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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 | 15,262 | 4,588 | 31.9 | 30.8-32.9 | 6,336 | 40.4 | 39.4-41.5 | 4,338 | 27.7 | 26.7-28.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,604 | 2,595 | 32.5 | 31.1-33.9 | 3,588 | 40.2 | 38.8-41.7 | 2,421 | 27.3 | 26.0-28.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,113 | 1,005 | 34.0 | 31.7-36.4 | 1,346 | 41.0 | 38.7-43.3 | 762 | 25.0 | 22.9-27.2 |
Female | 5,491 | 1,590 | 31.0 | 29.3-32.6 | 2,242 | 39.5 | 37.9-41.2 | 1,659 | 29.5 | 28.0-31.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 6,698 | 1,939 | 31.3 | 29.8-32.9 | 2,910 | 42.3 | 40.7-43.9 | 1,849 | 26.4 | 24.9-27.8 |
African American | 1,364 | 471 | 36.7 | 33.1-40.5 | 524 | 38.5 | 35.0-42.1 | 369 | 24.9 | 21.9-28.0 |
Other Minorities | 506 | 174 | 33.3 | 27.8-39.4 | 140 | 27.8 | 22.9-33.3 | 192 | 38.9 | 33.2-44.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 502 | 175 | 33.7 | 28.2-39.7 | 130 | 25.7 | 20.9-31.2 | 197 | 40.6 | 34.8-46.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,097 | 2,420 | 32.3 | 30.9-33.8 | 3,456 | 41.9 | 40.5-43.4 | 2,221 | 25.8 | 24.5-27.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 391 | 162 | 40.3 | 34.2-46.7 | 132 | 30.6 | 25.2-36.6 | 97 | 29.1 | 23.5-35.5 |
25-34 | 1,242 | 464 | 37.7 | 34.3-41.2 | 443 | 36.6 | 33.3-40.0 | 335 | 25.7 | 22.8-28.8 |
35-44 | 1,758 | 565 | 32.3 | 29.6-35.2 | 758 | 42.7 | 39.8-45.6 | 435 | 25.0 | 22.5-27.6 |
45-54 | 1,644 | 486 | 29.8 | 27.1-32.7 | 749 | 45.4 | 42.4-48.4 | 409 | 24.8 | 22.3-27.5 |
55-64 | 1,506 | 402 | 27.2 | 24.6-30.0 | 664 | 44.0 | 41.0-47.1 | 440 | 28.7 | 26.0-31.6 |
65-74 | 1,124 | 290 | 27.5 | 24.4-30.9 | 476 | 40.9 | 37.5-44.3 | 358 | 31.6 | 28.5-34.8 |
75+ | 896 | 212 | 24.7 | 21.5-28.2 | 350 | 40.2 | 36.3-44.1 | 334 | 35.1 | 31.5-38.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,310 | 344 | 28.7 | 24.6-33.1 | 459 | 32.8 | 29.0-36.8 | 507 | 38.5 | 34.5-42.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,446 | 701 | 31.0 | 28.5-33.6 | 1,004 | 40.1 | 37.5-42.8 | 741 | 28.9 | 26.5-31.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,047 | 675 | 35.8 | 32.9-38.8 | 845 | 39.8 | 36.9-42.8 | 527 | 24.4 | 21.8-27.1 |
College Graduate | 2,786 | 872 | 33.2 | 31.0-35.5 | 1,272 | 44.3 | 42.0-46.6 | 642 | 22.5 | 20.6-24.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 900 | 248 | 27.5 | 23.4-32.1 | 357 | 37.2 | 32.7-41.8 | 295 | 35.3 | 30.6-40.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,439 | 422 | 31.9 | 28.2-35.9 | 576 | 36.1 | 32.5-39.9 | 441 | 32.0 | 28.3-35.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,016 | 310 | 33.7 | 29.5-38.2 | 431 | 40.9 | 36.9-45.1 | 275 | 25.4 | 22.1-28.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,121 | 359 | 34.4 | 30.4-38.5 | 466 | 40.2 | 36.5-44.1 | 296 | 25.4 | 22.2-29.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,180 | 392 | 35.8 | 32.2-39.6 | 510 | 42.5 | 38.8-46.2 | 278 | 21.7 | 18.8-24.9 |
$75,000+ | 1,673 | 526 | 32.9 | 30.2-35.8 | 747 | 43.3 | 40.5-46.2 | 400 | 23.8 | 21.4-26.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,496 | 719 | 31.1 | 28.6-33.7 | 1,060 | 40.5 | 38.0-43.2 | 717 | 28.3 | 25.9-31.0 |
No | 6,016 | 1,852 | 32.8 | 31.2-34.5 | 2,486 | 40.2 | 38.5-41.9 | 1,678 | 27.0 | 25.5-28.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 1,001 | 297 | 30.7 | 27.0-34.8 | 463 | 46.0 | 42.0-50.1 | 241 | 23.2 | 19.9-27.0 |
Non-Veteran | 7,599 | 2,296 | 32.7 | 31.2-34.2 | 3,124 | 39.5 | 38.0-41.0 | 2,179 | 27.8 | 26.4-29.2 |
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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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