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| Total Respond.^ |
Make strong bones | Prevent birth defects | Prevent high bp | Other | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,367 | 648 | 19.9 | 18.0-21.9 | 1,978 | 56.7 | 54.4-59.0 | 133 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 608 | 18.3 | 16.6-20.1 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,098 | 222 | 22.4 | 19.1-26.2 | 610 | 53.5 | 49.4-57.6 | 41 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.0 | 225 | 20.0 | 17.0-23.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 311 | 72 | 25.6 | 19.5-32.8 | 136 | 47.3 | 39.9-54.9 | 15 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.4 | 88 | 23.4 | 18.0-29.9 |
| Female | 787 | 150 | 20.2 | 16.7-24.3 | 474 | 57.9 | 53.3-62.3 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.2 | 137 | 17.6 | 14.4-21.4 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 673 | 114 | 18.7 | 15.0-23.0 | 411 | 59.2 | 54.0-64.2 | 22 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 | 126 | 18.9 | 15.1-23.3 |
| African American | 277 | 67 | 21.5 | 16.4-27.8 | 122 | 44.4 | 37.3-51.7 | 13 | 4.8 | 2.6- 8.8 | 75 | 29.2 | 22.6-36.9 |
| Other Minorities | 147 | 41 | 39.4 | 27.9-52.1 | 77 | 42.8 | 32.3-53.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.2-16.6 | 23 | 11.6 | 6.9-18.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 98 | 27 | 40.6 | 27.0-55.9 | 53 | 41.7 | 29.4-55.1 | 5 | 7.8 | 2.6-20.9 | 13 | 9.9 | 5.1-18.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,000 | 195 | 20.0 | 16.9-23.4 | 557 | 55.1 | 50.9-59.2 | 36 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.2 | 212 | 21.4 | 18.1-25.1 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 145 | 32 | 25.5 | 17.2-36.0 | 72 | 48.0 | 37.6-58.6 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.8 | 34 | 22.0 | 14.7-31.5 |
| 25-34 | 386 | 69 | 19.0 | 14.7-24.2 | 239 | 60.9 | 54.9-66.6 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.3 | 64 | 16.0 | 12.1-20.9 |
| 35-44 | 548 | 117 | 23.3 | 19.2-27.9 | 294 | 51.9 | 46.9-56.8 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.3 | 120 | 21.8 | 18.1-26.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 85 | 30 | 36.8 | 24.4-51.1 | 25 | 27.8 | 17.1-41.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.0-10.6 | 26 | 32.1 | 20.7-46.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 310 | 72 | 25.9 | 19.1-34.0 | 138 | 45.5 | 37.8-53.5 | 14 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.9 | 86 | 24.5 | 19.0-30.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 334 | 75 | 23.7 | 18.2-30.2 | 189 | 54.6 | 47.3-61.8 | 13 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.8 | 57 | 17.9 | 12.4-25.2 |
| College Graduate | 368 | 45 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.5 | 258 | 70.9 | 64.7-76.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 2.0-10.1 | 55 | 12.4 | 9.1-16.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 95 | 27 | 28.0 | 18.2-40.4 | 40 | 38.2 | 26.9-51.1 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.3 | 25 | 31.4 | 20.6-44.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 169 | 47 | 29.6 | 19.9-41.5 | 73 | 46.5 | 35.4-57.9 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 | 43 | 22.1 | 13.9-33.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 141 | 39 | 31.3 | 22.4-42.0 | 73 | 46.3 | 36.2-56.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.0 | 24 | 20.3 | 12.1-32.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 195 | 30 | 18.8 | 12.0-28.2 | 117 | 55.9 | 46.7-64.7 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.8- 9.7 | 43 | 22.4 | 16.0-30.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 190 | 27 | 15.8 | 10.5-23.0 | 123 | 61.7 | 52.7-69.9 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.0 | 36 | 19.1 | 12.9-27.4 |
| $75,000+ | 187 | 30 | 17.0 | 11.4-24.4 | 121 | 65.2 | 55.9-73.4 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.5 | 29 | 13.9 | 9.0-20.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 231 | 48 | 22.6 | 16.3-30.5 | 105 | 45.7 | 37.1-54.6 | 14 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.1 | 64 | 27.2 | 20.6-35.0 |
| No | 843 | 171 | 22.6 | 18.7-27.0 | 492 | 55.5 | 50.7-60.1 | 26 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 154 | 18.0 | 14.6-21.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 148 | 34 | 25.6 | 18.0-35.1 | 68 | 44.8 | 35.2-54.9 | 8 | 4.8 | 2.2- 9.9 | 38 | 24.8 | 17.2-34.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 949 | 188 | 21.9 | 18.2-26.0 | 541 | 55.1 | 50.5-59.5 | 33 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 | 187 | 19.2 | 16.0-22.9 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
^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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