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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 | 15,487 | 13,721 | 86.7 | 85.8-87.5 | 1,148 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.1 | 331 | 2.8 | 2.4- 3.3 | 133 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 154 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.3 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 391 | 344 | 84.9 | 78.1-89.9 | 32 | 10.6 | 6.5-16.9 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.6 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.3 |
Buncombe | 357 | 312 | 85.4 | 79.5-89.8 | 31 | 9.9 | 6.3-15.3 | 7 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 0.8- 6.0 |
Cabarrus | 387 | 356 | 90.4 | 85.3-93.9 | 23 | 7.9 | 4.7-13.1 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 |
Catawba | 402 | 375 | 93.6 | 90.3-95.9 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 |
Cumberland | 443 | 402 | 87.6 | 82.4-91.4 | 28 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.6 | 7 | 3.6 | 1.5- 8.4 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 |
Davidson | 422 | 371 | 84.0 | 78.5-88.3 | 25 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.8 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.9 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.7 |
Durham | 395 | 351 | 86.1 | 79.7-90.7 | 28 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.1 | 11 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.4-11.6 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.7 |
Forsyth | 415 | 360 | 84.2 | 78.7-88.5 | 35 | 8.0 | 5.4-11.7 | 13 | 5.7 | 2.9-10.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.1 |
Gaston | 387 | 349 | 88.4 | 82.7-92.4 | 27 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.0 | 6 | 2.6 | 1.1- 6.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1- 4.5 |
Guilford | 441 | 378 | 85.7 | 81.3-89.3 | 40 | 8.9 | 6.2-12.8 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.0 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.9 |
Iredell | 440 | 404 | 87.1 | 80.5-91.7 | 25 | 8.8 | 5.2-14.6 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.6 |
Johnston | 450 | 396 | 85.3 | 78.9-90.0 | 35 | 7.6 | 4.9-11.5 | 9 | 5.0 | 1.9-12.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.0 |
Mecklenburg | 822 | 731 | 84.3 | 79.7-88.0 | 68 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.7 | 17 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
New Hanover | 389 | 349 | 88.7 | 84.4-91.9 | 28 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.4 |
Onslow | 387 | 351 | 90.0 | 85.3-93.4 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.9 | 10 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 3.9 |
Orange | 359 | 327 | 91.7 | 87.6-94.5 | 22 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.8 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 |
Pitt | 395 | 361 | 89.0 | 84.1-92.5 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.6- 8.9 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.5 |
Randolph | 387 | 333 | 86.1 | 80.7-90.2 | 35 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.6 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.9 | 10 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
Robeson | 391 | 301 | 73.5 | 67.2-78.9 | 52 | 15.0 | 10.9-20.4 | 27 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.8 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.1 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 |
Rowan | 442 | 386 | 87.8 | 83.0-91.3 | 32 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.3 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.4 |
Union | 388 | 350 | 88.6 | 82.5-92.7 | 27 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.4 |
Wake | 649 | 611 | 93.5 | 90.6-95.5 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 417 | 375 | 88.3 | 82.8-92.3 | 33 | 9.2 | 5.7-14.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.4 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.3 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 505 | 441 | 85.8 | 81.3-89.4 | 41 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.8 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.3 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.4 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 432 | 379 | 86.0 | 79.6-90.7 | 32 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.2 | 12 | 5.3 | 2.0-13.1 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 439 | 386 | 84.4 | 79.2-88.5 | 34 | 9.5 | 6.4-14.0 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.2 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.1 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 467 | 404 | 85.7 | 80.4-89.8 | 41 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.8 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.2-11.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 429 | 373 | 87.4 | 83.3-90.6 | 34 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.7 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 391 | 349 | 84.6 | 77.6-89.7 | 21 | 9.1 | 4.9-16.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.5 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.7 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 457 | 411 | 86.2 | 79.5-91.0 | 31 | 10.2 | 5.9-17.1 | 8 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.2 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.2 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.7 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 566 | 492 | 83.2 | 77.8-87.4 | 42 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.4 | 18 | 4.4 | 2.4- 8.2 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1- 7.2 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.8 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 416 | 359 | 83.3 | 77.4-87.9 | 35 | 10.9 | 7.0-16.8 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 417 | 354 | 83.6 | 77.9-88.1 | 41 | 12.3 | 8.2-18.1 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 449 | 397 | 86.7 | 81.5-90.6 | 32 | 9.4 | 6.0-14.5 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.1 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 563 | 503 | 88.0 | 83.1-91.6 | 43 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.1 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,071 | 932 | 85.0 | 81.4-88.0 | 90 | 9.7 | 7.2-12.9 | 23 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.3 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.1 | 17 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 |
No | 14,416 | 12,789 | 86.8 | 85.9-87.6 | 1,058 | 8.3 | 7.6- 9.0 | 308 | 2.8 | 2.4- 3.3 | 124 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 137 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.3 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 5,188 | 4,560 | 86.2 | 84.7-87.6 | 402 | 8.0 | 7.1- 9.1 | 130 | 3.8 | 3.0- 5.0 | 35 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.6 |
Piedmont | 8,653 | 7,713 | 86.9 | 85.7-88.0 | 609 | 8.3 | 7.4- 9.3 | 169 | 2.5 | 2.1- 3.1 | 83 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 79 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.5 |
Western NC | 1,646 | 1,448 | 86.9 | 84.2-89.2 | 137 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.6 | 32 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.9 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 920 | 815 | 87.2 | 83.5-90.1 | 74 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.7 | 14 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.3 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.4 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
Northwest | 3,089 | 2,734 | 86.0 | 84.0-87.9 | 227 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.6 | 67 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.2 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 28 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 |
Charlotte | 2,366 | 2,117 | 85.8 | 83.2-88.0 | 175 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.7 | 43 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
Greensboro | 1,989 | 1,748 | 85.7 | 83.3-87.9 | 156 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.2 | 40 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.5 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.2 | 22 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 |
Southern Regional | 1,587 | 1,367 | 84.6 | 81.5-87.1 | 133 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.9 | 52 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.6 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.5 |
Coastal | 812 | 715 | 87.2 | 84.2-89.8 | 64 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.8 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.6 |
Wake | 2,083 | 1,876 | 89.9 | 87.9-91.6 | 127 | 5.5 | 4.4- 6.8 | 41 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.6 | 20 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 |
Area L | 669 | 591 | 84.2 | 79.6-88.0 | 49 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.3 | 17 | 5.1 | 2.7- 9.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.7 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 |
Eastern | 1,972 | 1,758 | 87.5 | 85.0-89.7 | 143 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.8 | 37 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.7 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 |
^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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