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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 1,367 | 480 | 26.8 | 23.9-29.9 | 887 | 73.2 | 70.1-76.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 735 | 257 | 26.7 | 22.7-31.1 | 478 | 73.3 | 68.9-77.3 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 298 | 88 | 22.0 | 16.5-28.7 | 210 | 78.0 | 71.3-83.5 |
Female | 437 | 169 | 31.9 | 26.7-37.6 | 268 | 68.1 | 62.4-73.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 597 | 217 | 29.2 | 24.6-34.2 | 380 | 70.8 | 65.8-75.4 |
African American | 99 | 34 | 24.4 | 16.0-35.3 | 65 | 75.6 | 64.7-84.0 |
Other Minorities | 35 | 4 | 10.0 | 2.6-31.1 | 31 | 90.0 | 68.9-97.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 36 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.2-30.8 | 34 | 93.1 | 69.2-98.8 |
Non-Hispanic | 695 | 252 | 28.7 | 24.5-33.2 | 443 | 71.3 | 66.8-75.5 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 26 | 5 | 18.2 | 6.7-40.8 | 21 | 81.8 | 59.2-93.3 |
25-34 | 88 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.6-15.8 | 78 | 92.3 | 84.2-96.4 |
35-44 | 129 | 21 | 15.6 | 9.5-24.5 | 108 | 84.4 | 75.5-90.5 |
45-54 | 140 | 41 | 28.5 | 20.3-38.4 | 99 | 71.5 | 61.6-79.7 |
55-64 | 129 | 60 | 47.4 | 37.1-57.9 | 69 | 52.6 | 42.1-62.9 |
65-74 | 134 | 66 | 48.8 | 39.0-58.7 | 68 | 51.2 | 41.3-61.0 |
75+ | 83 | 50 | 57.9 | 44.3-70.4 | 33 | 42.1 | 29.6-55.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 105 | 51 | 31.7 | 21.6-44.0 | 54 | 68.3 | 56.0-78.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 224 | 85 | 29.9 | 23.2-37.6 | 139 | 70.1 | 62.4-76.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 165 | 54 | 23.2 | 16.0-32.4 | 111 | 76.8 | 67.6-84.0 |
College Graduate | 239 | 66 | 25.0 | 18.1-33.5 | 173 | 75.0 | 66.5-81.9 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 69 | 33 | 38.0 | 25.0-53.0 | 36 | 62.0 | 47.0-75.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 110 | 47 | 33.6 | 23.0-46.2 | 63 | 66.4 | 53.8-77.0 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 75 | 30 | 33.2 | 18.6-52.0 | 45 | 66.8 | 48.0-81.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 101 | 31 | 27.5 | 17.0-41.4 | 70 | 72.5 | 58.6-83.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 91 | 28 | 24.5 | 15.8-36.1 | 63 | 75.5 | 63.9-84.2 |
$75,000+ | 185 | 47 | 21.6 | 15.4-29.3 | 138 | 78.4 | 70.7-84.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 243 | 144 | 51.5 | 42.3-60.5 | 99 | 48.5 | 39.5-57.7 |
No | 486 | 111 | 16.9 | 13.3-21.3 | 375 | 83.1 | 78.7-86.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 104 | 43 | 41.0 | 30.1-52.8 | 61 | 59.0 | 47.2-69.9 |
Non-Veteran | 631 | 214 | 24.9 | 20.7-29.5 | 417 | 75.1 | 70.5-79.3 |
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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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