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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 441 | 141 | 34.0 | 28.4-40.0 | 160 | 41.0 | 35.0-47.4 | 64 | 12.0 | 9.0-15.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 68 | 12.1 | 9.2-15.7 |
Buncombe | 438 | 151 | 31.4 | 26.3-37.1 | 167 | 41.6 | 35.5-47.9 | 55 | 14.4 | 9.9-20.5 | 9 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.3 | 56 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.2 |
Cabarrus | 413 | 137 | 33.3 | 27.8-39.3 | 159 | 40.5 | 34.4-47.0 | 49 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.2 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 59 | 15.1 | 11.1-20.2 |
Catawba | 431 | 127 | 30.3 | 25.1-36.1 | 183 | 45.1 | 39.3-51.1 | 48 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.8 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 64 | 11.2 | 8.5-14.8 |
Cumberland | 444 | 157 | 33.8 | 28.5-39.5 | 174 | 43.6 | 37.8-49.5 | 49 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 | 58 | 11.4 | 8.4-15.2 |
Davidson | 441 | 142 | 31.4 | 25.8-37.6 | 172 | 45.5 | 39.2-51.8 | 47 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.2 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 71 | 11.2 | 8.6-14.6 |
Durham | 458 | 180 | 37.3 | 31.7-43.3 | 160 | 39.7 | 34.0-45.8 | 46 | 8.7 | 6.3-11.9 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 | 64 | 12.7 | 9.2-17.1 |
Forsyth | 446 | 169 | 35.3 | 29.9-41.1 | 156 | 40.6 | 34.7-46.7 | 61 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.2 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.1 | 52 | 10.3 | 7.3-14.4 |
Gaston | 434 | 140 | 34.1 | 27.7-41.2 | 141 | 34.1 | 28.6-40.0 | 58 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.2 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.4 | 83 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.7 |
Guilford | 450 | 163 | 33.9 | 28.6-39.6 | 151 | 35.7 | 30.1-41.6 | 69 | 15.6 | 11.9-20.4 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 62 | 13.7 | 10.2-18.1 |
Iredell | 383 | 131 | 35.4 | 29.5-41.7 | 132 | 34.4 | 28.8-40.4 | 51 | 14.5 | 10.7-19.3 | 14 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.3 | 55 | 13.3 | 9.7-18.1 |
Johnston | 375 | 113 | 30.3 | 24.4-37.0 | 146 | 42.3 | 35.7-49.2 | 49 | 12.3 | 8.8-17.0 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.5 | 61 | 12.8 | 9.5-16.9 |
Mecklenburg | 855 | 297 | 34.1 | 30.2-38.2 | 319 | 41.1 | 36.9-45.4 | 113 | 13.4 | 10.8-16.4 | 13 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 113 | 10.1 | 8.2-12.4 |
New Hanover | 436 | 155 | 33.5 | 28.3-39.1 | 146 | 38.9 | 33.2-45.0 | 63 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.5 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 65 | 12.4 | 9.4-16.0 |
Onslow | 388 | 134 | 35.9 | 29.4-42.9 | 132 | 35.1 | 29.2-41.6 | 46 | 11.6 | 8.2-16.1 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 70 | 16.1 | 12.1-21.1 |
Orange | 415 | 159 | 33.9 | 28.6-39.7 | 157 | 46.2 | 39.7-52.7 | 51 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 | 44 | 8.3 | 5.9-11.6 |
Pitt | 431 | 148 | 34.0 | 28.7-39.6 | 161 | 39.5 | 34.0-45.2 | 58 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.2 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.0 | 58 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.3 |
Randolph | 437 | 136 | 30.8 | 25.8-36.3 | 160 | 39.2 | 33.7-45.0 | 63 | 13.7 | 10.4-18.0 | 13 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.3 | 65 | 12.6 | 9.4-16.8 |
Robeson | 431 | 126 | 25.1 | 20.4-30.5 | 181 | 49.3 | 43.1-55.4 | 65 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.2 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 52 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.5 |
Rowan | 454 | 162 | 35.2 | 29.7-41.1 | 161 | 38.8 | 32.9-45.0 | 52 | 11.8 | 8.7-16.0 | 11 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 | 68 | 12.3 | 9.4-15.8 |
Union | 364 | 106 | 28.4 | 23.2-34.3 | 153 | 43.9 | 37.9-50.0 | 42 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.3 | 57 | 14.8 | 10.9-19.8 |
Wake | 840 | 287 | 32.1 | 28.2-36.2 | 341 | 44.2 | 39.9-48.6 | 111 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.8 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 | 85 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.2 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 455 | 167 | 35.3 | 29.8-41.1 | 163 | 39.2 | 33.4-45.3 | 61 | 14.6 | 10.5-19.9 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 55 | 9.4 | 6.9-12.6 |
Northeast Partnership II | 495 | 177 | 37.8 | 32.4-43.5 | 191 | 37.2 | 32.2-42.5 | 69 | 14.9 | 11.4-19.1 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 53 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.4 |
