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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 14,924 | 4,351 | 31.4 | 30.3-32.5 | 10,573 | 68.6 | 67.5-69.7 |
| -Piedmont NC | 8,343 | 2,397 | 30.9 | 29.5-32.3 | 5,946 | 69.1 | 67.7-70.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,095 | 809 | 29.1 | 26.8-31.4 | 2,286 | 70.9 | 68.6-73.2 |
| Female | 5,248 | 1,588 | 32.6 | 30.9-34.4 | 3,660 | 67.4 | 65.6-69.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,496 | 1,714 | 27.6 | 26.1-29.2 | 4,782 | 72.4 | 70.8-73.9 |
| African American | 1,252 | 442 | 35.8 | 32.2-39.5 | 810 | 64.2 | 60.5-67.8 |
| Other Minorities | 561 | 234 | 43.1 | 37.7-48.7 | 327 | 56.9 | 51.3-62.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 458 | 194 | 46.1 | 40.0-52.3 | 264 | 53.9 | 47.7-60.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 7,870 | 2,199 | 29.2 | 27.8-30.6 | 5,671 | 70.8 | 69.4-72.2 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 323 | 122 | 34.8 | 28.8-41.3 | 201 | 65.2 | 58.7-71.2 |
| 25-34 | 998 | 358 | 35.8 | 32.2-39.7 | 640 | 64.2 | 60.3-67.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,514 | 531 | 35.5 | 32.6-38.5 | 983 | 64.5 | 61.5-67.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,646 | 537 | 32.0 | 29.3-34.8 | 1,109 | 68.0 | 65.2-70.7 |
| 55-64 | 1,639 | 440 | 25.7 | 23.2-28.4 | 1,199 | 74.3 | 71.6-76.8 |
| 65-74 | 1,238 | 250 | 20.6 | 18.1-23.4 | 988 | 79.4 | 76.6-81.9 |
| 75+ | 924 | 143 | 14.4 | 11.8-17.4 | 781 | 85.6 | 82.6-88.2 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,194 | 361 | 35.9 | 31.7-40.4 | 833 | 64.1 | 59.6-68.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,403 | 717 | 32.2 | 29.5-35.0 | 1,686 | 67.8 | 65.0-70.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,032 | 632 | 31.4 | 28.5-34.4 | 1,400 | 68.6 | 65.6-71.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,693 | 682 | 27.2 | 25.1-29.5 | 2,011 | 72.8 | 70.5-74.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 848 | 277 | 41.1 | 35.5-47.0 | 571 | 58.9 | 53.0-64.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 1,306 | 416 | 36.5 | 32.6-40.7 | 890 | 63.5 | 59.3-67.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 936 | 299 | 32.0 | 28.1-36.2 | 637 | 68.0 | 63.8-71.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 1,141 | 336 | 31.3 | 27.8-35.1 | 805 | 68.7 | 64.9-72.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,089 | 333 | 31.2 | 27.7-34.9 | 756 | 68.8 | 65.1-72.3 |
| $75,000+ | 1,824 | 441 | 25.1 | 22.7-27.8 | 1,383 | 74.9 | 72.2-77.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 2,881 | 851 | 32.1 | 29.7-34.7 | 2,030 | 67.9 | 65.3-70.3 |
| No | 5,408 | 1,533 | 30.3 | 28.6-32.1 | 3,875 | 69.7 | 67.9-71.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 1,102 | 255 | 24.8 | 21.6-28.2 | 847 | 75.2 | 71.8-78.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 7,234 | 2,140 | 31.7 | 30.2-33.3 | 5,094 | 68.3 | 66.7-69.8 |
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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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