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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,520 | 1,024 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.6 | 14,496 | 94.8 | 94.4-95.3 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,676 | 551 | 5.1 | 4.5- 5.7 | 8,125 | 94.9 | 94.3-95.5 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,218 | 265 | 5.7 | 4.7- 6.9 | 2,953 | 94.3 | 93.1-95.3 |
Female | 5,458 | 286 | 4.4 | 3.8- 5.1 | 5,172 | 95.6 | 94.9-96.2 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,720 | 455 | 5.1 | 4.6- 5.7 | 6,265 | 94.9 | 94.3-95.4 |
African American | 1,326 | 54 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 1,272 | 97.1 | 96.0-97.9 |
Other Minorities | 588 | 40 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.1 | 548 | 92.4 | 87.9-95.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 485 | 31 | 8.1 | 4.7-13.5 | 454 | 91.9 | 86.5-95.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,173 | 520 | 4.7 | 4.2- 5.2 | 7,653 | 95.3 | 94.8-95.8 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 340 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 6.0 | 333 | 97.5 | 94.0-98.9 |
25-34 | 1,059 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 | 1,040 | 97.6 | 94.9-98.9 |
35-44 | 1,571 | 17 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 | 1,554 | 98.7 | 97.7-99.3 |
45-54 | 1,720 | 54 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 1,666 | 97.1 | 96.0-97.9 |
55-64 | 1,686 | 154 | 10.3 | 8.5-12.3 | 1,532 | 89.7 | 87.7-91.5 |
65-74 | 1,262 | 152 | 12.0 | 10.0-14.3 | 1,110 | 88.0 | 85.7-90.0 |
75+ | 969 | 145 | 16.3 | 13.7-19.4 | 824 | 83.7 | 80.6-86.3 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,241 | 127 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.5 | 1,114 | 91.6 | 88.5-94.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,522 | 179 | 5.7 | 4.6- 7.1 | 2,343 | 94.3 | 92.9-95.4 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,103 | 131 | 4.7 | 3.8- 5.7 | 1,972 | 95.3 | 94.3-96.2 |
College Graduate | 2,785 | 114 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.2 | 2,671 | 96.7 | 95.8-97.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 877 | 116 | 13.4 | 9.1-19.4 | 761 | 86.6 | 80.6-90.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,363 | 119 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.4 | 1,244 | 92.6 | 90.6-94.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 962 | 56 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.6 | 906 | 95.3 | 93.4-96.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,189 | 50 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.7 | 1,139 | 96.6 | 95.3-97.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,120 | 47 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.1 | 1,073 | 97.1 | 95.9-97.9 |
$75,000+ | 1,881 | 70 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 | 1,811 | 96.9 | 95.9-97.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,935 | 378 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.8 | 2,557 | 89.6 | 88.2-90.8 |
No | 5,470 | 158 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.7 | 5,312 | 97.2 | 96.3-97.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,131 | 154 | 11.8 | 9.8-14.1 | 977 | 88.2 | 85.9-90.2 |
Non-Veteran | 7,527 | 396 | 4.1 | 3.5- 4.9 | 7,131 | 95.9 | 95.1-96.5 |
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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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