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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,202 | 47 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 907 | 22.0 | 20.2-24.0 | 3,248 | 76.9 | 74.9-78.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,539 | 26 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.7 | 389 | 26.6 | 23.4-30.0 | 1,124 | 71.8 | 68.4-75.1 |
| Female | 2,663 | 21 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 518 | 17.6 | 15.9-19.5 | 2,124 | 81.8 | 79.9-83.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,269 | 37 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 726 | 22.8 | 20.8-25.0 | 2,506 | 76.1 | 73.8-78.1 |
| African American | 634 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 | 132 | 23.5 | 18.4-29.6 | 494 | 75.2 | 69.1-80.4 |
| Other Minorities | 278 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.1 | 47 | 15.5 | 10.9-21.7 | 230 | 84.0 | 77.8-88.7 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 223 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.2 | 32 | 15.5 | 10.2-22.8 | 189 | 83.9 | 76.5-89.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,976 | 45 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 | 874 | 22.7 | 20.8-24.7 | 3,057 | 76.2 | 74.1-78.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 195 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 41 | 25.6 | 18.1-34.8 | 154 | 74.4 | 65.2-81.9 |
| 25-34 | 513 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.2 | 92 | 16.8 | 13.3-21.0 | 417 | 82.0 | 77.6-85.7 |
| 35-44 | 760 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 184 | 23.6 | 20.0-27.6 | 571 | 75.5 | 71.5-79.1 |
| 45-54 | 849 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 200 | 24.4 | 20.5-28.7 | 639 | 74.2 | 69.8-78.1 |
| 55-64 | 826 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 | 179 | 21.2 | 18.0-24.8 | 636 | 77.4 | 73.7-80.7 |
| 65-74 | 581 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.4- 4.1 | 116 | 21.1 | 17.2-25.6 | 459 | 77.5 | 72.9-81.6 |
| 75+ | 449 | 11 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.6 | 89 | 20.5 | 16.3-25.5 | 349 | 77.3 | 72.2-81.7 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 604 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.7 | 132 | 23.1 | 18.4-28.7 | 459 | 74.9 | 69.4-79.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,230 | 20 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 298 | 24.5 | 21.0-28.4 | 912 | 73.9 | 70.0-77.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 999 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 | 238 | 25.9 | 21.6-30.8 | 755 | 73.8 | 68.9-78.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,360 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 239 | 16.7 | 14.3-19.3 | 1,113 | 82.4 | 79.6-84.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 446 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.9 | 108 | 25.1 | 19.1-32.3 | 325 | 73.2 | 66.1-79.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 649 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.9 | 148 | 23.6 | 18.2-30.0 | 496 | 75.5 | 69.1-81.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 469 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 | 120 | 23.2 | 18.1-29.1 | 345 | 76.1 | 70.0-81.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 615 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.7 | 132 | 19.8 | 16.1-24.0 | 478 | 79.2 | 74.9-83.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 547 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 121 | 24.1 | 18.9-30.3 | 423 | 75.2 | 69.1-80.5 |
| $75,000+ | 867 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.8 | 157 | 19.0 | 15.6-22.8 | 700 | 79.4 | 75.4-82.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,462 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 338 | 23.1 | 19.7-26.8 | 1,101 | 75.2 | 71.5-78.6 |
| No | 2,697 | 24 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.5 | 564 | 21.8 | 19.6-24.2 | 2,109 | 77.3 | 74.9-79.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 548 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.5 | 145 | 28.9 | 23.6-34.8 | 397 | 69.8 | 63.9-75.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,646 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 | 762 | 21.1 | 19.2-23.2 | 2,844 | 77.8 | 75.7-79.8 |
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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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