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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,106 | 10,334 | 64.3 | 63.2-65.5 | 4,772 | 35.7 | 34.5-36.8 |
| -Piedmont NC | 8,458 | 5,825 | 64.5 | 63.0-66.1 | 2,633 | 35.5 | 33.9-37.0 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,126 | 1,860 | 57.0 | 54.4-59.4 | 1,266 | 43.0 | 40.6-45.6 |
| Female | 5,332 | 3,965 | 71.9 | 70.2-73.6 | 1,367 | 28.1 | 26.4-29.8 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,578 | 4,553 | 65.3 | 63.5-67.0 | 2,025 | 34.7 | 33.0-36.5 |
| African American | 1,270 | 891 | 65.2 | 61.4-68.9 | 379 | 34.8 | 31.1-38.6 |
| Other Minorities | 575 | 352 | 58.3 | 52.7-63.7 | 223 | 41.7 | 36.3-47.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 472 | 313 | 61.8 | 55.6-67.7 | 159 | 38.2 | 32.3-44.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 7,971 | 5,502 | 64.8 | 63.3-66.4 | 2,469 | 35.2 | 33.6-36.7 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 326 | 152 | 45.9 | 39.3-52.8 | 174 | 54.1 | 47.2-60.7 |
| 25-34 | 1,013 | 640 | 60.6 | 56.8-64.4 | 373 | 39.4 | 35.6-43.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,539 | 1,021 | 65.6 | 62.6-68.5 | 518 | 34.4 | 31.5-37.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,668 | 1,192 | 70.5 | 67.6-73.3 | 476 | 29.5 | 26.7-32.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,651 | 1,244 | 74.2 | 71.5-76.8 | 407 | 25.8 | 23.2-28.5 |
| 65-74 | 1,251 | 937 | 73.8 | 70.7-76.8 | 314 | 26.2 | 23.2-29.3 |
| 75+ | 949 | 597 | 61.6 | 57.8-65.4 | 352 | 38.4 | 34.6-42.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,221 | 803 | 61.1 | 56.8-65.2 | 418 | 38.9 | 34.8-43.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,431 | 1,678 | 64.2 | 61.2-67.1 | 753 | 35.8 | 32.9-38.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,056 | 1,467 | 64.9 | 61.4-68.3 | 589 | 35.1 | 31.7-38.6 |
| College Graduate | 2,730 | 1,867 | 66.1 | 63.7-68.4 | 863 | 33.9 | 31.6-36.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 858 | 585 | 65.7 | 60.3-70.6 | 273 | 34.3 | 29.4-39.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,325 | 910 | 63.3 | 59.3-67.2 | 415 | 36.7 | 32.8-40.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 942 | 641 | 64.3 | 59.6-68.7 | 301 | 35.7 | 31.3-40.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,164 | 829 | 68.9 | 65.0-72.5 | 335 | 31.1 | 27.5-35.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,097 | 803 | 69.0 | 65.0-72.8 | 294 | 31.0 | 27.2-35.0 |
| $75,000+ | 1,842 | 1,239 | 64.9 | 62.0-67.8 | 603 | 35.1 | 32.2-38.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 2,926 | 2,128 | 69.4 | 66.8-71.9 | 798 | 30.6 | 28.1-33.2 |
| No | 5,463 | 3,656 | 62.6 | 60.7-64.5 | 1,807 | 37.4 | 35.5-39.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 1,111 | 688 | 61.6 | 57.7-65.3 | 423 | 38.4 | 34.7-42.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 7,339 | 5,132 | 64.9 | 63.2-66.6 | 2,207 | 35.1 | 33.4-36.8 |
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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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