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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,798 | 325 | 17.7 | 15.5-20.0 | 408 | 23.7 | 21.2-26.3 | 636 | 33.4 | 30.7-36.2 | 429 | 25.3 | 22.7-28.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 955 | 171 | 18.2 | 15.1-21.7 | 226 | 23.9 | 20.6-27.6 | 319 | 32.3 | 28.6-36.3 | 239 | 25.5 | 22.1-29.3 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 367 | 70 | 16.2 | 12.2-21.3 | 93 | 25.1 | 20.2-30.7 | 124 | 36.0 | 29.9-42.7 | 80 | 22.7 | 17.7-28.5 |
Female | 588 | 101 | 19.9 | 15.6-25.0 | 133 | 23.0 | 18.7-27.9 | 195 | 29.2 | 24.9-33.9 | 159 | 28.0 | 23.3-33.1 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 711 | 128 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.4 | 164 | 23.5 | 19.8-27.6 | 232 | 31.9 | 27.5-36.6 | 187 | 27.2 | 23.0-31.8 |
African American | 204 | 35 | 19.8 | 13.3-28.3 | 49 | 21.0 | 15.3-27.9 | 77 | 37.5 | 29.5-46.2 | 43 | 21.8 | 15.8-29.2 |
Other Minorities | 35 | 5 | 18.0 | 6.5-40.7 | 11 | 32.7 | 16.6-54.1 | 10 | 23.4 | 11.3-42.2 | 9 | 26.0 | 12.8-45.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 33 | 9 | 29.3 | 14.3-50.8 | 6 | 26.4 | 10.9-51.2 | 10 | 24.0 | 11.5-43.5 | 8 | 20.3 | 9.3-38.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 918 | 160 | 17.2 | 14.3-20.7 | 219 | 23.7 | 20.5-27.2 | 309 | 33.1 | 29.2-37.2 | 230 | 26.0 | 22.4-29.9 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 9 | 2 | 22.9 | 5.7-59.3 | 2 | 22.9 | 5.4-60.9 | 3 | 30.0 | 9.3-64.0 | 2 | 24.2 | 5.6-63.3 |
25-34 | 22 | 3 | 13.3 | 4.1-35.6 | 7 | 27.2 | 11.8-50.9 | 7 | 26.1 | 11.7-48.5 | 5 | 33.5 | 14.0-60.9 |
35-44 | 78 | 17 | 23.9 | 14.0-37.6 | 15 | 18.7 | 10.5-30.9 | 22 | 27.7 | 16.4-42.8 | 24 | 29.8 | 18.8-43.8 |
45-54 | 154 | 28 | 19.1 | 12.2-28.4 | 36 | 22.5 | 15.7-31.1 | 44 | 29.8 | 21.5-39.7 | 46 | 28.7 | 20.8-38.1 |
55-64 | 247 | 37 | 16.1 | 11.0-22.9 | 72 | 28.9 | 22.7-36.1 | 84 | 33.2 | 26.1-41.2 | 54 | 21.8 | 16.2-28.7 |
65-74 | 273 | 55 | 19.2 | 13.8-26.1 | 62 | 25.8 | 19.1-33.8 | 96 | 32.9 | 26.6-39.8 | 60 | 22.1 | 16.8-28.6 |
75+ | 169 | 28 | 14.1 | 9.0-21.6 | 32 | 19.8 | 13.7-27.8 | 62 | 39.1 | 30.5-48.4 | 47 | 27.0 | 19.8-35.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 225 | 35 | 16.0 | 10.1-24.4 | 43 | 21.1 | 14.5-29.6 | 85 | 38.1 | 29.9-47.0 | 62 | 24.8 | 18.4-32.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 334 | 66 | 22.1 | 16.6-28.6 | 80 | 25.6 | 19.9-32.3 | 115 | 32.4 | 26.2-39.3 | 73 | 20.0 | 15.5-25.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 224 | 41 | 20.9 | 14.5-29.0 | 49 | 19.4 | 14.2-25.9 | 70 | 28.7 | 21.9-36.6 | 64 | 31.1 | 23.7-39.6 |
College Graduate | 170 | 28 | 11.2 | 7.1-17.3 | 54 | 30.3 | 22.6-39.2 | 48 | 29.9 | 21.8-39.4 | 40 | 28.7 | 20.1-39.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 199 | 28 | 14.7 | 8.9-23.4 | 41 | 18.5 | 12.9-25.8 | 80 | 42.1 | 33.0-51.8 | 50 | 24.7 | 16.8-34.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 210 | 45 | 19.4 | 13.4-27.1 | 38 | 16.5 | 11.4-23.3 | 75 | 36.0 | 27.7-45.2 | 52 | 28.2 | 20.9-36.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 107 | 24 | 18.0 | 11.2-27.8 | 22 | 19.6 | 12.2-29.9 | 34 | 31.7 | 21.6-44.0 | 27 | 30.6 | 20.4-43.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 110 | 18 | 16.7 | 9.9-26.8 | 28 | 27.9 | 18.9-39.3 | 38 | 35.0 | 24.7-46.8 | 26 | 20.4 | 13.1-30.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 91 | 15 | 11.9 | 6.7-20.2 | 31 | 36.2 | 25.3-48.6 | 23 | 25.9 | 16.5-38.2 | 22 | 26.0 | 15.9-39.6 |
$75,000+ | 84 | 14 | 18.7 | 10.1-32.0 | 25 | 25.4 | 16.3-37.3 | 27 | 32.0 | 20.9-45.6 | 18 | 23.9 | 14.5-36.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 570 | 94 | 16.7 | 13.0-21.2 | 124 | 22.8 | 18.9-27.3 | 211 | 36.2 | 31.4-41.3 | 141 | 24.3 | 20.1-29.0 |
No | 359 | 72 | 18.7 | 14.0-24.5 | 98 | 25.9 | 20.4-32.3 | 101 | 28.5 | 22.5-35.3 | 88 | 26.9 | 21.1-33.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 183 | 40 | 17.9 | 12.4-25.0 | 47 | 25.4 | 18.6-33.5 | 62 | 35.3 | 27.5-44.0 | 34 | 21.4 | 14.8-30.0 |
Non-Veteran | 771 | 130 | 18.3 | 14.8-22.3 | 179 | 23.6 | 19.9-27.7 | 257 | 31.6 | 27.4-36.2 | 205 | 26.5 | 22.6-30.8 |
^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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