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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 15,114 | 636 | 5.0 | 4.5- 5.6 | 134 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.1 | 13,439 | 88.2 | 87.4-89.0 | 82 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.7 | 823 | 5.4 | 4.9- 5.9 |
| -Western NC | 1,732 | 80 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 1,536 | 86.8 | 84.3-88.9 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 96 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 611 | 40 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.3 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 523 | 83.8 | 79.4-87.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 39 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.5 |
| Female | 1,121 | 40 | 4.4 | 2.9- 6.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 1,013 | 89.4 | 86.7-91.6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 57 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,538 | 64 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 1,374 | 88.6 | 86.4-90.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 0.9 | 84 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.2 |
| African American | 79 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.3 | 70 | 85.6 | 70.0-93.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 11.4 | 4.1-28.0 |
| Other Minorities | 114 | 13 | 22.6 | 12.2-38.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 92 | 70.2 | 55.4-81.6 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.6-14.4 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 72 | 13 | 29.1 | 16.3-46.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 54 | 62.7 | 46.0-76.8 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.7-16.2 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.7-19.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,659 | 67 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.9 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 1,481 | 88.7 | 86.7-90.5 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 94 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 97 | 8 | 12.0 | 5.6-23.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.0 | 84 | 84.1 | 72.5-91.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 3.2 | 0.9-10.3 |
| 25-34 | 240 | 14 | 7.7 | 4.1-14.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 212 | 86.1 | 79.4-90.9 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.6 | 10 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 |
| 35-44 | 283 | 13 | 4.3 | 2.2- 8.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 249 | 87.0 | 81.2-91.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 8.3 | 5.0-13.5 |
| 45-54 | 307 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.2 | 271 | 87.5 | 82.3-91.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.5 |
| 55-64 | 316 | 15 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 288 | 90.1 | 84.7-93.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.1- 8.5 |
| 65-74 | 255 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.5 | 230 | 90.2 | 85.1-93.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 | 14 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.6 |
| 75+ | 228 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.5 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.4 | 197 | 82.2 | 75.0-87.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.0 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.6-13.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 292 | 19 | 10.7 | 5.9-18.8 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.9- 4.9 | 247 | 78.9 | 70.9-85.1 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.1 | 16 | 6.8 | 3.9-11.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 515 | 26 | 6.0 | 3.5-10.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 455 | 86.6 | 81.6-90.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.2 | 29 | 6.3 | 3.9- 9.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 424 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.8 | 386 | 91.8 | 88.0-94.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 19 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 |
| College Graduate | 494 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.3- 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 442 | 87.8 | 83.7-91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 32 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 236 | 14 | 9.1 | 4.5-17.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.4 | 204 | 81.9 | 73.0-88.3 | 4 | 3.1 | 0.8-10.9 | 13 | 5.3 | 2.8- 9.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 357 | 16 | 6.9 | 3.5-13.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 316 | 86.1 | 80.0-90.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.0 | 20 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 239 | 9 | 5.9 | 2.3-14.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.1 | 217 | 87.8 | 79.5-93.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 5.0 | 2.3-10.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 259 | 14 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 229 | 88.0 | 82.2-92.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 193 | 13 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 170 | 89.5 | 83.3-93.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 3.8 | 1.8- 8.0 |
| $75,000+ | 204 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 188 | 91.0 | 84.7-94.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 571 | 23 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 507 | 87.8 | 84.0-90.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 36 | 6.7 | 4.6- 9.8 |
| No | 1,144 | 57 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 1,014 | 86.6 | 83.5-89.2 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 59 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 223 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.1-13.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 195 | 86.1 | 79.1-91.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 6.7 | 3.8-11.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,509 | 71 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.3 | 1,341 | 86.9 | 84.2-89.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 80 | 5.6 | 4.3- 7.2 |
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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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