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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 | 16,326 | 1,128 | 6.5 | 6.0- 7.0 | 7,858 | 47.7 | 46.7-48.8 | 4,172 | 25.4 | 24.5-26.4 | 369 | 2.1 | 1.8- 2.4 | 2,799 | 18.2 | 17.4-19.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,177 | 652 | 6.3 | 5.7- 7.0 | 4,506 | 49.0 | 47.6-50.4 | 2,309 | 24.8 | 23.6-26.0 | 203 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.4 | 1,507 | 17.9 | 16.7-19.1 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 3,330 | 192 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.1 | 1,585 | 48.8 | 46.5-51.1 | 891 | 25.5 | 23.7-27.5 | 83 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.8 | 579 | 18.5 | 16.6-20.5 |
Female | 5,847 | 460 | 7.6 | 6.8- 8.4 | 2,921 | 49.2 | 47.5-50.8 | 1,418 | 24.1 | 22.7-25.6 | 120 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.3 | 928 | 17.3 | 16.0-18.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 7,148 | 506 | 6.4 | 5.7- 7.1 | 3,643 | 50.5 | 49.0-52.1 | 1,801 | 25.7 | 24.3-27.1 | 157 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.5 | 1,041 | 15.4 | 14.3-16.7 |
African American | 1,473 | 104 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.1 | 524 | 35.7 | 32.3-39.2 | 422 | 27.6 | 24.7-30.7 | 41 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 | 382 | 27.7 | 24.5-31.2 |
Other Minorities | 522 | 41 | 6.4 | 4.3- 9.3 | 317 | 60.5 | 54.5-66.2 | 80 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.7 | 81 | 18.9 | 14.2-24.7 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 541 | 48 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 | 343 | 61.6 | 55.7-67.2 | 87 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 61 | 15.4 | 11.0-21.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,630 | 603 | 6.2 | 5.6- 6.8 | 4,159 | 47.5 | 46.1-49.0 | 2,222 | 25.9 | 24.7-27.2 | 200 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.6 | 1,446 | 18.2 | 17.0-19.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 411 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 159 | 38.8 | 32.9-45.1 | 100 | 23.7 | 19.0-29.2 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 | 124 | 31.8 | 26.2-38.0 |
25-34 | 1,308 | 81 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 | 608 | 49.2 | 45.8-52.6 | 327 | 23.6 | 20.9-26.6 | 22 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 | 270 | 19.2 | 16.7-22.0 |
35-44 | 1,835 | 123 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 | 925 | 51.7 | 48.8-54.5 | 461 | 23.9 | 21.6-26.3 | 35 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 291 | 16.5 | 14.4-18.7 |
45-54 | 1,770 | 132 | 6.9 | 5.7- 8.4 | 893 | 50.5 | 47.6-53.5 | 478 | 27.7 | 25.2-30.4 | 45 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.1 | 222 | 12.6 | 10.8-14.7 |
55-64 | 1,645 | 126 | 6.7 | 5.5- 8.2 | 797 | 49.6 | 46.7-52.6 | 433 | 26.6 | 24.1-29.3 | 41 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.2 | 248 | 14.7 | 12.8-16.9 |
65-74 | 1,218 | 79 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.5 | 593 | 48.1 | 44.8-51.5 | 306 | 26.4 | 23.5-29.4 | 35 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 | 205 | 16.5 | 14.2-19.1 |
75+ | 948 | 86 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.3 | 506 | 54.4 | 50.5-58.2 | 201 | 20.7 | 17.7-23.9 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.5 | 140 | 14.2 | 11.7-17.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,393 | 82 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.4 | 589 | 45.6 | 41.4-49.8 | 313 | 19.1 | 16.3-22.2 | 36 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 373 | 28.1 | 24.2-32.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,592 | 141 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 1,112 | 41.6 | 39.0-44.2 | 744 | 28.2 | 26.0-30.6 | 69 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 | 526 | 22.7 | 20.5-25.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,195 | 169 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.8 | 1,126 | 49.6 | 46.6-52.5 | 546 | 25.0 | 22.6-27.6 | 52 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 302 | 16.6 | 14.4-19.0 |
College Graduate | 2,986 | 260 | 7.7 | 6.7- 8.9 | 1,674 | 56.3 | 54.0-58.5 | 703 | 24.7 | 22.8-26.8 | 46 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.1 | 303 | 9.8 | 8.6-11.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 962 | 60 | 6.4 | 4.5- 9.2 | 403 | 44.8 | 40.1-49.6 | 229 | 21.5 | 18.0-25.5 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 247 | 25.9 | 22.1-30.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,548 | 110 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.2 | 746 | 49.7 | 45.9-53.6 | 351 | 19.5 | 17.0-22.4 | 40 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.1 | 301 | 21.5 | 18.4-25.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,082 | 70 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.8 | 452 | 41.1 | 37.1-45.2 | 314 | 28.3 | 24.8-32.0 | 33 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 | 213 | 22.1 | 18.5-26.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,217 | 103 | 7.3 | 5.8- 9.2 | 570 | 44.2 | 40.5-47.9 | 353 | 29.3 | 26.1-32.7 | 27 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 164 | 17.0 | 13.6-21.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,269 | 86 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.2 | 661 | 51.7 | 48.1-55.3 | 340 | 27.8 | 24.7-31.2 | 29 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.3 | 153 | 11.9 | 9.9-14.3 |
$75,000+ | 1,757 | 118 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.3 | 1,002 | 56.1 | 53.2-59.0 | 437 | 25.2 | 22.8-27.8 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 | 171 | 11.2 | 9.3-13.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,661 | 181 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.6 | 1,230 | 45.5 | 42.9-48.1 | 661 | 24.9 | 22.7-27.1 | 63 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.7 | 526 | 21.3 | 19.0-23.7 |
No | 6,328 | 460 | 6.3 | 5.6- 7.1 | 3,196 | 50.1 | 48.4-51.8 | 1,606 | 24.9 | 23.5-26.4 | 137 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.5 | 929 | 16.6 | 15.2-18.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,067 | 58 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 | 531 | 52.4 | 48.5-56.3 | 290 | 25.9 | 22.9-29.3 | 22 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 166 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.5 |
Non-Veteran | 8,106 | 593 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.3 | 3,974 | 48.6 | 47.1-50.1 | 2,019 | 24.7 | 23.4-26.0 | 180 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.4 | 1,340 | 18.2 | 16.9-19.5 |
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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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.
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