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| Total Respond.^ |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | 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 | 7,455 | 2,385 | 28.0 | 26.7-29.4 | 1,583 | 21.5 | 20.2-22.8 | 1,592 | 22.4 | 21.1-23.8 | 568 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.7 | 1,327 | 18.7 | 17.3-20.1 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,174 | 1,284 | 26.4 | 24.6-28.2 | 953 | 23.3 | 21.5-25.2 | 883 | 22.3 | 20.6-24.1 | 319 | 9.4 | 8.0-11.1 | 735 | 18.6 | 16.9-20.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,565 | 445 | 24.6 | 21.9-27.6 | 348 | 21.4 | 18.8-24.3 | 332 | 21.9 | 19.2-24.9 | 146 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 294 | 20.7 | 17.8-23.9 |
| Female | 2,609 | 839 | 28.1 | 25.9-30.3 | 605 | 25.1 | 22.7-27.7 | 551 | 22.7 | 20.6-25.0 | 173 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.1 | 441 | 16.6 | 14.8-18.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,255 | 1,039 | 27.6 | 25.6-29.7 | 826 | 27.7 | 25.5-30.1 | 678 | 22.2 | 20.2-24.3 | 250 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.8 | 462 | 12.8 | 11.4-14.5 |
| African American | 615 | 182 | 27.1 | 22.6-32.0 | 79 | 12.7 | 9.7-16.3 | 132 | 20.4 | 16.8-24.6 | 42 | 8.9 | 6.1-12.8 | 180 | 31.0 | 26.3-36.0 |
| Other Minorities | 290 | 60 | 18.8 | 13.5-25.5 | 47 | 12.5 | 8.5-18.0 | 67 | 24.7 | 18.6-32.0 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.4-14.3 | 90 | 35.1 | 27.6-43.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 240 | 43 | 18.0 | 12.1-25.8 | 39 | 12.7 | 8.3-18.9 | 68 | 27.5 | 20.6-35.8 | 22 | 8.1 | 4.7-13.7 | 68 | 33.7 | 25.4-43.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,923 | 1,236 | 27.4 | 25.6-29.3 | 913 | 24.7 | 22.8-26.7 | 814 | 21.7 | 19.9-23.5 | 296 | 9.6 | 8.0-11.4 | 664 | 16.7 | 15.1-18.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 130 | 21 | 15.1 | 9.1-24.0 | 26 | 23.6 | 15.2-34.7 | 35 | 23.4 | 16.1-32.6 | 19 | 19.1 | 11.3-30.4 | 29 | 18.7 | 12.3-27.6 |
| 25-34 | 489 | 93 | 17.1 | 13.4-21.6 | 113 | 21.1 | 17.0-25.7 | 130 | 26.3 | 21.7-31.6 | 52 | 12.4 | 9.1-16.7 | 101 | 23.1 | 18.2-28.9 |
| 35-44 | 777 | 180 | 23.2 | 19.7-27.0 | 202 | 25.8 | 22.3-29.6 | 204 | 24.2 | 20.8-28.0 | 61 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 | 130 | 18.4 | 15.1-22.3 |
| 45-54 | 820 | 232 | 28.7 | 25.0-32.7 | 211 | 25.7 | 22.2-29.5 | 171 | 21.3 | 18.0-25.0 | 63 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.2 | 143 | 17.4 | 14.4-20.9 |
| 55-64 | 818 | 276 | 33.1 | 29.2-37.2 | 186 | 22.8 | 19.5-26.5 | 180 | 22.9 | 19.5-26.7 | 50 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 126 | 15.5 | 12.8-18.6 |
| 65-74 | 648 | 256 | 39.9 | 35.5-44.4 | 120 | 20.2 | 16.6-24.2 | 104 | 17.6 | 14.3-21.4 | 41 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.4 | 127 | 17.8 | 14.6-21.6 |
| 75+ | 460 | 210 | 45.0 | 39.6-50.5 | 89 | 20.6 | 16.4-25.4 | 52 | 10.3 | 7.6-13.9 | 31 | 6.7 | 4.4-10.0 | 78 | 17.4 | 13.6-22.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 574 | 196 | 26.4 | 21.7-31.8 | 77 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.5 | 87 | 17.1 | 12.7-22.6 | 42 | 10.5 | 6.7-16.0 | 172 | 35.1 | 28.7-42.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,174 | 346 | 26.0 | 22.7-29.6 | 219 | 18.2 | 15.2-21.7 | 263 | 23.6 | 20.4-27.3 | 95 | 10.0 | 7.6-13.1 | 251 | 22.1 | 18.8-25.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,045 | 311 | 25.4 | 21.9-29.3 | 232 | 22.5 | 18.5-27.1 | 242 | 23.7 | 20.0-27.7 | 86 | 11.2 | 7.8-16.0 | 174 | 17.2 | 14.3-20.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,371 | 426 | 27.3 | 24.4-30.4 | 424 | 33.0 | 29.9-36.3 | 290 | 22.5 | 19.8-25.5 | 95 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.2 | 136 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 389 | 143 | 25.1 | 19.4-31.7 | 49 | 12.6 | 8.2-18.9 | 58 | 18.7 | 12.9-26.4 | 17 | 4.1 | 1.6-10.2 | 122 | 39.4 | 30.0-49.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 657 | 200 | 28.1 | 23.5-33.3 | 117 | 14.3 | 11.3-17.9 | 132 | 20.3 | 16.1-25.1 | 61 | 10.8 | 7.6-15.1 | 147 | 26.5 | 21.9-31.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 459 | 164 | 34.8 | 28.9-41.3 | 74 | 14.2 | 10.7-18.5 | 91 | 21.0 | 16.6-26.2 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 | 102 | 25.0 | 19.6-31.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 547 | 152 | 24.8 | 20.5-29.7 | 135 | 24.1 | 19.3-29.7 | 116 | 19.4 | 15.4-24.3 | 43 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.8 | 101 | 21.9 | 17.4-27.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 552 | 134 | 23.6 | 19.3-28.5 | 155 | 27.4 | 22.8-32.5 | 138 | 24.8 | 20.4-29.8 | 56 | 12.9 | 9.3-17.8 | 69 | 11.3 | 8.5-14.8 |
| $75,000+ | 975 | 296 | 25.0 | 21.9-28.3 | 305 | 32.6 | 29.1-36.4 | 230 | 26.5 | 23.0-30.4 | 73 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.8 | 71 | 7.0 | 5.4- 9.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,412 | 465 | 29.0 | 25.9-32.2 | 290 | 20.4 | 17.6-23.5 | 258 | 18.7 | 16.0-21.8 | 104 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.6 | 295 | 21.7 | 18.7-24.9 |
| No | 2,727 | 809 | 25.0 | 22.9-27.2 | 659 | 24.8 | 22.5-27.2 | 616 | 23.8 | 21.6-26.2 | 214 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.3 | 429 | 17.3 | 15.2-19.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 553 | 186 | 31.7 | 27.2-36.7 | 121 | 23.3 | 19.2-28.0 | 109 | 20.4 | 16.5-25.1 | 42 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.9 | 95 | 17.5 | 13.7-22.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,621 | 1,098 | 25.7 | 23.8-27.6 | 832 | 23.3 | 21.3-25.4 | 774 | 22.5 | 20.7-24.6 | 277 | 9.7 | 8.1-11.6 | 640 | 18.8 | 16.9-20.8 |
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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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