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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 | 7,471 | 144 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.4 | 1,135 | 17.0 | 15.7-18.3 | 6,192 | 81.1 | 79.7-82.4 |
| -Eastern NC | 2,483 | 45 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.9 | 381 | 18.5 | 16.2-21.0 | 2,057 | 79.4 | 76.9-81.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 850 | 34 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.4 | 175 | 23.4 | 19.4-27.9 | 641 | 73.1 | 68.5-77.2 |
| Female | 1,633 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 206 | 14.4 | 12.1-17.0 | 1,416 | 84.9 | 82.2-87.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,686 | 38 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 280 | 20.7 | 17.8-23.8 | 1,368 | 76.7 | 73.5-79.7 |
| African American | 565 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.7 | 67 | 12.1 | 9.1-16.0 | 494 | 87.0 | 83.0-90.1 |
| Other Minorities | 223 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.5 | 34 | 19.2 | 11.8-29.6 | 186 | 79.6 | 69.2-87.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 123 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.4 | 19 | 21.9 | 12.8-34.9 | 100 | 76.2 | 63.4-85.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,356 | 41 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.0 | 362 | 18.2 | 16.0-20.6 | 1,953 | 79.7 | 77.2-82.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 124 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.5- 7.3 | 30 | 25.4 | 16.8-36.5 | 91 | 72.7 | 61.6-81.5 |
| 25-34 | 332 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 62 | 20.1 | 15.1-26.1 | 267 | 79.3 | 73.3-84.3 |
| 35-44 | 403 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 | 88 | 21.5 | 16.6-27.4 | 307 | 76.0 | 70.0-81.1 |
| 45-54 | 496 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.2 | 70 | 16.2 | 12.4-20.8 | 413 | 80.6 | 75.7-84.7 |
| 55-64 | 506 | 6 | 2.2 | 1.0- 5.0 | 65 | 15.2 | 11.6-19.7 | 435 | 82.5 | 77.8-86.4 |
| 65-74 | 347 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.9 | 41 | 13.1 | 9.3-18.1 | 300 | 84.8 | 79.6-88.8 |
| 75+ | 254 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 | 24 | 10.7 | 6.5-17.2 | 225 | 88.3 | 81.9-92.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 377 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.1 | 55 | 17.1 | 11.7-24.3 | 315 | 81.3 | 74.1-86.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 800 | 19 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.9 | 121 | 17.0 | 13.4-21.3 | 660 | 80.3 | 75.8-84.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 665 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.6 | 117 | 23.0 | 18.1-28.7 | 534 | 74.5 | 68.8-79.5 |
| College Graduate | 638 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.3 | 88 | 16.8 | 13.2-21.2 | 545 | 82.3 | 77.9-86.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 308 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 48 | 17.2 | 12.3-23.6 | 258 | 82.3 | 75.9-87.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 456 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.2 | 85 | 23.1 | 16.7-31.0 | 359 | 73.8 | 66.0-80.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 296 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.3- 6.3 | 44 | 18.6 | 12.9-26.0 | 245 | 78.6 | 71.1-84.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 369 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.2 | 58 | 19.8 | 14.5-26.4 | 304 | 77.9 | 71.2-83.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 331 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.5 | 50 | 18.1 | 12.8-24.8 | 274 | 79.9 | 73.1-85.4 |
| $75,000+ | 370 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.2 | 52 | 16.4 | 12.2-21.7 | 313 | 82.5 | 77.0-86.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 905 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.2 | 143 | 18.8 | 15.4-22.9 | 748 | 78.9 | 74.7-82.5 |
| No | 1,555 | 31 | 2.0 | 1.3- 3.1 | 233 | 18.4 | 15.6-21.7 | 1,291 | 79.6 | 76.3-82.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 446 | 16 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 | 77 | 21.0 | 15.9-27.1 | 353 | 75.2 | 69.0-80.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,035 | 29 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 | 303 | 17.9 | 15.4-20.7 | 1,703 | 80.5 | 77.6-83.0 |
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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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