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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,367 | 648 | 19.9 | 18.0-21.9 | 1,978 | 56.7 | 54.4-59.0 | 133 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 608 | 18.3 | 16.6-20.1 |
-Piedmont NC | 1,952 | 374 | 19.4 | 17.0-22.1 | 1,167 | 56.7 | 53.6-59.7 | 79 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.6 | 332 | 18.3 | 16.0-20.7 |
GENDER | |||||||||||||
Male | 584 | 126 | 21.0 | 17.1-25.6 | 275 | 46.7 | 41.4-52.0 | 45 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.7 | 138 | 22.8 | 18.8-27.3 |
Female | 1,368 | 248 | 18.2 | 15.4-21.4 | 892 | 64.4 | 60.9-67.8 | 34 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 | 194 | 14.8 | 12.5-17.4 |
RACE | |||||||||||||
White | 1,385 | 209 | 16.4 | 13.6-19.6 | 899 | 61.1 | 57.4-64.7 | 57 | 5.6 | 4.0- 7.8 | 220 | 17.0 | 14.5-19.8 |
African American | 332 | 97 | 25.2 | 19.7-31.5 | 136 | 39.4 | 32.9-46.4 | 16 | 7.4 | 3.4-15.5 | 83 | 27.9 | 21.9-34.9 |
Other Minorities | 223 | 66 | 27.3 | 20.6-35.4 | 124 | 55.6 | 47.0-63.8 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.2 | 27 | 13.1 | 8.1-20.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
Hispanic | 183 | 55 | 25.1 | 17.9-33.9 | 105 | 60.0 | 50.3-68.9 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.7 | 19 | 12.5 | 6.9-21.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,766 | 317 | 18.6 | 16.1-21.4 | 1,062 | 56.3 | 53.1-59.5 | 75 | 6.1 | 4.4- 8.2 | 312 | 19.0 | 16.7-21.6 |
AGE | |||||||||||||
18-24 | 206 | 38 | 21.3 | 14.6-29.8 | 100 | 44.4 | 36.0-53.1 | 18 | 11.5 | 6.7-18.9 | 50 | 22.9 | 16.7-30.5 |
25-34 | 699 | 123 | 17.4 | 14.1-21.3 | 458 | 64.2 | 59.6-68.5 | 20 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.0 | 98 | 15.4 | 12.3-19.0 |
35-44 | 1,015 | 205 | 20.4 | 17.6-23.5 | 595 | 57.2 | 53.5-60.8 | 41 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.8 | 174 | 17.8 | 15.1-20.8 |
EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 161 | 56 | 33.1 | 23.9-43.9 | 66 | 41.8 | 32.4-52.0 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.9- 8.6 | 34 | 22.2 | 15.0-31.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 414 | 111 | 21.0 | 16.6-26.2 | 182 | 46.9 | 40.4-53.5 | 20 | 8.9 | 4.9-15.4 | 101 | 23.2 | 18.5-28.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 509 | 104 | 22.4 | 17.1-28.8 | 283 | 50.4 | 43.9-56.9 | 26 | 7.7 | 4.6-12.5 | 96 | 19.5 | 15.1-24.7 |
College Graduate | 865 | 102 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.4 | 635 | 69.8 | 65.6-73.7 | 28 | 3.2 | 2.1- 5.0 | 100 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 126 | 47 | 34.3 | 23.0-47.7 | 46 | 40.6 | 28.6-53.9 | 6 | 7.2 | 2.8-17.2 | 27 | 17.9 | 11.1-27.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 250 | 73 | 23.9 | 17.5-31.8 | 118 | 51.4 | 42.8-59.9 | 12 | 7.2 | 2.8-17.6 | 47 | 17.4 | 12.4-23.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 198 | 53 | 25.4 | 18.4-34.0 | 100 | 50.7 | 40.9-60.5 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.5 | 38 | 20.8 | 13.0-31.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 296 | 55 | 19.2 | 13.6-26.4 | 182 | 56.8 | 49.3-64.1 | 9 | 3.2 | 1.4- 7.2 | 50 | 20.7 | 15.4-27.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 309 | 47 | 15.0 | 10.8-20.5 | 183 | 56.1 | 48.9-63.1 | 19 | 8.8 | 5.0-15.0 | 60 | 20.1 | 15.0-26.2 |
$75,000+ | 579 | 67 | 13.7 | 10.4-17.8 | 427 | 69.6 | 64.6-74.2 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.4- 6.4 | 72 | 13.6 | 10.5-17.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
Yes | 399 | 91 | 20.6 | 15.7-26.6 | 197 | 47.9 | 41.3-54.6 | 18 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.2 | 93 | 26.1 | 20.4-32.6 |
No | 1,511 | 275 | 19.2 | 16.5-22.2 | 952 | 59.2 | 55.7-62.6 | 59 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.2 | 225 | 15.9 | 13.5-18.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
Veteran | 90 | 21 | 20.6 | 12.7-31.7 | 35 | 37.9 | 26.9-50.4 | 6 | 9.0 | 3.8-20.2 | 28 | 32.4 | 21.9-45.1 |
Non-Veteran | 1,860 | 353 | 19.4 | 16.9-22.1 | 1,131 | 57.6 | 54.5-60.7 | 73 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 303 | 17.5 | 15.3-20.0 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
^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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