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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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 14,023 | 305 | 2.3 | 2.0- 2.6 | 2,357 | 17.3 | 16.6-18.2 | 11,361 | 80.4 | 79.5-81.2 |
| -Piedmont NC | 7,804 | 160 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.4 | 1,325 | 17.3 | 16.3-18.4 | 6,319 | 80.7 | 79.6-81.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 2,888 | 102 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.9 | 616 | 20.6 | 18.9-22.5 | 2,170 | 76.3 | 74.3-78.1 |
| Female | 4,916 | 58 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 | 709 | 14.2 | 13.0-15.4 | 4,149 | 84.9 | 83.6-86.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,052 | 136 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.6 | 1,089 | 19.0 | 17.7-20.3 | 4,827 | 78.9 | 77.5-80.2 |
| African American | 1,256 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 186 | 15.2 | 12.8-17.9 | 1,058 | 83.6 | 80.9-86.1 |
| Other Minorities | 64 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1- 7.3 | 6 | 7.4 | 2.9-17.6 | 57 | 91.5 | 81.4-96.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 399 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.3 | 87 | 24.4 | 19.2-30.4 | 295 | 72.2 | 66.1-77.6 |
| 25-34 | 1,314 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 | 247 | 17.6 | 15.2-20.2 | 1,048 | 80.9 | 78.2-83.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,565 | 41 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 | 346 | 21.3 | 18.9-23.9 | 1,178 | 76.5 | 73.7-79.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,495 | 27 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 265 | 17.9 | 15.6-20.5 | 1,203 | 80.5 | 77.8-82.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,343 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 | 183 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.5 | 1,139 | 85.2 | 82.5-87.4 |
| 65-74 | 962 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 121 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.8 | 822 | 84.7 | 81.7-87.3 |
| 75+ | 685 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 75 | 12.5 | 9.5-16.3 | 596 | 85.4 | 81.5-88.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,137 | 30 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 180 | 15.7 | 13.1-18.6 | 927 | 81.7 | 78.7-84.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,146 | 62 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 404 | 17.9 | 16.0-20.0 | 1,680 | 79.2 | 77.1-81.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,921 | 43 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.5 | 346 | 18.9 | 16.7-21.3 | 1,532 | 78.7 | 76.2-81.0 |
| College Graduate | 2,590 | 25 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 395 | 16.5 | 14.7-18.4 | 2,170 | 82.7 | 80.7-84.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 776 | 27 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.5 | 143 | 21.2 | 17.3-25.7 | 606 | 75.5 | 70.9-79.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,197 | 33 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 | 222 | 16.6 | 14.3-19.3 | 942 | 80.7 | 77.9-83.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 869 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.2 | 170 | 17.8 | 14.9-21.1 | 675 | 79.5 | 76.0-82.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,043 | 17 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.4 | 182 | 16.2 | 13.7-18.9 | 844 | 82.0 | 79.1-84.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,033 | 19 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.7 | 174 | 18.5 | 15.7-21.7 | 840 | 79.8 | 76.6-82.7 |
| $75,000+ | 1,284 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 220 | 18.0 | 15.6-20.8 | 1,047 | 80.4 | 77.5-82.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 2,285 | 62 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 404 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.2 | 1,819 | 78.2 | 75.9-80.4 |
| No | 5,446 | 98 | 1.7 | 1.4- 2.2 | 913 | 16.8 | 15.6-18.1 | 4,435 | 81.5 | 80.1-82.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 914 | 43 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.1 | 162 | 17.1 | 14.4-20.2 | 709 | 77.8 | 74.4-80.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 6,862 | 115 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.8 | 1,154 | 17.3 | 16.1-18.4 | 5,593 | 81.3 | 80.1-82.4 |
| Currently Serving | 26 | 2 | 6.8 | 1.7-23.8 | 9 | 31.8 | 15.8-53.6 | 15 | 61.5 | 40.2-79.1 |
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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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