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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 | 7,336 | 1,033 | 11.5 | 10.6-12.5 | 1,897 | 23.8 | 22.4-25.2 | 3,171 | 44.9 | 43.2-46.5 | 806 | 13.0 | 11.9-14.2 | 429 | 6.8 | 5.8- 7.9 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 165 | 23 | 16.2 | 9.5-26.2 | 43 | 22.3 | 15.7-30.7 | 64 | 36.8 | 28.2-46.4 | 26 | 20.2 | 11.9-32.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.1- 9.2 |
Buncombe | 180 | 17 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.5 | 59 | 30.4 | 22.4-39.8 | 80 | 43.9 | 34.7-53.4 | 16 | 10.2 | 5.0-19.6 | 8 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.7 |
Cabarrus | 181 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.7-15.9 | 52 | 27.2 | 19.8-36.2 | 75 | 47.8 | 39.0-56.9 | 18 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.4 | 11 | 4.9 | 2.6- 9.1 |
Catawba | 166 | 16 | 8.9 | 5.1-15.3 | 41 | 18.3 | 12.9-25.3 | 81 | 49.5 | 40.1-59.0 | 19 | 15.9 | 9.1-26.4 | 9 | 7.3 | 3.0-16.7 |
Cumberland | 218 | 40 | 14.3 | 9.9-20.1 | 62 | 24.3 | 17.2-33.1 | 88 | 43.9 | 34.9-53.5 | 20 | 14.2 | 8.5-22.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.4 |
Davidson | 212 | 30 | 11.2 | 7.4-16.5 | 48 | 20.2 | 14.5-27.5 | 99 | 45.3 | 36.7-54.3 | 25 | 15.4 | 9.5-23.9 | 10 | 7.8 | 2.7-20.4 |
Durham | 193 | 31 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.4 | 55 | 24.1 | 17.2-32.8 | 87 | 48.5 | 38.2-58.9 | 10 | 8.3 | 3.6-18.1 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.4-16.2 |
Forsyth | 195 | 31 | 16.1 | 10.9-23.0 | 45 | 22.0 | 15.1-30.9 | 85 | 45.4 | 36.8-54.3 | 23 | 12.1 | 7.8-18.4 | 11 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.0 |
Gaston | 188 | 28 | 11.7 | 7.5-17.9 | 53 | 26.4 | 18.9-35.5 | 84 | 47.3 | 37.9-57.0 | 15 | 11.0 | 5.9-19.8 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.6- 7.4 |
Guilford | 214 | 33 | 14.0 | 8.4-22.4 | 52 | 21.5 | 15.8-28.5 | 85 | 41.5 | 33.2-50.3 | 18 | 9.1 | 5.2-15.4 | 26 | 13.9 | 8.5-21.9 |
Iredell | 211 | 21 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.7 | 57 | 20.2 | 15.1-26.5 | 99 | 55.0 | 46.6-63.2 | 23 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.4 | 11 | 6.0 | 2.9-11.9 |
Johnston | 225 | 41 | 17.0 | 11.3-24.9 | 43 | 15.3 | 11.0-21.0 | 117 | 56.6 | 48.3-64.5 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0- 7.7 | 14 | 7.1 | 3.5-13.6 |
Mecklenburg | 446 | 70 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.6 | 122 | 24.8 | 20.3-30.0 | 192 | 45.6 | 40.0-51.4 | 44 | 11.4 | 8.0-16.1 | 18 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.3 |
New Hanover | 188 | 29 | 13.0 | 8.6-19.1 | 53 | 25.0 | 17.5-34.3 | 70 | 37.6 | 28.8-47.4 | 26 | 14.2 | 8.9-21.8 | 10 | 10.3 | 4.1-23.4 |
Onslow | 179 | 29 | 13.8 | 8.7-21.4 | 39 | 19.4 | 13.4-27.4 | 80 | 47.2 | 38.0-56.6 | 17 | 10.2 | 5.5-18.3 | 14 | 9.3 | 4.2-19.3 |
Orange | 168 | 12 | 6.9 | 3.6-12.8 | 51 | 26.9 | 20.1-35.0 | 79 | 48.0 | 39.0-57.2 | 21 | 15.3 | 9.6-23.4 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.5 |
