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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,617 | 2,278 | 13.9 | 13.2-14.6 | 13,339 | 86.1 | 85.4-86.8 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,723 | 1,145 | 11.8 | 11.0-12.7 | 7,578 | 88.2 | 87.3-89.0 |
GENDER | 8,723 | 1,145 | 11.8 | 11.0-12.7 | 7,578 | 88.2 | 87.3-89.0 |
Male | 3,231 | 1,062 | 22.2 | 20.6-24.0 | 2,169 | 77.8 | 76.0-79.4 |
Female | 5,492 | 83 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.2 | 5,409 | 98.3 | 97.8-98.7 |
RACE | 8,683 | 1,142 | 11.9 | 11.0-12.8 | 7,541 | 88.1 | 87.2-89.0 |
White | 6,763 | 978 | 12.9 | 12.0-13.9 | 5,785 | 87.1 | 86.1-88.0 |
African American | 1,331 | 136 | 12.9 | 10.5-15.8 | 1,195 | 87.1 | 84.2-89.5 |
Other Minorities | 589 | 28 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.9 | 561 | 95.4 | 92.1-97.3 |
HISPANIC | 8,705 | 1,143 | 11.8 | 11.0-12.7 | 7,562 | 88.2 | 87.3-89.0 |
Hispanic | 487 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.8- 3.0 | 477 | 98.5 | 97.0-99.2 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,218 | 1,133 | 13.0 | 12.1-14.0 | 7,085 | 87.0 | 86.0-87.9 |
AGE | 8,655 | 1,142 | 11.9 | 11.0-12.8 | 7,513 | 88.1 | 87.2-89.0 |
18-24 | 340 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.8- 5.6 | 332 | 97.8 | 94.4-99.2 |
25-34 | 1,059 | 39 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.1 | 1,020 | 95.8 | 93.9-97.1 |
35-44 | 1,566 | 93 | 7.1 | 5.7- 8.9 | 1,473 | 92.9 | 91.1-94.3 |
45-54 | 1,725 | 151 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.5 | 1,574 | 88.1 | 85.5-90.3 |
55-64 | 1,696 | 305 | 23.3 | 20.7-26.0 | 1,391 | 76.7 | 74.0-79.3 |
65-74 | 1,279 | 296 | 26.6 | 23.7-29.7 | 983 | 73.4 | 70.3-76.3 |
75+ | 990 | 250 | 27.1 | 23.8-30.6 | 740 | 72.9 | 69.4-76.2 |
EDUCATION | 8,698 | 1,142 | 11.9 | 11.0-12.8 | 7,556 | 88.1 | 87.2-89.0 |
Less Than H.S. | 1,270 | 103 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.3 | 1,167 | 94.2 | 92.7-95.5 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,528 | 338 | 11.8 | 10.3-13.4 | 2,190 | 88.2 | 86.6-89.7 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,110 | 330 | 14.8 | 12.7-17.1 | 1,780 | 85.2 | 82.9-87.3 |
College Graduate | 2,790 | 371 | 12.3 | 10.9-13.9 | 2,419 | 87.7 | 86.1-89.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | 7,425 | 1,015 | 12.6 | 11.6-13.6 | 6,410 | 87.4 | 86.4-88.4 |
Less than $15,000 | 891 | 75 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 816 | 94.3 | 92.5-95.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,372 | 162 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.5 | 1,210 | 90.5 | 88.5-92.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 963 | 146 | 12.4 | 10.3-15.0 | 817 | 87.6 | 85.0-89.7 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,194 | 194 | 16.1 | 13.4-19.3 | 1,000 | 83.9 | 80.7-86.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,122 | 169 | 14.3 | 12.0-17.0 | 953 | 85.7 | 83.0-88.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,883 | 269 | 13.8 | 11.9-16.0 | 1,614 | 86.2 | 84.0-88.1 |
DISABILITY STATUS | 8,459 | 1,119 | 11.9 | 11.1-12.9 | 7,340 | 88.1 | 87.1-88.9 |
Yes | 2,981 | 479 | 15.5 | 13.9-17.2 | 2,502 | 84.5 | 82.8-86.1 |
No | 5,478 | 640 | 10.4 | 9.4-11.5 | 4,838 | 89.6 | 88.5-90.6 |
^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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