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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 | 15,511 | 10,287 | 65.2 | 64.1-66.3 | 1,756 | 12.1 | 11.3-12.9 | 1,281 | 8.8 | 8.2- 9.5 | 2,014 | 11.6 | 11.0-12.3 | 173 | 2.2 | 1.8- 2.8 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 387 | 253 | 60.9 | 53.5-67.8 | 44 | 14.0 | 9.1-21.0 | 33 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.6 | 53 | 13.1 | 9.2-18.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 |
Buncombe | 357 | 232 | 64.8 | 58.4-70.7 | 32 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.0 | 31 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.5 | 56 | 15.2 | 11.1-20.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 |
Cabarrus | 387 | 253 | 64.5 | 58.0-70.6 | 44 | 13.0 | 9.0-18.5 | 34 | 9.1 | 5.5-14.7 | 51 | 11.1 | 8.1-15.0 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 |
Catawba | 398 | 263 | 67.4 | 60.7-73.5 | 34 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.5 | 34 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.0 | 64 | 12.9 | 9.7-17.0 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 |
Cumberland | 442 | 286 | 64.6 | 58.5-70.2 | 57 | 11.9 | 8.6-16.3 | 40 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.4 | 56 | 11.8 | 8.7-16.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 |
Davidson | 422 | 281 | 67.5 | 61.2-73.2 | 51 | 12.7 | 8.9-17.7 | 23 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.2 | 65 | 12.2 | 9.2-16.0 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.4-12.0 |
Durham | 395 | 285 | 66.8 | 59.6-73.3 | 39 | 10.5 | 7.2-14.9 | 29 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.3 | 32 | 8.8 | 4.9-15.3 | 10 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.2 |
Forsyth | 416 | 302 | 65.0 | 58.7-70.9 | 40 | 12.2 | 8.2-17.8 | 34 | 10.5 | 7.0-15.4 | 32 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.7 | 8 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.4 |
Gaston | 386 | 257 | 65.8 | 59.3-71.8 | 34 | 9.5 | 6.4-14.0 | 34 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.7 | 60 | 14.5 | 10.5-19.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.4 |
Guilford | 449 | 307 | 65.5 | 59.4-71.2 | 52 | 12.9 | 9.0-18.1 | 34 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.1 | 52 | 10.1 | 7.4-13.8 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.6 |
Iredell | 441 | 301 | 69.3 | 63.2-74.8 | 50 | 10.8 | 7.2-16.0 | 35 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.3 | 53 | 11.8 | 8.5-16.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.0 |
Johnston | 449 | 302 | 61.7 | 54.7-68.3 | 35 | 8.9 | 5.6-14.0 | 52 | 13.0 | 8.7-18.9 | 51 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.1 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.3 |
Mecklenburg | 825 | 610 | 70.2 | 65.2-74.7 | 78 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.5 | 54 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.5 | 70 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 | 13 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.5 |
New Hanover | 391 | 287 | 69.8 | 62.5-76.3 | 38 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.1 | 35 | 10.9 | 6.9-16.8 | 31 | 9.2 | 5.4-15.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Onslow | 392 | 256 | 68.4 | 61.8-74.4 | 46 | 13.1 | 8.9-18.8 | 37 | 6.9 | 4.7-10.2 | 53 | 11.6 | 7.8-16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Orange | 362 | 274 | 70.5 | 62.7-77.3 | 38 | 11.1 | 7.4-16.3 | 20 | 6.1 | 3.7- 9.8 | 25 | 9.6 | 4.8-18.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.6 |
Pitt | 393 | 260 | 67.3 | 61.3-72.8 | 54 | 14.1 | 10.2-19.1 | 27 | 6.1 | 3.6-10.0 | 45 | 9.2 | 6.6-12.7 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.0 |
Randolph | 387 | 245 | 61.5 | 53.7-68.7 | 46 | 10.5 | 7.3-14.9 | 22 | 9.9 | 5.3-17.8 | 72 | 15.8 | 11.3-21.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.4-11.1 |
Robeson | 394 | 238 | 58.2 | 51.3-64.8 | 47 | 13.4 | 9.3-18.9 | 44 | 12.8 | 8.3-19.4 | 61 | 12.9 | 9.5-17.2 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.8- 8.8 |
Rowan | 446 | 273 | 60.5 | 54.3-66.4 | 62 | 10.6 | 7.9-14.2 | 41 | 12.9 | 8.5-19.1 | 65 | 14.7 | 10.8-19.8 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.4 |
Union | 388 | 277 | 72.5 | 66.1-78.1 | 39 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.6 | 25 | 8.8 | 5.2-14.7 | 40 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.6 |
Wake | 646 | 509 | 75.3 | 70.6-79.6 | 61 | 11.6 | 8.6-15.4 | 36 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 34 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.8 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 416 | 279 | 69.9 | 64.1-75.1 | 47 | 10.8 | 7.7-15.0 | 31 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.3 | 53 | 9.9 | 7.2-13.4 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.5 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 505 | 297 | 57.8 | 51.9-63.5 | 67 | 12.2 | 9.3-16.0 | 47 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.9 | 83 | 17.7 | 13.3-23.2 | 11 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.3 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 433 | 271 | 60.5 | 54.1-66.5 | 49 | 11.0 | 7.9-15.0 | 41 | 9.9 | 6.9-14.0 | 70 | 15.6 | 11.8-20.4 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.6-13.9 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 443 | 279 | 64.4 | 58.5-69.9 | 46 | 12.8 | 9.1-17.7 | 48 | 9.8 | 6.8-13.8 | 62 | 11.6 | 8.3-15.8 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.5 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 471 | 302 | 60.5 | 54.3-66.4 | 62 | 14.1 | 10.2-19.3 | 42 | 10.5 | 7.4-14.8 | 56 | 10.4 | 7.2-14.7 | 9 | 4.4 | 2.1- 9.1 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 433 | 264 | 63.3 | 57.6-68.7 | 66 | 13.1 | 10.0-17.1 | 36 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.0 | 65 | 14.4 | 10.8-19.