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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 13,711 | 11,218 | 79.9 | 79.0-80.8 | 1,390 | 11.0 | 10.3-11.7 | 736 | 5.9 | 5.4- 6.5 | 367 | 3.2 | 2.8- 3.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 7,731 | 6,286 | 79.4 | 78.1-80.6 | 819 | 11.3 | 10.4-12.3 | 427 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.0 | 199 | 3.1 | 2.5- 3.8 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 2,764 | 2,238 | 79.3 | 77.2-81.2 | 288 | 11.0 | 9.6-12.6 | 160 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 | 78 | 3.6 | 2.7- 5.0 |
Female | 4,967 | 4,048 | 79.5 | 78.0-80.9 | 531 | 11.6 | 10.5-12.8 | 267 | 6.3 | 5.4- 7.3 | 121 | 2.6 | 2.1- 3.3 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 6,286 | 5,039 | 78.0 | 76.6-79.3 | 701 | 12.1 | 11.0-13.2 | 372 | 6.9 | 6.0- 7.8 | 174 | 3.1 | 2.6- 3.7 |
African American | 1,167 | 1,030 | 87.3 | 83.9-90.0 | 85 | 7.6 | 5.8- 9.8 | 39 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.7 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.0 |
Other Minorities | 250 | 193 | 75.2 | 67.5-81.5 | 32 | 12.5 | 8.4-18.2 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.8-10.5 | 11 | 6.8 | 3.4-13.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 187 | 163 | 82.7 | 73.7-89.1 | 13 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 | 6 | 4.6 | 1.8-11.3 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.3-14.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,538 | 6,119 | 79.3 | 78.0-80.5 | 805 | 11.5 | 10.6-12.5 | 420 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.0 | 194 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.7 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 138 | 100 | 68.2 | 57.1-77.6 | 23 | 16.5 | 10.4-25.3 | 11 | 10.1 | 4.9-19.5 | 4 | 5.2 | 1.3-18.2 |
25-34 | 769 | 550 | 71.2 | 67.1-74.9 | 119 | 16.5 | 13.4-20.0 | 68 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.5 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 |
35-44 | 1,457 | 1,051 | 72.0 | 69.1-74.8 | 207 | 13.7 | 11.7-16.0 | 126 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.5 | 73 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.4 |
45-54 | 1,603 | 1,268 | 80.3 | 77.8-82.5 | 191 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.0 | 95 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.4 | 49 | 2.8 | 2.0- 4.0 |
55-64 | 1,591 | 1,331 | 84.0 | 81.7-86.1 | 150 | 8.9 | 7.4-10.7 | 80 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.2 | 30 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 |
65-74 | 1,195 | 1,084 | 90.7 | 88.5-92.5 | 80 | 6.5 | 5.1- 8.4 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.3 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
75+ | 937 | 865 | 93.2 | 91.1-94.8 | 47 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.7 | 22 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.9 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,012 | 892 | 86.1 | 82.4-89.1 | 68 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.0 | 34 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.2 | 18 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,130 | 1,774 | 82.0 | 79.7-84.1 | 206 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.7 | 104 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 | 46 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,913 | 1,550 | 78.4 | 75.6-81.0 | 206 | 11.5 | 9.7-13.5 | 106 | 6.7 | 5.2- 8.6 | 51 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.6 |
College Graduate | 2,663 | 2,058 | 76.1 | 74.0-78.1 | 338 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.6 | 183 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 84 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 726 | 621 | 81.1 | 76.1-85.2 | 54 | 9.7 | 6.8-13.7 | 30 | 4.6 | 3.0- 6.9 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.3- 9.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,201 | 1,019 | 85.8 | 82.9-88.2 | 97 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 53 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.6 | 32 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 868 | 688 | 77.4 | 73.2-81.0 | 111 | 13.1 | 10.5-16.4 | 46 | 6.2 | 4.0- 9.5 | 23 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,047 | 840 | 79.2 | 75.8-82.2 | 115 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.2 | 68 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.9 | 24 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,127 | 883 | 76.8 | 73.2-80.1 | 144 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.4 | 71 | 6.1 | 4.7- 8.0 | 29 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,640 | 1,291 | 77.0 | 74.3-79.5 | 191 | 12.9 | 10.9-15.3 | 109 | 7.2 | 5.8- 8.9 | 49 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 2,402 | 2,069 | 84.5 | 82.3-86.5 | 193 | 8.7 | 7.3-10.3 | 96 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.2 | 44 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 |
No | 5,135 | 4,053 | 77.2 | 75.6-78.7 | 608 | 12.5 | 11.3-13.7 | 323 | 6.8 | 5.9- 7.8 | 151 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,018 | 881 | 83.4 | 80.0-86.3 | 74 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.9 | 44 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.2 | 19 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 |
Non-Veteran | 6,704 | 5,397 | 78.7 | 77.4-80.1 | 744 | 11.5 | 10.6-12.6 | 383 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.3 | 180 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.0 |
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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, 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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