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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 15,114 | 636 | 5.0 | 4.5- 5.6 | 134 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.1 | 13,439 | 88.2 | 87.4-89.0 | 82 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.7 | 823 | 5.4 | 4.9- 5.9 |
| -Piedmont NC | 8,527 | 322 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.2 | 73 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 7,646 | 89.2 | 88.2-90.2 | 52 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.7 | 434 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,087 | 140 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.5 | 25 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 2,733 | 88.0 | 86.3-89.6 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 172 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.7 |
| Female | 5,440 | 182 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.6 | 48 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 4,913 | 90.4 | 89.3-91.4 | 35 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.8 | 262 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,650 | 225 | 3.3 | 2.8- 3.9 | 48 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 | 5,988 | 90.2 | 89.2-91.1 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.7 | 354 | 5.3 | 4.6- 6.1 |
| African American | 1,338 | 53 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.4 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 1,195 | 87.9 | 84.5-90.7 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 60 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 |
| Other Minorities | 502 | 43 | 10.0 | 6.8-14.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 | 430 | 84.9 | 80.1-88.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.7- 5.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 500 | 45 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.3 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 | 431 | 84.4 | 79.6-88.3 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.5 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 8,022 | 277 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.4 | 65 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.1 | 7,210 | 89.8 | 88.8-90.7 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.6 | 425 | 5.3 | 4.7- 6.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 388 | 22 | 7.3 | 4.1-12.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.4 | 347 | 87.9 | 82.4-91.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.7- 6.9 |
| 25-34 | 1,238 | 49 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.8 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 1,129 | 90.1 | 87.6-92.1 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 43 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,752 | 74 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.8 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 1,567 | 88.7 | 86.8-90.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 | 86 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,634 | 51 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 | 1,472 | 89.9 | 87.8-91.7 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 97 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,495 | 48 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.8 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 1,347 | 89.8 | 87.7-91.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 85 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.4 |
| 65-74 | 1,109 | 33 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.5 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 995 | 90.6 | 88.5-92.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 63 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.7 |
| 75+ | 868 | 42 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.4 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 752 | 86.6 | 83.5-89.1 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.0 | 45 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,281 | 82 | 9.0 | 6.2-12.8 | 20 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.1 | 1,113 | 85.0 | 81.0-88.2 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 54 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,418 | 87 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 2,200 | 89.6 | 87.7-91.2 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 93 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,035 | 63 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.6 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 1,816 | 90.3 | 88.5-91.8 | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 123 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,778 | 90 | 3.0 | 2.4- 3.9 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 2,504 | 90.3 | 88.8-91.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 163 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 883 | 38 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.9 | 14 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 783 | 87.6 | 84.1-90.4 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 | 37 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,423 | 64 | 6.0 | 4.2- 8.6 | 18 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.4 | 1,261 | 87.3 | 84.4-89.8 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 67 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 1,009 | 48 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 893 | 88.6 | 85.7-91.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.8 | 56 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,114 | 42 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.1 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 1,009 | 88.7 | 84.6-91.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 51 | 4.9 | 3.4- 6.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,178 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.1 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 1,073 | 90.9 | 88.4-92.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 66 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 |
| $75,000+ | 1,669 | 53 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 1,527 | 91.6 | 89.6-93.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 83 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,460 | 78 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.9 | 30 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.8 | 2,185 | 88.3 | 86.3-90.0 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 | 147 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.1 |
| No | 5,993 | 243 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.5 | 42 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 5,394 | 89.5 | 88.3-90.6 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.7 | 282 | 4.7 | 4.0- 5.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 990 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.6 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 0.9 | 870 | 86.6 | 83.3-89.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 68 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 7,534 | 281 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.3 | 68 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.3 | 6,774 | 89.6 | 88.5-90.5 | 46 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.8 | 365 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.2 |
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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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