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Total Respond.^ |
Do NOT want to have one | Do want to have one | Not sure if do or don't | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,254 | 596 | 47.4 | 44.1-50.8 | 463 | 37.0 | 33.9-40.3 | 195 | 15.5 | 13.3-18.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 136 | 22 | 18.8 | 11.9-28.3 | 96 | 68.2 | 58.2-76.8 | 18 | 13.0 | 7.8-20.9 |
25-34 | 391 | 93 | 25.3 | 20.3-31.1 | 226 | 55.8 | 49.8-61.7 | 72 | 18.9 | 14.7-24.0 |
35-44 | 334 | 178 | 55.0 | 48.7-61.2 | 86 | 25.4 | 20.4-31.1 | 70 | 19.6 | 15.1-25.1 |
45-54 (All Males*) | 259 | 195 | 74.3 | 67.3-80.2 | 42 | 17.7 | 12.6-24.2 | 22 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.9 |
55-59 (All Males*) | 134 | 108 | 78.7 | 68.4-86.4 | 13 | 9.5 | 5.2-16.7 | 13 | 11.8 | 5.9-22.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 103 | 63 | 53.9 | 41.9-65.5 | 25 | 27.7 | 18.0-40.0 | 15 | 18.4 | 10.4-30.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 315 | 159 | 49.6 | 43.1-56.1 | 99 | 33.1 | 27.2-39.7 | 57 | 17.2 | 13.0-22.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 339 | 149 | 41.8 | 35.8-48.1 | 141 | 42.7 | 36.6-49.1 | 49 | 15.5 | 11.3-20.9 |
College Graduate | 496 | 224 | 48.3 | 43.1-53.7 | 198 | 37.7 | 32.8-42.8 | 74 | 14.0 | 10.8-18.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 53 | 22 | 33.0 | 19.9-49.5 | 24 | 55.0 | 38.4-70.5 | 7 | 12.0 | 5.0-26.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 114 | 43 | 35.4 | 25.6-46.6 | 51 | 43.9 | 33.3-55.1 | 20 | 20.7 | 12.8-31.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 154 | 70 | 44.8 | 35.7-54.2 | 60 | 40.3 | 31.5-49.8 | 24 | 14.9 | 9.3-23.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 224 | 111 | 50.2 | 42.4-57.9 | 80 | 36.9 | 29.7-44.8 | 33 | 12.9 | 8.6-18.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 231 | 110 | 45.4 | 38.0-53.1 | 89 | 40.5 | 33.2-48.2 | 32 | 14.1 | 9.4-20.5 |
$75,000+ | 303 | 153 | 52.7 | 46.2-59.1 | 99 | 29.9 | 24.4-36.0 | 51 | 17.4 | 13.0-23.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 229 | 121 | 51.0 | 43.4-58.6 | 73 | 31.4 | 24.8-38.8 | 35 | 17.6 | 12.3-24.7 |
No | 1,002 | 466 | 46.7 | 43.0-50.4 | 380 | 38.2 | 34.7-41.9 | 156 | 15.1 | 12.7-17.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 220 | 129 | 60.2 | 52.5-67.4 | 58 | 27.3 | 21.0-34.6 | 33 | 12.6 | 8.5-18.1 |
Non-Veteran | 982 | 447 | 45.0 | 41.2-48.8 | 381 | 38.8 | 35.1-42.5 | 154 | 16.3 | 13.7-19.3 |
Currently Serving | 52 | 20 | 42.7 | 28.5-58.1 | 24 | 44.5 | 30.2-59.8 | 8 | 12.9 | 5.9-25.7 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old
^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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