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| Total Respond.^ |
Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,512 | 86 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.4 | 1,602 | 21.8 | 20.4-23.2 | 5,824 | 77.2 | 75.7-78.5 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,500 | 28 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 527 | 20.7 | 18.6-22.9 | 1,945 | 78.4 | 76.1-80.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 856 | 21 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 225 | 24.3 | 20.7-28.2 | 610 | 74.1 | 70.1-77.7 |
| Female | 1,644 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 302 | 17.6 | 15.4-20.2 | 1,335 | 82.0 | 79.5-84.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,692 | 23 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.9 | 379 | 22.2 | 19.7-24.9 | 1,290 | 76.6 | 73.8-79.1 |
| African American | 570 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 104 | 17.6 | 13.9-22.0 | 462 | 81.9 | 77.5-85.6 |
| Other Minorities | 228 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 | 43 | 18.9 | 12.3-27.9 | 184 | 80.6 | 71.6-87.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 125 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 25 | 20.4 | 12.4-31.8 | 99 | 79.1 | 67.8-87.2 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,371 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 | 502 | 20.8 | 18.7-23.0 | 1,842 | 78.2 | 76.0-80.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 124 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 15.9 | 9.8-24.9 | 102 | 84.1 | 75.1-90.2 |
| 25-34 | 332 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 69 | 21.3 | 16.2-27.3 | 262 | 78.6 | 72.5-83.6 |
| 35-44 | 408 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 98 | 21.6 | 17.2-26.7 | 304 | 77.3 | 72.1-81.8 |
| 45-54 | 497 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.3 | 112 | 23.9 | 19.6-28.9 | 379 | 74.7 | 69.7-79.1 |
| 55-64 | 506 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.5 | 101 | 21.1 | 17.0-25.8 | 401 | 77.7 | 72.8-81.8 |
| 65-74 | 351 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.8 | 67 | 19.8 | 15.3-25.3 | 278 | 78.1 | 72.5-82.8 |
| 75+ | 262 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.1 | 56 | 20.3 | 15.2-26.6 | 201 | 78.1 | 71.6-83.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 389 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.6 | 72 | 15.7 | 11.1-21.8 | 312 | 83.3 | 77.2-88.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 806 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 195 | 25.2 | 21.2-29.6 | 599 | 73.7 | 69.3-77.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 661 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 | 158 | 22.9 | 19.1-27.2 | 494 | 75.8 | 71.4-79.7 |
| College Graduate | 641 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 102 | 15.8 | 12.5-19.8 | 537 | 83.9 | 79.9-87.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 319 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 71 | 23.6 | 17.6-31.0 | 247 | 76.1 | 68.7-82.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 459 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 112 | 20.7 | 16.2-26.1 | 344 | 79.0 | 73.6-83.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 296 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.9 | 66 | 22.4 | 16.8-29.2 | 225 | 75.7 | 68.8-81.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 368 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.3 | 76 | 19.4 | 14.9-24.9 | 286 | 79.3 | 73.7-83.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 333 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 71 | 23.7 | 18.3-30.0 | 258 | 75.3 | 69.0-80.8 |
| $75,000+ | 371 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.1 | 67 | 18.1 | 13.8-23.4 | 300 | 81.0 | 75.6-85.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 922 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.2 | 187 | 19.3 | 16.2-22.8 | 726 | 79.7 | 76.1-82.8 |
| No | 1,555 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 333 | 21.3 | 18.6-24.2 | 1,204 | 77.8 | 74.9-80.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 446 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.0 | 101 | 21.6 | 17.2-26.7 | 330 | 75.6 | 70.4-80.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,052 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 425 | 20.5 | 18.2-23.0 | 1,614 | 79.0 | 76.5-81.4 |
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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.
** 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.
***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.
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