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Total Respond.^ |
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 | 4,033 | 1,078 | 26.4 | 24.8-28.1 | 865 | 21.1 | 19.7-22.7 | 902 | 22.5 | 21.0-24.2 | 392 | 10.3 | 9.2-11.6 | 796 | 19.6 | 18.2-21.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 196 | 38 | 20.4 | 14.3-28.2 | 29 | 13.1 | 8.6-19.5 | 46 | 22.4 | 16.1-30.3 | 35 | 20.5 | 14.3-28.5 | 48 | 23.6 | 17.3-31.3 |
25-34 | 597 | 97 | 17.8 | 14.4-21.8 | 133 | 21.0 | 17.5-25.0 | 166 | 26.1 | 22.2-30.5 | 85 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.5 | 116 | 21.2 | 17.2-25.9 |
35-44 | 784 | 152 | 19.5 | 16.5-23.0 | 181 | 23.8 | 20.4-27.5 | 209 | 27.5 | 23.9-31.5 | 81 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.5 | 161 | 19.4 | 16.3-22.8 |
45-54 | 784 | 196 | 25.2 | 21.7-29.2 | 175 | 22.5 | 19.2-26.1 | 183 | 23.6 | 20.1-27.4 | 73 | 10.0 | 7.7-12.9 | 157 | 18.7 | 15.7-22.2 |
55-64 | 767 | 242 | 31.0 | 27.2-35.1 | 152 | 18.9 | 15.8-22.5 | 151 | 19.7 | 16.4-23.5 | 77 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.6 | 145 | 19.2 | 16.0-23.0 |
65-74 | 551 | 199 | 35.2 | 30.7-40.1 | 119 | 23.0 | 19.1-27.5 | 91 | 17.0 | 13.6-21.1 | 27 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.8 | 115 | 20.3 | 16.6-24.5 |
75+ | 345 | 151 | 45.1 | 38.9-51.4 | 72 | 18.9 | 14.4-24.4 | 55 | 15.7 | 11.6-20.8 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.9 | 53 | 15.9 | 11.8-21.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 492 | 174 | 35.0 | 30.0-40.3 | 67 | 12.9 | 9.8-16.9 | 78 | 15.7 | 12.1-20.3 | 27 | 6.7 | 4.2-10.5 | 146 | 29.7 | 24.8-35.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,108 | 264 | 24.0 | 21.1-27.2 | 203 | 17.7 | 15.2-20.5 | 242 | 22.9 | 20.0-26.1 | 112 | 10.7 | 8.7-13.2 | 287 | 24.6 | 21.7-27.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 992 | 252 | 25.7 | 22.6-29.2 | 208 | 21.1 | 18.2-24.4 | 227 | 21.7 | 18.8-24.9 | 106 | 10.9 | 8.8-13.4 | 199 | 20.5 | 17.6-23.8 |
College Graduate | 1,435 | 387 | 25.7 | 23.2-28.5 | 387 | 26.4 | 23.8-29.2 | 354 | 25.1 | 22.5-28.0 | 146 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.2 | 161 | 11.8 | 9.8-14.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 282 | 112 | 38.9 | 31.9-46.4 | 33 | 11.1 | 7.4-16.5 | 31 | 12.5 | 7.9-19.1 | 24 | 7.7 | 4.9-12.0 | 82 | 29.8 | 23.2-37.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 464 | 141 | 31.7 | 26.7-37.0 | 84 | 17.1 | 13.3-21.6 | 95 | 21.1 | 16.9-26.1 | 41 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.1 | 103 | 21.8 | 17.5-26.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 486 | 102 | 20.0 | 16.3-24.3 | 105 | 19.4 | 15.8-23.5 | 109 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.5 | 46 | 11.7 | 8.5-16.1 | 124 | 27.0 | 22.3-32.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 646 | 153 | 24.4 | 20.6-28.6 | 136 | 22.4 | 18.7-26.7 | 170 | 25.2 | 21.4-29.4 | 64 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.6 | 123 | 17.7 | 14.5-21.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 640 | 150 | 24.3 | 20.5-28.5 | 154 | 22.1 | 18.7-26.0 | 141 | 22.8 | 19.2-27.0 | 77 | 11.9 | 9.3-15.2 | 118 | 18.8 | 15.5-22.7 |
$75,000+ | 784 | 180 | 21.2 | 18.1-24.6 | 212 | 27.3 | 23.8-31.1 | 206 | 25.9 | 22.4-29.8 | 90 | 13.2 | 10.3-16.6 | 96 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,202 | 382 | 30.1 | 27.1-33.3 | 230 | 20.2 | 17.6-23.2 | 220 | 18.5 | 16.0-21.3 | 95 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.5 | 275 | 22.8 | 20.0-25.9 |
No | 2,798 | 685 | 24.8 | 22.9-26.7 | 632 | 21.6 | 19.9-23.5 | 672 | 24.2 | 22.3-26.2 | 297 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.8 | 512 | 18.2 | 16.5-20.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,403 | 445 | 30.8 | 28.1-33.8 | 308 | 21.0 | 18.6-23.6 | 255 | 18.6 | 16.2-21.2 | 119 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.7 | 276 | 19.9 | 17.5-22.5 |
Non-Veteran | 2,543 | 618 | 24.3 | 22.4-26.4 | 539 | 21.2 | 19.3-23.1 | 612 | 24.0 | 22.0-26.1 | 267 | 10.8 | 9.4-12.4 | 507 | 19.7 | 17.8-21.7 |
Currently Serving | 85 | 15 | 20.7 | 12.3-32.7 | 17 | 20.3 | 12.0-32.1 | 34 | 40.2 | 29.1-52.4 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.5-14.1 | 13 | 12.8 | 7.1-22.2 |
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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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