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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 12,290 | 5,379 | 43.7 | 42.5-44.9 | 6,911 | 56.3 | 55.1-57.5 |
-Piedmont NC | 6,916 | 2,985 | 44.1 | 42.5-45.7 | 3,931 | 55.9 | 54.3-57.5 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 2,572 | 1,014 | 40.6 | 38.1-43.2 | 1,558 | 59.4 | 56.8-61.9 |
Female | 4,344 | 1,971 | 47.6 | 45.7-49.6 | 2,373 | 52.4 | 50.4-54.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 5,167 | 1,988 | 39.6 | 37.8-41.4 | 3,179 | 60.4 | 58.6-62.2 |
African American | 1,230 | 713 | 59.8 | 55.9-63.6 | 517 | 40.2 | 36.4-44.1 |
Other Minorities | 493 | 271 | 47.5 | 41.5-53.5 | 222 | 52.5 | 46.5-58.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 509 | 280 | 47.0 | 41.1-52.9 | 229 | 53.0 | 47.1-58.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 6,405 | 2,704 | 43.7 | 42.1-45.3 | 3,701 | 56.3 | 54.7-57.9 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 423 | 199 | 37.7 | 32.2-43.6 | 224 | 62.3 | 56.4-67.8 |
25-34 | 1,312 | 823 | 60.2 | 56.8-63.5 | 489 | 39.8 | 36.5-43.2 |
35-44 | 1,815 | 967 | 52.5 | 49.6-55.4 | 848 | 47.5 | 44.6-50.4 |
45-54 | 1,751 | 624 | 35.9 | 33.1-38.8 | 1,127 | 64.1 | 61.2-66.9 |
55-64 | 1,615 | 372 | 22.2 | 19.9-24.7 | 1,243 | 77.8 | 75.3-80.1 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 819 | 350 | 39.8 | 35.0-44.9 | 469 | 60.2 | 55.1-65.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,887 | 740 | 41.9 | 38.9-45.0 | 1,147 | 58.1 | 55.0-61.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,724 | 742 | 44.2 | 40.9-47.5 | 982 | 55.8 | 52.5-59.1 |
College Graduate | 2,482 | 1,152 | 47.5 | 45.0-50.0 | 1,330 | 52.5 | 50.0-55.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 583 | 299 | 47.6 | 41.8-53.4 | 284 | 52.4 | 46.6-58.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,046 | 522 | 51.0 | 46.3-55.5 | 524 | 49.0 | 44.5-53.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 830 | 356 | 44.5 | 39.9-49.2 | 474 | 55.5 | 50.8-60.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 987 | 405 | 43.2 | 39.1-47.4 | 582 | 56.8 | 52.6-60.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,099 | 457 | 42.8 | 38.9-46.7 | 642 | 57.2 | 53.3-61.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,588 | 673 | 43.8 | 40.8-46.9 | 915 | 56.2 | 53.1-59.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,665 | 776 | 47.5 | 44.1-50.8 | 889 | 52.5 | 49.2-55.9 |
No | 5,134 | 2,156 | 43.1 | 41.3-45.0 | 2,978 | 56.9 | 55.0-58.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 594 | 304 | 55.0 | 49.7-60.3 | 290 | 45.0 | 39.7-50.3 |
Non-Veteran | 6,319 | 2,679 | 43.1 | 41.4-44.7 | 3,640 | 56.9 | 55.3-58.6 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being less than age 65 years.
^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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