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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 | 3,973 | 83 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 | 1,997 | 48.9 | 47.0-50.8 | 1,893 | 49.3 | 47.4-51.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 198 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.2 | 113 | 55.9 | 47.4-64.1 | 80 | 39.0 | 31.2-47.4 |
25-34 | 592 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 302 | 50.6 | 45.7-55.4 | 284 | 48.6 | 43.7-53.5 |
35-44 | 776 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.2 | 412 | 50.5 | 46.3-54.7 | 348 | 47.7 | 43.5-52.0 |
45-54 | 776 | 16 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 402 | 52.1 | 47.9-56.3 | 358 | 46.2 | 42.0-50.5 |
55-64 | 766 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 | 350 | 43.4 | 39.1-47.8 | 404 | 55.2 | 50.8-59.5 |
65-74 | 529 | 19 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 | 276 | 49.4 | 44.4-54.4 | 234 | 47.9 | 42.9-53.0 |
75+ | 328 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 | 140 | 40.0 | 33.9-46.4 | 179 | 58.0 | 51.6-64.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 474 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 279 | 59.2 | 53.7-64.6 | 177 | 36.8 | 31.7-42.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,098 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.3 | 598 | 53.4 | 49.8-57.0 | 471 | 44.4 | 40.9-48.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 979 | 17 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.4 | 527 | 52.3 | 48.5-56.1 | 435 | 45.9 | 42.1-49.7 |
College Graduate | 1,417 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 | 590 | 39.6 | 36.6-42.7 | 808 | 59.4 | 56.3-62.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 275 | 7 | 4.2 | 1.6-10.7 | 164 | 57.5 | 49.8-64.9 | 104 | 38.3 | 31.2-45.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 461 | 19 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.6 | 261 | 57.5 | 51.9-62.9 | 181 | 38.2 | 32.9-43.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 484 | 16 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.2 | 280 | 58.5 | 53.3-63.6 | 188 | 39.1 | 34.1-44.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 636 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 331 | 49.5 | 44.9-54.2 | 294 | 49.3 | 44.6-54.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 630 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.4 | 294 | 47.0 | 42.5-51.7 | 326 | 51.8 | 47.2-56.3 |
$75,000+ | 780 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 310 | 38.6 | 34.6-42.7 | 461 | 60.3 | 56.2-64.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,171 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.0 | 643 | 54.4 | 50.9-57.8 | 500 | 43.6 | 40.2-47.1 |
No | 2,747 | 54 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 | 1,326 | 46.7 | 44.5-49.0 | 1,367 | 51.5 | 49.2-53.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,372 | 35 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 675 | 47.8 | 44.7-51.0 | 662 | 50.1 | 46.9-53.2 |
Non-Veteran | 2,515 | 47 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.5 | 1,278 | 49.4 | 47.0-51.7 | 1,190 | 48.9 | 46.5-51.3 |
Currently Serving | 84 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.9 | 43 | 50.9 | 38.9-62.9 | 40 | 48.0 | 36.2-60.2 |
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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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