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Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 3,944 | 378 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.5 | 816 | 20.6 | 19.1-22.2 | 1,750 | 44.8 | 43.0-46.7 | 636 | 16.0 | 14.7-17.5 | 364 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 198 | 11 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.3 | 20 | 9.9 | 6.0-15.9 | 91 | 42.6 | 34.7-51.0 | 57 | 31.8 | 24.1-40.6 | 19 | 9.9 | 5.9-16.1 |
25-34 | 585 | 35 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 | 105 | 18.9 | 15.1-23.3 | 292 | 49.6 | 44.7-54.5 | 103 | 17.4 | 14.0-21.4 | 50 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.5 |
35-44 | 770 | 53 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.2 | 127 | 16.6 | 13.6-20.0 | 381 | 48.4 | 44.2-52.7 | 136 | 18.0 | 15.0-21.5 | 73 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.3 |
45-54 | 759 | 76 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.7 | 165 | 22.7 | 19.2-26.5 | 353 | 47.6 | 43.3-51.9 | 100 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.3 | 65 | 7.8 | 5.9-10.2 |
55-64 | 751 | 74 | 9.4 | 7.3-12.2 | 171 | 22.6 | 19.2-26.4 | 328 | 45.3 | 40.9-49.8 | 117 | 14.2 | 11.4-17.6 | 61 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.1 |
65-74 | 540 | 69 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.6 | 128 | 24.2 | 20.2-28.9 | 192 | 35.3 | 30.7-40.2 | 85 | 15.7 | 12.5-19.6 | 66 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.5 |
75+ | 332 | 57 | 17.7 | 13.3-23.0 | 98 | 28.5 | 23.0-34.7 | 111 | 34.4 | 28.6-40.7 | 38 | 11.6 | 7.9-16.8 | 28 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 480 | 76 | 15.4 | 12.0-19.6 | 113 | 20.8 | 16.8-25.4 | 167 | 36.3 | 31.1-42.0 | 77 | 17.2 | 13.2-22.0 | 47 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,086 | 104 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.8 | 213 | 19.8 | 17.1-22.8 | 466 | 43.5 | 40.0-47.1 | 190 | 17.0 | 14.5-19.9 | 113 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 977 | 81 | 7.9 | 6.2-10.1 | 200 | 21.1 | 18.1-24.4 | 432 | 43.5 | 39.8-47.2 | 162 | 17.0 | 14.2-20.2 | 102 | 10.5 | 8.4-13.0 |
College Graduate | 1,395 | 117 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 289 | 20.9 | 18.4-23.6 | 683 | 49.7 | 46.5-52.8 | 206 | 14.2 | 12.2-16.5 | 100 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 275 | 50 | 18.7 | 13.7-25.0 | 63 | 21.1 | 15.8-27.6 | 105 | 39.6 | 32.3-47.3 | 33 | 12.4 | 7.6-19.6 | 24 | 8.2 | 4.9-13.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 458 | 44 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.2 | 112 | 23.2 | 19.0-28.2 | 186 | 39.8 | 34.5-45.3 | 75 | 19.0 | 14.6-24.3 | 41 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 483 | 38 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.2 | 89 | 16.9 | 13.4-21.0 | 213 | 44.8 | 39.6-50.2 | 98 | 20.6 | 16.6-25.3 | 45 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 631 | 50 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.6 | 122 | 21.5 | 17.7-25.8 | 315 | 48.0 | 43.4-52.7 | 99 | 15.2 | 12.2-19.0 | 45 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 623 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 | 101 | 16.8 | 13.6-20.5 | 305 | 49.4 | 44.8-54.1 | 120 | 18.4 | 15.1-22.2 | 52 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 |
$75,000+ | 764 | 35 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 | 145 | 19.0 | 15.9-22.5 | 384 | 51.4 | 47.2-55.6 | 133 | 15.9 | 13.2-19.0 | 67 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,179 | 175 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.0 | 295 | 24.6 | 21.7-27.7 | 430 | 36.9 | 33.7-40.4 | 160 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.7 | 119 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.2 |
No | 2,734 | 200 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.6 | 514 | 19.1 | 17.3-20.9 | 1,308 | 48.0 | 45.8-50.3 | 473 | 16.9 | 15.3-18.7 | 239 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,365 | 149 | 11.2 | 9.3-13.3 | 335 | 24.2 | 21.6-27.0 | 539 | 39.8 | 36.8-43.0 | 205 | 15.2 | 13.0-17.6 | 137 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.6 |
Non-Veteran | 2,493 | 224 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 | 467 | 18.9 | 17.1-20.9 | 1,165 | 47.1 | 44.7-49.5 | 417 | 16.5 | 14.8-18.4 | 220 | 8.9 | 7.6-10.4 |
Currently Serving | 84 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.4-15.7 | 13 | 19.3 | 10.7-32.2 | 46 | 51.7 | 39.6-63.6 | 13 | 15.3 | 8.7-25.6 | 7 | 7.4 | 3.2-16.2 |
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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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