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| Total Respond.^ |
Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,512 | 86 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.4 | 1,602 | 21.8 | 20.4-23.2 | 5,824 | 77.2 | 75.7-78.5 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 534 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 | 88 | 17.1 | 13.2-21.8 | 440 | 81.4 | 76.6-85.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 185 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.9- 6.9 | 42 | 20.2 | 13.9-28.4 | 139 | 77.3 | 68.9-84.0 |
| Female | 349 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 46 | 14.5 | 10.1-20.2 | 301 | 84.9 | 79.1-89.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 314 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.8 | 53 | 17.7 | 13.1-23.5 | 258 | 80.9 | 74.9-85.7 |
| African American | 193 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 32 | 17.7 | 11.4-26.3 | 159 | 81.2 | 72.6-87.6 |
| Other Minorities | 25 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-19.1 | 3 | 12.9 | 2.6-44.8 | 21 | 84.2 | 54.8-95.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 14.4 | 2.4-53.5 | 13 | 85.6 | 46.5-97.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 518 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 | 86 | 17.4 | 13.6-21.9 | 426 | 81.0 | 76.3-85.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 12.8 | 3.2-39.2 | 20 | 87.2 | 60.8-96.8 |
| 25-34 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 22.5 | 12.5-37.1 | 35 | 77.5 | 62.9-87.5 |
| 35-44 | 68 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.8-14.4 | 14 | 22.0 | 12.5-35.9 | 52 | 74.5 | 60.4-84.8 |
| 45-54 | 118 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.6-10.8 | 19 | 18.7 | 11.6-28.8 | 97 | 78.6 | 68.2-86.2 |
| 55-64 | 132 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 17.4 | 11.2-26.1 | 110 | 82.6 | 73.9-88.8 |
| 65-74 | 78 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.6 | 12 | 14.4 | 8.0-24.7 | 65 | 84.5 | 74.1-91.2 |
| 75+ | 64 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-21.3 | 7 | 8.1 | 3.8-16.6 | 56 | 88.3 | 76.2-94.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 104 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.7 | 15 | 10.0 | 5.6-17.4 | 87 | 87.5 | 79.2-92.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 184 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 6.2 | 36 | 21.9 | 14.3-32.0 | 145 | 76.3 | 66.2-84.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 122 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.3 | 19 | 17.6 | 10.6-27.9 | 102 | 80.8 | 70.3-88.3 |
| College Graduate | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 15.6 | 9.3-24.9 | 105 | 84.4 | 75.1-90.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 85 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.5 | 13 | 18.3 | 8.5-35.2 | 71 | 80.4 | 63.8-90.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 99 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 13.8 | 8.1-22.5 | 79 | 86.2 | 77.5-91.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 67 | 2 | 3.7 | 0.8-16.5 | 12 | 17.2 | 9.0-30.2 | 53 | 79.1 | 65.2-88.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 78 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.3 | 13 | 17.7 | 9.9-29.7 | 64 | 79.8 | 67.2-88.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 15.3 | 7.7-27.9 | 49 | 84.7 | 72.1-92.3 |
| $75,000+ | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 21.8 | 11.6-37.1 | 57 | 78.2 | 62.9-88.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 213 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 7.9 | 34 | 13.7 | 9.4-19.6 | 175 | 83.4 | 76.9-88.3 |
| No | 315 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.6 | 54 | 19.2 | 13.8-25.9 | 259 | 80.1 | 73.3-85.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 84 | 4 | 6.6 | 2.3-17.3 | 17 | 15.9 | 8.6-27.4 | 63 | 77.5 | 64.9-86.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 449 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 | 71 | 17.4 | 13.1-22.8 | 376 | 82.2 | 76.8-86.5 |
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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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