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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,022 | 8,155 | 53.9 | 52.8-55.0 | 3,900 | 26.6 | 25.6-27.6 | 1,741 | 11.5 | 10.8-12.3 | 483 | 3.3 | 2.9- 3.8 | 743 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.2 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 380 | 186 | 47.1 | 40.3-54.0 | 101 | 29.4 | 23.5-36.1 | 57 | 14.9 | 10.5-20.6 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 | 24 | 6.1 | 3.5-10.3 |
Buncombe | 352 | 184 | 51.3 | 44.6-57.9 | 104 | 32.0 | 26.0-38.7 | 26 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.2 | 18 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.5 | 20 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.5 |
Cabarrus | 377 | 196 | 50.7 | 44.3-57.2 | 111 | 31.9 | 26.0-38.4 | 39 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.3 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 | 19 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.7 |
Catawba | 391 | 183 | 46.9 | 40.0-54.0 | 113 | 30.7 | 24.0-38.3 | 58 | 14.6 | 10.6-19.7 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.9 | 24 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.6 |
Cumberland | 440 | 236 | 50.7 | 44.4-57.0 | 121 | 29.4 | 23.8-35.7 | 53 | 11.7 | 8.3-16.2 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.4 |
Davidson | 411 | 227 | 51.2 | 44.8-57.5 | 99 | 26.1 | 20.5-32.5 | 46 | 12.2 | 8.6-17.2 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.2 | 25 | 8.2 | 4.7-13.9 |
Durham | 388 | 203 | 49.9 | 43.1-56.7 | 115 | 28.8 | 22.8-35.8 | 38 | 13.3 | 8.4-20.3 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.3 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 |
Forsyth | 401 | 222 | 52.5 | 46.2-58.6 | 112 | 28.4 | 23.3-34.0 | 44 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.1 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.0 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.8- 9.0 |
Gaston | 376 | 211 | 56.1 | 49.4-62.5 | 92 | 26.9 | 21.3-33.4 | 39 | 7.8 | 5.4-11.0 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5- 5.8 | 22 | 6.2 | 3.8-10.1 |
Guilford | 425 | 239 | 58.5 | 52.6-64.2 | 110 | 25.2 | 20.6-30.6 | 43 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.2 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.7 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.4 |
Iredell | 431 | 224 | 52.0 | 45.7-58.3 | 121 | 26.9 | 21.9-32.5 | 56 | 14.4 | 10.3-19.8 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 |
Johnston | 434 | 249 | 53.3 | 46.4-60.0 | 89 | 24.4 | 18.7-31.1 | 53 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.2 | 15 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.2 | 28 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.2 |
Mecklenburg | 800 | 427 | 53.8 | 49.1-58.5 | 242 | 29.2 | 25.4-33.4 | 79 | 10.8 | 8.1-14.4 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 28 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 |
New Hanover | 378 | 210 | 57.8 | 51.2-64.1 | 98 | 24.9 | 19.8-30.8 | 37 | 10.2 | 6.8-14.9 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.0 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.0 |
Onslow | 372 | 232 | 63.5 | 56.9-69.6 | 85 | 24.5 | 19.2-30.7 | 34 | 7.9 | 5.2-11.9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 | 15 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.5 |
Orange | 355 | 165 | 45.6 | 38.5-52.8 | 145 | 40.6 | 33.8-47.9 | 32 | 11.4 | 6.3-19.8 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 |
Pitt | 380 | 194 | 53.6 | 47.5-59.7 | 105 | 27.3 | 22.2-33.1 | 54 | 12.3 | 9.1-16.4 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.3 | 14 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.2 |
Randolph | 375 | 205 | 54.5 | 47.1-61.8 | 105 | 27.9 | 21.9-34.8 | 40 | 12.0 | 7.9-17.9 | 14 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.8 | 11 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 |
Robeson | 373 | 190 | 48.9 | 42.2-55.8 | 84 | 24.4 | 19.1-30.7 | 54 | 14.1 | 10.5-18.8 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.7-13.5 | 35 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.4 |
Rowan | 422 | 234 | 54.9 | 48.5-61.1 | 94 | 24.6 | 19.3-30.8 | 55 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.2 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 | 25 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 |
Union | 379 | 223 | 60.1 | 53.5-66.3 | 98 | 24.2 | 19.1-30.1 | 34 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.9- 7.5 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 |
Wake | 629 | 351 | 56.8 | 51.8-61.7 | 184 | 28.1 | 24.0-32.7 | 58 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.9 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.3 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 408 | 232 | 60.0 | 53.5-66.2 | 110 | 24.6 | 19.5-30.5 | 45 | 9.8 | 7.0-13.6 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.1 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.6 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 485 | 285 | 58.0 | 52.0-63.7 | 98 | 19.4 | 15.3-24.3 | 62 | 13.8 | 10.2-18.4 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.1 | 25 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.2 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 415 | 228 | 49.6 | 43.2-55.9 | 76 | 19.5 | 15.2-24.6 | 56 | 16.8 | 12.0-23.1 | 12 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.8 | 43 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.8 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 422 | 225 | 56.1 | 50.0-62.0 | 102 | 22.6 | 18.1-27.9 | 55 | 12.8 | 9.1-17.7 