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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 | 8,850 | 620 | 6.3 | 5.7- 6.9 | 599 | 6.3 | 5.7- 6.9 | 1,426 | 16.5 | 15.6-17.5 | 5,815 | 66.8 | 65.6-68.0 | 390 | 4.1 | 3.7- 4.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 4,905 | 351 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.1 | 339 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.3 | 786 | 16.2 | 15.0-17.5 | 3,227 | 67.3 | 65.6-68.8 | 202 | 3.9 | 3.3- 4.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 1,764 | 97 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 110 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.4 | 332 | 18.5 | 16.4-20.8 | 1,166 | 67.2 | 64.5-69.8 | 59 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 |
Female | 3,141 | 254 | 7.3 | 6.3- 8.4 | 229 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.9 | 454 | 14.3 | 12.8-15.8 | 2,061 | 67.3 | 65.3-69.2 | 143 | 4.5 | 3.7- 5.4 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 4,129 | 314 | 6.8 | 6.0- 7.8 | 311 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.1 | 690 | 17.1 | 15.7-18.6 | 2,662 | 65.6 | 63.8-67.4 | 152 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.0 |
African American | 666 | 26 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.2 | 22 | 3.4 | 1.9- 5.9 | 78 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.5 | 500 | 75.4 | 71.0-79.2 | 40 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.5 |
Other Minorities | 89 | 7 | 6.0 | 2.3-14.6 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.8 | 15 | 14.9 | 8.0-26.1 | 54 | 67.7 | 55.5-77.9 | 8 | 8.5 | 3.9-17.7 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 83 | 8 | 7.7 | 3.5-16.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 0.9-12.2 | 10 | 13.7 | 6.7-26.2 | 56 | 69.5 | 56.6-79.8 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.2-14.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,817 | 341 | 6.2 | 5.5- 7.0 | 336 | 6.5 | 5.7- 7.4 | 775 | 16.3 | 15.0-17.6 | 3,170 | 67.2 | 65.6-68.8 | 195 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
50-54 | 904 | 53 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.5 | 68 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 172 | 19.3 | 16.2-22.7 | 596 | 68.3 | 64.4-71.9 | 15 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 |
55-64 | 1,700 | 106 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.5 | 122 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.1 | 278 | 16.2 | 14.2-18.5 | 1,157 | 69.1 | 66.4-71.7 | 37 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.0 |
65-74 | 1,268 | 77 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 75 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.1 | 192 | 14.4 | 12.3-16.9 | 882 | 71.2 | 68.1-74.1 | 42 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 |
75+ | 1,033 | 115 | 9.8 | 7.9-12.1 | 74 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.7 | 144 | 14.4 | 12.0-17.3 | 592 | 57.7 | 54.0-61.3 | 108 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 914 | 85 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.4 | 44 | 4.6 | 3.1- 6.9 | 121 | 13.8 | 11.2-16.9 | 572 | 63.9 | 60.0-67.7 | 92 | 9.4 | 7.4-11.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,490 | 105 | 5.8 | 4.7- 7.2 | 106 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.9 | 232 | 15.2 | 13.1-17.6 | 989 | 68.2 | 65.2-71.0 | 58 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,158 | 75 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.3 | 94 | 6.9 | 5.5- 8.7 | 179 | 14.7 | 12.4-17.3 | 788 | 70.6 | 67.3-73.7 | 22 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 |
College Graduate | 1,331 | 85 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.0 | 94 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.0 | 251 | 19.5 | 17.0-22.3 | 874 | 66.1 | 62.9-69.2 | 27 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 655 | 66 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.8 | 43 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 | 97 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.6 | 401 | 63.4 | 58.6-67.9 | 48 | 7.2 | 5.2-10.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 889 | 58 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.8 | 65 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.1 | 136 | 15.6 | 12.8-18.8 | 592 | 66.1 | 62.1-69.8 | 38 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 558 | 44 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.2 | 34 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.6 | 105 | 17.3 | 13.9-21.3 | 360 | 68.2 | 63.3-72.7 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 582 | 50 | 8.0 | 5.8-10.9 | 46 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.6 | 85 | 13.4 | 10.5-16.9 | 387 | 68.9 | 64.3-73.1 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 568 | 27 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 | 42 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.4 | 97 | 16.4 | 12.9-20.8 | 397 | 72.0 | 67.1-76.3 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.9 |
$75,000+ | 758 | 34 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.4 | 41 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.3 | 149 | 20.7 | 17.4-24.4 | 528 | 70.1 | 66.1-73.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,938 | 156 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.1 | 123 | 5.7 | 4.6- 6.9 | 301 | 15.7 | 13.8-17.8 | 1,260 | 66.8 | 64.3-69.3 | 98 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.4 |
No | 2,930 | 193 | 5.5 | 4.6- 6.5 | 212 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 | 480 | 16.6 | 15.0-18.4 | 1,947 | 67.6 | 65.4-69.6 | 98 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 879 | 53 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.3 | 54 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.4 | 155 | 16.9 | 14.2-20.0 | 591 | 68.8 | 65.1-72.3 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.2 |
Non-Veteran | 4,025 | 298 | 6.5 | 5.6- 7.4 | 285 | 6.4 | 5.6- 7.4 | 631 | 16.0 | 14.6-17.5 | 2,635 | 66.8 | 65.0-68.6 | 176 | 4.2 | 3.5- 5.0 |
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*This question was asked only of respondents (male & female) age 50 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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