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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 | 7,455 | 2,385 | 28.0 | 26.7-29.4 | 1,583 | 21.5 | 20.2-22.8 | 1,592 | 22.4 | 21.1-23.8 | 568 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.7 | 1,327 | 18.7 | 17.3-20.1 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 163 | 61 | 33.0 | 24.8-42.5 | 26 | 19.5 | 11.4-31.3 | 38 | 24.8 | 17.1-34.6 | 6 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.8 | 32 | 19.2 | 12.8-27.8 |
Buncombe | 185 | 61 | 31.7 | 24.1-40.4 | 49 | 26.8 | 19.0-36.4 | 36 | 20.0 | 13.2-29.2 | 11 | 8.1 | 3.4-18.2 | 28 | 13.3 | 8.7-19.8 |
Cabarrus | 186 | 57 | 28.7 | 21.2-37.5 | 41 | 20.9 | 14.9-28.4 | 36 | 22.6 | 16.1-30.8 | 21 | 12.6 | 7.1-21.2 | 31 | 15.2 | 10.3-21.9 |
Catawba | 169 | 46 | 20.3 | 14.6-27.5 | 40 | 24.3 | 17.4-32.8 | 44 | 29.3 | 21.1-39.1 | 14 | 10.2 | 4.9-20.0 | 25 | 15.8 | 10.3-23.6 |
Cumberland | 222 | 87 | 32.3 | 25.0-40.7 | 34 | 14.5 | 9.5-21.6 | 51 | 28.4 | 20.3-38.2 | 12 | 5.6 | 2.8-10.8 | 38 | 19.1 | 12.4-28.4 |
Davidson | 213 | 64 | 25.6 | 18.7-33.9 | 46 | 21.4 | 15.4-29.0 | 44 | 24.0 | 16.2-34.1 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.3 | 43 | 21.8 | 15.6-29.6 |
Durham | 201 | 53 | 23.0 | 15.8-32.2 | 45 | 18.3 | 13.1-25.0 | 49 | 22.4 | 15.5-31.2 | 15 | 7.2 | 3.9-13.0 | 39 | 29.1 | 19.5-41.0 |
Forsyth | 197 | 51 | 21.4 | 15.5-28.6 | 48 | 24.1 | 17.6-32.1 | 47 | 25.7 | 18.5-34.5 | 16 | 10.4 | 5.4-19.0 | 35 | 18.4 | 12.6-26.1 |
Gaston | 187 | 64 | 29.7 | 21.6-39.2 | 41 | 23.6 | 16.4-32.6 | 38 | 22.9 | 15.7-32.1 | 9 | 4.6 | 2.1- 9.7 | 35 | 19.3 | 12.8-28.0 |
Guilford | 217 | 63 | 26.3 | 19.2-34.9 | 47 | 20.4 | 14.9-27.2 | 47 | 19.8 | 14.5-26.6 | 16 | 9.2 | 5.1-16.1 | 44 | 24.2 | 16.8-33.7 |
Iredell | 212 | 54 | 22.1 | 16.2-29.3 | 51 | 25.6 | 18.8-33.7 | 61 | 27.0 | 20.5-34.8 | 15 | 10.6 | 5.0-21.1 | 31 | 14.7 | 9.8-21.5 |
Johnston | 225 | 77 | 32.4 | 25.4-40.2 | 45 | 16.0 | 11.6-21.7 | 51 | 25.2 | 18.5-33.3 | 12 | 5.3 | 2.6-10.6 | 40 | 21.2 | 14.6-29.7 |
Mecklenburg | 449 | 144 | 28.1 | 23.4-33.2 | 106 | 23.5 | 19.1-28.6 | 95 | 22.7 | 18.0-28.1 | 42 | 11.8 | 8.2-16.6 | 62 | 14.0 | 10.4-18.5 |
New Hanover | 190 | 61 | 29.6 | 21.8-38.7 | 48 | 27.9 | 19.5-38.2 | 34 | 15.6 | 10.7-22.1 | 17 | 10.1 | 5.5-17.8 | 30 | 16.9 | 9.7-27.6 |
Onslow | 180 | 62 | 25.6 | 19.2-33.3 | 33 | 18.5 | 12.5-26.4 | 36 | 27.4 | 19.3-37.5 | 14 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.7 | 35 | 22.9 | 15.2-32.9 |
Orange | 171 | 56 | 30.5 | 23.1-39.1 | 49 | 31.6 | 23.3-41.2 | 34 | 22.4 | 15.7-30.8 | 13 | 6.9 | 3.7-12.5 | 19 | 8.6 | 5.3-13.8 |
Pitt | 188 | 63 | 34.2 | 26.0-43.4 | 37 | 20.1 | 14.2-27.7 | 44 | 22.9 | 16.2-31.3 | 17 | 8.1 | 4.6-14.0 | 27 | 14.7 | 9.4-22.1 |
