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| Total Respond.^ |
Not allowed | Allowed in some areas | Allowed in all areas | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,139 | 2,647 | 83.7 | 81.9-85.4 | 440 | 14.7 | 13.1-16.5 | 52 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.2 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,019 | 848 | 81.8 | 78.3-84.9 | 154 | 16.5 | 13.5-19.9 | 17 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 308 | 234 | 73.6 | 66.5-79.7 | 68 | 24.5 | 18.6-31.5 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.7 |
| Female | 711 | 614 | 87.8 | 84.7-90.3 | 86 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 662 | 572 | 85.3 | 81.2-88.6 | 80 | 13.6 | 10.4-17.6 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.5 |
| African American | 254 | 194 | 75.3 | 67.1-82.0 | 55 | 22.9 | 16.4-31.1 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.6 |
| Other Minorities | 102 | 81 | 78.5 | 65.4-87.5 | 19 | 17.4 | 9.6-29.2 | 2 | 4.2 | 0.9-18.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 52 | 41 | 80.7 | 63.1-91.1 | 9 | 13.3 | 5.4-29.0 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.2-24.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 967 | 807 | 81.9 | 78.3-85.1 | 145 | 16.8 | 13.7-20.4 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 46 | 37 | 81.7 | 63.7-91.9 | 9 | 18.3 | 8.1-36.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 141 | 113 | 76.0 | 66.3-83.6 | 25 | 21.8 | 14.5-31.5 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.8 |
| 35-44 | 248 | 198 | 76.7 | 68.9-83.0 | 46 | 20.7 | 14.9-28.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.7- 9.1 |
| 45-54 | 320 | 274 | 86.7 | 81.8-90.5 | 43 | 12.2 | 8.6-17.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.7 |
| 55-64 | 204 | 178 | 89.2 | 83.7-93.0 | 23 | 10.0 | 6.4-15.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 |
| 65-74 | 46 | 34 | 72.0 | 52.9-85.5 | 8 | 17.3 | 7.7-34.5 | 4 | 10.6 | 2.9-32.3 |
| 75+ | 9 | 9 | 100 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 73 | 55 | 71.3 | 51.7-85.2 | 16 | 23.6 | 11.1-43.2 | 2 | 5.1 | 0.9-25.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 303 | 222 | 73.0 | 65.8-79.1 | 72 | 24.5 | 18.6-31.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 286 | 245 | 83.8 | 77.1-88.8 | 37 | 15.0 | 10.1-21.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.8 |
| College Graduate | 356 | 325 | 90.8 | 86.5-93.9 | 29 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 51 | 33 | 72.3 | 56.5-84.0 | 17 | 25.2 | 14.2-40.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-15.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 142 | 109 | 71.7 | 59.5-81.4 | 29 | 23.4 | 14.8-35.1 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.4-15.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 138 | 113 | 80.7 | 67.3-89.5 | 22 | 18.4 | 9.8-32.0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 165 | 138 | 86.1 | 76.2-92.2 | 24 | 12.3 | 6.5-22.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 192 | 163 | 80.9 | 72.6-87.2 | 29 | 19.1 | 12.8-27.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 226 | 205 | 87.1 | 79.9-92.0 | 19 | 12.2 | 7.5-19.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 241 | 198 | 81.1 | 73.4-86.9 | 35 | 15.8 | 10.4-23.4 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.8 |
| No | 757 | 632 | 81.8 | 77.6-85.4 | 116 | 16.8 | 13.4-21.0 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 128 | 106 | 82.4 | 72.0-89.5 | 20 | 16.7 | 9.7-27.2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 890 | 741 | 81.7 | 77.8-85.0 | 134 | 16.5 | 13.3-20.2 | 15 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.
^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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