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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,210 | 3,429 | 79.0 | 77.4-80.6 | 781 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.6 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,370 | 1,933 | 78.7 | 76.5-80.9 | 437 | 21.3 | 19.1-23.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,964 | 1,643 | 82.5 | 80.3-84.5 | 321 | 17.5 | 15.5-19.7 |
| African American | 285 | 218 | 74.1 | 67.1-80.0 | 67 | 25.9 | 20.0-32.9 |
| Other Minorities | 115 | 66 | 51.2 | 40.2-62.0 | 49 | 48.8 | 38.0-59.8 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 72 | 31 | 36.5 | 24.9-49.9 | 41 | 63.5 | 50.1-75.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,294 | 1,898 | 81.1 | 79.0-83.1 | 396 | 18.9 | 16.9-21.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 40-44 | 303 | 188 | 60.1 | 53.2-66.6 | 115 | 39.9 | 33.4-46.8 |
| 45-54 | 642 | 484 | 76.1 | 71.9-79.8 | 158 | 23.9 | 20.2-28.1 |
| 55-64 | 628 | 553 | 87.7 | 84.3-90.5 | 75 | 12.3 | 9.5-15.7 |
| 65-74 | 483 | 425 | 88.3 | 84.4-91.3 | 58 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.6 |
| 75+ | 314 | 283 | 89.3 | 83.5-93.1 | 31 | 10.7 | 6.9-16.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 351 | 249 | 62.5 | 55.4-69.1 | 102 | 37.5 | 30.9-44.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 670 | 527 | 73.5 | 68.8-77.8 | 143 | 26.5 | 22.2-31.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 514 | 441 | 84.6 | 80.2-88.2 | 73 | 15.4 | 11.8-19.8 |
| College Graduate | 830 | 711 | 84.7 | 81.4-87.6 | 119 | 15.3 | 12.4-18.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 189 | 143 | 69.3 | 59.2-77.8 | 46 | 30.7 | 22.2-40.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 316 | 235 | 63.8 | 56.0-70.9 | 81 | 36.2 | 29.1-44.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 276 | 215 | 73.3 | 66.1-79.4 | 61 | 26.7 | 20.6-33.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 345 | 281 | 79.7 | 73.6-84.7 | 64 | 20.3 | 15.3-26.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 332 | 282 | 82.1 | 75.9-86.9 | 50 | 17.9 | 13.1-24.1 |
| $75,000+ | 648 | 566 | 86.2 | 82.6-89.3 | 82 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 876 | 744 | 83.0 | 79.5-86.0 | 132 | 17.0 | 14.0-20.5 |
| No | 1,451 | 1,157 | 76.9 | 73.9-79.7 | 294 | 23.1 | 20.3-26.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 979 | 873 | 86.8 | 83.6-89.4 | 106 | 13.2 | 10.6-16.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,387 | 1,056 | 74.2 | 71.2-77.1 | 331 | 25.8 | 22.9-28.8 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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