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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | > 3 years | 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 | 4,164 | 2,110 | 48.3 | 46.4-50.2 | 568 | 13.6 | 12.4-14.9 | 211 | 5.1 | 4.4- 6.0 | 494 | 11.9 | 10.7-13.2 | 781 | 21.1 | 19.6-22.8 |
-Piedmont NC | 2,352 | 1,216 | 48.8 | 46.3-51.4 | 307 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.8 | 137 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.4 | 255 | 10.7 | 9.3-12.3 | 437 | 21.4 | 19.3-23.7 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 1,948 | 1,035 | 51.0 | 48.2-53.7 | 265 | 14.2 | 12.3-16.4 | 113 | 6.2 | 5.0- 7.7 | 214 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.7 | 321 | 17.6 | 15.6-19.8 |
African American | 284 | 141 | 48.1 | 40.8-55.6 | 32 | 10.5 | 7.1-15.4 | 21 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.9 | 23 | 8.4 | 5.3-13.3 | 67 | 26.0 | 20.1-33.0 |
Other Minorities | 114 | 37 | 30.6 | 21.6-41.4 | 9 | 5.5 | 2.6-11.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.9-10.9 | 16 | 11.6 | 6.5-19.8 | 49 | 49.1 | 38.2-60.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 71 | 17 | 21.6 | 12.8-33.9 | 6 | 8.4 | 3.2-20.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.3 | 6 | 4.9 | 1.9-12.2 | 41 | 64.1 | 50.5-75.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,277 | 1,197 | 50.4 | 47.8-53.0 | 299 | 13.2 | 11.6-15.1 | 136 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.7 | 249 | 11.0 | 9.5-12.7 | 396 | 19.0 | 17.0-21.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 299 | 92 | 31.9 | 26.0-38.4 | 39 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.8 | 16 | 5.6 | 3.2- 9.7 | 37 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.7 | 115 | 40.3 | 33.7-47.2 |
45-54 | 640 | 252 | 39.4 | 34.8-44.3 | 84 | 14.2 | 11.0-18.2 | 46 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.1 | 100 | 15.1 | 12.1-18.6 | 158 | 24.0 | 20.3-28.2 |
55-64 | 627 | 370 | 61.2 | 56.6-65.7 | 82 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.1 | 42 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.2 | 58 | 7.9 | 5.8-10.6 | 75 | 12.3 | 9.6-15.7 |
65-74 | 478 | 314 | 65.3 | 60.2-70.2 | 58 | 13.1 | 9.8-17.1 | 17 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.6 | 58 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.8 |
75+ | 308 | 188 | 60.2 | 53.3-66.7 | 44 | 15.0 | 10.6-20.9 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.7 | 29 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.1 | 31 | 10.9 | 7.0-16.7 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 348 | 144 | 34.6 | 28.9-40.6 | 37 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.1 | 20 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.6 | 45 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.8 | 102 | 37.8 | 31.1-44.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 663 | 321 | 44.4 | 39.7-49.2 | 96 | 13.5 | 10.6-17.1 | 35 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.7 | 68 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.5 | 143 | 26.7 | 22.4-31.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 508 | 271 | 52.7 | 47.0-58.3 | 64 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.0 | 34 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.5 | 66 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.3 | 73 | 15.6 | 12.0-20.1 |
College Graduate | 828 | 478 | 54.8 | 50.6-59.0 | 109 | 14.7 | 11.8-18.2 | 47 | 6.4 | 4.6- 9.0 | 75 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 | 119 | 15.3 | 12.4-18.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 187 | 83 | 39.8 | 31.3-49.1 | 24 | 13.8 | 8.4-21.9 | 15 | 7.3 | 4.2-12.4 | 19 | 7.8 | 4.6-12.8 | 46 | 31.3 | 22.7-41.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 311 | 137 | 37.3 | 30.8-44.3 | 45 | 12.1 | 8.5-17.0 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.3 | 34 | 9.0 | 5.8-13.6 | 81 | 36.6 | 29.4-44.5 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 274 | 125 | 37.8 | 31.3-44.8 | 39 | 14.8 | 10.5-20.4 | 19 | 8.4 | 5.0-13.6 | 30 | 12.0 | 7.9-18.0 | 61 | 27.0 | 20.8-34.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 343 | 174 | 47.2 | 40.7-53.7 | 39 | 12.8 | 8.5-18.9 | 16 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.5 | 50 | 14.3 | 10.5-19.2 | 64 | 20.4 | 15.3-26.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 331 | 178 | 51.4 | 44.8-58.1 | 43 | 11.1 | 7.7-15.8 | 28 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 32 | 11.7 | 7.7-17.3 | 50 | 18.0 | 13.1-24.1 |
$75,000+ | 646 | 381 | 57.4 | 52.5-62.0 | 90 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.2 | 31 | 5.3 | 3.5- 7.9 | 62 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.0 | 82 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 866 | 469 | 50.6 | 46.4-54.7 | 125 | 14.7 | 11.9-18.0 | 53 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 | 87 | 10.3 | 8.0-13.1 | 132 | 17.2 | 14.1-20.7 |
No | 1,443 | 728 | 48.4 | 45.2-51.7 | 175 | 12.0 | 10.1-14.3 | 81 | 5.4 | 4.1- 6.9 | 165 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.0 | 294 | 23.2 | 20.5-26.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 970 | 581 | 58.3 | 54.3-62.2 | 126 | 12.9 | 10.4-15.8 | 52 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.2 | 105 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.8 | 106 | 13.3 | 10.7-16.5 |
Non-Veteran | 1,378 | 633 | 43.6 | 40.4-46.8 | 180 | 13.1 | 11.0-15.5 | 85 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.8 | 149 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.5 | 331 | 26.0 | 23.1-29.0 |
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*This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.
^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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