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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,574 | 7,410 | 46.2 | 45.0-47.3 | 8,164 | 53.8 | 52.7-55.0 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,702 | 4,010 | 44.2 | 42.7-45.7 | 4,692 | 55.8 | 54.3-57.3 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,222 | 1,817 | 51.0 | 48.6-53.5 | 1,405 | 49.0 | 46.5-51.4 |
Female | 5,480 | 2,193 | 37.5 | 35.8-39.2 | 3,287 | 62.5 | 60.8-64.2 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,744 | 3,226 | 46.5 | 44.8-48.2 | 3,518 | 53.5 | 51.8-55.2 |
African American | 1,328 | 560 | 40.3 | 36.8-44.0 | 768 | 59.7 | 56.0-63.2 |
Other Minorities | 588 | 205 | 36.2 | 31.0-41.8 | 383 | 63.8 | 58.2-69.0 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 486 | 142 | 34.2 | 28.5-40.4 | 344 | 65.8 | 59.6-71.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,198 | 3,855 | 45.3 | 43.8-46.8 | 4,343 | 54.7 | 53.2-56.2 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 338 | 123 | 38.6 | 32.4-45.2 | 215 | 61.4 | 54.8-67.6 |
25-34 | 1,059 | 392 | 39.3 | 35.6-43.1 | 667 | 60.7 | 56.9-64.4 |
35-44 | 1,570 | 584 | 36.7 | 33.8-39.7 | 986 | 63.3 | 60.3-66.2 |
45-54 | 1,722 | 848 | 49.2 | 46.2-52.1 | 874 | 50.8 | 47.9-53.8 |
55-64 | 1,688 | 908 | 53.8 | 50.8-56.7 | 780 | 46.2 | 43.3-49.2 |
65-74 | 1,277 | 713 | 57.5 | 54.2-60.8 | 564 | 42.5 | 39.2-45.8 |
75+ | 979 | 412 | 44.5 | 40.7-48.3 | 567 | 55.5 | 51.7-59.3 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,258 | 685 | 53.3 | 49.0-57.5 | 573 | 46.7 | 42.5-51.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,525 | 1,294 | 51.4 | 48.5-54.3 | 1,231 | 48.6 | 45.7-51.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,107 | 1,014 | 45.5 | 42.3-48.7 | 1,093 | 54.5 | 51.3-57.7 |
College Graduate | 2,786 | 1,006 | 33.1 | 30.9-35.4 | 1,780 | 66.9 | 64.6-69.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 888 | 489 | 55.9 | 50.4-61.3 | 399 | 44.1 | 38.7-49.6 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,368 | 708 | 50.8 | 46.8-54.7 | 660 | 49.2 | 45.3-53.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 962 | 481 | 46.0 | 41.7-50.4 | 481 | 54.0 | 49.6-58.3 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,192 | 570 | 44.5 | 40.7-48.4 | 622 | 55.5 | 51.6-59.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,119 | 516 | 47.7 | 43.7-51.7 | 603 | 52.3 | 48.3-56.3 |
$75,000+ | 1,882 | 736 | 37.8 | 35.1-40.7 | 1,146 | 62.2 | 59.3-64.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,967 | 1,626 | 55.0 | 52.4-57.5 | 1,341 | 45.0 | 42.5-47.6 |
No | 5,465 | 2,276 | 39.9 | 38.1-41.7 | 3,189 | 60.1 | 58.3-61.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,138 | 780 | 66.0 | 62.1-69.6 | 358 | 34.0 | 30.4-37.9 |
Non-Veteran | 7,546 | 3,223 | 41.3 | 39.7-42.9 | 4,323 | 58.7 | 57.1-60.3 |
^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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