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.2 | 24 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 448 | 238 | 48.6 | 42.5-54.8 | 107 | 26.9 | 21.5-32.9 | 56 | 11.2 | 8.1-15.4 | 20 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.0 | 27 | 8.7 | 5.3-13.8 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 414 | 241 | 56.4 | 50.1-62.5 | 95 | 24.0 | 19.3-29.5 | 43 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.1 | 12 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 23 | 7.0 | 3.3-14.3 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 376 | 186 | 51.0 | 44.0-58.1 | 99 | 26.5 | 20.6-33.4 | 60 | 16.0 | 11.7-21.5 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 17 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.3 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 441 | 231 | 50.7 | 44.2-57.2 | 122 | 28.7 | 23.1-35.0 | 51 | 12.9 | 8.3-19.6 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.8- 6.5 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.6- 7.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 550 | 317 | 60.4 | 54.9-65.7 | 121 | 18.5 | 14.9-22.8 | 73 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.5 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.0 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.2 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 403 | 206 | 49.4 | 43.3-55.5 | 111 | 29.2 | 23.8-35.3 | 44 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.4 | 18 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.9 | 24 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.4 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 411 | 219 | 51.8 | 44.9-58.6 | 110 | 29.8 | 23.9-36.4 | 51 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.9 | 12 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 19 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 433 | 245 | 54.9 | 48.7-61.0 | 99 | 23.1 | 18.2-28.8 | 56 | 15.8 | 11.5-21.4 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 547 | 311 | 55.8 | 50.0-61.4 | 122 | 24.0 | 19.5-29.2 | 60 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.2 | 22 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.2 | 32 | 4.4 | 2.7- 6.9 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,029 | 585 | 54.8 | 50.6-58.9 | 211 | 20.9 | 17.7-24.6 | 135 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.8 | 30 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.1 | 68 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.6 |
No | 13,993 | 7,570 | 53.8 | 52.7-55.0 | 3,689 | 26.9 | 25.9-28.0 | 1,606 | 11.3 | 10.6-12.1 | 453 | 3.3 | 2.9- 3.8 | 675 | 4.6 | 4.1- 5.2 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 5,014 | 2,814 | 54.8 | 52.8-56.7 | 1,172 | 24.4 | 22.7-26.1 | 603 | 11.6 | 10.5-12.9 | 146 | 3.1 | 2.5- 4.0 | 279 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.3 |
Piedmont | 8,402 | 4,473 | 53.7 | 52.2-55.3 | 2,308 | 27.5 | 26.1-28.8 | 970 | 11.8 | 10.8-12.9 | 269 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.5 | 382 | 4.0 | 3.5- 4.6 |
Western NC | 1,606 | 868 | 52.8 | 49.4-56.1 | 420 | 27.4 | 24.5-30.5 | 168 | 10.1 | 8.2-12.3 | 68 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 | 82 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.3 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 899 | 495 | 54.4 | 49.9-58.8 | 226 | 26.5 | 22.8-30.6 | 86 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.8 | 40 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.3 | 52 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.0 |
Northwest | 2,998 | 1,592 | 51.7 | 49.2-54.3 | 788 | 27.5 | 25.3-29.9 | 373 | 12.7 | 11.0-14.6 | 95 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.4 | 150 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.1 |
Charlotte | 2,305 | 1,267 | 54.7 | 51.8-57.6 | 621 | 27.2 | 24.7-29.8 | 249 | 11.4 | 9.6-13.6 | 64 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.8 | 104 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.2 |
Greensboro | 1,936 | 1,002 | 53.4 | 50.3-56.5 | 568 | 28.5 | 25.8-31.4 | 220 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.4 | 64 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.4 | 82 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.8 |
Southern Regional | 1,536 | 838 | 52.5 | 48.8-56.1 | 374 | 25.2 | 22.1-28.4 | 191 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.4 | 47 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.5 | 86 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.7 |
Coastal | 785 | 445 | 55.9 | 51.2-60.4 | 191 | 24.5 | 20.8-28.5 | 83 | 10.6 | 8.2-13.5 | 27 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.2 | 39 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.3 |
Wake | 2,015 | 1,080 | 54.3 | 51.1-57.4 | 534 | 27.0 | 24.3-29.9 | 230 | 11.2 | 9.4-13.5 | 80 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.5 | 91 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.5 |
Area L | 641 | 355 | 55.3 | 50.2-60.3 | 134 | 20.4 | 16.8-24.6 | 86 | 14.7 | 11.2-19.1 | 15 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 | 51 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.0 |
Eastern | 1,907 | 1,081 | 56.0 | 52.7-59.2 | 464 | 25.5 | 22.7-28.5 | 223 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.6 | 51 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.4 | 88 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.5 |
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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, Edgecombe, 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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