Northeast Partnership I | 501 | 196 | 36.9 | 31.5-42.7 | 159 | 35.9 | 30.5-41.7 | 68 | 13.2 | 10.1-17.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 72 | 13.1 | 9.9-17.2 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 402 | 126 | 32.9 | 26.8-39.6 | 142 | 36.3 | 30.4-42.6 | 64 | 16.7 | 12.6-21.9 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 63 | 13.3 | 9.9-17.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 502 | 176 | 35.6 | 30.0-41.6 | 179 | 36.4 | 31.1-42.0 | 59 | 10.8 | 7.9-14.7 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.2 | 77 | 15.0 | 11.7-19.1 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 418 | 146 | 34.2 | 29.1-39.7 | 140 | 33.4 | 28.1-39.1 | 56 | 14.2 | 10.7-18.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 | 70 | 16.9 | 12.9-21.8 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 470 | 145 | 31.7 | 26.5-37.3 | 181 | 39.2 | 33.8-44.9 | 65 | 14.0 | 10.5-18.4 | 19 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 | 60 | 11.4 | 8.5-15.1 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 508 | 187 | 35.7 | 30.6-41.1 | 161 | 37.2 | 31.8-42.8 | 64 | 11.5 | 8.7-15.0 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.2 | 83 | 13.3 | 10.5-16.7 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 626 | 216 | 38.4 | 32.8-44.3 | 248 | 38.9 | 33.9-44.2 | 70 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.7 | 17 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.4 | 75 | 9.3 | 7.1-12.0 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 454 | 149 | 29.4 | 24.7-34.6 | 172 | 42.0 | 36.5-47.8 | 56 | 12.6 | 9.3-16.9 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 69 | 13.8 | 10.3-18.3 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 394 | 157 | 39.3 | 33.2-45.7 | 142 | 40.2 | 34.2-46.5 | 43 | 11.1 | 7.6-15.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 | 49 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.4 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 498 | 183 | 36.0 | 30.7-41.7 | 165 | 34.7 | 29.5-40.3 | 65 | 14.4 | 10.6-19.2 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 78 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 741 | 284 | 38.6 | 34.0-43.5 | 254 | 35.2 | 30.6-40.1 | 93 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 14 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.5 | 96 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,149 | 427 | 35.8 | 32.2-39.6 | 404 | 37.4 | 33.7-41.2 | 161 | 15.6 | 12.9-18.8 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 | 142 | 10.2 | 8.4-12.3 |
No | 15,520 | 5,343 | 34.1 | 33.1-35.1 | 5,705 | 39.6 | 38.5-40.7 | 1,982 | 12.5 | 11.8-13.3 | 302 | 1.6 | 1.4- 1.9 | 2,188 | 12.2 | 11.5-12.8 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
Piedmont | 9,357 | 3,197 | 33.7 | 32.4-35.0 | 3,453 | 40.2 | 38.9-41.7 | 1,201 | 12.6 | 11.7-13.6 | 202 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.1 | 1,304 | 11.7 | 10.9-12.5 |
Western NC | 1,935 | 712 | 35.8 | 33.0-38.7 | 694 | 38.0 | 35.1-40.9 | 239 | 12.8 | 10.9-15.0 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 | 261 | 12.0 | 10.2-14.0 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 1,179 | 435 | 36.3 | 32.7-40.1 | 421 | 37.3 | 33.5-41.1 | 148 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.7 | 23 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 152 | 11.7 | 9.4-14.4 |
Northwest | 3,158 | 1,093 | 33.8 | 31.6-36.0 | 1,172 | 40.6 | 38.3-42.9 | 377 | 12.4 | 11.0-14.0 | 59 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 | 457 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.4 |
Charlotte | 2,470 | 822 | 33.8 | 31.3-36.5 | 918 | 39.6 | 37.0-42.3 | 314 | 12.6 | 10.9-14.5 | 53 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 363 | 12.0 | 10.6-13.5 |
Greensboro | 2,146 | 739 | 33.7 | 31.0-36.6 | 767 | 38.5 | 35.6-41.5 | 298 | 13.3 | 11.5-15.5 | 44 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 298 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.7 |
Southern Regional | 1,730 | 582 | 33.1 | 29.7-36.6 | 666 | 41.3 | 38.0-44.7 | 216 | 11.5 | 9.6-13.7 | 33 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 233 | 12.5 | 10.7-14.7 |
Coastal | 853 | 300 | 34.1 | 30.3-38.0 | 288 | 36.2 | 32.2-40.4 | 111 | 12.6 | 10.2-15.4 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 140 | 15.6 | 12.9-18.9 |
Wake | 2,358 | 805 | 33.0 | 30.4-35.7 | 895 | 42.0 | 39.2-44.8 | 309 | 12.5 | 10.9-14.4 | 49 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.3 | 300 | 10.8 | 9.4-12.5 |
Area L | 675 | 244 | 36.0 | 31.1-41.3 | 230 | 35.4 | 30.7-40.4 | 96 | 15.1 | 12.0-18.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 93 | 12.5 | 9.8-15.8 |
Eastern | 2,100 | 750 | 36.1 | 33.4-38.9 | 752 | 37.5 | 34.8-40.3 | 274 | 13.0 | 11.1-15.1 | 30 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 | 294 | 12.1 | 10.5-13.8 |
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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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