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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 | 7,291 | 401 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.1 | 817 | 12.3 | 11.1-13.5 | 6,073 | 82.4 | 81.0-83.7 |
| -Northeastern Partnership | 518 | 20 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 45 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.6 | 453 | 87.3 | 83.1-90.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 179 | 11 | 5.4 | 2.8-10.1 | 17 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.0 | 151 | 87.6 | 81.5-91.9 |
| Female | 339 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.7 | 28 | 10.1 | 6.0-16.5 | 302 | 87.1 | 80.8-91.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 305 | 15 | 5.2 | 3.0- 9.0 | 32 | 10.4 | 6.8-15.7 | 258 | 84.3 | 78.6-88.8 |
| African American | 188 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.4 | 13 | 8.4 | 3.7-17.8 | 171 | 89.7 | 80.7-94.7 |
| Other Minorities | 24 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.4-20.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 96.7 | 79.3-99.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 100 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 502 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 | 45 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.7 | 437 | 86.1 | 81.6-89.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 10.7 | 2.6-34.6 | 20 | 89.3 | 65.4-97.4 |
| 25-34 | 46 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.2 | 5 | 11.6 | 4.7-26.0 | 40 | 86.9 | 72.6-94.3 |
| 35-44 | 67 | 6 | 9.8 | 4.1-21.4 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.5-12.7 | 55 | 84.5 | 73.1-91.7 |
| 45-54 | 118 | 5 | 5.9 | 2.4-14.0 | 12 | 10.1 | 5.2-19.0 | 101 | 84.0 | 74.2-90.5 |
| 55-64 | 126 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.6 | 9 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.7 | 114 | 91.1 | 84.3-95.1 |
| 65-74 | 73 | 3 | 4.4 | 1.3-13.5 | 6 | 10.5 | 4.7-22.0 | 64 | 85.1 | 73.2-92.3 |
| 75+ | 61 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.9-16.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.2-12.9 | 54 | 90.5 | 79.7-95.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 98 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.4-10.4 | 9 | 5.8 | 2.7-11.9 | 85 | 90.3 | 82.6-94.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 183 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.3- 9.7 | 20 | 10.6 | 5.7-19.0 | 154 | 84.6 | 76.1-90.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 120 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.3 | 8 | 8.7 | 3.8-19.0 | 108 | 86.8 | 76.1-93.2 |
| College Graduate | 116 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.4 | 8 | 8.2 | 3.7-17.4 | 105 | 89.6 | 80.4-94.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 83 | 4 | 7.2 | 2.6-18.3 | 11 | 14.8 | 5.9-32.7 | 68 | 78.0 | 61.4-88.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 95 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.2 | 9 | 10.5 | 4.4-22.7 | 83 | 86.9 | 74.9-93.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 67 | 5 | 5.5 | 1.9-14.8 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.4-19.9 | 54 | 84.8 | 73.2-92.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 75 | 2 | 4.2 | 1.0-15.7 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.6-19.8 | 67 | 87.0 | 74.7-93.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 58 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.7-12.0 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.6 | 54 | 94.6 | 85.2-98.1 |
| $75,000+ | 68 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.6 | 7 | 9.5 | 3.9-21.6 | 60 | 88.9 | 76.6-95.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 203 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.8-12.7 | 23 | 11.0 | 6.5-18.0 | 169 | 82.0 | 74.3-87.7 |
| No | 309 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 | 21 | 7.4 | 4.3-12.7 | 279 | 90.2 | 84.8-93.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 82 | 5 | 4.7 | 1.6-12.9 | 7 | 5.1 | 2.2-11.2 | 70 | 90.2 | 81.8-95.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 435 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.6 | 38 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.1 | 382 | 86.7 | 81.7-90.4 |
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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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