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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 | 17,099 | 13,943 | 77.8 | 76.8-78.7 | 1,822 | 11.9 | 11.2-12.7 | 712 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.8 | 333 | 2.6 | 2.3- 3.1 | 289 | 2.5 | 2.1- 2.9 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,584 | 7,758 | 77.6 | 76.3-78.8 | 1,086 | 12.5 | 11.6-13.5 | 409 | 5.2 | 4.6- 6.0 | 166 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.9 | 165 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 3,483 | 2,672 | 73.1 | 71.0-75.2 | 427 | 13.4 | 11.9-15.1 | 196 | 6.6 | 5.5- 7.8 | 84 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 104 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.9 |
Female | 6,101 | 5,086 | 81.8 | 80.5-83.1 | 659 | 11.7 | 10.6-12.8 | 213 | 3.9 | 3.3- 4.7 | 82 | 1.5 | 1.2- 2.0 | 61 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 7,452 | 6,066 | 78.5 | 77.1-79.8 | 840 | 12.7 | 11.6-13.8 | 316 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.1 | 120 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.3 | 110 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.2 |
African American | 1,565 | 1,298 | 80.4 | 77.5-83.1 | 169 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.5 | 56 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.7 | 26 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 |
Other Minorities | 529 | 365 | 64.7 | 58.6-70.4 | 71 | 12.0 | 8.9-15.9 | 35 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.7 | 19 | 6.2 | 2.9-12.4 | 39 | 9.8 | 6.4-14.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 539 | 363 | 61.4 | 55.3-67.2 | 78 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.3 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.8-12.6 | 20 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 | 43 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 9,039 | 7,390 | 79.3 | 78.1-80.5 | 1,007 | 12.5 | 11.6-13.5 | 374 | 4.9 | 4.3- 5.6 | 146 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.2 | 122 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 423 | 324 | 71.8 | 65.7-77.2 | 58 | 15.3 | 11.4-20.3 | 22 | 6.2 | 3.7-10.2 | 10 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.9 | 9 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.7 |
25-34 | 1,334 | 978 | 71.4 | 68.3-74.4 | 204 | 15.2 | 13.0-17.7 | 87 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.6 | 35 | 2.7 | 1.9- 4.0 | 30 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.8 |
35-44 | 1,881 | 1,402 | 72.5 | 69.7-75.1 | 276 | 14.7 | 12.8-16.8 | 105 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.4 | 50 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.3 | 48 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 |
45-54 | 1,830 | 1,456 | 79.6 | 77.2-81.8 | 233 | 12.6 | 10.8-14.7 | 80 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.1 | 28 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 33 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.5 |
55-64 | 1,724 | 1,417 | 82.0 | 79.6-84.1 | 186 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.9 | 68 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.1 | 27 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 26 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 |
65-74 | 1,295 | 1,168 | 89.6 | 87.3-91.4 | 73 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.1 | 34 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 |
75+ | 1,053 | 974 | 91.9 | 89.7-93.6 | 53 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.5 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,487 | 1,189 | 75.0 | 71.1-78.5 | 143 | 9.2 | 7.4-11.6 | 62 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 | 44 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.4 | 49 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,720 | 2,196 | 76.7 | 74.2-79.0 | 290 | 12.3 | 10.6-14.3 | 120 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.6 | 56 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 | 58 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,283 | 1,864 | 76.9 | 74.1-79.5 | 259 | 13.2 | 11.1-15.5 | 92 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 37 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.2 | 31 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.7 |
College Graduate | 3,077 | 2,494 | 80.1 | 78.3-81.8 | 392 | 13.8 | 12.3-15.4 | 135 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.2 | 29 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 27 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,032 | 863 | 78.7 | 74.6-82.4 | 85 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.0 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.6 | 23 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.0 | 33 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,620 | 1,293 | 71.7 | 67.8-75.4 | 174 | 13.0 | 10.6-15.9 | 70 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.5 | 42 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.2 | 41 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,129 | 863 | 74.3 | 70.3-78.0 | 143 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.6 | 63 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.4 | 27 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.5 | 33 | 4.8 | 2.7- 8.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,256 | 1,012 | 78.3 | 75.0-81.4 | 157 | 13.1 | 10.8-15.9 | 51 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 | 22 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.6 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,310 | 1,077 | 82.0 | 79.2-84.4 | 155 | 12.3 | 10.3-14.7 | 56 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.1 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,806 | 1,470 | 79.8 | 77.3-82.1 | 227 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.8 | 85 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.7 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,822 | 2,501 | 86.6 | 84.7-88.3 | 178 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.4 | 71 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.8 | 36 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.2 | 36 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.2 |
No | 6,501 | 5,046 | 74.5 | 72.9-76.0 | 881 | 14.3 | 13.1-15.5 | 324 | 6.1 | 5.3- 7.1 | 125 | 2.3 | 1.8- 3.0 | 125 | 2.8 | 2.2- 3.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,144 | 962 | 82.7 | 79.6-85.5 | 97 | 8.5 | 6.6-10.7 | 41 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 23 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.5 |
Non-Veteran | 8,428 | 6,785 | 76.9 | 75.5-78.2 | 989 | 13.1 | 12.1-14.1 | 367 | 5.3 | 4.6- 6.0 | 145 | 2.3 | 1.8- 3.0 | 142 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.1 |
^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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