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| Total Respond.^ |
Make strong bones | Prevent birth defects | Prevent high bp | Other | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,043 | 667 | 17.1 | 15.7-18.7 | 2,597 | 61.9 | 59.9-63.8 | 143 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 636 | 17.1 | 15.6-18.6 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,335 | 376 | 17.6 | 15.6-19.8 | 1,526 | 61.9 | 59.3-64.4 | 77 | 3.7 | 2.8- 5.0 | 356 | 16.8 | 14.9-18.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 744 | 122 | 18.7 | 15.3-22.7 | 416 | 54.1 | 49.6-58.5 | 42 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.6 | 164 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.1 |
| Female | 1,591 | 254 | 16.8 | 14.5-19.4 | 1,110 | 67.6 | 64.5-70.5 | 35 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.2 | 192 | 13.5 | 11.4-15.9 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 1,674 | 220 | 12.9 | 11.0-15.1 | 1,194 | 70.9 | 68.1-73.5 | 54 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 | 206 | 12.6 | 10.8-14.7 |
| African American | 400 | 89 | 22.7 | 17.7-28.7 | 203 | 46.3 | 40.2-52.4 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.6 | 94 | 26.9 | 21.6-32.8 |
| Other Minorities | 37 | 8 | 21.1 | 9.5-40.5 | 23 | 59.9 | 39.0-77.7 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.4 | 5 | 17.1 | 5.6-41.7 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 271 | 45 | 17.1 | 11.9-23.8 | 153 | 52.2 | 44.6-59.8 | 19 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.4 | 54 | 22.1 | 16.4-29.0 |
| 25-34 | 965 | 144 | 16.5 | 13.5-20.0 | 683 | 65.7 | 61.6-69.6 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.7 | 109 | 14.3 | 11.5-17.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,069 | 182 | 18.9 | 15.9-22.3 | 674 | 60.9 | 57.0-64.6 | 26 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 187 | 17.8 | 15.1-20.9 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 226 | 69 | 32.8 | 25.0-41.5 | 79 | 30.5 | 23.5-38.5 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.0- 9.1 | 68 | 32.5 | 25.2-40.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 502 | 104 | 21.1 | 16.7-26.2 | 278 | 54.9 | 49.2-60.4 | 24 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.9 | 96 | 19.1 | 15.1-23.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 588 | 92 | 14.9 | 11.6-19.1 | 382 | 61.4 | 56.1-66.5 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.3- 9.8 | 92 | 17.9 | 14.1-22.4 |
| College Graduate | 1,016 | 110 | 13.3 | 10.6-16.4 | 785 | 74.1 | 70.4-77.5 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.1 | 100 | 10.8 | 8.6-13.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 147 | 35 | 26.0 | 17.6-36.5 | 73 | 44.6 | 34.0-55.7 | 6 | 4.8 | 1.7-12.5 | 33 | 24.7 | 16.8-34.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 309 | 66 | 25.9 | 19.6-33.4 | 166 | 47.3 | 39.9-54.8 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.1-11.8 | 65 | 21.8 | 16.0-29.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 275 | 69 | 22.2 | 17.0-28.5 | 155 | 55.7 | 48.4-62.7 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.8 | 42 | 18.1 | 12.8-25.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 332 | 44 | 14.6 | 10.3-20.2 | 225 | 65.2 | 58.6-71.2 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.9 | 52 | 16.1 | 11.9-21.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 376 | 46 | 14.7 | 10.5-20.2 | 271 | 69.1 | 63.0-74.7 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.3 | 49 | 12.6 | 9.2-17.1 |
| $75,000+ | 476 | 50 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.6 | 361 | 73.3 | 67.9-78.0 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.1 | 51 | 13.3 | 9.7-18.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 375 | 79 | 25.7 | 19.7-32.8 | 206 | 50.9 | 44.1-57.7 | 16 | 6.2 | 3.1-11.9 | 74 | 17.2 | 13.1-22.3 |
| No | 1,930 | 291 | 15.9 | 13.8-18.1 | 1,300 | 63.9 | 61.1-66.6 | 60 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 | 279 | 16.9 | 14.8-19.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 104 | 23 | 29.0 | 18.8-41.8 | 58 | 53.1 | 41.3-64.6 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.1-14.8 | 17 | 12.3 | 7.1-20.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,217 | 351 | 16.9 | 14.9-19.2 | 1,464 | 62.6 | 59.9-65.2 | 70 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.9 | 332 | 16.8 | 14.9-19.0 |
| Currently Serving | 13 | 2 | 22.5 | 5.9-57.3 | 3 | 19.2 | 5.9-47.2 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-27.4 | 7 | 53.7 | 26.4-78.9 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
^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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