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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 | 7,291 | 401 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.1 | 817 | 12.3 | 11.1-13.5 | 6,073 | 82.4 | 81.0-83.7 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,432 | 146 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.7 | 265 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.8 | 2,021 | 82.1 | 79.8-84.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 831 | 87 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.5 | 109 | 13.3 | 10.3-17.1 | 635 | 77.2 | 72.9-80.9 |
| Female | 1,601 | 59 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.5 | 156 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.6 | 1,386 | 86.4 | 83.9-88.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,645 | 120 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.2 | 191 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.3 | 1,334 | 79.4 | 76.3-82.2 |
| African American | 555 | 17 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.0 | 54 | 12.4 | 8.8-17.2 | 484 | 84.8 | 79.9-88.6 |
| Other Minorities | 224 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.5- 6.7 | 19 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.7 | 196 | 90.7 | 85.5-94.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 125 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.0 | 12 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.6 | 108 | 90.5 | 83.7-94.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,304 | 141 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.1 | 253 | 12.4 | 10.5-14.7 | 1,910 | 81.1 | 78.6-83.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 124 | 10 | 7.6 | 3.6-15.4 | 19 | 16.7 | 9.8-26.8 | 95 | 75.8 | 65.1-84.0 |
| 25-34 | 324 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.8 | 33 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.8 | 281 | 88.2 | 83.3-91.8 |
| 35-44 | 394 | 37 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.2 | 41 | 9.8 | 6.7-13.9 | 316 | 81.0 | 75.9-85.3 |
| 45-54 | 494 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.5 | 51 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.7 | 412 | 83.4 | 79.2-87.0 |
| 55-64 | 492 | 25 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.3 | 63 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.7 | 404 | 79.9 | 75.1-84.0 |
| 65-74 | 336 | 23 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.7 | 27 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.9 | 286 | 83.0 | 77.7-87.3 |
| 75+ | 248 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.3- 5.9 | 31 | 13.5 | 9.0-19.8 | 208 | 83.6 | 77.2-88.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 377 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.4 | 41 | 8.6 | 5.6-13.1 | 317 | 85.6 | 80.0-89.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 785 | 56 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.1 | 97 | 15.0 | 11.6-19.1 | 632 | 77.9 | 73.4-81.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 644 | 43 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.6 | 68 | 11.3 | 7.7-16.4 | 533 | 81.5 | 76.1-85.8 |
| College Graduate | 623 | 28 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 | 59 | 9.9 | 7.2-13.4 | 536 | 86.0 | 82.2-89.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 308 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.1- 9.7 | 55 | 18.7 | 13.2-25.7 | 237 | 75.8 | 68.5-81.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 444 | 28 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.7 | 44 | 13.9 | 8.8-21.2 | 372 | 80.0 | 72.5-85.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 292 | 20 | 8.0 | 4.6-13.4 | 27 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.3 | 245 | 81.1 | 74.0-86.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 360 | 23 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.1 | 41 | 10.7 | 7.5-15.0 | 296 | 81.6 | 75.7-86.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 327 | 25 | 6.6 | 4.3-10.1 | 33 | 8.3 | 5.4-12.4 | 269 | 85.1 | 80.2-89.0 |
| $75,000+ | 363 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 38 | 11.3 | 7.8-16.1 | 309 | 84.9 | 79.8-88.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 886 | 61 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.4 | 106 | 14.1 | 10.9-18.0 | 719 | 78.3 | 74.1-82.1 |
| No | 1,524 | 85 | 5.7 | 4.2- 7.5 | 155 | 10.6 | 8.5-13.2 | 1,284 | 83.7 | 80.8-86.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 436 | 33 | 8.2 | 5.0-13.1 | 41 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.8 | 362 | 83.5 | 78.3-87.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,994 | 113 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 | 223 | 12.5 | 10.4-14.9 | 1,658 | 81.8 | 79.1-84.2 |
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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.
** 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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