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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 | 16,689 | 716 | 4.4 | 4.0- 4.9 | 11,157 | 67.5 | 66.5-68.4 | 3,491 | 20.5 | 19.7-21.4 | 172 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.2 | 1,153 | 6.6 | 6.1- 7.1 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 443 | 19 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.7 | 313 | 71.1 | 65.6-76.0 | 82 | 17.4 | 13.6-22.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 | 25 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.2 |
Buncombe | 436 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 280 | 64.0 | 57.5-70.0 | 96 | 24.3 | 18.7-31.1 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 39 | 6.7 | 4.7- 9.6 |
Cabarrus | 415 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.3 | 283 | 66.8 | 60.6-72.5 | 98 | 24.7 | 19.6-30.6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 | 21 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.0 |
Catawba | 435 | 26 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.4 | 306 | 70.4 | 64.7-75.6 | 71 | 17.8 | 13.3-23.3 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.6 |
Cumberland | 440 | 15 | 3.3 | 1.8- 6.2 | 272 | 61.7 | 55.9-67.3 | 113 | 27.4 | 22.4-33.0 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.3 | 35 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.8 |
Davidson | 449 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.6 | 317 | 72.3 | 66.5-77.4 | 81 | 18.6 | 14.1-24.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 31 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.2 |
Durham | 454 | 20 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 269 | 59.8 | 53.9-65.5 | 114 | 24.0 | 19.4-29.2 | 13 | 3.7 | 1.7- 8.0 | 38 | 8.4 | 5.9-12.0 |
Forsyth | 443 | 17 | 2.9 | 1.7- 5.0 | 290 | 68.7 | 63.2-73.7 | 93 | 18.8 | 14.8-23.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.2 | 38 | 8.5 | 5.9-12.0 |
Gaston | 435 | 15 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.0 | 318 | 74.7 | 69.4-79.4 | 74 | 14.9 | 11.5-19.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 26 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 |
Guilford | 451 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.2 | 304 | 69.2 | 63.8-74.1 | 100 | 21.2 | 17.0-26.2 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 28 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 |
Iredell | 388 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.2 | 262 | 66.8 | 60.8-72.3 | 86 | 22.2 | 17.5-27.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 28 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.7 |
Johnston | 375 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.2 | 260 | 70.1 | 63.5-75.9 | 63 | 18.0 | 13.1-24.3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 29 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.7 |
Mecklenburg | 856 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.5 | 532 | 63.8 | 59.7-67.7 | 227 | 25.5 | 22.0-29.3 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 69 | 7.7 | 5.9-10.0 |
New Hanover | 428 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.7 | 259 | 58.4 | 52.3-64.2 | 121 | 29.7 | 24.3-35.6 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 | 32 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.4 |
Onslow | 381 | 15 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.7 | 249 | 69.3 | 63.3-74.7 | 92 | 22.2 | 17.6-27.7 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 | 21 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 |
Orange | 412 | 13 | 2.7 | 1.5- 5.0 | 258 | 63.6 | 57.1-69.7 | 110 | 27.1 | 21.5-33.5 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 26 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.2 |
Pitt | 426 | 18 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.5 | 269 | 64.4 | 58.9-69.7 | 104 | 22.7 | 18.4-27.6 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 | 29 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.6 |
Randolph | 445 | 28 | 6.4 | 4.0- 9.9 | 311 | 69.9 | 64.3-74.9 | 76 | 17.9 | 13.7-23.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.1 | 22 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.3 |
Robeson | 432 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.1 | 298 | 69.7 | 63.9-75.0 | 91 | 19.7 | 15.5-24.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 26 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.8 |
Rowan | 457 | 16 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.5 | 324 | 68.6 | 62.5-74.2 | 91 | 21.8 | 16.8-27.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.2 |
Union | 373 | 14 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.1 | 250 | 67.4 | 61.6-72.7 | 83 | 21.6 | 17.2-26.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 26 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.5 |
Wake | 842 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.6 | 545 | 65.3 | 61.1-69.3 | 180 | 21.0 | 17.7-24.7 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 72 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.5 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 461 | 27 | 5.1 | 3.3- 8.0 | 302 | 66.4 | 60.5-71.9 | 98 | 22.6 | 17.6-28.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 | 32 | 5.4 | 3.6- 7.9 |
Northeast Partnership II | 492 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.9 | 334 | 67.4 | 61.9-72.5 | 90 | 19.5 | 15.2-24.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.3 | 40 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.3 |
