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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 9,491 | 1,384 | 14.4 | 13.4-15.3 | 2,073 | 22.5 | 21.4-23.8 | 3,435 | 37.1 | 35.8-38.5 | 2,599 | 26.0 | 24.8-27.2 |
-Piedmont NC | 5,376 | 760 | 13.6 | 12.4-14.9 | 1,172 | 22.8 | 21.2-24.4 | 2,046 | 39.4 | 37.6-41.2 | 1,398 | 24.2 | 22.7-25.8 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 2,073 | 279 | 12.7 | 10.9-14.7 | 431 | 22.3 | 19.8-25.0 | 777 | 39.2 | 36.4-42.1 | 586 | 25.8 | 23.4-28.2 |
Female | 3,303 | 481 | 14.6 | 13.1-16.4 | 741 | 23.2 | 21.4-25.2 | 1,269 | 39.5 | 37.4-41.7 | 812 | 22.6 | 20.9-24.5 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 4,275 | 627 | 14.4 | 13.0-15.9 | 967 | 24.0 | 22.2-25.8 | 1,601 | 37.3 | 35.4-39.3 | 1,080 | 24.3 | 22.6-26.0 |
African American | 854 | 114 | 12.8 | 10.1-16.2 | 169 | 21.5 | 17.4-26.4 | 301 | 38.5 | 34.0-43.2 | 270 | 27.1 | 23.5-31.1 |
Other Minorities | 232 | 17 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.5 | 34 | 12.7 | 8.6-18.5 | 138 | 64.5 | 56.9-71.4 | 43 | 16.3 | 11.7-22.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 274 | 20 | 9.0 | 5.4-14.6 | 35 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.2 | 183 | 69.9 | 62.9-76.0 | 36 | 10.7 | 7.4-15.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,099 | 740 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.5 | 1,137 | 24.0 | 22.3-25.7 | 1,862 | 36.4 | 34.7-38.2 | 1,360 | 25.5 | 23.9-27.1 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 240 | 39 | 16.5 | 11.5-22.9 | 53 | 27.3 | 20.0-36.1 | 98 | 35.9 | 28.7-43.7 | 50 | 20.4 | 14.8-27.4 |
25-34 | 769 | 106 | 13.4 | 10.5-17.0 | 175 | 22.2 | 18.8-26.0 | 351 | 46.3 | 41.9-50.8 | 137 | 18.1 | 14.9-21.8 |
35-44 | 1,117 | 160 | 13.7 | 11.5-16.3 | 242 | 21.4 | 18.6-24.5 | 448 | 41.2 | 37.7-44.9 | 267 | 23.6 | 20.8-26.8 |
45-54 | 1,089 | 143 | 11.4 | 9.4-13.7 | 247 | 23.3 | 20.3-26.6 | 410 | 38.8 | 35.2-42.5 | 289 | 26.6 | 23.4-30.1 |
55-64 | 985 | 128 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.4 | 234 | 24.5 | 21.4-28.0 | 356 | 37.4 | 33.8-41.2 | 267 | 25.4 | 22.4-28.7 |
65-74 | 678 | 105 | 15.4 | 12.3-19.0 | 143 | 21.3 | 17.9-25.2 | 226 | 34.2 | 30.0-38.6 | 204 | 29.2 | 25.2-33.5 |
75+ | 481 | 79 | 16.3 | 12.8-20.6 | 77 | 16.8 | 13.1-21.4 | 148 | 28.5 | 24.0-33.6 | 177 | 38.3 | 33.0-43.9 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 740 | 107 | 13.5 | 10.5-17.3 | 115 | 19.5 | 14.4-25.8 | 240 | 35.1 | 30.0-40.5 | 278 | 31.9 | 27.3-36.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,467 | 228 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.3 | 315 | 22.3 | 19.3-25.5 | 469 | 34.5 | 31.1-38.0 | 455 | 28.6 | 25.6-31.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,291 | 183 | 14.8 | 12.1-17.9 | 293 | 22.6 | 19.7-25.8 | 469 | 36.5 | 33.0-40.2 | 346 | 26.1 | 23.0-29.5 |
College Graduate | 1,871 | 242 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.2 | 449 | 24.7 | 22.3-27.3 | 864 | 46.7 | 43.8-49.5 | 316 | 16.4 | 14.4-18.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 549 | 82 | 16.6 | 12.1-22.3 | 85 | 16.9 | 12.2-23.1 | 185 | 35.5 | 29.9-41.6 | 197 | 31.0 | 26.1-36.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 871 | 152 | 15.0 | 12.1-18.5 | 179 | 19.7 | 16.2-23.7 | 293 | 42.1 | 37.2-47.2 | 247 | 23.2 | 19.7-27.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 653 | 113 | 15.2 | 11.9-19.2 | 133 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.1 | 228 | 38.0 | 33.1-43.1 | 179 | 27.1 | 22.9-31.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 732 | 111 | 14.9 | 11.8-18.7 | 166 | 25.9 | 21.0-31.6 | 269 | 35.4 | 30.8-40.2 | 186 | 23.8 | 20.1-28.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 835 | 117 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.4 | 230 | 29.3 | 25.3-33.6 | 311 | 36.5 | 32.5-40.8 | 177 | 22.4 | 18.9-26.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,034 | 110 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.3 | 264 | 25.3 | 22.1-28.8 | 498 | 45.6 | 41.8-49.4 | 162 | 17.6 | 14.7-20.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,561 | 235 | 14.9 | 12.7-17.3 | 318 | 22.6 | 19.8-25.7 | 527 | 33.6 | 30.6-36.9 | 481 | 28.8 | 26.0-31.9 |
No | 3,793 | 522 | 13.3 | 11.9-14.8 | 853 | 22.9 | 21.0-24.9 | 1,508 | 41.0 | 38.9-43.2 | 910 | 22.8 | 21.1-24.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 666 | 92 | 13.6 | 10.8-17.1 | 131 | 20.6 | 16.5-25.5 | 234 | 32.5 | 28.2-37.2 | 209 | 33.2 | 28.6-38.2 |
Non-Veteran | 4,709 | 668 | 13.6 | 12.3-15.1 | 1,041 | 23.1 | 21.4-24.8 | 1,812 | 40.3 | 38.4-42.2 | 1,188 | 23.0 | 21.5-24.6 |
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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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