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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 7,583 | 5,655 | 75.2 | 73.7-76.5 | 549 | 8.2 | 7.3- 9.2 | 374 | 4.2 | 3.6- 4.8 | 1,005 | 12.4 | 11.4-13.5 |
-Piedmont NC | 4,240 | 3,221 | 77.8 | 76.0-79.4 | 291 | 7.5 | 6.4- 8.7 | 207 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.8 | 521 | 10.8 | 9.6-12.1 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,587 | 1,159 | 76.8 | 73.9-79.5 | 102 | 6.8 | 5.1- 8.9 | 89 | 3.8 | 2.9- 5.1 | 237 | 12.6 | 10.6-14.8 |
Female | 2,653 | 2,062 | 78.7 | 76.5-80.7 | 189 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.7 | 118 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.3 | 284 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.6 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 3,293 | 2,545 | 79.4 | 77.4-81.2 | 195 | 6.2 | 5.2- 7.5 | 162 | 4.3 | 3.5- 5.4 | 391 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.4 |
African American | 641 | 422 | 65.2 | 60.0-70.1 | 81 | 16.0 | 12.0-20.9 | 37 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.1 | 101 | 14.1 | 11.0-17.9 |
Other Minorities | 291 | 241 | 84.1 | 77.9-88.8 | 15 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 28 | 11.1 | 7.0-17.1 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 242 | 210 | 86.0 | 79.3-90.9 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.3 | 22 | 10.3 | 6.1-16.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 3,987 | 3,002 | 76.7 | 74.9-78.5 | 282 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.3 | 204 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 | 499 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.2 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 132 | 97 | 73.3 | 63.6-81.3 | 16 | 11.8 | 6.6-20.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.0 | 14 | 11.3 | 6.5-18.9 |
25-34 | 507 | 420 | 83.2 | 78.8-86.8 | 44 | 8.4 | 6.0-11.8 | 14 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.2 | 29 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.8 |
35-44 | 780 | 616 | 80.3 | 76.8-83.4 | 59 | 7.2 | 5.4- 9.6 | 28 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 77 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.3 |
45-54 | 830 | 615 | 75.3 | 71.4-78.7 | 65 | 7.5 | 5.6- 9.9 | 53 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.3 | 97 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.3 |
55-64 | 827 | 621 | 76.9 | 73.4-80.1 | 59 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.4 | 42 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 | 105 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.9 |
65-74 | 660 | 476 | 72.7 | 68.5-76.5 | 34 | 5.2 | 3.5- 7.7 | 40 | 5.5 | 3.9- 7.8 | 110 | 16.5 | 13.5-20.1 |
75+ | 471 | 348 | 74.7 | 69.8-79.0 | 13 | 2.8 | 1.6- 5.1 | 24 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 86 | 18.1 | 14.3-22.6 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 598 | 395 | 69.0 | 63.1-74.2 | 46 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.0 | 49 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.6 | 108 | 17.6 | 13.5-22.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,191 | 822 | 70.6 | 66.8-74.1 | 96 | 9.2 | 7.0-12.1 | 80 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 193 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,057 | 796 | 77.0 | 73.3-80.3 | 85 | 9.4 | 7.2-12.2 | 55 | 3.5 | 2.5- 4.9 | 121 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.8 |
College Graduate | 1,384 | 1,199 | 87.5 | 84.9-89.7 | 64 | 4.9 | 3.4- 7.1 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 | 98 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 407 | 252 | 69.4 | 62.1-75.9 | 37 | 9.8 | 6.2-15.3 | 38 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 | 80 | 15.0 | 10.9-20.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 664 | 446 | 66.1 | 60.8-71.0 | 61 | 10.2 | 7.3-13.9 | 48 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.4 | 109 | 18.0 | 14.0-22.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 467 | 325 | 68.0 | 61.5-73.8 | 43 | 12.4 | 7.9-18.8 | 28 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.1 | 71 | 15.0 | 11.2-19.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 555 | 415 | 77.7 | 73.0-81.7 | 48 | 8.8 | 6.2-12.3 | 27 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.6 | 65 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 557 | 445 | 78.1 | 72.7-82.6 | 42 | 9.4 | 6.2-14.1 | 20 | 3.7 | 1.9- 7.0 | 50 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.4 |
$75,000+ | 984 | 863 | 88.2 | 85.4-90.5 | 37 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 | 68 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 1,433 | 1,014 | 71.1 | 67.7-74.3 | 114 | 9.9 | 7.8-12.4 | 103 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.6 | 202 | 13.2 | 11.0-15.8 |
No | 2,735 | 2,152 | 80.7 | 78.5-82.6 | 171 | 6.4 | 5.2- 7.9 | 99 | 3.0 | 2.3- 3.8 | 313 | 10.0 | 8.6-11.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 559 | 385 | 73.5 | 68.9-77.7 | 32 | 5.9 | 3.8- 9.0 | 41 | 4.9 | 3.5- 6.9 | 101 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.7 |
Non-Veteran | 3,681 | 2,836 | 78.3 | 76.4-80.1 | 259 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.1 | 166 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 | 420 | 10.2 | 8.9-11.6 |
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^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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