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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,808 | 1,380 | 75.4 | 72.6-77.9 | 122 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.8 | 145 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 | 161 | 10.1 | 8.4-12.2 |
-Piedmont NC | 960 | 739 | 74.2 | 70.2-77.8 | 61 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.8 | 61 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 99 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.6 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 366 | 277 | 72.2 | 65.7-77.9 | 23 | 7.6 | 4.6-12.1 | 27 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.6 | 39 | 12.4 | 8.5-17.8 |
Female | 594 | 462 | 75.9 | 70.8-80.3 | 38 | 6.8 | 4.4-10.3 | 34 | 5.2 | 3.4- 7.7 | 60 | 12.2 | 8.8-16.6 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 715 | 552 | 73.9 | 69.0-78.2 | 44 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.7 | 41 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 | 78 | 13.7 | 10.3-18.0 |
African American | 207 | 162 | 78.3 | 71.0-84.2 | 12 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.6 | 16 | 7.1 | 3.8-12.7 | 17 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.3 |
Other Minorities | 34 | 22 | 60.1 | 38.9-78.1 | 5 | 18.5 | 6.2-43.8 | 4 | 11.4 | 3.3-32.1 | 3 | 10.0 | 2.9-29.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 32 | 23 | 65.4 | 43.1-82.5 | 2 | 11.0 | 2.2-40.1 | 3 | 8.9 | 2.3-29.3 | 4 | 14.7 | 5.1-35.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 924 | 713 | 74.9 | 70.9-78.5 | 59 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.4 | 57 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.6 | 95 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.5 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 9 | 3 | 35.9 | 11.6-70.5 | 1 | 15.4 | 2.2-59.5 | 1 | 8.0 | 1.1-41.2 | 4 | 40.8 | 15.0-72.9 |
25-34 | 22 | 17 | 66.3 | 39.4-85.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 8.4 | 2.1-28.7 | 3 | 25.3 | 8.4-55.6 |
35-44 | 78 | 60 | 74.5 | 59.3-85.4 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.7-16.9 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.1-22.4 | 11 | 14.8 | 7.0-28.4 |
45-54 | 155 | 119 | 70.1 | 59.9-78.6 | 14 | 14.6 | 8.3-24.5 | 11 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.8 | 11 | 7.7 | 4.0-14.4 |
55-64 | 251 | 192 | 79.5 | 73.1-84.8 | 20 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.5- 8.2 | 23 | 9.9 | 6.1-15.7 |
65-74 | 269 | 213 | 78.8 | 72.5-84.0 | 12 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.1 | 14 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.6 | 30 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.6 |
75+ | 173 | 132 | 75.2 | 66.3-82.3 | 12 | 5.8 | 2.9-11.2 | 12 | 8.7 | 4.4-16.4 | 17 | 10.4 | 5.9-17.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 226 | 164 | 68.7 | 59.6-76.6 | 18 | 7.4 | 3.9-13.4 | 21 | 11.4 | 6.3-19.7 | 23 | 12.5 | 7.5-20.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 335 | 271 | 77.5 | 70.4-83.2 | 20 | 8.4 | 4.6-14.8 | 14 | 3.6 | 1.9- 6.7 | 30 | 10.6 | 6.9-16.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 224 | 166 | 74.3 | 66.9-80.6 | 15 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.2 | 17 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.8 | 26 | 12.1 | 7.7-18.5 |
College Graduate | 171 | 136 | 75.7 | 65.1-83.8 | 7 | 4.4 | 1.7-11.3 | 9 | 5.4 | 2.3-12.2 | 19 | 14.5 | 8.0-24.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 200 | 135 | 60.6 | 50.8-69.7 | 20 | 11.6 | 6.3-20.3 | 23 | 13.6 | 8.2-21.5 | 22 | 14.2 | 8.5-22.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 211 | 156 | 68.5 | 59.2-76.5 | 13 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.1 | 17 | 10.0 | 5.0-19.1 | 25 | 15.2 | 9.6-23.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 108 | 88 | 77.5 | 65.0-86.4 | 5 | 4.2 | 1.7-10.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.4- 7.8 | 13 | 16.5 | 8.5-29.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 110 | 87 | 71.7 | 58.8-81.8 | 9 | 12.1 | 5.7-23.6 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.4-12.9 | 10 | 11.9 | 5.3-24.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 91 | 73 | 75.3 | 61.0-85.6 | 5 | 5.5 | 1.8-15.7 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.8- 9.0 | 10 | 16.5 | 7.8-31.5 |
$75,000+ | 85 | 73 | 89.8 | 79.6-95.2 | 3 | 4.0 | 0.8-17.2 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.3 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.4- 8.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 573 | 424 | 71.7 | 66.5-76.4 | 48 | 8.6 | 6.1-11.9 | 51 | 8.6 | 6.0-12.3 | 50 | 11.1 | 7.8-15.5 |
No | 360 | 299 | 78.0 | 71.1-83.6 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.4-11.0 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.6 | 44 | 13.4 | 9.3-19.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 182 | 141 | 77.5 | 69.6-83.8 | 15 | 8.6 | 5.0-14.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.8- 8.1 | 17 | 10.1 | 5.9-16.8 |
Non-Veteran | 777 | 597 | 73.4 | 68.8-77.6 | 46 | 6.8 | 4.6-10.0 | 52 | 7.0 | 4.9-10.0 | 82 | 12.8 | 9.7-16.6 |
^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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