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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 | 10,853 | 3,495 | 30.4 | 29.3-31.5 | 2,419 | 22.3 | 21.4-23.3 | 2,282 | 22.1 | 21.1-23.1 | 893 | 8.8 | 8.1- 9.5 | 1,764 | 16.4 | 15.5-17.3 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 4,033 | 1,078 | 26.4 | 24.8-28.1 | 865 | 21.1 | 19.7-22.7 | 902 | 22.5 | 21.0-24.2 | 392 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.6 | 796 | 19.6 | 18.2-21.2 |
Female | 6,820 | 2,417 | 34.1 | 32.7-35.5 | 1,554 | 23.4 | 22.2-24.7 | 1,380 | 21.6 | 20.4-22.9 | 501 | 7.4 | 6.7- 8.2 | 968 | 13.4 | 12.5-14.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 501 | 109 | 21.1 | 17.0-25.9 | 91 | 17.0 | 13.3-21.4 | 128 | 24.9 | 20.5-30.0 | 78 | 17.4 | 13.5-22.1 | 95 | 19.6 | 15.7-24.2 |
25-34 | 1,549 | 373 | 23.7 | 21.2-26.4 | 372 | 23.7 | 21.3-26.4 | 405 | 25.9 | 23.4-28.7 | 169 | 10.8 | 9.0-12.9 | 230 | 15.8 | 13.5-18.4 |
35-44 | 1,993 | 564 | 26.5 | 24.3-28.9 | 502 | 25.2 | 22.9-27.6 | 459 | 24.8 | 22.5-27.3 | 167 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.0 | 301 | 15.1 | 13.3-17.1 |
45-54 | 2,058 | 624 | 29.4 | 27.1-31.9 | 476 | 23.2 | 21.1-25.5 | 475 | 23.2 | 21.0-25.6 | 163 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.1 | 320 | 15.7 | 13.8-17.7 |
55-64 | 1,972 | 671 | 32.5 | 30.0-35.2 | 430 | 21.6 | 19.4-23.9 | 401 | 20.5 | 18.3-22.9 | 155 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.7 | 315 | 16.6 | 14.5-18.9 |
65-74 | 1,548 | 621 | 39.2 | 36.2-42.2 | 318 | 20.5 | 18.1-23.2 | 249 | 16.6 | 14.4-19.0 | 95 | 6.1 | 4.8- 7.7 | 265 | 17.6 | 15.3-20.1 |
75+ | 1,191 | 519 | 42.9 | 39.4-46.5 | 217 | 18.4 | 15.7-21.4 | 157 | 14.8 | 12.3-17.6 | 66 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.6 | 232 | 18.4 | 15.9-21.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,357 | 496 | 35.0 | 31.8-38.3 | 201 | 13.9 | 11.7-16.3 | 208 | 16.1 | 13.7-18.8 | 87 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 365 | 27.7 | 24.7-31.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,105 | 912 | 27.5 | 25.7-29.5 | 570 | 18.5 | 16.8-20.2 | 686 | 23.5 | 21.6-25.4 | 301 | 10.0 | 8.7-11.4 | 636 | 20.5 | 18.8-22.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,818 | 887 | 29.7 | 27.7-31.8 | 646 | 23.3 | 21.4-25.3 | 606 | 21.9 | 20.1-23.9 | 234 | 8.7 | 7.5-10.1 | 445 | 16.4 | 14.7-18.2 |
College Graduate | 3,560 | 1,197 | 31.7 | 29.8-33.6 | 1,000 | 27.6 | 25.9-29.4 | 781 | 23.1 | 21.4-24.9 | 268 | 8.4 | 7.3- 9.8 | 314 | 9.1 | 8.0-10.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 987 | 390 | 38.6 | 34.6-42.7 | 149 | 14.3 | 11.7-17.4 | 147 | 15.3 | 12.4-18.8 | 74 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.2 | 227 | 24.7 | 21.2-28.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,531 | 535 | 33.9 | 31.0-37.0 | 273 | 17.1 | 14.8-19.6 | 281 | 20.0 | 17.5-22.7 | 139 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.8 | 303 | 20.2 | 17.7-22.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,251 | 355 | 25.6 | 22.8-28.5 | 270 | 20.9 | 18.4-23.7 | 277 | 22.3 | 19.6-25.2 | 115 | 10.8 | 8.7-13.3 | 234 | 20.5 | 17.7-23.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,527 | 437 | 28.3 | 25.7-31.1 | 334 | 22.1 | 19.6-24.8 | 387 | 24.7 | 22.2-27.4 | 141 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.7 | 228 | 15.3 | 13.2-17.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,504 | 425 | 26.7 | 24.1-29.5 | 390 | 24.8 | 22.3-27.6 | 341 | 23.9 | 21.3-26.6 | 144 | 9.9 | 8.2-11.9 | 204 | 14.7 | 12.6-17.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,779 | 539 | 28.1 | 25.7-30.7 | 517 | 29.3 | 26.8-31.9 | 420 | 23.7 | 21.4-26.3 | 142 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 161 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,432 | 1,239 | 33.8 | 31.9-35.8 | 681 | 20.5 | 18.9-22.3 | 587 | 18.2 | 16.6-20.0 | 251 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.0 | 674 | 19.6 | 18.0-21.4 |
No | 7,350 | 2,231 | 28.8 | 27.6-30.1 | 1,726 | 23.2 | 22.0-24.4 | 1,680 | 23.8 | 22.6-25.0 | 640 | 9.3 | 8.5-10.2 | 1,073 | 14.9 | 13.9-16.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,501 | 481 | 31.1 | 28.3-33.9 | 325 | 20.9 | 18.6-23.5 | 281 | 19.0 | 16.7-21.6 | 129 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.6 | 285 | 19.5 | 17.2-22.0 |
Non-Veteran | 9,245 | 2,991 | 30.4 | 29.2-31.5 | 2,067 | 22.6 | 21.6-23.7 | 1,965 | 22.5 | 21.4-23.6 | 757 | 8.7 | 8.0- 9.5 | 1,465 | 15.9 | 14.9-16.8 |
Currently Serving | 105 | 23 | 23.4 | 15.1-34.3 | 26 | 22.3 | 14.4-32.9 | 35 | 36.2 | 26.3-47.5 | 7 | 6.2 | 2.7-13.3 | 14 | 11.9 | 6.7-20.2 |
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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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