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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 | 3,946 | 88 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.6 | 1,552 | 38.7 | 36.9-40.6 | 2,306 | 59.3 | 57.4-61.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 198 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.4- 9.1 | 87 | 45.9 | 37.7-54.3 | 108 | 52.2 | 43.7-60.5 |
25-34 | 591 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 | 215 | 36.2 | 31.7-41.0 | 367 | 62.4 | 57.6-67.0 |
35-44 | 778 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 345 | 42.6 | 38.6-46.8 | 423 | 56.2 | 52.0-60.3 |
45-54 | 773 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 | 319 | 40.3 | 36.2-44.5 | 440 | 58.0 | 53.7-62.1 |
55-64 | 759 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 282 | 36.2 | 32.0-40.5 | 461 | 61.9 | 57.5-66.1 |
65-74 | 518 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 | 199 | 37.3 | 32.7-42.3 | 296 | 58.8 | 53.8-63.6 |
75+ | 321 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 104 | 32.7 | 26.9-39.0 | 204 | 63.9 | 57.5-69.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 472 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 | 209 | 47.3 | 41.7-53.0 | 239 | 47.6 | 42.0-53.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,080 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 | 448 | 39.8 | 36.4-43.3 | 603 | 58.0 | 54.4-61.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 972 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.8- 2.9 | 417 | 41.7 | 38.1-45.5 | 538 | 56.7 | 52.9-60.4 |
College Graduate | 1,417 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 | 476 | 33.1 | 30.3-36.1 | 924 | 65.8 | 62.8-68.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 275 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.3 | 130 | 48.7 | 41.1-56.3 | 132 | 46.8 | 39.3-54.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 458 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.1 | 218 | 48.0 | 42.4-53.6 | 226 | 48.9 | 43.3-54.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 481 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 214 | 44.8 | 39.6-50.2 | 253 | 52.8 | 47.4-58.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 635 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.1 | 258 | 37.8 | 33.5-42.3 | 363 | 59.6 | 55.0-64.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 625 | 14 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.2 | 234 | 37.1 | 32.8-41.6 | 377 | 61.2 | 56.6-65.5 |
$75,000+ | 779 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 264 | 32.5 | 28.8-36.5 | 506 | 66.6 | 62.7-70.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,161 | 36 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 | 511 | 44.9 | 41.4-48.4 | 614 | 52.5 | 49.0-56.0 |
No | 2,736 | 51 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.5 | 1,023 | 36.4 | 34.2-38.6 | 1,662 | 61.9 | 59.7-64.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,353 | 40 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.9 | 525 | 38.1 | 35.1-41.2 | 788 | 59.2 | 56.0-62.2 |
Non-Veteran | 2,505 | 48 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 990 | 38.9 | 36.6-41.3 | 1,467 | 59.4 | 57.0-61.7 |
Currently Serving | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 37 | 42.6 | 31.3-54.7 | 49 | 57.4 | 45.3-68.7 |
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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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