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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 | 16,782 | 8,665 | 51.5 | 50.5-52.6 | 4,565 | 27.9 | 27.0-28.8 | 2,238 | 13.2 | 12.5-13.9 | 756 | 4.3 | 3.9- 4.8 | 558 | 3.1 | 2.7- 3.4 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 449 | 213 | 47.5 | 41.5-53.5 | 139 | 31.5 | 26.2-37.4 | 57 | 14.4 | 10.2-20.1 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.4- 3.9 |
Buncombe | 441 | 220 | 50.6 | 44.4-56.7 | 138 | 33.4 | 27.7-39.7 | 59 | 12.1 | 8.6-16.9 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
Cabarrus | 420 | 227 | 52.5 | 46.2-58.7 | 117 | 30.7 | 25.0-37.0 | 45 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.8 | 18 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.4 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.7 |
Catawba | 431 | 222 | 49.0 | 43.1-54.9 | 114 | 28.6 | 23.5-34.3 | 59 | 13.4 | 9.9-17.8 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.8 | 15 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.1 |
Cumberland | 444 | 237 | 54.4 | 48.5-60.2 | 116 | 25.3 | 20.7-30.6 | 53 | 12.6 | 8.6-18.1 | 27 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 |
Davidson | 450 | 232 | 50.4 | 44.2-56.6 | 116 | 27.2 | 21.7-33.4 | 63 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.3 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.8 |
Durham | 455 | 234 | 52.3 | 46.3-58.2 | 136 | 30.4 | 25.1-36.2 | 59 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.5 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 |
Forsyth | 451 | 231 | 50.9 | 45.0-56.8 | 137 | 31.5 | 26.2-37.3 | 52 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.9 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.2- 6.0 |
Gaston | 437 | 231 | 51.0 | 44.7-57.3 | 111 | 27.5 | 21.7-34.2 | 61 | 14.1 | 10.5-18.6 | 18 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.1 | 16 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.3 |
Guilford | 453 | 236 | 53.6 | 47.7-59.3 | 131 | 26.9 | 22.3-32.1 | 49 | 10.8 | 7.7-15.1 | 25 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.6 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 |
Iredell | 394 | 197 | 51.4 | 45.4-57.4 | 120 | 31.4 | 26.0-37.4 | 57 | 12.5 | 9.1-16.8 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.5- 5.1 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.5 |
Johnston | 378 | 227 | 61.1 | 54.4-67.3 | 85 | 22.2 | 17.5-27.7 | 46 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.6 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.5- 9.1 |
Mecklenburg | 859 | 444 | 50.4 | 46.2-54.7 | 253 | 31.2 | 27.3-35.3 | 107 | 11.7 | 9.2-14.8 | 28 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.3 | 27 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 |
New Hanover | 434 | 242 | 54.2 | 48.3-60.0 | 122 | 28.7 | 23.7-34.4 | 52 | 12.4 | 9.0-16.7 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.2 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 |
Onslow | 384 | 211 | 54.1 | 47.3-60.8 | 106 | 27.9 | 22.5-34.1 | 40 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.2 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.3 | 14 | 5.5 | 1.9-15.0 |
Orange | 415 | 210 | 50.2 | 43.8-56.5 | 144 | 34.7 | 29.1-40.7 | 45 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.3 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.0 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.6-11.5 |
Pitt | 431 | 231 | 50.4 | 44.3-56.6 | 115 | 26.3 | 21.4-31.8 | 55 | 14.4 | 10.8-18.9 | 17 | 5.3 | 2.0-13.5 | 13 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.6 |
Randolph | 439 | 210 | 51.0 | 45.3-56.7 | 123 | 26.9 | 22.3-32.1 | 62 | 13.4 | 10.0-17.7 | 21 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.4 | 23 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.0 |
Robeson | 433 | 210 | 47.7 | 41.6-53.8 | 90 | 21.4 | 16.8-27.0 | 84 | 19.4 | 15.1-24.6 | 26 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.5 | 23 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 |
Rowan | 463 | 243 | 56.2 | 50.3-61.8 | 102 | 20.0 | 16.1-24.6 | 69 | 14.9 | 11.0-19.9 | 29 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.7 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 |
Union | 373 | 196 | 50.7 | 44.8-56.7 | 123 | 33.0 | 27.6-38.8 | 36 | 11.7 | 8.0-16.8 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.2 | 10 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 |
Wake | 835 | 419 | 50.0 | 45.6-54.3 | 275 | 32.2 | 28.3-36.3 | 100 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.2 | 19 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.3 | 22 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 462 | 254 | 50.9 | 44.9-56.8 | 119 | 27.5 | 22.4-33.2 | 57 | 14.8 | 10.6-20.2 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.9 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.0 |
Northeast Partnership II | 492 | 234 | 47.1 | 41.7-52.6 | 122 | 26.7 | 22.0-31.9 | 88 | 16.6 | 13.0-20.9 | 35 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.4 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.8 |
