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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 | 3,885 | 169 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.0 | 886 | 22.6 | 21.0-24.2 | 2,830 | 73.2 | 71.5-74.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 198 | 18 | 8.7 | 5.0-14.8 | 66 | 37.8 | 29.9-46.5 | 114 | 53.5 | 45.0-61.7 |
25-34 | 584 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 | 153 | 26.3 | 22.2-30.8 | 408 | 69.9 | 65.2-74.1 |
35-44 | 768 | 40 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.3 | 234 | 27.9 | 24.3-31.7 | 494 | 67.6 | 63.7-71.4 |
45-54 | 760 | 19 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.4 | 185 | 23.7 | 20.3-27.5 | 556 | 73.7 | 69.8-77.3 |
55-64 | 747 | 23 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.9 | 119 | 15.3 | 12.3-18.8 | 605 | 81.7 | 78.0-84.9 |
65-74 | 499 | 30 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.4 | 85 | 16.4 | 13.1-20.4 | 384 | 77.2 | 72.8-81.1 |
75+ | 321 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.1 | 44 | 13.1 | 9.4-18.0 | 261 | 82.8 | 77.6-87.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 451 | 39 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.7 | 112 | 25.4 | 20.8-30.7 | 300 | 64.1 | 58.5-69.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,072 | 56 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.8 | 266 | 22.4 | 19.7-25.4 | 750 | 73.4 | 70.2-76.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 959 | 44 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 | 231 | 24.9 | 21.7-28.4 | 684 | 70.3 | 66.7-73.7 |
College Graduate | 1,398 | 29 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 | 277 | 20.3 | 17.9-23.0 | 1,092 | 77.9 | 75.2-80.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 264 | 18 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.3 | 78 | 31.0 | 24.2-38.9 | 168 | 61.6 | 53.7-68.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 449 | 33 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.6 | 113 | 22.5 | 18.4-27.2 | 303 | 69.7 | 64.4-74.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 471 | 26 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.3 | 130 | 28.0 | 23.4-33.2 | 315 | 67.2 | 61.9-72.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 626 | 26 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | 140 | 21.0 | 17.5-25.0 | 460 | 74.6 | 70.3-78.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 620 | 20 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 | 141 | 23.0 | 19.4-27.2 | 459 | 74.4 | 70.1-78.2 |
$75,000+ | 772 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.5 | 159 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.3 | 596 | 77.2 | 73.6-80.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,135 | 55 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 | 286 | 25.2 | 22.3-28.3 | 794 | 70.1 | 66.9-73.2 |
No | 2,703 | 113 | 4.0 | 3.3- 5.0 | 588 | 21.6 | 19.7-23.5 | 2,002 | 74.4 | 72.4-76.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,339 | 63 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.3 | 271 | 19.8 | 17.4-22.4 | 1,005 | 75.5 | 72.7-78.1 |
Non-Veteran | 2,459 | 101 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.9 | 591 | 23.7 | 21.7-25.8 | 1,767 | 72.4 | 70.2-74.5 |
Currently Serving | 85 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.9 | 24 | 31.5 | 21.3-43.9 | 56 | 61.7 | 49.3-72.7 |
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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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