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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,969 | 2,725 | 63.2 | 61.2-65.1 | 1,244 | 36.8 | 34.9-38.8 |
-Piedmont NC | 2,227 | 1,503 | 61.2 | 58.5-63.8 | 724 | 38.8 | 36.2-41.5 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,847 | 1,285 | 64.0 | 61.2-66.8 | 562 | 36.0 | 33.2-38.8 |
African American | 264 | 172 | 61.5 | 53.3-69.1 | 92 | 38.5 | 30.9-46.7 |
Other Minorities | 111 | 41 | 33.1 | 23.7-44.0 | 70 | 66.9 | 56.0-76.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 70 | 23 | 29.9 | 19.1-43.6 | 47 | 70.1 | 56.4-80.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 2,155 | 1,478 | 63.0 | 60.3-65.6 | 677 | 37.0 | 34.4-39.7 |
AGE | |||||||
40-44 | 286 | 76 | 27.5 | 21.7-34.3 | 210 | 72.5 | 65.7-78.3 |
45-54 | 597 | 298 | 47.1 | 42.2-52.1 | 299 | 52.9 | 47.9-57.8 |
55-64 | 594 | 474 | 81.3 | 77.2-84.8 | 120 | 18.7 | 15.2-22.8 |
65-74 | 461 | 400 | 87.0 | 83.1-90.1 | 61 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.9 |
75+ | 289 | 255 | 89.4 | 84.3-93.1 | 34 | 10.6 | 6.9-15.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 313 | 191 | 51.6 | 44.5-58.6 | 122 | 48.4 | 41.4-55.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 627 | 405 | 59.8 | 54.8-64.6 | 222 | 40.2 | 35.4-45.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 480 | 330 | 60.5 | 54.2-66.4 | 150 | 39.5 | 33.6-45.8 |
College Graduate | 802 | 575 | 65.7 | 61.3-69.8 | 227 | 34.3 | 30.2-38.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 172 | 102 | 51.4 | 41.6-61.2 | 70 | 48.6 | 38.8-58.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 292 | 186 | 54.1 | 46.4-61.6 | 106 | 45.9 | 38.4-53.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 262 | 177 | 59.3 | 51.7-66.5 | 85 | 40.7 | 33.5-48.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 324 | 213 | 61.0 | 54.2-67.5 | 111 | 39.0 | 32.5-45.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 310 | 224 | 64.6 | 57.3-71.2 | 86 | 35.4 | 28.8-42.7 |
$75,000+ | 624 | 429 | 62.8 | 57.6-67.6 | 195 | 37.2 | 32.4-42.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 804 | 588 | 68.8 | 64.4-72.8 | 216 | 31.2 | 27.2-35.6 |
No | 1,379 | 885 | 57.2 | 53.8-60.6 | 494 | 42.8 | 39.4-46.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 924 | 745 | 77.6 | 73.4-81.3 | 179 | 22.4 | 18.7-26.6 |
Non-Veteran | 1,299 | 755 | 51.8 | 48.4-55.2 | 544 | 48.2 | 44.8-51.6 |
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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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