Northeast Partnership I | 505 | 247 | 47.7 | 42.0-53.3 | 118 | 23.4 | 19.1-28.4 | 88 | 19.3 | 14.6-25.2 | 27 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.1 | 25 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.3 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 415 | 229 | 54.1 | 47.7-60.3 | 96 | 23.5 | 18.6-29.3 | 65 | 17.4 | 12.9-22.9 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.8 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 511 | 263 | 51.5 | 45.7-57.2 | 122 | 25.9 | 21.3-31.1 | 75 | 13.4 | 10.4-17.2 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.4 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 409 | 212 | 52.4 | 46.6-58.1 | 98 | 23.4 | 18.9-28.5 | 61 | 14.2 | 10.8-18.5 | 25 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.7 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.2 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 472 | 219 | 44.8 | 39.4-50.4 | 125 | 29.3 | 24.0-35.1 | 79 | 16.1 | 12.3-20.8 | 22 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.9 | 27 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.1 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 512 | 270 | 55.3 | 49.9-60.6 | 155 | 26.8 | 22.6-31.5 | 49 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.3 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.6 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.0-10.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 633 | 339 | 51.9 | 46.5-57.2 | 136 | 20.9 | 17.2-25.1 | 95 | 16.5 | 12.9-20.9 | 32 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 | 31 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.9 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 455 | 237 | 49.7 | 44.1-55.3 | 128 | 32.4 | 27.1-38.2 | 54 | 11.1 | 8.1-15.2 | 26 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.7 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 399 | 213 | 53.1 | 46.8-59.3 | 103 | 24.7 | 20.0-30.1 | 41 | 12.1 | 8.3-17.3 | 26 | 7.2 | 4.4-11.5 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.4 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 499 | 245 | 51.4 | 45.9-56.9 | 126 | 25.3 | 20.9-30.3 | 81 | 15.1 | 11.8-19.2 | 22 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 749 | 380 | 54.0 | 49.1-58.8 | 204 | 25.0 | 21.2-29.2 | 95 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.5 | 46 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.0 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,153 | 568 | 48.3 | 44.5-52.2 | 281 | 26.2 | 22.9-29.7 | 193 | 16.0 | 13.4-19.0 | 67 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.3 | 44 | 4.1 | 2.8- 6.1 |
No | 15,629 | 8,097 | 51.7 | 50.6-52.8 | 4,284 | 28.0 | 27.0-29.0 | 2,045 | 13.0 | 12.3-13.8 | 689 | 4.3 | 3.9- 4.7 | 514 | 3.0 | 2.7- 3.4 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 5,392 | 2,859 | 52.1 | 50.3-53.9 | 1,323 | 25.1 | 23.6-26.7 | 773 | 14.6 | 13.4-16.0 | 267 | 5.0 | 4.3- 5.9 | 170 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 |
Piedmont | 9,438 | 4,820 | 51.1 | 49.7-52.5 | 2,706 | 29.4 | 28.2-30.7 | 1,211 | 12.5 | 11.6-13.4 | 379 | 3.8 | 3.3- 4.4 | 322 | 3.2 | 2.8- 3.7 |
Western NC | 1,952 | 986 | 52.0 | 49.0-54.9 | 536 | 27.4 | 24.9-30.1 | 254 | 13.0 | 11.1-15.2 | 110 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.3 | 66 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.7 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 1,190 | 600 | 52.9 | 49.0-56.7 | 342 | 27.7 | 24.4-31.2 | 154 | 12.6 | 10.2-15.4 | 60 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 | 34 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 |
Northwest | 3,203 | 1,645 | 51.3 | 49.0-53.6 | 851 | 27.9 | 25.8-30.1 | 432 | 13.0 | 11.5-14.6 | 163 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 | 112 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.2 |
Charlotte | 2,490 | 1,316 | 51.5 | 48.8-54.1 | 693 | 29.3 | 26.9-31.9 | 310 | 12.4 | 10.8-14.2 | 90 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.1 | 81 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.9 |
Greensboro | 2,158 | 1,059 | 50.5 | 47.5-53.5 | 659 | 29.0 | 26.5-31.7 | 266 | 12.1 | 10.3-14.2 | 99 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.3 | 75 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 |
Southern Regional | 1,746 | 912 | 53.5 | 50.1-56.9 | 416 | 24.3 | 21.6-27.2 | 253 | 13.6 | 11.5-16.0 | 93 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.6 | 72 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.6 |
Coastal | 842 | 438 | 49.9 | 45.8-54.1 | 231 | 27.5 | 23.9-31.4 | 120 | 15.4 | 12.6-18.7 | 38 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.3 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 |
Wake | 2,366 | 1,224 | 51.4 | 48.6-54.2 | 680 | 30.1 | 27.6-32.7 | 304 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.7 | 79 | 2.9 | 2.1- 3.9 | 79 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.0 |
Area L | 680 | 346 | 50.4 | 45.4-55.5 | 145 | 20.4 | 16.8-24.5 | 132 | 21.8 | 17.7-26.6 | 36 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.6 | 21 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.7 |
Eastern | 2,107 | 1,125 | 51.3 | 48.5-54.2 | 548 | 27.2 | 24.7-29.8 | 267 | 12.9 | 11.1-15.0 | 98 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.5 | 69 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.2 |
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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, Edgecombe, 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.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program
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