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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,620 | 13,646 | 82.2 | 81.2-83.2 | 1,974 | 17.8 | 16.8-18.8 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,727 | 7,693 | 83.7 | 82.4-84.9 | 1,034 | 16.3 | 15.1-17.6 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,236 | 2,832 | 82.0 | 79.8-84.0 | 404 | 18.0 | 16.0-20.2 |
Female | 5,491 | 4,861 | 85.4 | 83.9-86.7 | 630 | 14.6 | 13.3-16.1 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,765 | 6,218 | 90.2 | 89.0-91.2 | 547 | 9.8 | 8.8-11.0 |
African American | 1,331 | 1,115 | 82.8 | 79.8-85.4 | 216 | 17.2 | 14.6-20.2 |
Other Minorities | 590 | 323 | 48.0 | 42.6-53.6 | 267 | 52.0 | 46.4-57.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 488 | 238 | 40.2 | 34.5-46.2 | 250 | 59.8 | 53.8-65.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,222 | 7,439 | 88.7 | 87.6-89.7 | 783 | 11.3 | 10.3-12.4 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 332 | 218 | 67.9 | 61.6-73.7 | 114 | 32.1 | 26.3-38.4 |
25-34 | 1,060 | 806 | 72.9 | 69.3-76.3 | 254 | 27.1 | 23.7-30.7 |
35-44 | 1,574 | 1,355 | 85.4 | 82.9-87.6 | 219 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.1 |
45-54 | 1,727 | 1,508 | 88.5 | 86.6-90.2 | 219 | 11.5 | 9.8-13.4 |
55-64 | 1,698 | 1,510 | 88.9 | 86.9-90.6 | 188 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.1 |
65-74 | 1,279 | 1,256 | 97.8 | 95.7-98.9 | 23 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.3 |
75+ | 987 | 980 | 99.1 | 97.5-99.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,266 | 952 | 59.8 | 55.5-64.1 | 314 | 40.2 | 35.9-44.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,529 | 2,134 | 78.7 | 76.0-81.2 | 395 | 21.3 | 18.8-24.0 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,112 | 1,908 | 87.8 | 85.2-90.0 | 204 | 12.2 | 10.0-14.8 |
College Graduate | 2,796 | 2,677 | 95.1 | 93.8-96.2 | 119 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 891 | 678 | 63.2 | 57.2-68.8 | 213 | 36.8 | 31.2-42.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,372 | 1,025 | 63.2 | 59.2-67.0 | 347 | 36.8 | 33.0-40.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 966 | 825 | 82.3 | 78.7-85.5 | 141 | 17.7 | 14.5-21.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,194 | 1,093 | 89.3 | 86.5-91.6 | 101 | 10.7 | 8.4-13.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,123 | 1,077 | 91.8 | 87.8-94.5 | 46 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,885 | 1,847 | 97.4 | 96.1-98.3 | 38 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,980 | 2,620 | 83.2 | 80.8-85.4 | 360 | 16.8 | 14.6-19.2 |
No | 5,476 | 4,856 | 84.5 | 82.9-86.0 | 620 | 15.5 | 14.0-17.1 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,144 | 1,078 | 93.4 | 91.2-95.2 | 66 | 6.6 | 4.8- 8.8 |
Non-Veteran | 7,565 | 6,599 | 82.4 | 81.0-83.8 | 966 | 17.6 | 16.2-19.0 |
^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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