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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 | 7,471 | 144 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.4 | 1,135 | 17.0 | 15.7-18.3 | 6,192 | 81.1 | 79.7-82.4 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,186 | 81 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.7 | 641 | 16.4 | 14.8-18.2 | 3,464 | 81.6 | 79.8-83.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,534 | 49 | 2.8 | 2.0- 4.1 | 278 | 19.2 | 16.5-22.4 | 1,207 | 77.9 | 74.7-80.8 |
| Female | 2,652 | 32 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 363 | 13.7 | 12.0-15.5 | 2,257 | 85.2 | 83.3-86.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 3,265 | 67 | 2.2 | 1.6- 3.1 | 510 | 17.5 | 15.6-19.6 | 2,688 | 80.3 | 78.1-82.3 |
| African American | 626 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 98 | 17.7 | 13.4-23.0 | 520 | 81.3 | 75.9-85.6 |
| Other Minorities | 274 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 | 31 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.8 | 238 | 89.9 | 85.5-93.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 220 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.4 | 20 | 6.5 | 4.0-10.5 | 197 | 92.6 | 88.4-95.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,962 | 78 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.8 | 621 | 17.4 | 15.7-19.3 | 3,263 | 80.5 | 78.5-82.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 194 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.2 | 37 | 20.1 | 13.7-28.4 | 153 | 78.3 | 70.0-84.9 |
| 25-34 | 511 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.5 | 80 | 17.4 | 13.7-22.0 | 423 | 80.5 | 75.8-84.5 |
| 35-44 | 755 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 | 153 | 18.0 | 14.9-21.6 | 588 | 80.1 | 76.4-83.4 |
| 45-54 | 845 | 16 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | 147 | 17.8 | 14.3-22.1 | 682 | 80.0 | 75.7-83.6 |
| 55-64 | 830 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 114 | 14.6 | 11.9-17.7 | 697 | 83.4 | 80.1-86.3 |
| 65-74 | 579 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 | 62 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.8 | 509 | 88.5 | 85.1-91.3 |
| 75+ | 444 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.3 | 45 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.8 | 388 | 88.7 | 85.1-91.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 599 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.0 | 85 | 13.1 | 9.9-17.0 | 497 | 84.7 | 80.6-88.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,228 | 38 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.4 | 203 | 16.3 | 13.6-19.3 | 987 | 80.2 | 76.9-83.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 988 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.1 | 178 | 22.1 | 17.8-27.0 | 797 | 76.4 | 71.4-80.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,361 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 174 | 13.9 | 11.6-16.6 | 1,174 | 85.2 | 82.4-87.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 447 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.5 | 73 | 15.4 | 10.7-21.8 | 357 | 79.9 | 73.1-85.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 647 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.0 | 111 | 15.4 | 12.1-19.6 | 526 | 82.7 | 78.2-86.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 467 | 9 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.1 | 81 | 18.9 | 14.0-25.1 | 377 | 78.4 | 72.0-83.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 615 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.0 | 95 | 14.0 | 10.9-17.8 | 511 | 84.6 | 80.7-87.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 546 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 91 | 20.4 | 15.3-26.8 | 449 | 78.5 | 72.1-83.7 |
| $75,000+ | 869 | 17 | 1.8 | 1.1- 3.1 | 109 | 15.3 | 12.0-19.3 | 743 | 82.8 | 78.8-86.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 1,450 | 39 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.7 | 231 | 16.4 | 13.4-19.8 | 1,180 | 80.5 | 76.9-83.6 |
| No | 2,698 | 42 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 | 406 | 16.5 | 14.6-18.6 | 2,250 | 82.0 | 79.8-84.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 544 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.8 | 91 | 18.0 | 13.4-23.7 | 439 | 79.5 | 73.7-84.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,635 | 66 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 550 | 16.2 | 14.5-18.1 | 3,019 | 81.9 | 79.9-83.7 |
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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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