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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 | 1,836 | 1,212 | 65.1 | 62.2-67.8 | 371 | 20.1 | 17.9-22.6 | 93 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 132 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.3 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 49 | 27 | 47.0 | 31.3-63.2 | 14 | 26.3 | 14.9-42.1 | 3 | 15.8 | 4.8-41.4 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-19.9 | 4 | 7.6 | 2.8-19.3 |
Buncombe | 32 | 21 | 66.0 | 44.1-82.7 | 8 | 26.1 | 11.2-49.7 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 5.1 | 1.2-18.7 |
Cabarrus | 44 | 25 | 64.3 | 43.9-80.5 | 13 | 28.0 | 13.7-48.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.2 | 5 | 5.7 | 2.0-15.1 |
Catawba | 47 | 31 | 69.4 | 52.6-82.3 | 9 | 21.7 | 10.8-38.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.2 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.5-15.7 |
Cumberland | 54 | 40 | 74.8 | 58.3-86.2 | 9 | 18.7 | 8.9-35.1 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.8-15.2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Davidson | 48 | 25 | 52.8 | 33.9-71.0 | 12 | 25.1 | 13.1-42.6 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.9-10.1 | 3 | 8.2 | 2.3-25.3 | 5 | 10.7 | 3.7-27.5 |
Durham | 28 | 17 | 69.9 | 48.3-85.2 | 8 | 25.2 | 11.4-46.7 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.1 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-13.0 |
Forsyth | 39 | 23 | 52.6 | 34.0-70.5 | 10 | 31.8 | 16.5-52.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 1.7-16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 10.2 | 2.8-30.9 |
Gaston | 55 | 37 | 65.7 | 49.5-78.9 | 11 | 19.3 | 9.7-34.8 | 2 | 6.7 | 1.6-24.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 8.3 | 3.2-19.5 |
Guilford | 48 | 34 | 71.9 | 55.9-83.8 | 9 | 16.6 | 8.2-30.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 4.7 | 1.1-18.2 | 3 | 6.8 | 2.0-20.4 |
Iredell | 46 | 35 | 75.0 | 58.6-86.5 | 4 | 9.3 | 3.1-24.7 | 4 | 9.4 | 3.2-24.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 6.3 | 1.9-18.9 |
Johnston | 45 | 24 | 43.2 | 26.3-61.8 | 12 | 34.7 | 16.9-58.1 | 4 | 13.2 | 4.6-32.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 0.3-14.9 | 4 | 6.6 | 2.2-18.3 |
Mecklenburg | 67 | 44 | 61.5 | 47.3-73.9 | 8 | 11.1 | 5.4-21.5 | 4 | 8.4 | 2.9-22.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4- 7.4 | 9 | 17.2 | 8.3-32.1 |
New Hanover | 43 | 32 | 78.2 | 61.5-89.0 | 4 | 6.3 | 2.0-17.9 | 3 | 6.7 | 2.0-20.4 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.3-16.3 | 3 | 6.2 | 1.8-19.5 |
Onslow | 44 | 35 | 78.3 | 62.3-88.7 | 5 | 13.2 | 5.5-28.6 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 6.0 | 1.9-17.8 |
Orange | 32 | 19 | 57.9 | 38.6-75.0 | 5 | 17.8 | 7.1-37.8 | 3 | 10.6 | 3.2-29.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.7 | 4 | 12.2 | 4.1-31.2 |
Pitt | 47 | 30 | 61.8 | 44.5-76.5 | 8 | 10.3 | 4.8-20.9 | 6 | 17.0 | 6.9-35.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 10.9 | 3.5-29.2 |
Randolph | 37 | 22 | 53.2 | 34.7-70.8 | 12 | 34.4 | 19.6-53.0 | 1 | 9.0 | 1.3-42.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 3.4 | 0.8-13.3 |
Robeson | 52 | 34 | 59.9 | 44.3-73.7 | 11 | 26.9 | 15.1-43.2 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.8-13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 9.7 | 3.6-23.3 |
Rowan | 68 | 46 | 65.0 | 50.7-77.0 | 12 | 17.6 | 9.3-30.7 | 3 | 7.4 | 2.1-22.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 10.1 | 4.6-20.7 |
Union | 33 | 20 | 47.1 | 26.6-68.7 | 11 | 35.3 | 17.3-58.7 | 2 | 17.6 | 4.4-49.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Wake | 47 | 28 | 59.9 | 43.5-74.4 | 8 | 16.8 | 8.1-31.8 | 3 | 5.4 | 1.6-16.3 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.4 | 6 | 15.4 | 6.7-31.7 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 46 | 32 | 68.6 | 52.5-81.2 | 9 | 17.5 | 8.9-31.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 13.9 | 5.6-30.4 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 73 | 52 | 77.0 | 65.4-85.5 | 15 | 18.1 | 10.5-29.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.9 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 95 | 66 | 71.0 | 60.0-79.9 | 19 | 18.8 | 11.6-28.9 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.6-14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.8 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 64 | 35 | 55.1 | 39.5-69.9 | 24 | 35.9 | 22.1-52.5 | 2 | 4.6 | 1.1-16.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 4.4 | 1.0-16.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 67 | 45 | 73.4 | 60.4-83.3 | 12 | 13.1 | 6.8-23.7 | 4 | 5.3 | 1.8-14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 8.2 | 3.3-18.8 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 49 | 34 | 71.2 | 56.2-82.7 | 8 | 15.8 | 7.6-30.