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Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 15,331 | 8,940 | 52.3 | 51.2-53.4 | 6,391 | 47.7 | 46.6-48.8 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,578 | 5,024 | 52.3 | 50.8-53.8 | 3,554 | 47.7 | 46.2-49.2 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,178 | 1,636 | 44.7 | 42.3-47.1 | 1,542 | 55.3 | 52.9-57.7 |
Female | 5,400 | 3,388 | 59.7 | 57.9-61.5 | 2,012 | 40.3 | 38.5-42.1 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,657 | 4,148 | 57.3 | 55.5-59.0 | 2,509 | 42.7 | 41.0-44.5 |
African American | 1,303 | 630 | 44.0 | 40.4-47.7 | 673 | 56.0 | 52.3-59.6 |
Other Minorities | 582 | 223 | 34.5 | 29.4-39.9 | 359 | 65.5 | 60.1-70.6 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 479 | 175 | 31.9 | 26.5-37.8 | 304 | 68.1 | 62.2-73.5 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,084 | 4,840 | 54.6 | 53.0-56.2 | 3,244 | 45.4 | 43.8-47.0 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 332 | 123 | 35.1 | 28.9-41.8 | 209 | 64.9 | 58.2-71.1 |
25-34 | 1,038 | 468 | 41.9 | 38.2-45.7 | 570 | 58.1 | 54.3-61.8 |
35-44 | 1,556 | 771 | 48.5 | 45.5-51.6 | 785 | 51.5 | 48.4-54.5 |
45-54 | 1,692 | 992 | 57.5 | 54.5-60.5 | 700 | 42.5 | 39.5-45.5 |
55-64 | 1,671 | 1,103 | 64.5 | 61.5-67.3 | 568 | 35.5 | 32.7-38.5 |
65-74 | 1,264 | 860 | 68.2 | 65.0-71.2 | 404 | 31.8 | 28.8-35.0 |
75+ | 960 | 664 | 68.6 | 64.9-72.1 | 296 | 31.4 | 27.9-35.1 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,241 | 552 | 35.4 | 31.6-39.4 | 689 | 64.6 | 60.6-68.4 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,471 | 1,317 | 46.0 | 43.1-48.8 | 1,154 | 54.0 | 51.2-56.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,084 | 1,297 | 55.2 | 51.8-58.5 | 787 | 44.8 | 41.5-48.2 |
College Graduate | 2,759 | 1,846 | 62.8 | 60.3-65.1 | 913 | 37.2 | 34.9-39.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 868 | 453 | 44.1 | 38.6-49.6 | 415 | 55.9 | 50.4-61.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,347 | 702 | 40.2 | 36.6-44.0 | 645 | 59.8 | 56.0-63.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 956 | 542 | 48.4 | 43.9-52.9 | 414 | 51.6 | 47.1-56.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,178 | 720 | 55.7 | 51.7-59.7 | 458 | 44.3 | 40.3-48.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,111 | 665 | 55.1 | 51.0-59.1 | 446 | 44.9 | 40.9-49.0 |
$75,000+ | 1,864 | 1,202 | 61.2 | 58.3-64.0 | 662 | 38.8 | 36.0-41.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,938 | 1,757 | 54.5 | 51.8-57.2 | 1,181 | 45.5 | 42.8-48.2 |
No | 5,479 | 3,186 | 51.6 | 49.7-53.5 | 2,293 | 48.4 | 46.5-50.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,126 | 689 | 60.0 | 56.1-63.8 | 437 | 40.0 | 36.2-43.9 |
Non-Veteran | 7,444 | 4,330 | 51.2 | 49.6-52.9 | 3,114 | 48.8 | 47.1-50.4 |
^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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