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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 2,653 | 560 | 26.4 | 24.0-29.0 | 2,093 | 73.6 | 71.0-76.0 |
-Piedmont NC | 1,543 | 323 | 26.3 | 23.2-29.6 | 1,220 | 73.7 | 70.4-76.8 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 587 | 135 | 30.3 | 25.3-35.7 | 452 | 69.7 | 64.3-74.7 |
Female | 956 | 188 | 22.1 | 18.8-25.8 | 768 | 77.9 | 74.2-81.2 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,102 | 187 | 20.9 | 17.7-24.6 | 915 | 79.1 | 75.4-82.3 |
African American | 238 | 76 | 32.5 | 25.2-40.8 | 162 | 67.5 | 59.2-74.8 |
Other Minorities | 194 | 56 | 39.9 | 30.7-49.8 | 138 | 60.1 | 50.2-69.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 157 | 44 | 42.2 | 31.9-53.1 | 113 | 57.8 | 46.9-68.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,381 | 275 | 23.2 | 20.2-26.5 | 1,106 | 76.8 | 73.5-79.8 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 97 | 49 | 57.4 | 45.8-68.1 | 48 | 42.6 | 31.9-54.2 |
25-34 | 441 | 119 | 27.7 | 22.7-33.3 | 322 | 72.3 | 66.7-77.3 |
35-44 | 666 | 108 | 17.2 | 13.8-21.4 | 558 | 82.8 | 78.6-86.2 |
45-49 | 329 | 45 | 13.2 | 9.3-18.3 | 284 | 86.8 | 81.7-90.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 164 | 45 | 35.8 | 26.0-47.0 | 119 | 64.2 | 53.0-74.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 390 | 80 | 30.5 | 24.1-37.7 | 310 | 69.5 | 62.3-75.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 401 | 97 | 29.9 | 23.8-36.9 | 304 | 70.1 | 63.1-76.2 |
College Graduate | 587 | 101 | 17.2 | 13.5-21.7 | 486 | 82.8 | 78.3-86.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 76 | 25 | 44.9 | 28.1-62.9 | 51 | 55.1 | 37.1-71.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 210 | 53 | 27.2 | 20.1-35.7 | 157 | 72.8 | 64.3-79.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 144 | 31 | 25.2 | 16.0-37.5 | 113 | 74.8 | 62.5-84.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 217 | 59 | 29.4 | 21.8-38.3 | 158 | 70.6 | 61.7-78.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 255 | 55 | 24.0 | 17.6-31.9 | 200 | 76.0 | 68.1-82.4 |
$75,000+ | 510 | 52 | 13.5 | 9.6-18.7 | 458 | 86.5 | 81.3-90.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 326 | 73 | 31.2 | 24.3-39.0 | 253 | 68.8 | 61.0-75.7 |
No | 1,212 | 249 | 24.8 | 21.5-28.6 | 963 | 75.2 | 71.4-78.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 84 | 11 | 13.9 | 7.1-25.6 | 73 | 86.1 | 74.4-92.9 |
Non-Veteran | 1,459 | 312 | 27.0 | 23.7-30.4 | 1,147 | 73.0 | 69.6-76.3 |
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*This question was asked of respondents less than age 50 who had sexual intercourse in the last 12 months.
^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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