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.4 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 390 | 248 | 67.4 | 61.1-73.0 | 53 | 12.3 | 8.8-16.9 | 31 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.7 | 55 | 11.1 | 8.2-14.8 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.6 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 455 | 307 | 62.4 | 55.8-68.6 | 58 | 14.0 | 9.7-19.7 | 38 | 11.5 | 7.7-16.8 | 47 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.5 | 5 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 566 | 352 | 61.2 | 55.7-66.4 | 73 | 13.9 | 10.4-18.4 | 49 | 9.5 | 6.6-13.5 | 87 | 14.4 | 10.9-18.6 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 421 | 270 | 62.8 | 56.6-68.5 | 43 | 12.6 | 8.8-17.8 | 37 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.9 | 69 | 14.4 | 10.5-19.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 5.5 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 414 | 263 | 59.3 | 52.2-66.1 | 40 | 12.5 | 8.1-18.7 | 41 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.6 | 65 | 15.0 | 11.0-20.0 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.7-11.5 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 447 | 265 | 59.9 | 53.8-65.7 | 62 | 13.9 | 10.2-18.6 | 37 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.5 | 78 | 15.9 | 11.8-21.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 564 | 339 | 60.4 | 54.8-65.9 | 69 | 13.9 | 10.3-18.4 | 49 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.0 | 103 | 15.9 | 12.3-20.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,071 | 655 | 60.5 | 56.5-64.5 | 133 | 11.9 | 9.8-14.5 | 95 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 | 173 | 15.8 | 13.0-19.1 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.7- 6.8 |
No | 14,440 | 9,632 | 65.5 | 64.4-66.6 | 1,623 | 12.1 | 11.3-12.9 | 1,186 | 8.9 | 8.2- 9.6 | 1,841 | 11.4 | 10.7-12.1 | 158 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.7 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 5,208 | 3,372 | 63.8 | 61.9-65.7 | 620 | 12.4 | 11.1-13.7 | 479 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.8 | 677 | 11.9 | 10.7-13.1 | 60 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 |
Piedmont | 8,660 | 5,895 | 67.0 | 65.5-68.4 | 961 | 12.0 | 10.9-13.1 | 652 | 8.3 | 7.5- 9.2 | 1,058 | 10.5 | 9.6-11.4 | 94 | 2.3 | 1.7- 3.1 |
Western NC | 1,643 | 1,020 | 60.8 | 57.5-64.1 | 175 | 12.0 | 9.9-14.4 | 150 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.7 | 279 | 15.9 | 13.7-18.5 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.3 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 921 | 571 | 61.8 | 57.4-66.0 | 101 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 | 80 | 9.2 | 6.7-12.4 | 159 | 15.7 | 12.8-19.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.2 |
Northwest | 3,092 | 2,027 | 63.9 | 61.4-66.3 | 340 | 11.6 | 9.9-13.4 | 257 | 9.2 | 7.8-10.8 | 438 | 13.1 | 11.6-14.9 | 30 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 |
Charlotte | 2,369 | 1,628 | 67.0 | 64.0-69.8 | 251 | 12.1 | 10.0-14.4 | 186 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.6 | 275 | 10.2 | 8.7-12.0 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.1 |
Greensboro | 1,995 | 1,335 | 64.2 | 61.0-67.3 | 228 | 12.2 | 10.2-14.6 | 150 | 9.6 | 7.7-11.9 | 262 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.8 | 20 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.3 |
Southern Regional | 1,587 | 1,026 | 64.2 | 60.7-67.6 | 201 | 12.9 | 10.6-15.5 | 140 | 10.5 | 8.4-13.0 | 209 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.5 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 |
Coastal | 817 | 547 | 64.1 | 59.6-68.4 | 100 | 11.7 | 9.2-14.9 | 70 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.3 | 94 | 12.4 | 9.6-15.8 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.2 |
Wake | 2,075 | 1,451 | 69.5 | 66.5-72.3 | 213 | 11.4 | 9.6-13.6 | 162 | 7.2 | 5.9- 8.9 | 216 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.5 | 33 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.3 |
Area L | 676 | 429 | 63.4 | 58.5-68.1 | 80 | 13.1 | 10.1-16.7 | 70 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.3 | 88 | 11.0 | 8.5-14.2 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.7 |
Eastern | 1,979 | 1,273 | 64.4 | 61.3-67.4 | 242 | 12.7 | 10.7-15.1 | 166 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.0 | 273 | 12.5 | 10.6-14.8 | 25 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.8 |
^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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