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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,262 | 4,588 | 31.9 | 30.8-32.9 | 6,336 | 40.4 | 39.4-41.5 | 4,338 | 27.7 | 26.7-28.7 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,906 | 1,524 | 32.1 | 30.3-33.9 | 2,018 | 40.7 | 38.9-42.7 | 1,364 | 27.2 | 25.5-28.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,697 | 575 | 33.9 | 31.0-37.0 | 689 | 41.0 | 37.9-44.3 | 433 | 25.0 | 22.4-27.8 |
| Female | 3,209 | 949 | 30.4 | 28.4-32.4 | 1,329 | 40.5 | 38.4-42.6 | 931 | 29.2 | 27.2-31.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,275 | 988 | 31.9 | 29.8-34.1 | 1,382 | 41.8 | 39.5-44.0 | 905 | 26.3 | 24.4-28.3 |
| African American | 1,186 | 392 | 33.7 | 30.2-37.3 | 473 | 38.6 | 35.0-42.3 | 321 | 27.7 | 24.4-31.3 |
| Other Minorities | 432 | 143 | 30.1 | 24.3-36.5 | 156 | 39.1 | 31.8-47.0 | 133 | 30.8 | 25.0-37.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 231 | 74 | 31.4 | 24.1-39.7 | 78 | 36.3 | 28.2-45.1 | 79 | 32.4 | 25.3-40.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,670 | 1,446 | 32.1 | 30.3-33.9 | 1,940 | 41.2 | 39.2-43.1 | 1,284 | 26.7 | 25.1-28.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 241 | 96 | 37.0 | 29.6-45.0 | 81 | 38.9 | 30.7-47.8 | 64 | 24.1 | 18.0-31.6 |
| 25-34 | 725 | 273 | 38.0 | 33.8-42.4 | 273 | 39.2 | 34.9-43.6 | 179 | 22.8 | 19.4-26.6 |
| 35-44 | 932 | 302 | 31.6 | 28.1-35.3 | 386 | 39.5 | 35.8-43.4 | 244 | 28.9 | 25.4-32.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,013 | 323 | 30.9 | 27.5-34.6 | 448 | 44.3 | 40.5-48.1 | 242 | 24.8 | 21.5-28.4 |
| 55-64 | 893 | 260 | 31.4 | 27.7-35.4 | 374 | 40.7 | 36.8-44.6 | 259 | 27.9 | 24.4-31.6 |
| 65-74 | 636 | 164 | 24.5 | 20.9-28.4 | 272 | 42.9 | 38.4-47.5 | 200 | 32.6 | 28.4-37.2 |
| 75+ | 444 | 99 | 22.5 | 18.2-27.4 | 178 | 39.6 | 34.2-45.3 | 167 | 37.9 | 32.7-43.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 738 | 189 | 26.2 | 21.8-31.1 | 266 | 38.3 | 33.1-43.7 | 283 | 35.6 | 30.9-40.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,617 | 488 | 31.9 | 28.8-35.2 | 679 | 41.2 | 37.7-44.7 | 450 | 26.9 | 24.0-30.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,268 | 428 | 35.0 | 31.6-38.6 | 508 | 39.3 | 35.8-42.9 | 332 | 25.7 | 22.7-28.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,279 | 419 | 33.4 | 30.4-36.5 | 564 | 43.7 | 40.5-46.9 | 296 | 23.0 | 20.3-25.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 671 | 211 | 34.7 | 29.9-39.8 | 261 | 36.5 | 31.9-41.4 | 199 | 28.8 | 24.6-33.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 904 | 274 | 31.1 | 27.0-35.6 | 365 | 39.3 | 34.8-43.9 | 265 | 29.6 | 25.6-34.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 617 | 188 | 31.2 | 26.0-36.9 | 278 | 44.8 | 38.6-51.2 | 151 | 24.0 | 19.1-29.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 702 | 246 | 35.4 | 31.3-39.9 | 272 | 38.5 | 34.3-43.0 | 184 | 26.0 | 22.3-30.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 643 | 204 | 30.6 | 26.4-35.1 | 273 | 44.5 | 39.8-49.2 | 166 | 24.9 | 21.2-29.2 |
| $75,000+ | 688 | 218 | 33.6 | 29.4-38.0 | 300 | 40.5 | 36.2-44.8 | 170 | 26.0 | 22.1-30.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,653 | 486 | 29.7 | 26.7-32.9 | 685 | 42.6 | 39.0-46.2 | 482 | 27.7 | 24.9-30.7 |
| No | 3,200 | 1,020 | 32.9 | 30.8-35.1 | 1,314 | 40.1 | 37.9-42.4 | 866 | 26.9 | 24.9-29.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 792 | 272 | 34.7 | 30.7-38.9 | 325 | 40.3 | 36.1-44.6 | 195 | 25.0 | 21.1-29.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,108 | 1,250 | 31.5 | 29.5-33.5 | 1,693 | 40.9 | 38.8-43.0 | 1,165 | 27.6 | 25.8-29.5 |
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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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