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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,228 | 9,813 | 62.7 | 61.6-63.7 | 2,216 | 15.7 | 14.9-16.5 | 3,199 | 21.7 | 20.8-22.6 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
| Alamance | 399 | 271 | 63.0 | 56.2-69.4 | 49 | 12.3 | 8.8-17.1 | 79 | 24.7 | 18.8-31.7 |
| Buncombe | 400 | 257 | 61.8 | 55.0-68.1 | 66 | 16.6 | 12.5-21.5 | 77 | 21.7 | 16.2-28.4 |
| Cabarrus | 379 | 236 | 58.4 | 51.9-64.6 | 58 | 17.7 | 13.3-23.2 | 85 | 23.8 | 18.5-30.2 |
| Catawba | 399 | 256 | 64.2 | 58.1-69.8 | 63 | 18.2 | 13.7-23.8 | 80 | 17.6 | 13.7-22.3 |
| Cumberland | 409 | 274 | 65.7 | 59.8-71.2 | 61 | 17.4 | 13.1-22.7 | 74 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.3 |
| Davidson | 402 | 245 | 58.6 | 52.0-65.0 | 67 | 19.5 | 14.6-25.6 | 90 | 21.9 | 17.0-27.7 |
| Durham | 425 | 296 | 67.1 | 60.7-72.8 | 53 | 12.3 | 8.9-16.6 | 76 | 20.7 | 15.6-26.8 |
| Forsyth | 403 | 261 | 64.6 | 58.2-70.4 | 63 | 15.2 | 11.4-20.0 | 79 | 20.3 | 15.3-26.4 |
| Gaston | 389 | 257 | 59.0 | 51.7-65.9 | 49 | 15.5 | 10.4-22.4 | 83 | 25.5 | 19.4-32.8 |
| Guilford | 419 | 275 | 62.6 | 56.3-68.5 | 68 | 14.7 | 11.2-18.9 | 76 | 22.8 | 17.5-29.1 |
| Iredell | 359 | 222 | 61.8 | 55.5-67.8 | 56 | 16.2 | 11.9-21.8 | 81 | 21.9 | 17.2-27.5 |
| Johnston | 344 | 222 | 60.6 | 53.5-67.3 | 49 | 18.1 | 13.0-24.7 | 73 | 21.3 | 16.1-27.5 |
| Mecklenburg | 778 | 497 | 60.1 | 55.6-64.4 | 114 | 15.5 | 12.5-18.9 | 167 | 24.5 | 20.7-28.6 |
| New Hanover | 391 | 252 | 62.0 | 55.7-68.0 | 63 | 17.0 | 12.5-22.5 | 76 | 21.0 | 16.3-26.6 |
| Onslow | 361 | 204 | 54.0 | 47.1-60.7 | 66 | 20.2 | 15.5-25.8 | 91 | 25.9 | 20.3-32.3 |
| Orange | 379 | 262 | 67.8 | 61.4-73.6 | 56 | 15.2 | 11.1-20.4 | 61 | 17.0 | 12.7-22.4 |
| Pitt | 390 | 270 | 67.5 | 60.6-73.7 | 41 | 11.4 | 6.7-18.8 | 79 | 21.1 | 16.5-26.5 |
| Randolph | 409 | 242 | 57.6 | 51.6-63.3 | 55 | 14.7 | 10.8-19.7 | 112 | 27.7 | 22.7-33.3 |
| Robeson | 394 | 238 | 57.9 | 51.4-64.2 | 63 | 18.7 | 13.9-24.8 | 93 | 23.4 | 18.6-28.9 |
| Rowan | 419 | 259 | 61.6 | 55.3-67.5 | 64 | 17.7 | 12.8-23.9 | 96 | 20.7 | 16.6-25.5 |
| Union | 351 | 240 | 68.0 | 61.9-73.5 | 52 | 17.3 | 12.9-22.9 | 59 | 14.7 | 11.1-19.3 |
| Wake | 768 | 497 | 65.0 | 60.8-69.1 | 110 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.8 | 161 | 20.4 | 17.2-24.0 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 412 | 269 | 63.7 | 57.3-69.6 | 63 | 18.0 | 13.4-23.9 | 80 | 18.3 | 14.0-23.5 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 451 | 269 | 57.7 | 52.1-63.2 | 72 | 17.8 | 13.9-22.5 | 110 | 24.5 | 20.0-29.6 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 449 | 289 | 65.7 | 59.8-71.3 | 60 | 14.3 | 10.6-19.1 | 100 | 20.0 | 15.6-25.3 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 381 | 259 | 68.5 | 62.4-74.1 | 44 | 11.2 | 8.0-15.3 | 78 | 20.3 | 15.6-26.0 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 