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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,700 | 1,923 | 15.1 | 14.4-15.9 | 261 | 2.7 | 2.3- 3.1 | 94 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.3 | 12,422 | 81.2 | 80.3-82.0 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,177 | 983 | 13.7 | 12.7-14.7 | 136 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.7 | 49 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 7,009 | 83.2 | 82.1-84.2 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 3,027 | 311 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.2 | 55 | 2.2 | 1.7- 3.0 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 2,639 | 84.9 | 83.2-86.4 |
Female | 5,150 | 672 | 15.6 | 14.3-16.9 | 81 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.9 | 27 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.0 | 4,370 | 81.5 | 80.1-82.9 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 6,342 | 774 | 14.0 | 12.9-15.1 | 99 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 | 33 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.0 | 5,436 | 83.2 | 81.9-84.3 |
African American | 1,310 | 155 | 14.2 | 11.9-16.9 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 1,132 | 83.4 | 80.6-85.9 |
Other Minorities | 70 | 6 | 9.6 | 4.0-21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 64 | 90.4 | 79.0-96.0 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 408 | 83 | 25.1 | 19.9-31.1 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.7 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.4 | 298 | 67.7 | 61.4-73.4 |
25-34 | 1,340 | 192 | 13.7 | 11.7-16.0 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.2 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 1,110 | 81.7 | 78.9-84.2 |
35-44 | 1,598 | 221 | 14.6 | 12.6-16.8 | 25 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 1,346 | 83.0 | 80.5-85.2 |
45-54 | 1,534 | 212 | 15.5 | 13.3-17.9 | 41 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.3 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 1,270 | 80.7 | 78.1-83.1 |
55-64 | 1,384 | 174 | 13.6 | 11.4-16.1 | 18 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.2 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 1,186 | 83.9 | 81.2-86.3 |
65-74 | 1,050 | 77 | 8.9 | 6.9-11.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 966 | 90.2 | 87.6-92.2 |
75+ | 818 | 21 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 794 | 96.3 | 94.0-97.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,281 | 179 | 16.6 | 14.0-19.4 | 37 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.9 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.3 | 1,044 | 76.4 | 73.0-79.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,256 | 361 | 18.3 | 16.3-20.5 | 45 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.6 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 1,837 | 78.1 | 75.8-80.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,983 | 256 | 15.9 | 13.9-18.2 | 33 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 1,682 | 80.7 | 78.2-82.9 |
College Graduate | 2,644 | 186 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.7 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 2,435 | 91.6 | 90.2-92.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 836 | 89 | 15.3 | 12.1-19.3 | 18 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.9 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 | 723 | 80.1 | 75.8-83.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,266 | 179 | 17.9 | 15.2-20.9 | 28 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.9 | 1,045 | 76.6 | 73.1-79.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 900 | 129 | 17.6 | 14.6-21.2 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.5 | 747 | 79.1 | 75.4-82.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,066 | 144 | 14.5 | 12.1-17.3 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.1 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 | 893 | 81.9 | 78.9-84.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,060 | 144 | 14.3 | 11.9-17.0 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 902 | 84.3 | 81.5-86.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,304 | 143 | 10.8 | 8.9-13.1 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.2 | 1,144 | 87.4 | 84.9-89.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,444 | 327 | 16.4 | 14.6-18.4 | 46 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 21 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 2,050 | 78.9 | 76.5-81.1 |
No | 5,636 | 645 | 12.7 | 11.6-13.8 | 87 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 | 24 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 4,880 | 84.8 | 83.6-86.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 968 | 98 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.3 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 857 | 86.6 | 83.7-89.0 |
Non-Veteran | 7,181 | 883 | 14.0 | 13.0-15.1 | 126 | 2.4 | 1.9- 2.9 | 45 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 | 6,127 | 82.6 | 81.4-83.7 |
Currently Serving | 26 | 2 | 12.4 | 3.1-38.2 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.8-32.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 81.7 | 56.5-93.8 |
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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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