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| Total Respond.^ |
Allowed in all areas | Allowed in some areas | Not allowed at all | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 7,291 | 401 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.1 | 817 | 12.3 | 11.1-13.5 | 6,073 | 82.4 | 81.0-83.7 |
| -Western NC | 787 | 43 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 95 | 16.0 | 12.1-20.9 | 649 | 78.7 | 73.8-82.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 296 | 28 | 8.0 | 4.9-12.9 | 47 | 18.7 | 12.2-27.5 | 221 | 73.3 | 64.8-80.4 |
| Female | 491 | 15 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 48 | 13.6 | 9.7-18.8 | 428 | 83.6 | 78.3-87.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 717 | 42 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 | 86 | 16.3 | 12.1-21.5 | 589 | 78.1 | 72.9-82.6 |
| African American | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 38.2 | 12.8-72.1 | 13 | 61.8 | 27.9-87.2 |
| Other Minorities | 49 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.7 | 5 | 7.9 | 2.8-20.3 | 43 | 89.7 | 76.2-95.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 29 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.6 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.2-12.2 | 27 | 95.4 | 82.4-98.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 756 | 42 | 5.4 | 3.7- 8.0 | 94 | 16.8 | 12.7-21.9 | 620 | 77.8 | 72.7-82.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 23 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.9 | 7 | 46.0 | 23.0-70.8 | 15 | 52.5 | 28.2-75.6 |
| 25-34 | 91 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 21 | 23.8 | 14.3-36.8 | 69 | 75.5 | 62.5-85.1 |
| 35-44 | 113 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.3- 9.2 | 12 | 11.6 | 6.2-20.4 | 96 | 84.9 | 75.7-91.0 |
| 45-54 | 159 | 15 | 12.6 | 6.6-22.7 | 16 | 9.4 | 5.4-16.1 | 128 | 78.0 | 68.0-85.5 |
| 55-64 | 159 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.6-13.2 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.9-17.9 | 133 | 82.6 | 74.3-88.6 |
| 65-74 | 139 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.7-11.3 | 17 | 11.2 | 6.4-18.8 | 117 | 84.4 | 75.9-90.3 |
| 75+ | 101 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.6 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.3-14.4 | 89 | 89.5 | 81.5-94.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 122 | 8 | 7.4 | 2.3-21.2 | 13 | 14.5 | 4.9-35.9 | 101 | 78.1 | 59.0-89.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 243 | 15 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.4 | 39 | 20.6 | 14.2-28.9 | 189 | 74.1 | 65.8-80.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 204 | 8 | 3.9 | 1.7- 8.4 | 26 | 16.9 | 10.4-26.4 | 170 | 79.2 | 69.8-86.2 |
| College Graduate | 215 | 12 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.8 | 17 | 10.8 | 5.2-21.2 | 186 | 83.8 | 74.2-90.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 110 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.6 | 11 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.4 | 94 | 88.3 | 80.1-93.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 146 | 8 | 7.4 | 2.6-19.5 | 18 | 14.3 | 8.6-23.0 | 120 | 78.2 | 67.2-86.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 105 | 10 | 9.2 | 4.7-17.4 | 15 | 14.3 | 7.8-24.7 | 80 | 76.5 | 65.4-84.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 121 | 8 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.9 | 16 | 17.4 | 9.3-30.4 | 97 | 77.2 | 64.8-86.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 93 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4-10.0 | 9 | 11.5 | 5.2-23.6 | 79 | 84.7 | 73.0-91.9 |
| $75,000+ | 102 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.8-12.4 | 11 | 10.1 | 5.3-18.5 | 87 | 85.1 | 75.6-91.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 327 | 24 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.5 | 38 | 16.0 | 9.5-25.7 | 265 | 75.3 | 66.0-82.7 |
| No | 454 | 19 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.7 | 57 | 16.2 | 11.7-22.1 | 378 | 80.4 | 74.6-85.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 117 | 13 | 11.2 | 6.1-19.7 | 16 | 13.0 | 7.4-21.6 | 88 | 75.9 | 65.8-83.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 670 | 30 | 4.3 | 2.7- 7.0 | 79 | 16.5 | 12.1-22.0 | 561 | 79.2 | 73.6-83.8 |
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^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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