129 | 14.0 | 11.3-17.2 | 20 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 |
35-44 | 1,228 | 996 | 81.6 | 78.8-84.1 | 170 | 13.7 | 11.5-16.2 | 30 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 32 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 |
45-54 | 1,253 | 1,037 | 82.4 | 79.5-84.9 | 156 | 12.8 | 10.6-15.4 | 33 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 | 27 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.0 |
55-64 | 797 | 661 | 82.8 | 79.2-86.0 | 86 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.0 | 24 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 26 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 |
65-74 | 171 | 145 | 83.3 | 74.4-89.5 | 14 | 7.3 | 3.7-13.6 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.3 | 5 | 5.8 | 2.1-15.0 |
75+ | 31 | 24 | 80.5 | 59.0-92.2 | 5 | 17.6 | 6.5-39.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 241 | 152 | 65.2 | 57.4-72.3 | 56 | 19.0 | 14.0-25.3 | 19 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.8 | 14 | 8.7 | 4.6-15.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,160 | 865 | 73.8 | 70.5-76.8 | 207 | 18.7 | 16.1-21.7 | 51 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 37 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,255 | 997 | 79.1 | 76.1-81.8 | 194 | 16.3 | 13.8-19.1 | 24 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.6 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 |
College Graduate | 2,008 | 1,810 | 89.7 | 87.7-91.4 | 139 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.4 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 31 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 145 | 92 | 64.7 | 54.0-74.1 | 30 | 22.9 | 14.9-33.6 | 11 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.6 | 12 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 498 | 357 | 69.4 | 64.0-74.4 | 88 | 19.3 | 15.3-24.1 | 33 | 6.8 | 4.5-10.2 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 574 | 433 | 74.2 | 69.4-78.5 | 111 | 20.8 | 16.9-25.4 | 11 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.7 | 19 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 820 | 662 | 80.3 | 76.8-83.5 | 115 | 13.8 | 11.2-16.8 | 18 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 883 | 747 | 82.5 | 78.9-85.6 | 105 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.1 | 18 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,145 | 1,028 | 90.6 | 88.4-92.4 | 84 | 7.2 | 5.5- 9.2 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 18 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 854 | 679 | 79.4 | 75.9-82.6 | 118 | 13.9 | 11.2-17.0 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 |
No | 3,743 | 3,095 | 82.5 | 80.9-84.0 | 466 | 12.9 | 11.5-14.3 | 85 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 | 97 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 429 | 333 | 77.8 | 72.6-82.3 | 67 | 15.6 | 11.8-20.3 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.4 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.0 |
Non-Veteran | 4,170 | 3,431 | 82.1 | 80.5-83.5 | 524 | 13.0 | 11.7-14.4 | 105 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.8 | 110 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.4 |
Currently Serving | 65 | 60 | 94.7 | 87.0-97.9 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.1-13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
^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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