Northeast Partnership I | 493 | 27 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 | 336 | 67.5 | 61.9-72.6 | 90 | 19.0 | 14.8-24.0 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.9 | 36 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.3 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 408 | 15 | 5.7 | 2.6-12.2 | 270 | 68.2 | 61.8-74.0 | 88 | 18.7 | 14.6-23.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 | 32 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.0 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 506 | 33 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.4 | 318 | 62.4 | 56.7-67.8 | 115 | 24.5 | 19.9-29.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 39 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 410 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.2 | 267 | 65.7 | 60.0-71.0 | 89 | 20.7 | 16.4-25.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 32 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.3 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 467 | 28 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.2 | 293 | 62.6 | 57.0-67.9 | 111 | 23.5 | 19.0-28.6 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 31 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.3 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 513 | 24 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 | 339 | 69.7 | 64.8-74.2 | 100 | 16.8 | 13.6-20.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 46 | 7.7 | 5.5-10.7 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 617 | 15 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 414 | 67.1 | 62.0-71.8 | 138 | 19.7 | 16.2-23.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 43 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.8 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 462 | 24 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.4 | 359 | 80.1 | 75.6-84.0 | 61 | 11.4 | 8.6-14.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.1 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 401 | 30 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.7 | 289 | 73.1 | 67.2-78.3 | 57 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 24 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.1 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 497 | 27 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.7 | 356 | 71.6 | 66.2-76.5 | 84 | 17.3 | 13.2-22.2 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 | 25 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 746 | 55 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.2 | 511 | 69.1 | 64.5-73.3 | 124 | 16.7 | 13.5-20.5 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 46 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,137 | 63 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.4 | 763 | 66.3 | 62.5-69.9 | 215 | 20.5 | 17.3-24.1 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 84 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.1 |
No | 15,552 | 653 | 4.4 | 3.9- 4.8 | 10,394 | 67.5 | 66.5-68.5 | 3,276 | 20.5 | 19.7-21.4 | 160 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.2 | 1,069 | 6.6 | 6.1- 7.1 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 5,341 | 234 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 | 3,493 | 65.4 | 63.6-67.1 | 1,181 | 22.5 | 21.0-24.1 | 49 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.1 | 384 | 6.3 | 5.6- 7.2 |
Piedmont | 9,400 | 358 | 3.6 | 3.1- 4.1 | 6,310 | 67.8 | 66.5-69.1 | 1,989 | 20.6 | 19.5-21.8 | 102 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.4 | 641 | 6.8 | 6.1- 7.5 |
Western NC | 1,948 | 124 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.8 | 1,354 | 70.0 | 67.2-72.6 | 321 | 16.5 | 14.4-18.9 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.8 | 128 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.8 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 1,182 | 72 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 791 | 67.4 | 63.7-71.0 | 220 | 19.2 | 16.2-22.5 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.4 | 85 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.4 |
Northwest | 3,187 | 146 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.5 | 2,257 | 72.3 | 70.2-74.2 | 559 | 16.4 | 14.9-18.1 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 | 199 | 6.1 | 5.1- 7.3 |
Charlotte | 2,489 | 68 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.8 | 1,680 | 67.9 | 65.4-70.3 | 558 | 22.1 | 20.0-24.4 | 22 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 | 161 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.5 |
Greensboro | 2,152 | 97 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.4 | 1,456 | 69.1 | 66.4-71.7 | 444 | 20.1 | 17.9-22.5 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 128 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.7 |
Southern Regional | 1,720 | 65 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.3 | 1,107 | 63.0 | 59.6-66.3 | 403 | 24.1 | 21.3-27.2 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 129 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.6 |
Coastal | 836 | 27 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.3 | 532 | 63.2 | 59.1-67.2 | 201 | 23.2 | 19.8-26.9 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 67 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.8 |
Wake | 2,357 | 105 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.6 | 1,512 | 65.0 | 62.3-67.6 | 517 | 21.2 | 19.0-23.5 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 191 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.7 |
Area L | 669 | 29 | 5.5 | 2.9-10.2 | 439 | 66.7 | 61.6-71.5 | 141 | 20.5 | 16.7-24.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 55 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.1 |
Eastern | 2,097 | 107 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.7 | 1,383 | 66.7 | 64.0-69.3 | 448 | 21.8 | 19.4-24.3 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 | 138 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 |
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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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