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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 17,189 | 8,134 | 46.2 | 45.2-47.3 | 9,055 | 53.8 | 52.7-54.8 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,641 | 4,410 | 44.0 | 42.6-45.3 | 5,231 | 56.0 | 54.7-57.4 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,517 | 1,942 | 50.1 | 47.8-52.4 | 1,575 | 49.9 | 47.6-52.2 |
Female | 6,124 | 2,468 | 38.0 | 36.5-39.6 | 3,656 | 62.0 | 60.4-63.5 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 7,484 | 3,612 | 47.6 | 46.0-49.1 | 3,872 | 52.4 | 50.9-54.0 |
African American | 1,571 | 639 | 39.7 | 36.4-43.2 | 932 | 60.3 | 56.8-63.6 |
Other Minorities | 545 | 145 | 24.8 | 20.4-29.9 | 400 | 75.2 | 70.1-79.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 554 | 144 | 26.4 | 21.8-31.7 | 410 | 73.6 | 68.3-78.2 |
Non-Hispanic | 9,081 | 4,263 | 45.9 | 44.5-47.3 | 4,818 | 54.1 | 52.7-55.5 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 438 | 143 | 34.6 | 29.0-40.7 | 295 | 65.4 | 59.3-71.0 |
25-34 | 1,355 | 519 | 39.5 | 36.2-42.8 | 836 | 60.5 | 57.2-63.8 |
35-44 | 1,886 | 742 | 38.8 | 36.1-41.5 | 1,144 | 61.2 | 58.5-63.9 |
45-54 | 1,841 | 894 | 48.7 | 45.8-51.5 | 947 | 51.3 | 48.5-54.2 |
55-64 | 1,722 | 941 | 55.5 | 52.6-58.3 | 781 | 44.5 | 41.7-47.4 |
65-74 | 1,294 | 706 | 54.8 | 51.5-58.0 | 588 | 45.2 | 42.0-48.5 |
75+ | 1,056 | 445 | 43.9 | 40.3-47.6 | 611 | 56.1 | 52.4-59.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,503 | 746 | 46.9 | 42.9-50.9 | 757 | 53.1 | 49.1-57.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,745 | 1,448 | 52.9 | 50.3-55.5 | 1,297 | 47.1 | 44.5-49.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,290 | 1,102 | 46.4 | 43.6-49.3 | 1,188 | 53.6 | 50.7-56.4 |
College Graduate | 3,084 | 1,107 | 33.5 | 31.4-35.5 | 1,977 | 66.5 | 64.5-68.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,039 | 544 | 50.0 | 45.5-54.5 | 495 | 50.0 | 45.5-54.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,636 | 829 | 48.8 | 45.1-52.5 | 807 | 51.2 | 47.5-54.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,134 | 574 | 49.2 | 45.2-53.2 | 560 | 50.8 | 46.8-54.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,263 | 613 | 46.9 | 43.1-50.6 | 650 | 53.1 | 49.4-56.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,306 | 571 | 41.6 | 38.2-45.1 | 735 | 58.4 | 54.9-61.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,809 | 690 | 37.8 | 35.1-40.6 | 1,119 | 62.2 | 59.4-64.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,831 | 1,559 | 55.0 | 52.4-57.5 | 1,272 | 45.0 | 42.5-47.6 |
No | 6,543 | 2,744 | 40.5 | 38.9-42.2 | 3,799 | 59.5 | 57.8-61.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,143 | 725 | 63.3 | 59.6-66.9 | 418 | 36.7 | 33.1-40.4 |
Non-Veteran | 8,486 | 3,679 | 41.5 | 40.0-42.9 | 4,807 | 58.5 | 57.1-60.0 |
^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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