Randolph | 187 | 55 | 23.2 | 16.9-30.9 | 49 | 31.5 | 21.6-43.4 | 29 | 15.4 | 10.0-22.9 | 16 | 11.6 | 6.3-20.5 | 38 | 18.3 | 11.0-28.9 |
Robeson | 184 | 66 | 31.5 | 23.5-40.9 | 27 | 13.3 | 8.6-20.0 | 41 | 25.2 | 17.2-35.3 | 10 | 7.2 | 3.6-13.9 | 40 | 22.8 | 16.0-31.5 |
Rowan | 195 | 54 | 23.7 | 17.5-31.2 | 45 | 23.2 | 16.0-32.4 | 45 | 23.4 | 16.9-31.5 | 11 | 8.8 | 3.9-18.9 | 40 | 20.9 | 14.2-29.6 |
Union | 192 | 62 | 32.5 | 23.6-42.9 | 49 | 26.2 | 18.5-35.7 | 28 | 14.0 | 8.7-21.9 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.5-16.1 | 34 | 17.7 | 11.9-25.5 |
Wake | 353 | 114 | 26.1 | 20.9-32.0 | 94 | 27.5 | 21.3-34.6 | 67 | 20.9 | 16.1-26.8 | 19 | 7.7 | 3.7-15.3 | 59 | 17.8 | 12.8-24.3 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 211 | 71 | 28.4 | 21.7-36.3 | 36 | 17.4 | 11.5-25.4 | 52 | 29.0 | 20.6-39.1 | 17 | 12.4 | 6.0-24.0 | 35 | 12.7 | 8.6-18.5 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 240 | 74 | 29.1 | 22.7-36.5 | 40 | 17.3 | 11.7-24.7 | 51 | 22.4 | 16.8-29.3 | 17 | 5.8 | 3.2-10.2 | 58 | 25.4 | 18.6-33.7 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 196 | 76 | 32.8 | 25.1-41.6 | 37 | 18.2 | 12.5-25.7 | 35 | 26.0 | 16.2-38.9 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.4 | 39 | 19.9 | 13.8-28.0 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 215 | 81 | 37.2 | 29.3-45.9 | 36 | 15.7 | 10.9-22.2 | 50 | 24.4 | 17.7-32.7 | 16 | 9.7 | 5.2-17.3 | 32 | 13.0 | 8.5-19.2 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 209 | 59 | 25.1 | 18.8-32.8 | 37 | 17.1 | 11.8-24.2 | 49 | 23.9 | 17.4-31.9 | 17 | 9.5 | 4.6-18.7 | 47 | 24.4 | 17.5-32.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 208 | 75 | 34.2 | 26.5-42.8 | 44 | 18.9 | 13.4-26.1 | 43 | 20.4 | 14.3-28.4 | 10 | 5.2 | 2.7- 9.9 | 36 | 21.2 | 13.3-32.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 187 | 50 | 22.8 | 16.1-31.4 | 35 | 20.1 | 12.2-31.4 | 41 | 24.0 | 16.1-34.3 | 17 | 6.5 | 3.8-10.8 | 44 | 26.6 | 18.6-36.4 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 232 | 79 | 30.7 | 23.3-39.2 | 56 | 22.7 | 16.4-30.4 | 51 | 21.1 | 15.1-28.8 | 15 | 13.4 | 6.0-27.3 | 31 | 12.2 | 7.6-18.8 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 262 | 96 | 32.5 | 25.9-39.9 | 41 | 15.3 | 10.4-22.0 | 55 | 21.2 | 15.5-28.2 | 21 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.4 | 49 | 20.2 | 14.3-27.7 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 191 | 50 | 21.0 | 15.2-28.2 | 39 | 21.1 | 14.4-29.9 | 44 | 24.4 | 17.4-33.0 | 18 | 13.0 | 6.8-23.5 | 40 | 20.5 | 13.8-29.2 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 202 | 55 | 26.4 | 19.2-35.1 | 36 | 16.7 | 10.6-25.5 | 52 | 22.9 | 16.8-30.5 | 27 | 18.8 | 11.0-30.2 | 32 | 15.1 | 8.9-24.