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Yes | No | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,283 | 7,745 | 46.3 | 45.2-47.4 | 4,826 | 34.9 | 33.9-36.0 | 2,712 | 18.8 | 17.9-19.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,619 | 4,383 | 45.7 | 44.3-47.2 | 2,733 | 35.7 | 34.3-37.2 | 1,503 | 18.5 | 17.4-19.7 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,118 | 1,347 | 40.5 | 38.2-42.9 | 1,235 | 40.9 | 38.5-43.3 | 536 | 18.7 | 16.8-20.6 |
Female | 5,501 | 3,036 | 50.8 | 49.1-52.5 | 1,498 | 30.8 | 29.2-32.5 | 967 | 18.4 | 17.1-19.8 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 6,708 | 3,724 | 51.2 | 49.6-52.9 | 1,992 | 34.2 | 32.6-35.8 | 992 | 14.6 | 13.5-15.8 |
African American | 1,366 | 501 | 33.7 | 30.5-37.2 | 549 | 43.6 | 39.9-47.4 | 316 | 22.7 | 19.8-25.8 |
Other Minorities | 508 | 140 | 26.3 | 21.1-32.3 | 179 | 33.2 | 27.9-39.0 | 189 | 40.5 | 34.7-46.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 503 | 112 | 22.2 | 17.3-28.1 | 200 | 37.4 | 31.8-43.3 | 191 | 40.4 | 34.7-46.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,111 | 4,270 | 48.4 | 46.9-49.9 | 2,530 | 35.5 | 34.1-37.0 | 1,311 | 16.1 | 15.0-17.2 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 391 | 120 | 30.1 | 24.6-36.3 | 184 | 47.1 | 40.7-53.5 | 87 | 22.8 | 17.9-28.5 |
25-34 | 1,245 | 456 | 34.8 | 31.6-38.2 | 513 | 42.8 | 39.4-46.3 | 276 | 22.4 | 19.6-25.4 |
35-44 | 1,760 | 811 | 44.7 | 41.8-47.7 | 659 | 38.4 | 35.7-41.3 | 290 | 16.8 | 14.8-19.2 |
45-54 | 1,645 | 943 | 54.8 | 51.8-57.8 | 492 | 31.5 | 28.7-34.4 | 210 | 13.7 | 11.7-16.0 |
55-64 | 1,506 | 932 | 60.2 | 57.1-63.2 | 366 | 25.6 | 23.0-28.4 | 208 | 14.2 | 12.1-16.5 |
65-74 | 1,128 | 662 | 56.4 | 52.9-59.9 | 276 | 25.8 | 22.9-29.0 | 190 | 17.7 | 15.1-20.7 |
75+ | 901 | 437 | 47.1 | 43.2-51.1 | 232 | 26.8 | 23.4-30.5 | 232 | 26.1 | 22.7-29.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,316 | 466 | 29.1 | 25.5-33.1 | 428 | 38.5 | 34.2-43.0 | 422 | 32.3 | 28.6-36.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,447 | 1,188 | 44.4 | 41.7-47.1 | 806 | 35.8 | 33.3-38.5 | 453 | 19.8 | 17.6-22.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,050 | 1,174 | 50.6 | 47.6-53.7 | 598 | 34.9 | 32.0-38.0 | 278 | 14.4 | 12.3-16.9 |
College Graduate | 2,791 | 1,549 | 51.7 | 49.4-54.0 | 895 | 34.9 | 32.6-37.1 | 347 | 13.4 | 11.9-15.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 901 | 373 | 33.1 | 28.9-37.6 | 307 | 40.3 | 35.5-45.4 | 221 | 26.6 | 22.5-31.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,442 | 661 | 40.9 | 37.0-44.9 | 448 | 33.4 | 29.8-37.2 | 333 | 25.7 | 22.3-29.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,015 | 512 | 43.4 | 39.3-47.5 | 333 | 36.5 | 32.3-40.8 | 170 | 20.2 | 16.8-24.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,124 | 615 | 49.3 | 45.3-53.3 | 349 | 35.0 | 31.0-39.2 | 160 | 15.7 | 13.0-18.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,181 | 645 | 50.4 | 46.7-54.2 | 385 | 36.7 | 33.0-40.5 | 151 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,675 | 969 | 54.6 | 51.6-57.5 | 516 | 33.7 | 31.0-36.6 | 190 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,502 | 1,296 | 47.3 | 44.7-50.0 | 735 | 33.4 | 30.8-36.1 | 471 | 19.3 | 17.1-21.6 |
No | 6,020 | 3,050 | 45.3 | 43.6-47.0 | 1,963 | 36.4 | 34.7-38.2 | 1,007 | 18.3 | 16.9-19.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,004 | 480 | 48.3 | 44.2-52.4 | 361 | 36.1 | 32.3-40.1 | 163 | 15.6 | 13.1-18.5 |
Non-Veteran | 7,611 | 3,902 | 45.4 | 43.9-47.0 | 2,369 | 35.7 | 34.1-37.2 | 1,340 | 18.9 | 17.7-20.2 |
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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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