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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 4,996 | 1,013 | 20.6 | 19.1-22.1 | 129 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 | 31 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 3,823 | 73.4 | 71.6-75.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 2,849 | 537 | 18.7 | 16.9-20.7 | 74 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.5 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 | 2,224 | 75.0 | 72.5-77.3 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 1,158 | 155 | 14.7 | 12.2-17.7 | 30 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.8 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 | 967 | 77.5 | 73.4-81.1 |
Female | 1,691 | 382 | 23.1 | 20.6-25.7 | 44 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 | 1,257 | 72.2 | 69.4-74.9 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 2,256 | 423 | 19.4 | 17.3-21.7 | 51 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.1 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 1,773 | 76.0 | 73.3-78.4 |
African American | 343 | 78 | 19.7 | 15.1-25.1 | 18 | 11.2 | 5.9-20.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.4 | 244 | 67.5 | 59.9-74.2 |
Other Minorities | 236 | 33 | 13.8 | 9.4-19.8 | 5 | 6.2 | 2.1-16.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.4-10.3 | 196 | 77.9 | 69.0-84.9 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 187 | 27 | 15.1 | 9.9-22.4 | 2 | 5.4 | 1.2-20.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.9 | 157 | 79.0 | 68.8-86.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,660 | 510 | 19.2 | 17.3-21.2 | 72 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.5 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 2,065 | 74.5 | 71.9-76.9 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 163 | 48 | 23.4 | 17.0-31.1 | 19 | 18.5 | 11.1-29.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.4 | 93 | 55.1 | 45.5-64.3 |
25-34 | 402 | 80 | 18.9 | 14.6-24.2 | 8 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 312 | 77.4 | 71.8-82.1 |
35-44 | 575 | 110 | 18.4 | 14.9-22.3 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.0- 4.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 | 453 | 79.0 | 74.7-82.7 |
45-54 | 605 | 141 | 21.8 | 18.2-25.9 | 16 | 4.1 | 1.7- 9.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 | 443 | 73.1 | 68.1-77.5 |
55-64 | 541 | 99 | 18.0 | 14.5-22.2 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 431 | 79.9 | 75.6-83.6 |
65-74 | 363 | 41 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.6 | 313 | 84.4 | 78.9-88.6 |
75+ | 183 | 16 | 7.2 | 4.3-12.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 165 | 91.6 | 86.5-94.8 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 359 | 82 | 23.0 | 17.8-29.3 | 26 | 13.1 | 8.1-20.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.6 | 248 | 62.7 | 55.4-69.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 828 | 184 | 23.1 | 19.4-27.2 | 24 | 6.4 | 3.3-11.7 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.7 | 612 | 68.1 | 62.9-72.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 672 | 151 | 21.9 | 18.0-26.5 | 16 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 503 | 71.5 | 65.9-76.6 |
College Graduate | 984 | 120 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.8 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 856 | 88.1 | 85.4-90.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 151 | 36 | 27.0 | 18.6-37.5 | 10 | 8.7 | 4.1-17.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.6 | 104 | 63.4 | 52.9-72.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 373 | 101 | 23.6 | 18.7-29.4 | 11 | 8.1 | 3.3-18.4 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.6 | 256 | 66.3 | 58.5-73.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 271 | 55 | 21.2 | 15.1-29.0 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.6- 8.4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 4.9 | 207 | 73.9 | 65.8-80.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 440 | 98 | 22.2 | 17.6-27.6 | 7 | 1.8 | 0.8- 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 335 | 76.0 | 70.5-80.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 429 | 82 | 18.5 | 14.3-23.6 | 14 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.6 | 330 | 72.7 | 65.5-78.9 |
$75,000+ | 783 | 105 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.8 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 667 | 84.4 | 80.5-87.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 871 | 214 | 25.1 | 21.3-29.2 | 32 | 7.4 | 4.4-12.3 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 619 | 66.8 | 61.9-71.3 |
No | 1,949 | 319 | 16.4 | 14.4-18.7 | 41 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.2 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.4 | 1,581 | 77.9 | 75.0-80.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 387 | 49 | 13.2 | 9.7-17.7 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.0-13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 332 | 83.0 | 76.2-88.1 |
Non-Veteran | 2,458 | 488 | 19.5 | 17.5-21.7 | 68 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.9 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 | 1,888 | 73.8 | 71.1-76.3 |
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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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