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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 16,779 | 5,412 | 28.0 | 27.1-28.9 | 11,367 | 72.0 | 71.1-72.9 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,418 | 2,846 | 25.7 | 24.6-26.9 | 6,572 | 74.3 | 73.1-75.4 |
GENDER | 9,418 | 2,846 | 25.7 | 24.6-26.9 | 6,572 | 74.3 | 73.1-75.4 |
Male | 3,431 | 988 | 23.3 | 21.6-25.2 | 2,443 | 76.7 | 74.8-78.4 |
Female | 5,987 | 1,858 | 28.1 | 26.6-29.5 | 4,129 | 71.9 | 70.5-73.4 |
RACE | 9,377 | 2,834 | 25.7 | 24.6-26.9 | 6,543 | 74.3 | 73.1-75.4 |
White | 7,350 | 2,219 | 25.4 | 24.1-26.7 | 5,131 | 74.6 | 73.3-75.9 |
African American | 1,501 | 506 | 30.6 | 27.6-33.7 | 995 | 69.4 | 66.3-72.4 |
Other Minorities | 526 | 109 | 19.1 | 15.1-23.9 | 417 | 80.9 | 76.1-84.9 |
HISPANIC | 9,412 | 2,843 | 25.7 | 24.6-26.9 | 6,569 | 74.3 | 73.1-75.4 |
Hispanic | 540 | 95 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.3 | 445 | 84.9 | 80.7-88.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,872 | 2,748 | 26.9 | 25.7-28.1 | 6,124 | 73.1 | 71.9-74.3 |
AGE | 9,372 | 2,835 | 25.8 | 24.6-26.9 | 6,537 | 74.2 | 73.1-75.4 |
18-24 | 421 | 79 | 19.7 | 15.3-25.0 | 342 | 80.3 | 75.0-84.7 |
25-34 | 1,308 | 197 | 14.5 | 12.2-17.1 | 1,111 | 85.5 | 82.9-87.8 |
35-44 | 1,836 | 351 | 17.5 | 15.5-19.7 | 1,485 | 82.5 | 80.3-84.5 |
45-54 | 1,799 | 503 | 27.6 | 25.1-30.3 | 1,296 | 72.4 | 69.7-74.9 |
55-64 | 1,698 | 638 | 36.7 | 33.9-39.5 | 1,060 | 63.3 | 60.5-66.1 |
65-74 | 1,269 | 504 | 38.5 | 35.3-41.7 | 765 | 61.5 | 58.3-64.7 |
75+ | 1,041 | 563 | 52.0 | 48.3-55.7 | 478 | 48.0 | 44.3-51.7 |
EDUCATION | 9,403 | 2,838 | 25.7 | 24.5-26.9 | 6,565 | 74.3 | 73.1-75.5 |
Less Than H.S. | 1,463 | 719 | 39.9 | 36.2-43.8 | 744 | 60.1 | 56.2-63.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,669 | 829 | 26.8 | 24.6-29.0 | 1,840 | 73.2 | 71.0-75.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,249 | 655 | 24.3 | 22.1-26.6 | 1,594 | 75.7 | 73.4-77.9 |
College Graduate | 3,022 | 635 | 18.6 | 16.9-20.4 | 2,387 | 81.4 | 79.6-83.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | 8,023 | 2,324 | 24.5 | 23.3-25.7 | 5,699 | 75.5 | 74.3-76.7 |
Less than $15,000 | 1,016 | 593 | 49.2 | 44.6-53.7 | 423 | 50.8 | 46.3-55.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,594 | 603 | 32.2 | 29.0-35.5 | 991 | 67.8 | 64.5-71.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,113 | 323 | 27.6 | 24.2-31.3 | 790 | 72.4 | 68.7-75.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,237 | 294 | 20.8 | 18.2-23.7 | 943 | 79.2 | 76.3-81.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,291 | 264 | 18.3 | 16.0-21.0 | 1,027 | 81.7 | 79.0-84.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,772 | 247 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.8 | 1,525 | 87.2 | 85.2-89.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,126 | 427 | 31.6 | 28.4-35.0 | 699 | 68.4 | 65.0-71.6 |
Non-Veteran | 8,288 | 2,418 | 25.0 | 23.8-26.2 | 5,870 | 75.0 | 73.8-76.2 |
Derived from 4 questions: 1) self-reported disability, 2) trouble learning or remembering, 3) activity limitation or 4) need for special equipment
^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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