Pitt | 187 | 36 | 13.5 | 9.4-18.9 | 47 | 22.6 | 16.6-30.0 | 79 | 48.4 | 39.5-57.3 | 20 | 13.8 | 8.2-22.4 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.5 |
Randolph | 180 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.8-10.6 | 54 | 24.5 | 18.0-32.5 | 70 | 45.1 | 35.4-55.1 | 26 | 19.8 | 12.3-30.2 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.2- 7.7 |
Robeson | 180 | 32 | 17.2 | 11.4-25.3 | 37 | 16.5 | 11.2-23.6 | 85 | 47.8 | 38.4-57.4 | 16 | 13.9 | 7.5-24.3 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.0 |
Rowan | 194 | 32 | 10.3 | 6.9-15.1 | 43 | 23.1 | 15.8-32.5 | 90 | 50.2 | 41.0-59.4 | 19 | 11.6 | 6.8-19.0 | 10 | 4.8 | 2.4- 9.6 |
Union | 190 | 19 | 11.6 | 5.3-23.6 | 50 | 21.5 | 15.1-29.6 | 93 | 49.6 | 39.9-59.4 | 15 | 9.8 | 5.2-17.8 | 13 | 7.5 | 3.9-13.7 |
Wake | 345 | 40 | 9.9 | 6.9-13.9 | 99 | 27.4 | 21.3-34.4 | 155 | 45.5 | 38.4-52.7 | 38 | 10.2 | 6.8-15.2 | 13 | 7.0 | 2.7-16.7 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 209 | 24 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.8 | 51 | 21.3 | 15.3-28.9 | 90 | 46.4 | 36.9-56.2 | 27 | 14.4 | 8.8-22.6 | 17 | 9.8 | 5.3-17.4 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 235 | 42 | 19.0 | 13.0-26.7 | 55 | 21.5 | 15.7-28.8 | 91 | 38.6 | 31.0-46.7 | 28 | 12.8 | 8.4-18.9 | 19 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.8 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 194 | 36 | 14.6 | 10.0-20.8 | 59 | 31.5 | 22.7-41.8 | 73 | 33.9 | 26.1-42.6 | 15 | 10.7 | 5.9-18.6 | 11 | 9.3 | 3.1-24.8 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 209 | 33 | 16.5 | 10.6-24.7 | 59 | 27.1 | 20.3-35.2 | 93 | 44.9 | 36.5-53.7 | 11 | 5.8 | 3.0-11.2 | 13 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.4 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 209 | 31 | 10.5 | 7.0-15.3 | 39 | 19.1 | 13.3-26.7 | 88 | 41.4 | 33.2-50.1 | 30 | 15.5 | 9.6-24.1 | 21 | 13.5 | 8.1-21.7 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 199 | 25 | 11.7 | 7.4-18.1 | 55 | 22.5 | 16.7-29.8 | 73 | 40.6 | 31.4-50.4 | 28 | 17.6 | 11.3-26.3 | 18 | 7.6 | 4.3-12.9 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 183 | 28 | 11.8 | 7.5-18.2 | 46 | 28.1 | 19.0-39.5 | 72 | 39.7 | 30.2-50.0 | 31 | 18.7 | 11.8-28.1 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.2 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 223 | 33 | 10.7 | 7.1-15.8 | 55 | 23.5 | 16.6-32.3 | 96 | 46.8 | 37.2-56.7 | 28 | 14.3 | 8.9-22.1 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.3- 9.1 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 261 | 41 | 13.2 | 8.9-19.1 | 71 | 25.9 | 19.6-33.3 | 105 | 43.0 | 35.3-51.1 | 29 | 12.4 | 8.2-18.4 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.8-10.6 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 185 | 21 | 8.5 | 4.8-14.5 | 46 | 23.3 | 16.1-32.3 | 83 | 47.9 | 38.9-57.0 | 23 | 16.5 | 10.2-25.6 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.1- 7.0 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 198 | 18 | 6.6 | 3.9-11.0 | 50 | 29.5 | 20.7-40.2 | 87 | 37.0 | 28.7-46.1 | 30 | 22.3 | 13.9-33.7 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 