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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,053 | 8,390 | 52.2 | 51.0-53.3 | 6,663 | 47.8 | 46.7-49.0 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,425 | 4,706 | 52.4 | 50.9-54.0 | 3,719 | 47.6 | 46.0-49.1 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,112 | 1,468 | 45.5 | 43.1-48.0 | 1,644 | 54.5 | 52.0-56.9 |
Female | 5,313 | 3,238 | 59.1 | 57.3-60.9 | 2,075 | 40.9 | 39.1-42.7 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,560 | 3,600 | 51.7 | 49.9-53.4 | 2,960 | 48.3 | 46.6-50.1 |
African American | 1,265 | 789 | 56.2 | 52.3-60.0 | 476 | 43.8 | 40.0-47.7 |
Other Minorities | 565 | 302 | 52.0 | 46.4-57.5 | 263 | 48.0 | 42.5-53.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 464 | 255 | 53.0 | 46.8-59.1 | 209 | 47.0 | 40.9-53.2 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,946 | 4,444 | 52.4 | 50.8-53.9 | 3,502 | 47.6 | 46.1-49.2 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 325 | 132 | 38.4 | 32.2-45.1 | 193 | 61.6 | 54.9-67.8 |
25-34 | 1,004 | 512 | 49.2 | 45.3-53.0 | 492 | 50.8 | 47.0-54.7 |
35-44 | 1,529 | 824 | 51.8 | 48.7-54.9 | 705 | 48.2 | 45.1-51.3 |
45-54 | 1,665 | 1,019 | 60.3 | 57.3-63.3 | 646 | 39.7 | 36.7-42.7 |
55-64 | 1,656 | 1,044 | 62.5 | 59.6-65.4 | 612 | 37.5 | 34.6-40.4 |
65-74 | 1,243 | 729 | 58.1 | 54.7-61.4 | 514 | 41.9 | 38.6-45.3 |
75+ | 942 | 408 | 43.3 | 39.5-47.2 | 534 | 56.7 | 52.8-60.5 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,211 | 639 | 49.9 | 45.6-54.2 | 572 | 50.1 | 45.8-54.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,412 | 1,335 | 51.8 | 48.8-54.7 | 1,077 | 48.2 | 45.3-51.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,048 | 1,197 | 53.1 | 49.7-56.4 | 851 | 46.9 | 43.6-50.3 |
College Graduate | 2,734 | 1,529 | 53.7 | 51.3-56.1 | 1,205 | 46.3 | 43.9-48.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 856 | 470 | 54.9 | 49.3-60.4 | 386 | 45.1 | 39.6-50.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,316 | 747 | 51.1 | 47.0-55.1 | 569 | 48.9 | 44.9-53.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 933 | 523 | 55.5 | 50.8-60.1 | 410 | 44.5 | 39.9-49.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,160 | 663 | 55.1 | 51.1-59.0 | 497 | 44.9 | 41.0-48.9 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,096 | 652 | 54.4 | 50.2-58.4 | 444 | 45.6 | 41.6-49.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,847 | 1,030 | 53.2 | 50.3-56.1 | 817 | 46.8 | 43.9-49.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,909 | 1,741 | 58.1 | 55.4-60.7 | 1,168 | 41.9 | 39.3-44.6 |
No | 5,449 | 2,932 | 50.1 | 48.2-52.0 | 2,517 | 49.9 | 48.0-51.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,112 | 534 | 47.3 | 43.5-51.1 | 578 | 52.7 | 48.9-56.5 |
Non-Veteran | 7,305 | 4,171 | 53.2 | 51.5-54.8 | 3,134 | 46.8 | 45.2-48.5 |
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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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