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-13.9 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.3 | 5 | 8.4 | 3.5-18.9 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 48 | 31 | 63.2 | 42.8-79.7 | 8 | 12.4 | 5.6-25.4 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.3-18.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 19.2 | 7.0-43.0 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 60 | 36 | 54.7 | 39.7-68.9 | 18 | 34.7 | 21.6-50.6 | 2 | 3.8 | 0.7-17.5 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.5 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.5-16.3 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 84 | 59 | 71.4 | 59.3-81.0 | 13 | 14.2 | 7.8-24.4 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.4-11.1 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.5-14.8 | 4 | 5.4 | 1.9-14.4 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 61 | 44 | 70.0 | 55.2-81.5 | 10 | 19.1 | 9.8-33.7 | 3 | 6.3 | 2.0-18.1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.6 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 47 | 34 | 69.7 | 52.5-82.8 | 7 | 13.5 | 5.7-28.6 | 3 | 10.8 | 3.5-29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 5.9 | 1.7-19.0 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 71 | 48 | 60.9 | 46.8-73.4 | 13 | 22.6 | 12.7-37.0 | 6 | 9.7 | 4.1-21.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.3-13.6 | 3 | 4.7 | 1.3-15.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 66 | 47 | 65.9 | 51.1-78.1 | 12 | 21.8 | 12.1-36.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.7-12.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.3 | 3 | 6.6 | 2.0-19.7 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 181 | 127 | 73.5 | 66.0-79.9 | 37 | 18.3 | 13.0-25.2 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.7- 7.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.0 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.1 |
No | 1,655 | 1,085 | 64.3 | 61.3-67.2 | 334 | 20.3 | 17.9-22.9 | 86 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 | 26 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 | 124 | 7.9 | 6.3- 9.8 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 685 | 464 | 69.1 | 64.8-73.1 | 132 | 18.1 | 14.9-21.8 | 36 | 5.2 | 3.6- 7.4 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 | 45 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 |
Piedmont | 964 | 617 | 62.3 | 58.2-66.2 | 205 | 21.2 | 18.1-24.7 | 46 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 77 | 8.8 | 6.6-11.7 |
Western NC | 187 | 131 | 66.7 | 57.9-74.5 | 34 | 20.7 | 14.2-29.0 | 11 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.4 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.5 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 98 | 68 | 65.9 | 53.8-76.3 | 20 | 23.0 | 14.3-34.9 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.4 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.2 | 5 | 6.2 | 2.3-15.4 |
Northwest | 370 | 247 | 63.8 | 57.0-70.0 | 68 | 21.6 | 16.3-27.9 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.1 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.6 | 28 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.4 |
Charlotte | 261 | 174 | 63.7 | 55.9-70.8 | 51 | 18.1 | 12.9-24.6 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.9-13.0 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.2 | 21 | 9.4 | 5.5-15.5 |
Greensboro | 230 | 143 | 62.8 | 54.6-70.4 | 54 | 21.2 | 15.6-28.2 | 12 | 6.7 | 3.5-12.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.6 | 15 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.2 |
Southern Regional | 210 | 140 | 68.5 | 60.4-75.6 | 38 | 17.5 | 12.2-24.4 | 14 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.3 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.7 | 14 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.6 |
Coastal | 92 | 66 | 75.1 | 64.3-83.5 | 12 | 11.5 | 6.1-20.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.2 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.5-14.2 |
Wake | 204 | 121 | 58.4 | 49.2-67.0 | 48 | 23.1 | 16.4-31.7 | 11 | 4.9 | 2.5- 9.4 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.0 | 20 | 12.3 | 7.1-20.4 |
Area L | 109 | 68 | 63.9 | 53.0-73.5 | 31 | 27.0 | 18.5-37.7 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.9-13.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 5.1 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.3- 8.0 |
Eastern | 262 | 185 | 71.5 | 64.7-77.4 | 49 | 17.3 | 12.7-23.1 | 11 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.2 |
^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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