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1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
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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 | 16,748 | 12,915 | 75.2 | 74.3-76.1 | 3,311 | 20.9 | 20.0-21.7 | 325 | 2.3 | 2.0- 2.6 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.3 | 187 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,409 | 7,251 | 74.9 | 73.6-76.1 | 1,852 | 21.0 | 19.8-22.2 | 186 | 2.2 | 1.9- 2.7 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 114 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.2 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 3,415 | 2,484 | 71.4 | 69.2-73.5 | 789 | 24.0 | 22.0-26.0 | 81 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 57 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 |
Female | 5,994 | 4,767 | 78.2 | 76.7-79.6 | 1,063 | 18.1 | 16.8-19.4 | 105 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 57 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 7,333 | 5,749 | 77.0 | 75.6-78.4 | 1,387 | 19.6 | 18.4-20.9 | 117 | 1.8 | 1.5- 2.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 78 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 |
African American | 1,514 | 1,118 | 71.3 | 67.9-74.4 | 315 | 21.5 | 18.8-24.4 | 54 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.0 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 |
Other Minorities | 523 | 354 | 64.9 | 58.9-70.4 | 142 | 30.3 | 25.0-36.3 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.6 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 538 | 295 | 52.8 | 46.9-58.6 | 186 | 35.4 | 30.0-41.2 | 34 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,865 | 6,952 | 77.3 | 76.1-78.5 | 1,664 | 19.3 | 18.2-20.5 | 152 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 91 | 1.3 | 0.9- 1.7 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 410 | 293 | 68.4 | 62.2-73.9 | 84 | 21.8 | 17.0-27.5 | 17 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.6 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.1 |
25-34 | 1,326 | 928 | 68.7 | 65.4-71.8 | 324 | 26.3 | 23.3-29.6 | 48 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 26 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 |
35-44 | 1,857 | 1,422 | 76.4 | 73.9-78.7 | 371 | 20.4 | 18.2-22.8 | 41 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 |
45-54 | 1,809 | 1,404 | 76.8 | 74.2-79.2 | 345 | 19.5 | 17.2-22.0 | 40 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
55-64 | 1,692 | 1,330 | 78.0 | 75.5-80.4 | 318 | 18.8 | 16.7-21.2 | 23 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.7 |
65-74 | 1,262 | 1,006 | 79.5 | 76.6-82.2 | 237 | 19.0 | 16.4-21.8 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 |
75+ | 1,008 | 829 | 82.6 | 79.5-85.3 | 167 | 16.1 | 13.5-19.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,424 | 995 | 64.8 | 60.7-68.6 | 352 | 27.5 | 23.9-31.4 | 33 | 2.4 | 1.5- 3.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.1- 2.9 | 41 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,665 | 1,994 | 72.2 | 69.7-74.6 | 567 | 22.4 | 20.2-24.7 | 69 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,259 | 1,776 | 77.0 | 74.4-79.5 | 418 | 19.6 | 17.3-22.1 | 48 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
College Graduate | 3,047 | 2,475 | 80.4 | 78.6-82.2 | 513 | 17.6 | 15.9-19.5 | 35 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 24 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 995 | 703 | 66.8 | 62.3-71.1 | 233 | 25.4 | 21.7-29.6 | 30 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 28 | 4.2 | 2.5- 6.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,583 | 1,146 | 68.0 | 64.1-71.6 | 373 | 26.1 | 22.8-29.8 | 39 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 24 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,119 | 852 | 71.1 | 66.9-75.0 | 219 | 23.3 | 19.7-27.4 | 29 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.3 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,245 | 960 | 76.6 | 73.3-79.5 | 249 | 19.4 | 16.8-22.2 | 27 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,293 | 1,023 | 77.1 | 73.8-80.1 | 237 | 20.4 | 17.4-23.7 | 24 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,792 | 1,475 | 81.5 | 79.2-83.6 | 288 | 16.6 | 14.5-18.8 | 19 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,751 | 2,094 | 75.4 | 73.1-77.5 | 551 | 19.9 | 18.0-22.1 | 59 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 44 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.3 |
No | 6,478 | 5,036 | 74.9 | 73.3-76.4 | 1,255 | 21.3 | 19.9-22.7 | 118 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 66 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,120 | 864 | 77.8 | 74.4-80.9 | 233 | 20.7 | 17.6-24.1 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
Non-Veteran | 8,285 | 6,385 | 74.5 | 73.1-75.9 | 1,617 | 21.0 | 19.7-22.3 | 172 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.9 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 | 105 | 1.9 | 1.5- 2.5 |
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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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