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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 7,506 | 115 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.6 | 2,525 | 35.1 | 33.5-36.6 | 4,866 | 63.6 | 62.0-65.2 |
-Piedmont NC | 4,210 | 68 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 | 1,383 | 34.0 | 31.9-36.1 | 2,759 | 64.7 | 62.6-66.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||
Male | 1,539 | 33 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 556 | 37.4 | 34.0-41.0 | 950 | 60.9 | 57.4-64.4 |
Female | 2,671 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.5 | 827 | 30.7 | 28.4-33.0 | 1,809 | 68.4 | 66.0-70.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||
White | 3,278 | 59 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.0 | 1,090 | 34.4 | 32.1-36.8 | 2,129 | 64.1 | 61.7-66.5 |
African American | 627 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.9 | 217 | 37.7 | 32.4-43.4 | 403 | 61.1 | 55.5-66.5 |
Other Minorities | 284 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.1 | 71 | 27.4 | 20.7-35.2 | 212 | 72.2 | 64.3-78.9 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||
Hispanic | 229 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.0 | 50 | 24.7 | 18.0-32.8 | 176 | 74.7 | 66.6-81.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,977 | 65 | 1.4 | 1.0- 1.9 | 1,331 | 34.9 | 32.8-37.2 | 2,581 | 63.7 | 61.5-65.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 196 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 88 | 46.8 | 38.2-55.6 | 108 | 53.2 | 44.4-61.8 |
25-34 | 515 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 166 | 32.6 | 27.9-37.7 | 344 | 66.7 | 61.5-71.4 |
35-44 | 762 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 241 | 29.6 | 25.7-33.7 | 511 | 69.4 | 65.2-73.2 |
45-54 | 845 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.8 | 295 | 34.0 | 29.9-38.4 | 538 | 63.9 | 59.5-68.1 |
55-64 | 820 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.0 | 263 | 31.1 | 27.3-35.1 | 545 | 67.4 | 63.3-71.2 |
65-74 | 586 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.7 | 188 | 33.9 | 29.3-38.9 | 385 | 63.8 | 58.8-68.5 |
75+ | 458 | 16 | 3.3 | 1.8- 5.8 | 134 | 29.5 | 24.7-34.8 | 308 | 67.2 | 61.8-72.2 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 611 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 | 214 | 36.5 | 31.1-42.2 | 377 | 61.0 | 55.3-66.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,234 | 27 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.6 | 483 | 40.8 | 36.9-44.9 | 724 | 57.5 | 53.4-61.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 992 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.1 | 348 | 38.5 | 33.8-43.5 | 634 | 60.5 | 55.6-65.2 |
College Graduate | 1,363 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 335 | 23.7 | 20.8-26.8 | 1,017 | 75.5 | 72.4-78.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 445 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.7 | 180 | 40.5 | 33.9-47.5 | 249 | 56.9 | 49.9-63.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 652 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.5 | 242 | 39.6 | 33.9-45.6 | 401 | 59.7 | 53.7-65.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 475 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.9 | 185 | 40.4 | 33.9-47.2 | 286 | 58.8 | 52.0-65.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 614 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.4 | 217 | 36.1 | 30.9-41.5 | 391 | 62.6 | 57.1-67.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 545 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 181 | 35.8 | 29.9-42.1 | 356 | 63.0 | 56.8-68.9 |
$75,000+ | 867 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.5 | 199 | 24.1 | 20.4-28.3 | 657 | 74.5 | 70.3-78.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,469 | 34 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.6 | 539 | 38.2 | 34.5-42.1 | 896 | 59.4 | 55.5-63.2 |
No | 2,697 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 834 | 32.4 | 30.0-35.0 | 1,830 | 66.7 | 64.1-69.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 547 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.1 | 193 | 37.0 | 31.1-43.2 | 344 | 60.5 | 54.3-66.4 |
Non-Veteran | 3,655 | 57 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 1,190 | 33.7 | 31.5-35.9 | 2,408 | 65.2 | 62.9-67.4 |
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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, 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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