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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,210 | 3,429 | 79.0 | 77.4-80.6 | 781 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.6 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,361 | 1,112 | 80.0 | 77.2-82.5 | 249 | 20.0 | 17.5-22.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,005 | 847 | 83.9 | 81.0-86.4 | 158 | 16.1 | 13.6-19.0 |
| African American | 256 | 197 | 75.8 | 68.8-81.6 | 59 | 24.2 | 18.4-31.2 |
| Other Minorities | 93 | 62 | 58.6 | 45.5-70.7 | 31 | 41.4 | 29.3-54.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 45 | 24 | 49.5 | 33.0-66.1 | 21 | 50.5 | 33.9-67.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,314 | 1,086 | 81.9 | 79.2-84.3 | 228 | 18.1 | 15.7-20.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 40-44 | 160 | 96 | 62.3 | 53.4-70.5 | 64 | 37.7 | 29.5-46.6 |
| 45-54 | 362 | 275 | 76.5 | 71.0-81.3 | 87 | 23.5 | 18.7-29.0 |
| 55-64 | 387 | 337 | 87.5 | 83.0-90.8 | 50 | 12.5 | 9.2-17.0 |
| 65-74 | 273 | 247 | 90.2 | 85.3-93.6 | 26 | 9.8 | 6.4-14.7 |
| 75+ | 179 | 157 | 89.5 | 83.9-93.4 | 22 | 10.5 | 6.6-16.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 239 | 175 | 67.3 | 59.1-74.5 | 64 | 32.7 | 25.5-40.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 421 | 334 | 77.5 | 72.1-82.1 | 87 | 22.5 | 17.9-27.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 297 | 250 | 84.2 | 78.5-88.5 | 47 | 15.8 | 11.5-21.5 |
| College Graduate | 403 | 353 | 87.1 | 82.9-90.5 | 50 | 12.9 | 9.5-17.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 132 | 95 | 73.5 | 63.7-81.4 | 37 | 26.5 | 18.6-36.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 194 | 144 | 63.2 | 53.9-71.7 | 50 | 36.8 | 28.3-46.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 177 | 148 | 80.3 | 71.3-87.0 | 29 | 19.7 | 13.0-28.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 207 | 175 | 85.6 | 79.2-90.3 | 32 | 14.4 | 9.7-20.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 206 | 176 | 85.4 | 78.9-90.1 | 30 | 14.6 | 9.9-21.1 |
| $75,000+ | 288 | 255 | 86.8 | 81.2-91.0 | 33 | 13.2 | 9.0-18.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 613 | 505 | 82.4 | 78.5-85.7 | 108 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.5 |
| No | 715 | 583 | 78.3 | 74.2-81.9 | 132 | 21.7 | 18.1-25.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 632 | 569 | 89.8 | 86.4-92.3 | 63 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 727 | 542 | 72.8 | 68.7-76.6 | 185 | 27.2 | 23.4-31.3 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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