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| Total Respond.^ |
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,339 | 6,650 | 89.2 | 88.1-90.3 | 364 | 6.0 | 5.1- 7.0 | 139 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.5 | 186 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.4 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
| Alamance | 199 | 184 | 92.4 | 86.8-95.7 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.8 |
| Buncombe | 184 | 177 | 92.7 | 81.2-97.4 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.1-19.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.8 |
| Cabarrus | 196 | 178 | 91.6 | 86.2-95.0 | 9 | 3.9 | 1.8- 8.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.4 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.6- 7.9 |
| Catawba | 181 | 173 | 95.7 | 91.1-97.9 | 6 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.4 |
| Cumberland | 213 | 186 | 85.7 | 79.1-90.5 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.9-12.3 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.9 | 11 | 6.1 | 3.1-11.6 |
| Davidson | 179 | 149 | 79.7 | 70.3-86.7 | 18 | 11.1 | 6.5-18.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.6 | 9 | 6.7 | 2.6-16.2 |
| Durham | 249 | 234 | 92.8 | 87.7-95.8 | 9 | 5.1 | 2.5-10.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.4 |
| Forsyth | 216 | 191 | 87.9 | 81.5-92.2 | 15 | 8.9 | 5.1-15.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 7 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.2 |
| Gaston | 165 | 151 | 92.1 | 86.1-95.6 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 |
| Guilford | 217 | 189 | 83.3 | 75.2-89.2 | 12 | 7.9 | 4.0-15.1 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.3-10.0 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.3 |
| Iredell | 179 | 153 | 86.6 | 79.8-91.3 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.9-12.2 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.6 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.7 |
| Johnston | 169 | 157 | 93.1 | 87.3-96.4 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 5.0 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.3- 9.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 431 | 397 | 91.6 | 87.5-94.4 | 17 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.3 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.5 |
| New Hanover | 184 | 169 | 91.5 | 85.8-95.0 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.2- 9.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.6 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.8 |
| Onslow | 169 | 153 | 92.1 | 86.5-95.5 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.8- 6.8 |
| Orange | 223 | 217 | 97.2 | 92.3-99.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 7.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| Pitt | 193 | 174 | 90.2 | 84.3-94.0 | 13 | 7.2 | 4.0-12.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.3 |
| Randolph | 205 | 176 | 85.3 | 78.2-90.4 | 15 | 8.6 | 4.8-14.9 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.9 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.8 |
| Robeson | 171 | 153 | 89.5 | 82.7-93.8 | 13 | 7.9 | 4.2-14.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.7 |
| Rowan | 185 | 164 | 88.4 | 80.8-93.3 | 10 | 7.0 | 3.1-14.9 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.1 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 |
| Union | 188 | 175 | 89.9 | 82.6-94.3 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.8-10.0 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.7 |
| Wake | 465 | 437 | 93.4 | 89.5-95.9 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.5 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 185 | 166 | 85.2 | 76.0-91.3 | 8 | 8.4 | 3.7-18.0 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.1 | 7 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.9 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 206 | 182 | 85.6 | 77.9-90.9 | 13 | 7.1 | 3.8-12.8 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.3 | 7 | 4.1 | 1.5-10.5 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 166 | 151 | 91.3 | 85.4-94.9 | 7 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.4 | 5 | 2.8 | 1.1- 6.9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.1 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 178 | 159 | 88.6 | 81.9-93.1 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.0-11.0 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.3 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.7 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 221 | 193 | 81.4 | 69.4-89.5 | 17 | 14.3 | 6.9-27.5 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.9 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 139 | 129 | 91.5 | 84.3-95.6 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.2- 8.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.1- 9.9 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 214 | 194 | 89.5 | 83.4-93.5 | 14 | 7.1 | 4.0-12.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 7.8 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 188 | 172 | 90.3 | 83.6-94.5 | 9 | 6.3 | 3.0-13.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.6 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.7 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 245 | 228 | 94.1 | 89.6-96.7 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 4.1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 181 | 156 | 83.7 | 75.6-89.4 | 14 | 9.1 | 4.8-16.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.3-11.0 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 165 | 150 | 90.5 | 84.0-94.5 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.9 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 208 | 185 | 86.5 | 78.7-91.7 | 12 | 7.5 | 3.6-15.0 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.6- 7.0 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 282 | 248 | 89.2 | 83.7-93.0 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.5 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.8 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 440 | 389 | 85.7 | 80.7-89.6 | 24 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.2 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 16 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.7 |
| No | 6,899 | 6,261 | 89.4 | 88.2-90.5 | 340 | 5.9 | 5.1- 7.0 | 128 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.4 | 170 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.3 |
| NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 2,250 | 2,022 | 87.5 | 84.9-89.7 | 123 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.8 | 45 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 | 60 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 |
| Piedmont | 4,306 | 3,922 | 90.0 | 88.7-91.3 | 206 | 5.6 | 4.6- 6.7 | 79 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 | 99 | 2.7 | 2.0- 3.4 |
| Western NC | 783 | 706 | 89.1 | 85.5-91.8 | 35 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.3 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 27 | 3.2 | 2.0- 5.1 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 466 | 425 | 90.4 | 85.7-93.6 | 19 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 5.0 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.9 |
| Northwest | 1,359 | 1,197 | 86.7 | 84.0-88.9 | 88 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.9 | 36 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.9 | 38 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.6 |
| Charlotte | 1,138 | 1,046 | 91.4 | 89.0-93.3 | 48 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 | 17 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 27 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 |
| Greensboro | 997 | 907 | 87.3 | 83.5-90.4 | 45 | 6.7 | 4.5-10.0 | 23 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 22 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.7 |
| Southern Regional | 720 | 647 | 86.5 | 79.7-91.2 | 40 | 8.7 | 4.5-16.2 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.1 | 21 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 |
| Coastal | 324 | 299 | 91.9 | 88.0-94.7 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.2 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 |
| Wake | 1,179 | 1,099 | 92.9 | 90.6-94.8 | 42 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.2 |
| Area L | 273 | 246 | 88.9 | 83.3-92.8 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.4 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.6 | 5 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.7 |
| Eastern | 883 | 784 | 86.0 | 82.3-89.0 | 58 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.4 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.8 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.8 |
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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
^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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