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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 | 15,261 | 13,018 | 84.4 | 83.6-85.2 | 1,138 | 7.5 | 6.9- 8.1 | 1,105 | 8.1 | 7.5- 8.8 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
Alamance | 400 | 353 | 83.5 | 76.4-88.8 | 21 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.0 | 26 | 11.0 | 6.3-18.4 |
Buncombe | 401 | 344 | 87.3 | 83.2-90.5 | 28 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.4 | 29 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.6 |
Cabarrus | 379 | 314 | 78.4 | 72.0-83.7 | 33 | 10.9 | 7.3-15.9 | 32 | 10.7 | 6.8-16.5 |
Catawba | 399 | 344 | 85.5 | 80.7-89.3 | 35 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.4 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.5 |
Cumberland | 410 | 357 | 87.3 | 83.0-90.6 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.9 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.5 |
Davidson | 402 | 346 | 86.0 | 80.6-90.2 | 33 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.2 | 23 | 6.4 | 3.3-11.8 |
Durham | 426 | 362 | 79.5 | 73.1-84.6 | 29 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.2 | 35 | 13.8 | 9.3-20.1 |
Forsyth | 403 | 351 | 87.1 | 81.6-91.1 | 27 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 25 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.1 |
Gaston | 389 | 344 | 84.3 | 76.9-89.7 | 24 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.5 | 21 | 8.2 | 3.9-16.5 |
Guilford | 420 | 368 | 86.8 | 81.5-90.8 | 26 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.2 | 26 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.2 |
Iredell | 360 | 310 | 87.1 | 82.7-90.5 | 27 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 | 23 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.2 |
Johnston | 344 | 296 | 80.3 | 72.4-86.3 | 26 | 12.4 | 7.4-19.9 | 22 | 7.4 | 4.1-13.0 |
Mecklenburg | 780 | 664 | 83.6 | 79.6-86.9 | 59 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.2 | 57 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.3 |
New Hanover | 392 | 329 | 81.6 | 75.8-86.2 | 36 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.4 | 27 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.4 |
Onslow | 361 | 309 | 83.3 | 77.0-88.1 | 32 | 9.9 | 6.5-14.7 | 20 | 6.8 | 3.6-12.5 |
Orange | 379 | 337 | 86.1 | 80.4-90.3 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.7 | 16 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.2 |
Pitt | 390 | 334 | 84.6 | 79.5-88.7 | 31 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.9 | 25 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.7 |
Randolph | 409 | 338 | 83.8 | 79.0-87.7 | 26 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.6 | 45 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.2 |
Robeson | 395 | 319 | 79.8 | 74.0-84.7 | 36 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.3 | 40 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.5 |
Rowan | 422 | 344 | 80.0 | 73.8-85.0 | 37 | 9.9 | 6.8-14.4 | 41 | 10.1 | 6.2-15.8 |
Union | 351 | 303 | 86.9 | 82.3-90.4 | 19 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | 29 | 8.7 | 5.8-13.0 |
Wake | 768 | 668 | 86.6 | 83.3-89.4 | 51 | 7.0 | 5.0- 9.5 | 49 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 415 | 345 | 81.6 | 75.4-86.5 | 40 | 10.9 | 6.9-16.8 | 30 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.7 |
Northeast Partnership II | 451 | 364 | 80.5 | 75.7-84.6 | 46 | 9.3 | 6.6-13.0 | 41 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.2 |
Northeast Partnership I | 451 | 370 | 80.5 | 74.1-85.6 | 40 | 10.8 | 6.6-17.3 | 41 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.6 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 382 | 333 | 87.6 | 82.9-91.2 | 21 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.6 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.1 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 456 | 386 | 86.7 | 82.7-89.9 | 37 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 | 33 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.4 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 365 | 312 | 83.1 | 77.0-87.8 | 20 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.6 | 33 | 9.3 | 6.2-13.6 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 425 | 358 | 81.4 | 75.4-86.2 | 37 | 8.7 | 6.1-12.3 | 30 | 9.9 | 5.9-16.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 467 | 402 | 81.8 | 76.1-86.4 | 26 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 | 39 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 580 | 496 | 84.0 | 79.8-87.5 | 51 | 9.6 | 7.0-13.0 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.6 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 417 | 354 | 84.6 | 79.8-88.5 | 31 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.2 | 32 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 350 | 297 | 84.7 | 79.7-88.6 | 23 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.9 | 30 | 9.0 | 6.0-13.2 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 450 | 381 | 82.5 | 76.8-87.0 | 34 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.3 | 35 | 9.4 | 6.0-14.5 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 672 | 586 | 87.1 | 83.2-90.2 | 40 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.8 | 46 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.2 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,042 | 850 | 80.9 | 77.2-84.1 | 98 | 9.7 | 7.2-13.0 | 94 | 9.4 | 7.3-12.1 |
No | 14,219 | 12,168 | 84.6 | 83.8-85.5 | 1,040 | 7.3 | 6.8- 7.9 | 1,011 | 8.0 | 7.4- 8.7 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,902 | 4,131 | 83.4 | 81.9-84.8 | 404 | 8.8 | 7.7-10.0 | 367 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.9 |
Piedmont | 8,606 | 7,390 | 84.8 | 83.6-85.9 | 615 | 7.0 | 6.4- 7.7 | 601 | 8.2 | 7.3- 9.2 |
Western NC | 1,753 | 1,497 | 85.2 | 82.8-87.3 | 119 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.3 | 137 | 8.1 | 6.6-10.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 1,073 | 930 | 87.2 | 84.3-89.5 | 68 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 | 75 | 6.8 | 5.0- 9.1 |
Northwest | 2,894 | 2,460 | 84.6 | 82.6-86.4 | 227 | 7.3 | 6.2- 8.6 | 207 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.8 |
Charlotte | 2,266 | 1,948 | 84.0 | 81.6-86.2 | 159 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.6 | 159 | 8.8 | 7.0-11.0 |
Greensboro | 1,982 | 1,708 | 84.6 | 82.0-86.9 | 126 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.3 | 148 | 8.6 | 6.8-11.0 |
Southern Regional | 1,583 | 1,335 | 84.8 | 82.4-87.0 | 131 | 8.0 | 6.5-10.0 | 117 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.9 |
Coastal | 758 | 646 | 82.5 | 78.3-86.0 | 55 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.4 | 57 | 8.7 | 6.3-11.8 |
Wake | 2,165 | 1,864 | 84.5 | 82.2-86.6 | 153 | 7.3 | 6.0- 9.0 | 148 | 8.2 | 6.6-10.0 |
Area L | 620 | 520 | 82.4 | 77.7-86.2 | 51 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.7 | 49 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.4 |
Eastern | 1,920 | 1,607 | 83.2 | 80.7-85.4 | 168 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.6 | 145 | 8.2 | 6.7-10.0 |
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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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