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 177 | 50 | 23.1 | 16.6-31.1 | 42 | 22.2 | 15.2-31.1 | 28 | 20.3 | 13.3-29.7 | 17 | 13.3 | 7.7-22.0 | 40 | 21.2 | 14.6-29.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 259 | 94 | 33.7 | 26.6-41.7 | 54 | 21.8 | 16.0-28.9 | 46 | 16.1 | 10.6-23.7 | 26 | 12.0 | 7.6-18.4 | 39 | 16.4 | 10.4-25.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 504 | 173 | 30.2 | 25.5-35.4 | 89 | 18.1 | 13.9-23.3 | 101 | 23.1 | 18.3-28.8 | 33 | 7.0 | 3.8-12.6 | 108 | 21.6 | 17.1-26.8 |
No | 6,951 | 2,212 | 27.9 | 26.5-29.3 | 1,494 | 21.7 | 20.3-23.1 | 1,491 | 22.4 | 21.0-23.8 | 535 | 9.6 | 8.5-10.9 | 1,219 | 18.5 | 17.1-19.9 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 2,494 | 860 | 30.8 | 28.5-33.2 | 456 | 17.5 | 15.6-19.6 | 548 | 24.4 | 22.0-26.9 | 168 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.4 | 462 | 19.8 | 17.5-22.2 |
Piedmont | 4,174 | 1,284 | 26.4 | 24.6-28.2 | 953 | 23.3 | 21.5-25.2 | 883 | 22.3 | 20.6-24.1 | 319 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.1 | 735 | 18.6 | 16.9-20.5 |
Western NC | 787 | 241 | 29.1 | 25.1-33.5 | 174 | 21.9 | 18.2-26.1 | 161 | 18.8 | 15.3-22.9 | 81 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.8 | 130 | 16.6 | 13.0-21.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 444 | 155 | 33.1 | 27.6-39.1 | 103 | 23.4 | 18.5-29.0 | 82 | 17.3 | 12.8-23.1 | 37 | 10.8 | 7.2-15.8 | 67 | 15.4 | 10.9-21.4 |
Northwest | 1,435 | 387 | 22.6 | 20.0-25.5 | 321 | 22.2 | 19.3-25.4 | 345 | 24.6 | 21.6-27.9 | 128 | 12.6 | 9.9-16.0 | 254 | 18.0 | 15.3-21.0 |
Charlotte | 1,176 | 380 | 28.3 | 25.1-31.8 | 268 | 23.1 | 20.1-26.5 | 230 | 21.8 | 18.6-25.3 | 104 | 10.4 | 8.0-13.3 | 194 | 16.4 | 13.8-19.4 |
Greensboro | 924 | 295 | 27.7 | 23.9-31.9 | 206 | 22.8 | 19.3-26.8 | 183 | 20.1 | 16.9-23.8 | 68 | 8.7 | 6.3-11.8 | 172 | 20.7 | 16.7-25.3 |
Southern Regional | 754 | 270 | 30.5 | 26.3-35.1 | 127 | 15.6 | 12.4-19.3 | 167 | 23.6 | 19.5-28.4 | 44 | 10.3 | 6.5-15.7 | 146 | 20.0 | 16.2-24.5 |
Coastal | 403 | 132 | 30.3 | 24.9-36.3 | 93 | 22.1 | 17.3-27.9 | 81 | 20.0 | 15.4-25.6 | 29 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.9 | 68 | 20.4 | 14.4-28.0 |
Wake | 1,063 | 334 | 26.7 | 23.2-30.5 | 241 | 23.3 | 19.5-27.6 | 223 | 22.0 | 18.6-25.7 | 69 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.0 | 196 | 20.8 | 17.2-25.0 |
Area L | 312 | 118 | 35.8 | 29.1-43.1 | 52 | 15.8 | 11.6-21.3 | 68 | 24.9 | 18.5-32.6 | 20 | 7.1 | 3.9-12.9 | 54 | 16.4 | 11.9-22.2 |
Eastern | 944 | 314 | 29.0 | 25.4-32.8 | 172 | 18.5 | 15.3-22.1 | 213 | 26.0 | 22.1-30.3 | 69 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.0 | 176 | 19.0 | 15.7-22.9 |
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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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