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| Total Respond.^ |
Within the past year (<12 months) | Within the past 2 years | Within the past 5 years | 5 or more years ago | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,453 | 11,733 | 71.0 | 69.9-72.1 | 1,796 | 13.5 | 12.7-14.3 | 930 | 7.5 | 6.8- 8.2 | 856 | 6.5 | 5.9- 7.1 | 138 | 1.5 | 1.2- 1.9 |
| -Piedmont NC | 8,636 | 6,492 | 70.5 | 69.0-71.9 | 1,068 | 14.3 | 13.2-15.4 | 529 | 7.4 | 6.6- 8.3 | 470 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.2 | 77 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,200 | 2,207 | 63.2 | 60.7-65.6 | 408 | 15.7 | 13.9-17.7 | 271 | 9.8 | 8.3-11.5 | 270 | 8.9 | 7.5-10.6 | 44 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.4 |
| Female | 5,436 | 4,285 | 77.6 | 76.1-79.1 | 660 | 12.9 | 11.8-14.1 | 258 | 5.1 | 4.4- 5.9 | 200 | 3.7 | 3.1- 4.4 | 33 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,685 | 5,002 | 70.3 | 68.6-71.9 | 846 | 14.6 | 13.4-15.9 | 416 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 | 388 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.8 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 |
| African American | 1,327 | 1,106 | 81.8 | 78.8-84.5 | 128 | 10.3 | 8.3-12.6 | 58 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.9 | 31 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| Other Minorities | 583 | 351 | 56.1 | 50.4-61.5 | 90 | 17.9 | 13.7-23.1 | 54 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 | 48 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.1 | 40 | 9.1 | 6.3-13.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 483 | 297 | 57.8 | 51.7-63.7 | 67 | 15.0 | 11.1-19.9 | 46 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.5 | 37 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.2 | 36 | 10.4 | 7.0-15.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 8,137 | 6,182 | 71.9 | 70.4-73.4 | 1,001 | 14.2 | 13.1-15.4 | 483 | 7.2 | 6.4- 8.2 | 431 | 6.1 | 5.3- 7.0 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 332 | 221 | 62.6 | 55.8-69.0 | 53 | 17.4 | 12.9-23.1 | 30 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.8 | 21 | 7.9 | 4.5-13.4 | 7 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.2 |
| 25-34 | 1,048 | 649 | 58.1 | 54.3-61.8 | 194 | 19.4 | 16.6-22.6 | 99 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.4 | 83 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.6 | 23 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 |
| 35-44 | 1,562 | 1,041 | 65.5 | 62.5-68.4 | 245 | 16.7 | 14.5-19.1 | 134 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.1 | 124 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 18 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,709 | 1,244 | 73.7 | 71.0-76.2 | 220 | 12.2 | 10.4-14.3 | 125 | 7.1 | 5.8- 8.8 | 111 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.5 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,689 | 1,351 | 80.6 | 78.3-82.8 | 185 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.8 | 79 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.0 | 62 | 3.2 | 2.4- 4.2 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 |
| 65-74 | 1,266 | 1,082 | 86.2 | 83.6-88.4 | 101 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.7 | 37 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.8 | 42 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| 75+ | 962 | 849 | 88.8 | 86.2-90.9 | 61 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.5 | 23 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 25 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,246 | 899 | 64.4 | 60.1-68.4 | 140 | 14.0 | 11.2-17.5 | 91 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 84 | 8.3 | 6.3-11.0 | 32 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,497 | 1,865 | 71.0 | 68.1-73.7 | 307 | 13.8 | 11.8-16.0 | 165 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 | 139 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 21 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,094 | 1,610 | 72.2 | 68.8-75.3 | 238 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.3 | 120 | 8.7 | 6.6-11.4 | 115 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,776 | 2,099 | 71.5 | 69.2-73.7 | 382 | 16.5 | 14.7-18.6 | 152 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.2 | 131 | 5.5 | 4.5- 6.9 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 877 | 657 | 66.8 | 60.9-72.3 | 106 | 15.4 | 11.4-20.4 | 53 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.5 | 53 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.6 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,352 | 934 | 61.9 | 58.0-65.7 | 188 | 16.0 | 13.4-19.0 | 113 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.1 | 97 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.3 | 20 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 953 | 686 | 67.6 | 63.0-71.8 | 109 | 12.3 | 9.5-15.8 | 83 | 10.4 | 7.7-14.0 | 63 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.7 | 12 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,189 | 905 | 70.6 | 66.5-74.3 | 119 | 12.7 | 10.0-16.1 | 74 | 8.0 | 5.7-11.1 | 75 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.0 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,116 | 835 | 69.8 | 65.7-73.6 | 146 | 13.5 | 11.0-16.4 | 72 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.1 | 60 | 6.3 | 4.6- 8.4 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.7 |
| $75,000+ | 1,877 | 1,444 | 73.6 | 70.7-76.2 | 267 | 16.9 | 14.6-19.5 | 84 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.2 | 75 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.7 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,933 | 2,291 | 74.5 | 72.0-76.9 | 329 | 12.3 | 10.6-14.2 | 162 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.4 | 135 | 5.1 | 4.1- 6.3 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 |
| No | 5,438 | 4,004 | 69.0 | 67.2-70.8 | 711 | 15.1 | 13.8-16.6 | 347 | 7.3 | 6.3- 8.4 | 320 | 6.8 | 5.8- 8.0 | 56 | 1.8 | 1.3- 2.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,136 | 911 | 78.1 | 74.4-81.4 | 97 | 10.9 | 8.2-14.4 | 55 | 4.7 | 3.5- 6.5 | 70 | 6.0 | 4.4- 7.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 7,483 | 5,568 | 69.5 | 67.8-71.0 | 967 | 14.7 | 13.6-15.9 | 474 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.8 | 400 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.3 | 74 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.3 |
^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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