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Yes | No | Don't know/Not sure | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,237 | 5,755 | 38.0 | 37.0-39.1 | 5,667 | 37.7 | 36.6-38.8 | 3,815 | 24.3 | 23.4-25.2 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,593 | 3,147 | 36.6 | 35.2-38.1 | 3,296 | 39.1 | 37.6-40.5 | 2,150 | 24.3 | 23.0-25.6 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 3,107 | 1,195 | 37.8 | 35.5-40.1 | 1,251 | 40.5 | 38.1-42.8 | 661 | 21.8 | 19.8-23.9 |
Female | 5,486 | 1,952 | 35.6 | 33.9-37.2 | 2,045 | 37.7 | 36.1-39.4 | 1,489 | 26.7 | 25.2-28.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 6,690 | 2,353 | 35.8 | 34.2-37.3 | 2,696 | 41.3 | 39.7-42.9 | 1,641 | 22.9 | 21.6-24.3 |
African American | 1,360 | 609 | 43.5 | 39.9-47.1 | 422 | 34.6 | 30.9-38.5 | 329 | 21.9 | 19.2-25.0 |
Other Minorities | 507 | 173 | 31.7 | 26.6-37.4 | 164 | 30.0 | 25.0-35.5 | 170 | 38.3 | 32.4-44.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 503 | 147 | 27.6 | 22.7-33.0 | 176 | 33.7 | 28.3-39.5 | 180 | 38.8 | 32.9-45.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,085 | 2,999 | 37.7 | 36.2-39.1 | 3,119 | 39.7 | 38.2-41.2 | 1,967 | 22.6 | 21.4-23.9 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 391 | 165 | 38.1 | 32.2-44.3 | 132 | 34.5 | 28.5-41.0 | 94 | 27.4 | 22.0-33.6 |
25-34 | 1,243 | 457 | 36.5 | 33.2-39.9 | 507 | 41.4 | 38.0-44.9 | 279 | 22.1 | 19.3-25.1 |
35-44 | 1,758 | 627 | 36.3 | 33.5-39.1 | 765 | 41.9 | 39.1-44.7 | 366 | 21.9 | 19.3-24.6 |
45-54 | 1,643 | 572 | 35.2 | 32.4-38.2 | 706 | 43.8 | 40.8-46.8 | 365 | 21.0 | 18.7-23.5 |
55-64 | 1,503 | 517 | 34.2 | 31.4-37.2 | 608 | 41.4 | 38.4-44.4 | 378 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.2 |
65-74 | 1,120 | 435 | 39.3 | 35.9-42.8 | 348 | 31.4 | 28.3-34.7 | 337 | 29.3 | 26.2-32.5 |
75+ | 892 | 350 | 39.7 | 35.9-43.6 | 223 | 24.7 | 21.4-28.2 | 319 | 35.7 | 32.0-39.5 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,310 | 512 | 36.0 | 32.1-40.0 | 358 | 29.6 | 25.5-34.0 | 440 | 34.4 | 30.4-38.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,439 | 990 | 40.8 | 38.2-43.6 | 768 | 32.8 | 30.2-35.4 | 681 | 26.4 | 24.0-28.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,044 | 799 | 39.2 | 36.3-42.3 | 784 | 38.6 | 35.7-41.6 | 461 | 22.2 | 19.7-24.9 |
College Graduate | 2,785 | 840 | 31.7 | 29.5-33.9 | 1,384 | 49.3 | 47.0-51.6 | 561 | 19.0 | 17.3-20.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 898 | 392 | 42.6 | 37.8-47.5 | 239 | 27.9 | 23.7-32.5 | 267 | 29.5 | 25.1-34.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,436 | 604 | 41.3 | 37.4-45.2 | 430 | 28.3 | 25.1-31.8 | 402 | 30.4 | 26.5-34.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,014 | 384 | 36.7 | 32.8-40.8 | 367 | 38.6 | 34.4-43.0 | 263 | 24.6 | 21.2-28.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,120 | 393 | 35.3 | 31.7-39.1 | 470 | 42.8 | 38.8-46.9 | 257 | 21.9 | 18.9-25.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,180 | 396 | 35.2 | 31.7-38.9 | 531 | 44.6 | 40.9-48.4 | 253 | 20.1 | 17.4-23.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,674 | 507 | 31.6 | 28.9-34.4 | 852 | 50.9 | 48.0-53.8 | 315 | 17.5 | 15.5-19.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 2,494 | 1,013 | 40.3 | 37.7-43.0 | 814 | 33.4 | 30.9-36.0 | 667 | 26.3 | 23.9-28.8 |
No | 6,017 | 2,100 | 35.6 | 33.9-37.3 | 2,454 | 41.0 | 39.3-42.7 | 1,463 | 23.4 | 22.0-24.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 996 | 399 | 39.9 | 35.9-44.1 | 388 | 40.7 | 36.7-44.8 | 209 | 19.3 | 16.5-22.5 |
Non-Veteran | 7,593 | 2,747 | 36.2 | 34.8-37.7 | 2,907 | 38.9 | 37.3-40.4 | 1,939 | 24.9 | 23.5-26.3 |
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^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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