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| Total Respond.^ |
Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | No Opinion | |||||||||||
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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 | 14,691 | 7,817 | 53.9 | 52.9-54.9 | 4,742 | 31.4 | 30.4-32.3 | 1,299 | 9.2 | 8.6- 9.8 | 278 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.4 | 555 | 3.5 | 3.2- 3.9 |
| -Western NC | 1,605 | 825 | 51.6 | 48.6-54.6 | 529 | 31.9 | 29.2-34.7 | 144 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.7 | 36 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.0 | 71 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 598 | 271 | 47.8 | 43.0-52.6 | 203 | 31.5 | 27.3-36.0 | 66 | 10.8 | 8.1-14.3 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 37 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 |
| Female | 1,007 | 554 | 55.2 | 51.4-58.9 | 326 | 32.3 | 28.8-35.9 | 78 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.7- 2.9 | 34 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,426 | 729 | 50.8 | 47.6-53.9 | 473 | 32.6 | 29.7-35.6 | 129 | 9.6 | 7.8-11.8 | 32 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.2 | 63 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.6 |
| African American | 72 | 32 | 39.6 | 27.4-53.2 | 26 | 35.9 | 23.9-50.0 | 9 | 15.8 | 7.7-29.7 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.6-16.2 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.6-16.7 |
| Other Minorities | 3 | 2 | 68.4 | 15.9-96.1 | 1 | 31.6 | 3.9-84.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 87 | 40 | 46.7 | 35.0-58.8 | 25 | 27.1 | 17.8-38.9 | 14 | 15.3 | 8.6-25.8 | 3 | 5.9 | 1.9-17.3 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.7 |
| 25-34 | 205 | 106 | 50.9 | 42.1-59.8 | 71 | 34.3 | 26.5-43.0 | 20 | 8.6 | 4.9-14.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.4- 5.4 | 6 | 4.8 | 2.0-10.9 |
| 35-44 | 290 | 147 | 49.7 | 42.8-56.5 | 89 | 29.5 | 23.7-36.1 | 37 | 15.5 | 10.8-21.6 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.4 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 |
| 45-54 | 304 | 163 | 54.3 | 47.2-61.2 | 89 | 29.4 | 23.4-36.3 | 31 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.4 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.7 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.7 |
| 55-64 | 274 | 138 | 49.5 | 42.4-56.7 | 100 | 35.4 | 28.9-42.5 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.4 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.5 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.4 |
| 65-74 | 250 | 137 | 59.0 | 51.6-66.1 | 82 | 30.0 | 23.7-37.1 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.0- 8.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.1 | 16 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.3 |
| 75+ | 189 | 90 | 46.4 | 37.8-55.3 | 71 | 38.7 | 30.5-47.5 | 13 | 7.7 | 3.6-15.4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.1 | 12 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 292 | 127 | 46.0 | 38.7-53.4 | 108 | 33.0 | 26.8-39.8 | 29 | 11.5 | 7.3-17.7 | 10 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.7 | 18 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 475 | 226 | 47.9 | 42.4-53.6 | 173 | 36.5 | 31.3-42.0 | 38 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.5 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 28 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 421 | 215 | 49.8 | 44.0-55.6 | 134 | 31.4 | 26.3-37.0 | 51 | 13.5 | 9.8-18.3 | 8 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.7 |
| College Graduate | 413 | 257 | 63.1 | 57.3-68.5 | 112 | 26.3 | 21.5-31.7 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 208 | 90 | 45.9 | 36.6-55.6 | 69 | 29.2 | 21.9-37.6 | 23 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.5 | 9 | 8.2 | 4.0-16.4 | 17 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 298 | 149 | 49.3 | 42.3-56.3 | 103 | 34.1 | 27.8-41.1 | 22 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.3 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.1 | 13 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 223 | 111 | 49.4 | 41.6-57.2 | 69 | 31.4 | 24.6-39.0 | 25 | 11.3 | 7.0-17.8 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 219 | 121 | 54.4 | 46.5-62.2 | 72 | 31.9 | 25.2-39.6 | 16 | 8.6 | 4.7-15.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 5.9 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.5- 7.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 183 | 102 | 55.1 | 46.4-63.5 | 60 | 32.5 | 25.1-41.0 | 15 | 8.8 | 4.7-15.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.8 |
| $75,000+ | 145 | 97 | 67.2 | 58.0-75.2 | 29 | 19.2 | 13.1-27.2 | 14 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 575 | 286 | 50.0 | 44.8-55.1 | 189 | 31.3 | 26.8-36.2 | 53 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.1 | 17 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.4 | 30 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.6 |
| No | 1,017 | 534 | 52.5 | 48.8-56.3 | 339 | 32.5 | 29.1-36.1 | 91 | 9.4 | 7.4-12.0 | 18 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 | 35 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 223 | 116 | 54.3 | 46.2-62.2 | 76 | 31.8 | 24.9-39.5 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.5 | 11 | 5.2 | 2.8- 9.5 | 6 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,377 | 707 | 51.0 | 47.8-54.3 | 453 | 32.0 | 29.1-35.1 | 128 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.6 | 25 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.6 | 64 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 |
| Currently Serving | 5 | 2 | 64.4 | 17.9-93.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 15.0 | 2.3-56.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 20.6 | 2.3-74.1 |
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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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