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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,072 | 212 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 | 457 | 11.6 | 10.2-13.2 | 3,403 | 83.4 | 81.6-85.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,472 | 116 | 6.4 | 5.0- 8.3 | 210 | 14.5 | 12.0-17.4 | 1,146 | 79.0 | 75.9-81.9 |
| Female | 2,600 | 96 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.6 | 247 | 8.9 | 7.6-10.3 | 2,257 | 87.5 | 85.9-89.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,161 | 185 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 362 | 12.2 | 10.5-14.0 | 2,614 | 82.0 | 80.0-83.8 |
| African American | 615 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 69 | 12.0 | 8.3-16.9 | 529 | 86.0 | 81.1-89.8 |
| Other Minorities | 276 | 9 | 4.2 | 1.4-11.9 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.1-13.8 | 242 | 87.3 | 80.1-92.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 224 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.7- 4.7 | 19 | 6.7 | 3.6-12.2 | 199 | 91.4 | 85.8-94.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,845 | 206 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 | 438 | 12.2 | 10.6-13.9 | 3,201 | 82.5 | 80.7-84.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 194 | 10 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.5 | 27 | 14.1 | 8.9-21.7 | 157 | 81.5 | 73.3-87.6 |
| 25-34 | 506 | 19 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 | 55 | 12.4 | 9.2-16.4 | 432 | 83.8 | 79.5-87.3 |
| 35-44 | 737 | 36 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 | 78 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.6 | 623 | 87.1 | 84.2-89.6 |
| 45-54 | 824 | 37 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 97 | 12.1 | 8.9-16.3 | 690 | 82.4 | 78.1-86.0 |
| 55-64 | 800 | 39 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.9 | 87 | 11.3 | 8.7-14.4 | 674 | 83.3 | 79.7-86.4 |
| 65-74 | 547 | 40 | 7.9 | 5.6-11.2 | 60 | 12.0 | 9.0-15.9 | 447 | 80.1 | 75.5-83.9 |
| 75+ | 438 | 30 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.8 | 52 | 11.9 | 8.7-16.0 | 356 | 80.8 | 76.0-84.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 588 | 41 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 | 59 | 7.7 | 5.6-10.5 | 488 | 86.4 | 82.9-89.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,196 | 78 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.4 | 160 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.4 | 958 | 80.9 | 77.7-83.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 958 | 47 | 6.0 | 3.8- 9.3 | 115 | 15.2 | 11.5-20.0 | 796 | 78.8 | 73.8-83.1 |
| College Graduate | 1,322 | 46 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.7 | 122 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.4 | 1,154 | 87.5 | 85.0-89.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 433 | 30 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 56 | 12.5 | 8.8-17.4 | 347 | 82.6 | 77.4-86.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 641 | 36 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.2 | 88 | 13.2 | 9.9-17.4 | 517 | 81.3 | 76.6-85.2 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 460 | 22 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.3 | 56 | 14.1 | 10.0-19.6 | 382 | 80.9 | 75.1-85.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 595 | 35 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.0 | 73 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.0 | 487 | 81.6 | 76.5-85.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 524 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 63 | 15.4 | 10.6-21.7 | 435 | 80.3 | 74.0-85.4 |
| $75,000+ | 839 | 36 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.5 | 68 | 9.6 | 6.8-13.4 | 735 | 86.6 | 82.8-89.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,414 | 90 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.7 | 174 | 12.6 | 10.0-15.8 | 1,150 | 80.6 | 77.2-83.5 |
| No | 2,618 | 119 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.4 | 280 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.0 | 2,219 | 84.6 | 82.5-86.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 514 | 35 | 8.5 | 4.8-14.7 | 71 | 15.0 | 10.5-21.0 | 408 | 76.5 | 69.5-82.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,550 | 176 | 4.5 | 3.8- 5.3 | 386 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.9 | 2,988 | 84.3 | 82.5-85.9 |
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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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