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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,297 | 2,482 | 15.8 | 15.1-16.5 | 3,766 | 25.4 | 24.5-26.3 | 5,450 | 39.9 | 38.8-40.9 | 1,534 | 11.3 | 10.7-12.0 | 1,065 | 7.6 | 7.1- 8.2 |
-Wake County | 580 | 86 | 13.9 | 11.0-17.4 | 160 | 26.7 | 22.7-31.0 | 228 | 41.8 | 37.2-46.6 | 61 | 10.8 | 8.2-13.9 | 45 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 228 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.8-15.9 | 45 | 20.7 | 15.3-27.3 | 104 | 47.8 | 40.6-55.2 | 36 | 14.3 | 10.1-19.9 | 18 | 6.6 | 3.9-11.1 |
Female | 352 | 61 | 17.4 | 13.3-22.3 | 115 | 32.8 | 27.5-38.6 | 124 | 35.7 | 30.2-41.5 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.5 | 27 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 421 | 53 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.5 | 114 | 25.8 | 21.4-30.6 | 171 | 43.0 | 37.7-48.5 | 47 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.8 | 36 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 |
Other | 153 | 32 | 18.9 | 12.8-26.9 | 44 | 27.7 | 20.1-36.8 | 55 | 39.8 | 30.9-49.3 | 13 | 8.5 | 4.8-14.6 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.2-11.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-44 | 318 | 33 | 10.4 | 7.1-14.9 | 77 | 25.6 | 20.4-31.7 | 139 | 42.9 | 36.7-49.2 | 44 | 14.4 | 10.5-19.3 | 25 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.7 |
45+ | 256 | 51 | 18.6 | 13.7-24.6 | 81 | 28.6 | 22.9-35.2 | 87 | 39.6 | 32.8-46.9 | 17 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.8 | 20 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 148 | 27 | 16.1 | 10.7-23.6 | 40 | 27.1 | 19.3-36.5 | 52 | 40.8 | 31.7-50.7 | 17 | 10.4 | 6.2-16.8 | 12 | 5.5 | 3.0-10.1 |
Some College + | 430 | 59 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.2 | 119 | 26.5 | 22.1-31.4 | 176 | 42.4 | 37.1-47.9 | 43 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.5 | 33 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.8 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 208 | 30 | 14.8 | 10.0-21.4 | 52 | 21.0 | 15.5-27.9 | 92 | 46.8 | 38.8-55.0 | 20 | 10.5 | 6.4-16.8 | 14 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.7 |
$50,000+ | 241 | 27 | 10.8 | 7.1-16.2 | 65 | 25.7 | 20.2-32.2 | 98 | 43.4 | 36.5-50.6 | 33 | 13.2 | 9.3-18.4 | 18 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.9 |
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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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