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Total Respond.^ |
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 | 3,838 | 322 | 7.9 | 7.0- 9.0 | 539 | 13.7 | 12.5-15.1 | 2,977 | 78.4 | 76.8-79.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 195 | 22 | 12.2 | 7.3-19.7 | 32 | 18.5 | 12.6-26.3 | 141 | 69.3 | 60.6-76.8 |
25-34 | 583 | 41 | 6.3 | 4.4- 9.0 | 63 | 11.3 | 8.5-14.9 | 479 | 82.3 | 78.3-85.8 |
35-44 | 747 | 68 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.3 | 123 | 14.6 | 12.0-17.7 | 556 | 76.7 | 73.1-80.0 |
45-54 | 757 | 64 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.7 | 110 | 14.1 | 11.5-17.3 | 583 | 78.5 | 74.9-81.7 |
55-64 | 741 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.7 | 96 | 13.1 | 10.3-16.5 | 588 | 79.7 | 75.9-83.1 |
65-74 | 497 | 47 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.5 | 70 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.4 | 380 | 77.2 | 72.7-81.1 |
75+ | 310 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.7 | 45 | 13.5 | 9.8-18.4 | 242 | 79.4 | 73.6-84.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 453 | 55 | 13.2 | 9.7-17.6 | 91 | 22.3 | 17.7-27.7 | 307 | 64.5 | 58.7-69.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,062 | 117 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.3 | 155 | 13.7 | 11.4-16.3 | 790 | 76.3 | 73.2-79.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 940 | 77 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.9 | 136 | 14.1 | 11.6-16.9 | 727 | 78.3 | 75.1-81.3 |
College Graduate | 1,378 | 72 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.3 | 157 | 10.8 | 9.0-12.8 | 1,149 | 84.4 | 82.1-86.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 266 | 30 | 11.4 | 7.3-17.6 | 52 | 17.5 | 12.7-23.5 | 184 | 71.1 | 63.9-77.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 445 | 48 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.2 | 87 | 21.9 | 17.4-27.2 | 310 | 67.9 | 62.2-73.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 475 | 52 | 10.8 | 8.0-14.6 | 81 | 16.2 | 12.6-20.5 | 342 | 73.0 | 68.0-77.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 609 | 61 | 9.7 | 7.2-12.9 | 85 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.6 | 463 | 77.1 | 72.9-80.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 604 | 50 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.5 | 78 | 12.9 | 10.2-16.2 | 476 | 79.5 | 75.6-82.9 |
$75,000+ | 766 | 45 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.3 | 86 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.5 | 635 | 84.8 | 81.8-87.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,126 | 96 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.9 | 188 | 17.2 | 14.6-20.1 | 842 | 74.9 | 71.7-77.8 |
No | 2,664 | 218 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.1 | 346 | 12.5 | 11.1-14.0 | 2,100 | 79.7 | 77.9-81.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,313 | 110 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.4 | 186 | 13.5 | 11.5-15.8 | 1,017 | 78.1 | 75.4-80.6 |
Non-Veteran | 2,437 | 206 | 7.7 | 6.6- 9.0 | 342 | 13.9 | 12.3-15.6 | 1,889 | 78.4 | 76.4-80.3 |
Currently Serving | 86 | 6 | 6.7 | 2.8-15.2 | 11 | 11.0 | 5.5-20.7 | 69 | 82.3 | 71.6-89.5 |
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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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