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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 | 3,930 | 120 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 325 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.3 | 3,485 | 89.0 | 87.8-90.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 199 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.2 | 190 | 95.6 | 90.9-98.0 |
25-34 | 591 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 | 25 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.2 | 554 | 93.3 | 90.3-95.4 |
35-44 | 777 | 22 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.4 | 68 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.6 | 687 | 89.8 | 87.1-91.9 |
45-54 | 769 | 18 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 | 75 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.8 | 676 | 87.9 | 84.9-90.3 |
55-64 | 756 | 22 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.0 | 64 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 670 | 88.3 | 85.1-91.0 |
65-74 | 511 | 27 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.9 | 50 | 10.4 | 7.6-13.9 | 434 | 84.3 | 80.3-87.6 |
75+ | 319 | 16 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.0 | 37 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.2 | 266 | 83.9 | 78.4-88.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 466 | 24 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.8 | 49 | 11.9 | 8.4-16.4 | 393 | 82.5 | 77.6-86.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,083 | 44 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.5 | 106 | 9.4 | 7.6-11.7 | 933 | 87.4 | 85.0-89.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 963 | 26 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 | 81 | 7.8 | 6.1-10.0 | 856 | 89.6 | 87.2-91.6 |
College Graduate | 1,413 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 | 89 | 6.5 | 5.1- 8.2 | 1,299 | 91.9 | 90.1-93.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 271 | 12 | 4.2 | 2.2- 8.0 | 33 | 10.0 | 6.8-14.6 | 226 | 85.8 | 80.5-89.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 463 | 26 | 5.2 | 3.3- 7.9 | 47 | 11.7 | 8.4-16.2 | 390 | 83.1 | 78.4-87.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 476 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.1 | 48 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.8 | 411 | 85.9 | 81.6-89.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 629 | 22 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.1 | 60 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.3 | 547 | 87.6 | 84.3-90.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 624 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 46 | 8.1 | 5.9-11.1 | 562 | 89.8 | 86.6-92.2 |
$75,000+ | 774 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 45 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.9 | 715 | 92.8 | 90.5-94.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,157 | 40 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.0 | 134 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.3 | 983 | 84.7 | 82.0-87.1 |
No | 2,725 | 78 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 | 188 | 6.9 | 5.9- 8.2 | 2,459 | 90.7 | 89.3-91.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,346 | 47 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 125 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.2 | 1,174 | 87.0 | 84.7-89.0 |
Non-Veteran | 2,496 | 72 | 2.3 | 1.7- 2.9 | 195 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.2 | 2,229 | 89.9 | 88.4-91.2 |
Currently Serving | 86 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.1 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.5-16.9 | 80 | 92.2 | 82.2-96.8 |
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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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