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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 4,254 | 233 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.3 | 4,021 | 95.5 | 94.7-96.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 2,390 | 122 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 | 2,268 | 95.6 | 94.6-96.4 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,976 | 97 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.3 | 1,879 | 95.8 | 94.7-96.7 |
African American | 291 | 21 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.1 | 270 | 93.6 | 89.9-96.0 |
Other Minorities | 117 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.1 | 113 | 97.9 | 93.9-99.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 73 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 73 | 100 | . - . |
Non-Hispanic | 2,313 | 122 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.7 | 2,191 | 95.4 | 94.3-96.2 |
AGE | |||||||
40-44 | 307 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.0 | 306 | 99.6 | 97.0-99.9 |
45-54 | 649 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 642 | 99.2 | 98.2-99.6 |
55-64 | 630 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.5 | 608 | 96.0 | 93.5-97.5 |
65-74 | 485 | 47 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.2 | 438 | 89.6 | 85.8-92.4 |
75+ | 319 | 45 | 16.3 | 11.9-21.9 | 274 | 83.7 | 78.1-88.1 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 358 | 23 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.4 | 335 | 94.6 | 91.6-96.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 677 | 29 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.8 | 648 | 96.2 | 94.2-97.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 515 | 30 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.1 | 485 | 95.3 | 92.9-96.9 |
College Graduate | 834 | 39 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.0 | 795 | 95.8 | 94.0-97.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 195 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.7 | 190 | 98.0 | 94.3-99.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 320 | 24 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.5 | 296 | 93.9 | 90.5-96.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 280 | 17 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 263 | 94.5 | 90.8-96.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 346 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.1 | 331 | 96.6 | 93.9-98.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 335 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.3 | 319 | 96.0 | 92.7-97.8 |
$75,000+ | 648 | 28 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.0 | 620 | 96.0 | 94.0-97.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 884 | 67 | 7.1 | 5.4- 9.3 | 817 | 92.9 | 90.7-94.6 |
No | 1,462 | 52 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 1,410 | 97.1 | 96.0-97.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 985 | 79 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.6 | 906 | 92.5 | 90.4-94.2 |
Non-Veteran | 1,401 | 43 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.8 | 1,358 | 97.3 | 96.2-98.1 |
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*This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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