172 | 21 | 8.5 | 5.0-14.1 | 43 | 18.7 | 13.2-25.8 | 71 | 48.3 | 38.8-58.0 | 23 | 15.9 | 10.1-24.2 | 14 | 8.6 | 4.3-16.4 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 254 | 26 | 6.8 | 4.1-10.9 | 63 | 24.7 | 18.1-32.8 | 112 | 45.1 | 36.9-53.6 | 38 | 16.2 | 10.9-23.3 | 15 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.5 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 496 | 83 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.7 | 128 | 24.0 | 19.4-29.3 | 192 | 38.0 | 32.4-44.1 | 54 | 13.4 | 9.7-18.2 | 39 | 9.5 | 6.0-14.5 |
No | 6,840 | 950 | 11.3 | 10.4-12.3 | 1,769 | 23.8 | 22.4-25.3 | 2,979 | 45.3 | 43.6-47.0 | 752 | 13.0 | 11.8-14.2 | 390 | 6.6 | 5.6- 7.7 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 2,460 | 401 | 13.6 | 12.0-15.3 | 609 | 22.2 | 20.1-24.4 | 1,035 | 43.4 | 40.7-46.2 | 253 | 12.9 | 11.0-15.0 | 162 | 8.0 | 6.4- 9.8 |
Piedmont | 4,108 | 560 | 11.7 | 10.5-13.0 | 1,082 | 24.2 | 22.4-26.1 | 1,797 | 45.7 | 43.5-48.0 | 447 | 12.1 | 10.7-13.6 | 222 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 |
Western NC | 768 | 72 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.9 | 206 | 25.5 | 21.5-30.1 | 339 | 44.2 | 39.4-49.1 | 106 | 17.3 | 13.6-21.6 | 45 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.0 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 434 | 43 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.5 | 122 | 26.5 | 21.2-32.7 | 192 | 44.7 | 38.3-51.3 | 54 | 14.3 | 10.1-19.7 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.3 |
Northwest | 1,415 | 172 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.8 | 340 | 21.7 | 18.7-24.9 | 652 | 47.6 | 43.9-51.3 | 174 | 15.7 | 13.0-18.9 | 77 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.2 |
Charlotte | 1,164 | 165 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.3 | 321 | 25.0 | 22.0-28.4 | 510 | 45.9 | 42.0-49.8 | 107 | 10.9 | 8.6-13.8 | 61 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.0 |
Greensboro | 909 | 118 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.1 | 255 | 24.1 | 20.7-27.9 | 357 | 41.1 | 36.6-45.7 | 113 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.3 | 66 | 8.7 | 6.2-12.2 |
Southern Regional | 738 | 125 | 14.1 | 11.4-17.3 | 178 | 21.2 | 17.3-25.7 | 321 | 45.5 | 40.3-50.8 | 75 | 14.1 | 10.5-18.8 | 39 | 5.1 | 3.4- 7.5 |
Coastal | 394 | 53 | 10.1 | 7.4-13.5 | 108 | 23.9 | 19.0-29.6 | 144 | 38.7 | 32.1-45.7 | 57 | 16.6 | 12.1-22.3 | 32 | 10.7 | 6.8-16.6 |
Wake | 1,040 | 156 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.8 | 263 | 25.8 | 21.9-30.2 | 476 | 46.1 | 41.5-50.7 | 98 | 10.5 | 8.0-13.6 | 47 | 6.4 | 3.6-11.1 |
Area L | 309 | 54 | 17.3 | 12.2-23.9 | 95 | 28.6 | 22.5-35.7 | 115 | 36.1 | 29.4-43.3 | 26 | 10.2 | 6.7-15.4 | 19 | 7.8 | 3.8-15.1 |
Eastern | 933 | 147 | 12.2 | 9.9-15.0 | 215 | 20.1 | 17.1-23.5 | 404 | 46.1 | 41.7-50.7 | 102 | 12.5 | 9.8-15.9 | 65 | 9.0 | 6.4-12.6 |
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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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