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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 | 4,021 | 1,010 | 24.0 | 22.5-25.6 | 1,008 | 25.0 | 23.4-26.7 | 1,207 | 29.6 | 27.9-31.4 | 388 | 10.6 | 9.4-11.9 | 408 | 10.8 | 9.6-12.0 |
-Piedmont NC | 2,323 | 580 | 24.0 | 21.9-26.1 | 581 | 25.1 | 22.9-27.3 | 687 | 29.5 | 27.3-31.9 | 224 | 10.0 | 8.6-11.6 | 251 | 11.4 | 9.9-13.1 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,323 | 580 | 24.0 | 21.9-26.1 | 581 | 25.1 | 22.9-27.3 | 687 | 29.5 | 27.3-31.9 | 224 | 10.0 | 8.6-11.6 | 251 | 11.4 | 9.9-13.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,936 | 498 | 24.5 | 22.3-26.8 | 493 | 25.4 | 23.1-27.9 | 566 | 29.2 | 26.8-31.7 | 183 | 10.3 | 8.7-12.1 | 196 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.4 |
African American | 303 | 62 | 21.7 | 16.4-28.0 | 72 | 25.5 | 20.1-31.8 | 99 | 31.4 | 25.7-37.8 | 34 | 9.7 | 6.7-14.0 | 36 | 11.7 | 8.1-16.4 |
Other Minorities | 76 | 19 | 23.7 | 13.8-37.8 | 13 | 18.6 | 9.0-34.5 | 19 | 27.8 | 16.5-42.8 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.7 | 19 | 23.1 | 13.6-36.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 62 | 13 | 23.7 | 12.8-39.7 | 7 | 11.0 | 4.6-24.2 | 24 | 36.0 | 22.6-52.2 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.2-12.1 | 15 | 25.3 | 14.5-40.2 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,259 | 566 | 24.0 | 21.9-26.2 | 573 | 25.7 | 23.5-28.0 | 663 | 29.2 | 27.0-31.6 | 221 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.0 | 236 | 10.8 | 9.3-12.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
35-44 | 366 | 73 | 19.1 | 14.8-24.3 | 73 | 22.4 | 17.3-28.4 | 91 | 23.5 | 18.9-29.0 | 62 | 16.3 | 12.5-21.1 | 67 | 18.6 | 14.4-23.8 |
45-54 | 654 | 145 | 22.2 | 18.5-26.4 | 155 | 24.7 | 20.9-29.0 | 214 | 32.8 | 28.5-37.4 | 58 | 8.7 | 6.5-11.6 | 82 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.7 |
55-64 | 585 | 171 | 28.0 | 24.0-32.5 | 149 | 25.8 | 21.8-30.3 | 164 | 29.4 | 25.3-34.0 | 50 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.7 | 51 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.2 |
65-74 | 438 | 122 | 28.8 | 24.0-34.0 | 126 | 27.0 | 22.6-31.9 | 130 | 30.0 | 25.1-35.4 | 28 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.0 | 32 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.0 |
75+ | 280 | 69 | 24.7 | 19.1-31.2 | 78 | 28.2 | 22.3-35.0 | 88 | 31.2 | 25.2-38.0 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.5 | 19 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.0 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 344 | 53 | 17.0 | 11.9-23.6 | 63 | 15.7 | 11.8-20.5 | 117 | 33.7 | 27.6-40.5 | 47 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.4 | 64 | 21.0 | 15.9-27.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 651 | 141 | 21.5 | 17.8-25.7 | 171 | 27.9 | 23.7-32.5 | 207 | 30.3 | 26.3-34.6 | 58 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.2 | 74 | 11.2 | 8.8-14.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 503 | 128 | 22.3 | 18.4-26.8 | 116 | 21.9 | 17.9-26.6 | 162 | 35.0 | 29.9-40.4 | 49 | 10.9 | 7.9-15.0 | 48 | 9.9 | 7.0-13.7 |
College Graduate | 822 | 257 | 29.0 | 25.5-32.7 | 230 | 28.2 | 24.5-32.1 | 201 | 24.6 | 21.2-28.4 | 69 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.7 | 65 | 9.2 | 7.0-12.0 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 203 | 38 | 23.3 | 15.8-33.0 | 42 | 19.8 | 14.0-27.1 | 58 | 26.5 | 19.5-34.8 | 26 | 10.8 | 6.6-17.2 | 39 | 19.7 | 13.5-27.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 312 | 71 | 20.1 | 15.1-26.2 | 67 | 22.2 | 16.2-29.6 | 113 | 37.3 | 30.4-44.8 | 32 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.8 | 29 | 11.4 | 7.5-16.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 272 | 64 | 22.8 | 17.2-29.5 | 70 | 24.8 | 19.1-31.6 | 92 | 37.1 | 30.2-44.7 | 18 | 5.7 | 3.2- 9.9 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 333 | 84 | 23.2 | 18.5-28.6 | 93 | 25.3 | 20.1-31.3 | 94 | 31.2 | 25.4-37.6 | 23 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.7 | 39 | 11.8 | 8.3-16.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 379 | 88 | 21.1 | 16.8-26.2 | 108 | 27.0 | 22.1-32.5 | 98 | 27.2 | 22.1-33.0 | 45 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.4 | 40 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.6 |
$75,000+ | 558 | 176 | 27.8 | 23.8-32.2 | 146 | 28.9 | 24.5-33.7 | 131 | 22.7 | 18.9-26.9 | 58 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.6 | 47 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 749 | 173 | 23.9 | 20.1-28.1 | 184 | 25.1 | 21.2-29.4 | 218 | 28.9 | 25.0-33.1 | 81 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.6 | 93 | 11.7 | 9.3-14.5 |
No | 1,559 | 403 | 24.0 | 21.6-26.6 | 391 | 24.9 | 22.4-27.7 | 466 | 29.8 | 27.1-32.7 | 142 | 9.9 | 8.2-11.8 | 157 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 889 | 246 | 26.5 | 23.2-30.1 | 246 | 28.5 | 24.9-32.4 | 245 | 27.5 | 24.1-31.2 | 78 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.0 | 74 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.7 |
Non-Veteran | 1,434 | 334 | 22.7 | 20.2-25.5 | 335 | 23.4 | 20.8-26.2 | 442 | 30.5 | 27.6-33.5 | 146 | 10.8 | 9.0-12.9 | 177 | 12.6 | 10.7-14.8 |
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*This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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