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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,616 | 664 | 3.0 | 2.7- 3.3 | 14,952 | 97.0 | 96.7-97.3 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,727 | 356 | 2.7 | 2.4- 3.1 | 8,371 | 97.3 | 96.9-97.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,235 | 126 | 2.4 | 2.0- 3.0 | 3,109 | 97.6 | 97.0-98.0 |
Female | 5,492 | 230 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.5 | 5,262 | 97.0 | 96.5-97.5 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,760 | 281 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.4 | 6,479 | 97.1 | 96.6-97.5 |
African American | 1,335 | 64 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.4 | 1,271 | 96.7 | 95.6-97.6 |
Other Minorities | 590 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 579 | 99.1 | 98.2-99.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 487 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 479 | 99.4 | 98.8-99.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,222 | 348 | 2.9 | 2.6- 3.4 | 7,874 | 97.1 | 96.6-97.4 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 340 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 339 | 99.7 | 98.0- 100 |
25-34 | 1,057 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 | 1,054 | 99.8 | 99.4-99.9 |
35-44 | 1,573 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.3 | 1,550 | 98.7 | 97.7-99.2 |
45-54 | 1,722 | 49 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 | 1,673 | 97.2 | 96.1-98.0 |
55-64 | 1,698 | 84 | 4.6 | 3.6- 6.0 | 1,614 | 95.4 | 94.0-96.4 |
65-74 | 1,278 | 85 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.7 | 1,193 | 93.1 | 91.3-94.6 |
75+ | 988 | 106 | 9.2 | 7.4-11.4 | 882 | 90.8 | 88.6-92.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,269 | 129 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.8 | 1,140 | 93.8 | 92.2-95.1 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,526 | 107 | 2.9 | 2.3- 3.7 | 2,419 | 97.1 | 96.3-97.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,113 | 71 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 | 2,042 | 97.6 | 96.7-98.2 |
College Graduate | 2,794 | 49 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.7 | 2,745 | 98.8 | 98.3-99.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 891 | 95 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.2 | 796 | 92.1 | 89.8-94.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,370 | 81 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.6 | 1,289 | 95.8 | 94.4-96.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 964 | 31 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 | 933 | 96.7 | 95.0-97.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,193 | 31 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 1,162 | 98.1 | 97.1-98.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,123 | 23 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 1,100 | 98.4 | 97.5-99.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,884 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 | 1,864 | 99.3 | 98.9-99.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,976 | 269 | 6.9 | 6.0- 8.1 | 2,707 | 93.1 | 91.9-94.0 |
No | 5,480 | 80 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 | 5,400 | 99.1 | 98.8-99.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,143 | 73 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.5 | 1,070 | 95.0 | 93.5-96.2 |
Non-Veteran | 7,566 | 282 | 2.4 | 2.0- 2.7 | 7,284 | 97.6 | 97.3-98.0 |
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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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