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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 | 3,709 | 266 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.9 | 1,817 | 48.9 | 46.9-50.8 | 1,626 | 44.3 | 42.4-46.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 196 | 26 | 13.0 | 8.2-20.1 | 109 | 58.9 | 50.5-66.8 | 61 | 28.0 | 21.4-35.8 |
25-34 | 582 | 49 | 8.1 | 5.9-11.2 | 325 | 54.7 | 49.8-59.6 | 208 | 37.1 | 32.4-42.1 |
35-44 | 750 | 51 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.1 | 424 | 54.8 | 50.5-59.0 | 275 | 38.4 | 34.4-42.7 |
45-54 | 720 | 46 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 375 | 51.4 | 47.0-55.8 | 299 | 43.1 | 38.8-47.6 |
55-64 | 705 | 33 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.0 | 310 | 43.4 | 39.0-48.0 | 362 | 52.0 | 47.5-56.6 |
65-74 | 463 | 41 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.7 | 179 | 37.6 | 32.6-42.8 | 243 | 54.0 | 48.6-59.3 |
75+ | 286 | 20 | 5.9 | 3.4- 9.9 | 93 | 33.6 | 27.4-40.4 | 173 | 60.5 | 53.6-67.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 430 | 39 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.8 | 199 | 49.7 | 43.9-55.6 | 192 | 39.2 | 33.8-44.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,022 | 84 | 7.0 | 5.4- 9.0 | 506 | 49.4 | 45.7-53.1 | 432 | 43.6 | 39.9-47.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 920 | 67 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.2 | 470 | 51.0 | 47.1-54.8 | 383 | 42.8 | 38.9-46.7 |
College Graduate | 1,332 | 75 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.4 | 640 | 46.8 | 43.5-50.0 | 617 | 47.5 | 44.3-50.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 249 | 24 | 9.7 | 6.1-15.0 | 117 | 48.3 | 40.4-56.3 | 108 | 42.0 | 34.5-49.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 428 | 43 | 9.7 | 6.6-13.9 | 215 | 53.5 | 47.7-59.2 | 170 | 36.8 | 31.5-42.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 461 | 38 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.6 | 254 | 57.1 | 51.7-62.3 | 169 | 35.3 | 30.4-40.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 594 | 43 | 6.2 | 4.4- 8.8 | 303 | 48.9 | 44.1-53.8 | 248 | 44.9 | 40.0-49.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 590 | 42 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.1 | 297 | 50.0 | 45.3-54.7 | 251 | 43.4 | 38.8-48.2 |
$75,000+ | 734 | 46 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.6 | 347 | 45.6 | 41.3-49.9 | 341 | 48.2 | 43.9-52.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,071 | 87 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.7 | 516 | 48.8 | 45.2-52.5 | 468 | 43.4 | 39.9-47.0 |
No | 2,592 | 178 | 6.6 | 5.5- 7.8 | 1,278 | 48.8 | 46.5-51.2 | 1,136 | 44.6 | 42.3-46.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,254 | 84 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.3 | 567 | 45.2 | 41.9-48.5 | 603 | 48.3 | 45.1-51.6 |
Non-Veteran | 2,368 | 173 | 7.0 | 5.9- 8.3 | 1,201 | 50.4 | 48.0-52.9 | 994 | 42.6 | 40.2-45.1 |
Currently Serving | 85 | 9 | 8.7 | 4.4-16.5 | 49 | 55.4 | 43.2-67.0 | 27 | 35.8 | 24.9-48.5 |
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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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