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| Total Respond.^ |
Do NOT want to have one | Do want to have one | Not sure if do or don't | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,458 | 1,437 | 41.9 | 39.9-43.9 | 1,398 | 40.1 | 38.1-42.1 | 623 | 18.0 | 16.5-19.7 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,007 | 825 | 41.3 | 38.7-44.0 | 805 | 40.2 | 37.6-42.9 | 377 | 18.5 | 16.5-20.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,001 | 457 | 44.4 | 40.7-48.2 | 376 | 37.9 | 34.3-41.6 | 168 | 17.7 | 14.9-20.9 |
| Female | 1,006 | 368 | 36.8 | 33.2-40.6 | 429 | 43.5 | 39.8-47.3 | 209 | 19.7 | 16.9-22.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,441 | 608 | 43.1 | 40.0-46.2 | 584 | 40.9 | 37.9-44.1 | 249 | 16.0 | 13.9-18.4 |
| African American | 302 | 128 | 44.7 | 37.9-51.7 | 116 | 37.9 | 31.6-44.7 | 58 | 17.4 | 12.9-22.9 |
| Other Minorities | 42 | 17 | 36.4 | 21.1-55.1 | 15 | 39.2 | 23.4-57.6 | 10 | 24.4 | 12.6-42.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 269 | 58 | 22.2 | 16.6-29.2 | 164 | 59.5 | 51.9-66.6 | 47 | 18.3 | 13.1-24.9 |
| 25-34 | 821 | 201 | 23.1 | 19.8-26.7 | 435 | 53.6 | 49.4-57.7 | 185 | 23.4 | 19.9-27.3 |
| 35-44 | 627 | 348 | 58.2 | 53.3-62.9 | 161 | 25.2 | 21.1-29.7 | 118 | 16.7 | 13.5-20.3 |
| 45-54 (All Males*) | 190 | 138 | 71.1 | 62.6-78.3 | 35 | 19.1 | 13.2-26.8 | 17 | 9.9 | 5.7-16.6 |
| 55-59 (All Males*) | 100 | 80 | 80.7 | 70.3-88.1 | 10 | 10.7 | 5.4-20.1 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.3-16.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 249 | 102 | 35.3 | 28.6-42.7 | 88 | 37.6 | 30.3-45.5 | 59 | 27.1 | 20.1-35.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 443 | 209 | 46.7 | 41.0-52.5 | 165 | 38.0 | 32.6-43.8 | 69 | 15.3 | 11.7-19.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 462 | 206 | 45.7 | 40.1-51.4 | 171 | 36.7 | 31.4-42.2 | 85 | 17.6 | 13.8-22.2 |
| College Graduate | 851 | 307 | 38.1 | 34.1-42.3 | 381 | 44.1 | 40.0-48.2 | 163 | 17.8 | 15.0-21.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 111 | 39 | 37.1 | 25.9-49.9 | 49 | 43.2 | 31.8-55.5 | 23 | 19.6 | 12.0-30.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 265 | 107 | 39.2 | 32.1-46.7 | 104 | 40.4 | 33.2-48.1 | 54 | 20.4 | 15.1-27.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 245 | 106 | 45.7 | 38.1-53.6 | 93 | 35.7 | 28.8-43.2 | 46 | 18.6 | 13.0-25.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 307 | 133 | 43.3 | 36.8-50.0 | 128 | 43.6 | 37.0-50.5 | 46 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.7 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 353 | 147 | 40.7 | 34.7-46.9 | 142 | 42.3 | 36.3-48.6 | 64 | 17.0 | 12.9-22.2 |
| $75,000+ | 421 | 189 | 46.9 | 41.1-52.7 | 157 | 35.7 | 30.5-41.3 | 75 | 17.4 | 13.6-22.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 300 | 128 | 40.4 | 33.7-47.5 | 121 | 41.0 | 34.2-48.2 | 51 | 18.6 | 13.1-25.6 |
| No | 1,669 | 680 | 41.5 | 38.6-44.4 | 669 | 40.0 | 37.2-42.9 | 320 | 18.5 | 16.3-20.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 182 | 103 | 56.9 | 48.2-65.1 | 53 | 30.1 | 22.9-38.5 | 26 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,810 | 717 | 39.5 | 36.8-42.4 | 746 | 41.3 | 38.6-44.2 | 347 | 19.1 | 16.9-21.5 |
| Currently Serving | 15 | 5 | 39.0 | 16.8-67.0 | 6 | 40.1 | 18.1-67.0 | 4 | 20.9 | 7.1-47.7 |
* This question was asked of female respondents who reported being ages 18-44 years old and not pregnant, or male respondents who reported being ages 18-59 years old
^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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