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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,794 | 290 | 16.8 | 14.7-19.1 | 437 | 25.8 | 23.3-28.5 | 621 | 33.1 | 30.4-35.9 | 446 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.0 |
-Piedmont NC | 963 | 157 | 16.5 | 13.7-19.8 | 244 | 26.5 | 23.1-30.2 | 315 | 33.2 | 29.5-37.2 | 247 | 23.7 | 20.5-27.3 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 382 | 62 | 15.8 | 11.6-21.2 | 110 | 30.3 | 24.7-36.5 | 120 | 31.6 | 25.8-38.0 | 90 | 22.3 | 17.5-28.1 |
Female | 581 | 95 | 17.2 | 13.8-21.3 | 134 | 22.8 | 19.0-27.1 | 195 | 34.8 | 30.2-39.8 | 157 | 25.1 | 21.1-29.6 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 706 | 116 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.6 | 182 | 28.7 | 24.5-33.2 | 217 | 31.0 | 26.7-35.6 | 191 | 25.1 | 21.3-29.3 |
African American | 228 | 34 | 17.8 | 11.6-26.4 | 57 | 21.9 | 16.1-29.0 | 92 | 40.9 | 32.7-49.5 | 45 | 19.4 | 13.5-27.2 |
Other Minorities | 24 | 6 | 33.5 | 14.8-59.3 | 4 | 16.8 | 5.6-40.8 | 5 | 22.6 | 8.3-48.4 | 9 | 27.1 | 11.9-50.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 20 | 4 | 24.4 | 8.0-54.5 | 4 | 25.6 | 9.4-53.5 | 6 | 28.3 | 11.1-55.6 | 6 | 21.6 | 8.4-45.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 941 | 153 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.6 | 239 | 26.4 | 22.9-30.2 | 309 | 33.5 | 29.6-37.6 | 240 | 23.7 | 20.5-27.4 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 3 | 2 | 79.8 | 26.0-97.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 20.2 | 2.2-74.0 |
25-34 | 25 | 4 | 13.8 | 4.2-36.6 | 7 | 22.0 | 8.8-45.1 | 5 | 35.0 | 11.7-68.5 | 9 | 29.3 | 12.8-53.9 |
35-44 | 60 | 18 | 33.4 | 18.8-52.1 | 15 | 26.3 | 14.7-42.3 | 12 | 16.1 | 8.5-28.4 | 15 | 24.2 | 12.8-41.0 |
45-54 | 168 | 32 | 17.2 | 11.5-24.8 | 50 | 31.7 | 22.9-42.1 | 42 | 24.8 | 17.1-34.4 | 44 | 26.4 | 18.6-36.0 |
55-64 | 285 | 37 | 12.0 | 8.3-17.1 | 82 | 30.5 | 24.4-37.4 | 93 | 34.8 | 28.3-41.9 | 73 | 22.7 | 17.4-28.9 |
65-74 | 257 | 43 | 17.0 | 12.2-23.1 | 52 | 21.0 | 15.7-27.5 | 102 | 42.0 | 34.9-49.6 | 60 | 20.0 | 15.0-26.1 |
75+ | 163 | 21 | 12.7 | 7.7-20.2 | 37 | 22.5 | 15.8-31.1 | 61 | 38.9 | 30.0-48.5 | 44 | 25.9 | 18.3-35.3 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 238 | 31 | 14.8 | 9.1-23.2 | 47 | 21.8 | 15.3-30.0 | 94 | 40.4 | 32.0-49.4 | 66 | 23.0 | 17.1-30.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 306 | 55 | 19.1 | 14.2-25.2 | 75 | 22.9 | 17.8-29.0 | 99 | 34.1 | 27.6-41.3 | 77 | 23.8 | 18.2-30.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 211 | 32 | 15.0 | 10.1-21.6 | 65 | 32.7 | 25.5-40.8 | 65 | 28.6 | 21.8-36.6 | 49 | 23.7 | 17.1-31.9 |
College Graduate | 206 | 39 | 16.6 | 11.6-23.3 | 56 | 30.9 | 23.3-39.7 | 56 | 27.7 | 20.7-35.8 | 55 | 24.8 | 18.2-32.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 181 | 26 | 14.9 | 9.6-22.6 | 37 | 22.0 | 15.1-30.8 | 63 | 35.1 | 27.2-44.0 | 55 | 27.9 | 20.6-36.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 207 | 30 | 16.5 | 11.1-23.9 | 41 | 20.4 | 14.5-28.0 | 83 | 42.8 | 33.8-52.4 | 53 | 20.2 | 14.4-27.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 119 | 22 | 24.7 | 14.3-39.2 | 28 | 19.7 | 12.9-29.0 | 40 | 34.8 | 24.1-47.2 | 29 | 20.8 | 13.6-30.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 104 | 21 | 17.0 | 10.7-26.0 | 37 | 36.5 | 26.5-47.8 | 26 | 28.3 | 18.7-40.4 | 20 | 18.2 | 11.1-28.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 97 | 14 | 12.4 | 6.6-22.0 | 42 | 46.2 | 34.1-58.7 | 17 | 16.8 | 9.9-27.1 | 24 | 24.7 | 15.3-37.3 |
$75,000+ | 84 | 14 | 15.7 | 9.1-25.9 | 22 | 28.0 | 16.9-42.6 | 24 | 28.1 | 18.2-40.7 | 24 | 28.2 | 18.3-40.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 542 | 83 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.4 | 119 | 22.2 | 18.2-26.8 | 202 | 39.7 | 34.4-45.3 | 138 | 23.6 | 19.5-28.2 |
No | 405 | 70 | 17.4 | 13.4-22.3 | 122 | 32.5 | 26.8-38.8 | 107 | 25.5 | 20.7-31.1 | 106 | 24.6 | 19.5-30.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 179 | 32 | 15.6 | 10.4-22.8 | 59 | 33.8 | 25.8-42.8 | 52 | 30.0 | 22.7-38.5 | 36 | 20.6 | 14.1-29.1 |
Non-Veteran | 784 | 125 | 16.8 | 13.6-20.5 | 185 | 24.5 | 20.8-28.6 | 263 | 34.1 | 29.8-38.7 | 211 | 24.6 | 21.0-28.6 |
^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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