453 | 310 | 67.4 | 61.5-72.8 | 41 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.1 | 102 | 22.2 | 17.8-27.4 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 365 | 239 | 60.3 | 53.9-66.4 | 46 | 15.6 | 11.1-21.4 | 80 | 24.0 | 18.9-30.0 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 422 | 276 | 60.5 | 54.2-66.5 | 68 | 18.7 | 14.2-24.1 | 78 | 20.8 | 15.8-26.8 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 466 | 301 | 61.4 | 55.5-66.9 | 70 | 17.0 | 13.0-21.9 | 95 | 21.6 | 17.0-27.1 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 576 | 379 | 63.0 | 57.5-68.3 | 83 | 15.4 | 11.7-19.9 | 114 | 21.6 | 17.1-26.9 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 416 | 253 | 60.7 | 54.8-66.3 | 78 | 18.7 | 14.6-23.7 | 85 | 20.6 | 16.2-25.8 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 350 | 234 | 66.4 | 60.1-72.2 | 42 | 13.1 | 9.4-18.0 | 74 | 20.4 | 15.9-25.9 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 450 | 288 | 60.9 | 54.6-66.8 | 58 | 13.5 | 9.8-18.3 | 104 | 25.6 | 20.2-31.9 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 670 | 414 | 60.6 | 55.6-65.4 | 105 | 17.7 | 14.1-21.9 | 151 | 21.7 | 17.9-26.1 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,040 | 644 | 60.5 | 56.4-64.4 | 152 | 17.0 | 14.0-20.5 | 244 | 22.6 | 19.5-26.0 |
| No | 14,188 | 9,169 | 62.8 | 61.7-63.9 | 2,064 | 15.6 | 14.8-16.4 | 2,955 | 21.6 | 20.7-22.6 |
| NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 4,890 | 3,149 | 63.1 | 61.2-64.9 | 689 | 15.5 | 14.2-17.0 | 1,052 | 21.4 | 19.9-22.9 |
| Piedmont | 8,588 | 5,555 | 62.7 | 61.3-64.1 | 1,267 | 15.6 | 14.6-16.6 | 1,766 | 21.7 | 20.5-23.0 |
| Western NC | 1,750 | 1,109 | 61.6 | 58.5-64.6 | 260 | 16.2 | 14.0-18.6 | 381 | 22.2 | 19.7-25.0 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 1,070 | 671 | 61.0 | 57.0-64.8 | 171 | 17.3 | 14.5-20.5 | 228 | 21.7 | 18.5-25.3 |
| Northwest | 2,890 | 1,824 | 62.6 | 60.2-64.9 | 438 | 16.1 | 14.4-17.9 | 628 | 21.3 | 19.4-23.4 |
| Charlotte | 2,263 | 1,474 | 60.9 | 58.1-63.7 | 325 | 15.9 | 13.9-18.1 | 464 | 23.2 | 20.7-25.9 |
| Greensboro | 1,978 | 1,286 | 62.7 | 59.5-65.7 | 287 | 15.0 | 13.0-17.2 | 405 | 22.4 | 19.7-25.3 |
| Southern Regional | 1,577 | 1,011 | 63.2 | 59.7-66.6 | 240 | 16.4 | 13.9-19.3 | 326 | 20.4 | 17.8-23.3 |
| Coastal | 756 | 494 | 61.8 | 57.3-66.1 | 101 | 14.7 | 11.6-18.5 | 161 | 23.5 | 19.8-27.6 |
| Wake | 2,159 | 1,428 | 64.5 | 61.7-67.2 | 302 | 14.9 | 13.1-17.0 | 429 | 20.6 | 18.4-23.0 |
| Area L | 620 | 398 | 65.6 | 60.6-70.4 | 88 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.2 | 134 | 19.9 | 16.1-24.3 |
| Eastern | 1,915 | 1,227 | 62.5 | 59.5-65.3 | 264 | 15.3 | 13.1-17.7 | 424 | 22.3 | 20.0-24.8 |
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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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