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| Total Respond.^ |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 16,669 | 5,770 | 34.2 | 33.2-35.2 | 6,109 | 39.4 | 38.4-40.5 | 2,143 | 12.7 | 12.0-13.4 | 317 | 1.6 | 1.4- 1.9 | 2,330 | 12.1 | 11.4-12.7 |
| -Eastern NC | 5,377 | 1,861 | 34.3 | 32.5-36.0 | 1,962 | 38.7 | 36.9-40.5 | 703 | 12.8 | 11.7-14.1 | 86 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.8 | 765 | 12.8 | 11.8-14.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,858 | 642 | 34.0 | 31.1-37.0 | 763 | 42.6 | 39.6-45.6 | 235 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.9 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 193 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.1 |
| Female | 3,519 | 1,219 | 34.5 | 32.5-36.5 | 1,199 | 35.1 | 33.1-37.2 | 468 | 12.8 | 11.6-14.3 | 61 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 | 572 | 15.9 | 14.5-17.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,596 | 1,195 | 32.4 | 30.4-34.5 | 1,277 | 38.1 | 36.0-40.3 | 509 | 14.2 | 12.8-15.7 | 65 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 | 550 | 13.7 | 12.4-15.2 |
| African American | 1,311 | 525 | 40.2 | 36.7-43.8 | 472 | 37.5 | 34.0-41.0 | 147 | 9.9 | 8.1-12.0 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 151 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.8 |
| Other Minorities | 455 | 134 | 32.0 | 25.1-39.7 | 209 | 45.5 | 38.8-52.4 | 45 | 11.2 | 7.3-17.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 62 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 241 | 74 | 31.3 | 23.7-40.0 | 121 | 47.6 | 39.4-55.9 | 13 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 32 | 12.7 | 8.5-18.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,130 | 1,787 | 34.5 | 32.8-36.3 | 1,839 | 37.9 | 36.2-39.8 | 690 | 13.2 | 12.1-14.4 | 85 | 1.5 | 1.2- 2.0 | 729 | 12.8 | 11.7-13.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 269 | 113 | 44.1 | 36.4-52.1 | 107 | 38.7 | 31.4-46.4 | 25 | 10.1 | 6.4-15.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 23 | 6.9 | 4.3-11.1 |
| 25-34 | 753 | 251 | 31.5 | 27.6-35.7 | 300 | 41.4 | 37.2-45.8 | 116 | 15.5 | 12.7-18.9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 78 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.5 |
| 35-44 | 960 | 259 | 27.0 | 23.7-30.6 | 421 | 46.5 | 42.6-50.3 | 149 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.6 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 | 117 | 11.6 | 9.4-14.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,108 | 310 | 27.0 | 23.9-30.4 | 428 | 40.5 | 36.9-44.2 | 152 | 13.8 | 11.5-16.4 | 21 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 | 197 | 16.6 | 14.1-19.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,008 | 348 | 34.9 | 31.4-38.6 | 336 | 34.1 | 30.6-37.8 | 145 | 14.1 | 11.8-16.8 | 27 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.3 | 152 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.9 |
| 65-74 | 743 | 295 | 39.4 | 35.3-43.6 | 219 | 29.7 | 26.0-33.8 | 87 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.4 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 | 129 | 17.8 | 14.7-21.2 |
| 75+ | 507 | 276 | 55.6 | 50.4-60.7 | 142 | 26.9 | 22.7-31.6 | 25 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 | 62 | 11.9 | 9.0-15.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 827 | 287 | 35.1 | 30.5-40.1 | 285 | 36.5 | 31.9-41.4 | 91 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.2 | 11 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 | 153 | 15.6 | 12.6-19.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,774 | 573 | 32.2 | 29.0-35.6 | 670 | 39.9 | 36.7-43.2 | 242 | 13.5 | 11.5-15.7 | 35 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 254 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,371 | 469 | 34.7 | 31.5-38.0 | 501 | 38.6 | 35.3-42.0 | 195 | 12.9 | 10.8-15.2 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 | 179 | 12.1 | 10.1-14.4 |
| College Graduate | 1,397 | 531 | 36.3 | 33.3-39.3 | 503 | 38.5 | 35.4-41.6 | 175 | 12.9 | 10.9-15.3 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 175 | 11.5 | 9.8-13.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 724 | 264 | 37.9 | 33.2-42.7 | 237 | 33.4 | 29.0-38.2 | 80 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.4 | 15 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 128 | 17.0 | 13.8-20.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,006 | 342 | 32.6 | 28.5-37.0 | 396 | 41.8 | 37.5-46.2 | 106 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.2 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 | 147 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 689 | 250 | 35.8 | 30.1-41.9 | 248 | 39.1 | 33.6-44.8 | 98 | 14.1 | 10.7-18.2 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 81 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 764 | 253 | 33.8 | 29.8-38.0 | 289 | 41.2 | 37.0-45.6 | 114 | 12.8 | 10.3-15.7 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 99 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 703 | 243 | 34.5 | 30.3-39.0 | 251 | 36.7 | 32.4-41.2 | 110 | 15.6 | 12.6-19.2 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 81 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.1 |
| $75,000+ | 738 | 222 | 28.5 | 24.9-32.4 | 277 | 40.7 | 36.4-45.1 | 116 | 15.3 | 12.3-18.7 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 | 112 | 14.4 | 11.7-17.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,818 | 650 | 36.3 | 33.1-39.7 | 607 | 33.2 | 30.3-36.2 | 213 | 11.5 | 9.7-13.7 | 34 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.7 | 314 | 17.1 | 15.0-19.5 |
| No | 3,451 | 1,169 | 33.1 | 31.1-35.2 | 1,315 | 41.1 | 38.9-43.3 | 483 | 13.7 | 12.2-15.2 | 51 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 | 433 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 868 | 356 | 39.3 | 35.4-43.5 | 309 | 38.7 | 34.5-43.0 | 93 | 9.5 | 7.5-11.8 | 14 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 | 96 | 10.9 | 8.6-13.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,503 | 1,505 | 33.2 | 31.2-35.2 | 1,649 | 38.6 | 36.7-40.6 | 610 | 13.6 | 12.3-15.0 | 72 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.8 | 667 | 13.2 | 12.1-14.5 |
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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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