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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,536 | 6,432 | 34.3 | 33.3-35.3 | 9,104 | 65.7 | 64.7-66.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,687 | 3,569 | 33.7 | 32.4-35.1 | 5,118 | 66.3 | 64.9-67.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,218 | 1,243 | 29.9 | 27.9-32.0 | 1,975 | 70.1 | 68.0-72.1 |
Female | 5,469 | 2,326 | 37.5 | 35.8-39.2 | 3,143 | 62.5 | 60.8-64.2 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,736 | 2,991 | 37.4 | 35.9-39.0 | 3,745 | 62.6 | 61.0-64.1 |
African American | 1,326 | 426 | 27.5 | 24.7-30.6 | 900 | 72.5 | 69.4-75.3 |
Other Minorities | 585 | 142 | 21.7 | 17.7-26.3 | 443 | 78.3 | 73.7-82.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 483 | 124 | 20.7 | 16.6-25.4 | 359 | 79.3 | 74.6-83.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,186 | 3,439 | 35.3 | 33.9-36.7 | 4,747 | 64.7 | 63.3-66.1 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 332 | 64 | 17.6 | 13.0-23.4 | 268 | 82.4 | 76.6-87.0 |
25-34 | 1,055 | 217 | 17.6 | 15.2-20.4 | 838 | 82.4 | 79.6-84.8 |
35-44 | 1,563 | 361 | 24.1 | 21.5-26.8 | 1,202 | 75.9 | 73.2-78.5 |
45-54 | 1,718 | 550 | 31.9 | 29.3-34.7 | 1,168 | 68.1 | 65.3-70.7 |
55-64 | 1,693 | 780 | 48.4 | 45.5-51.4 | 913 | 51.6 | 48.6-54.5 |
65-74 | 1,275 | 824 | 66.0 | 62.8-69.1 | 451 | 34.0 | 30.9-37.2 |
75+ | 980 | 745 | 76.0 | 72.5-79.1 | 235 | 24.0 | 20.9-27.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,261 | 548 | 31.5 | 28.1-35.1 | 713 | 68.5 | 64.9-71.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,511 | 995 | 29.9 | 27.6-32.3 | 1,516 | 70.1 | 67.7-72.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,105 | 823 | 32.1 | 29.3-35.1 | 1,282 | 67.9 | 64.9-70.7 |
College Graduate | 2,785 | 1,191 | 39.1 | 36.8-41.4 | 1,594 | 60.9 | 58.6-63.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 886 | 408 | 34.1 | 29.6-38.9 | 478 | 65.9 | 61.1-70.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,368 | 549 | 31.6 | 28.4-35.0 | 819 | 68.4 | 65.0-71.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 961 | 375 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.7 | 586 | 69.2 | 65.3-72.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,192 | 470 | 31.6 | 28.2-35.1 | 722 | 68.4 | 64.9-71.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,118 | 399 | 30.1 | 26.8-33.6 | 719 | 69.9 | 66.4-73.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,881 | 753 | 37.6 | 34.9-40.4 | 1,128 | 62.4 | 59.6-65.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,968 | 1,461 | 41.6 | 39.2-44.1 | 1,507 | 58.4 | 55.9-60.8 |
No | 5,467 | 2,030 | 30.9 | 29.2-32.5 | 3,437 | 69.1 | 67.5-70.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,140 | 642 | 52.9 | 49.1-56.8 | 498 | 47.1 | 43.2-50.9 |
Non-Veteran | 7,538 | 2,925 | 31.2 | 29.8-32.6 | 4,613 | 68.8 | 67.4-70.2 |
^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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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