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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 | 7,471 | 144 | 2.0 | 1.6- 2.4 | 1,135 | 17.0 | 15.7-18.3 | 6,192 | 81.1 | 79.7-82.4 |
| -Western NC | 802 | 18 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.1 | 113 | 16.0 | 12.5-20.3 | 671 | 82.3 | 77.9-85.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 299 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.6 | 55 | 19.6 | 13.5-27.5 | 230 | 77.5 | 69.6-83.8 |
| Female | 503 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 58 | 12.8 | 9.5-17.2 | 441 | 86.5 | 82.1-89.9 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 729 | 18 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.3 | 103 | 15.9 | 12.2-20.4 | 608 | 82.2 | 77.7-86.0 |
| African American | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 16.5 | 4.6-44.7 | 16 | 83.5 | 55.3-95.4 |
| Other Minorities | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 18.8 | 7.1-41.2 | 43 | 81.2 | 58.8-92.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 8.3 | 1.6-34.4 | 28 | 91.7 | 65.6-98.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 770 | 18 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.2 | 111 | 16.5 | 12.8-20.9 | 641 | 81.7 | 77.2-85.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 23 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.9 | 6 | 25.7 | 8.7-55.7 | 16 | 72.7 | 43.6-90.2 |
| 25-34 | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 26 | 31.4 | 20.9-44.3 | 65 | 68.6 | 55.7-79.1 |
| 35-44 | 113 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.4- 9.2 | 18 | 15.8 | 9.6-25.0 | 90 | 80.6 | 71.1-87.5 |
| 45-54 | 164 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.1 | 22 | 9.8 | 5.8-16.0 | 138 | 87.6 | 80.6-92.2 |
| 55-64 | 168 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.4 | 14 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.1 | 149 | 92.1 | 86.8-95.4 |
| 65-74 | 139 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.6 | 19 | 15.4 | 9.3-24.3 | 118 | 83.0 | 73.8-89.4 |
| 75+ | 102 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.9 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.4-14.6 | 93 | 92.5 | 85.2-96.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 123 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.7- 6.7 | 15 | 16.1 | 6.0-36.5 | 104 | 81.8 | 62.6-92.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 247 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.2- 6.4 | 41 | 19.9 | 14.1-27.3 | 197 | 77.4 | 69.8-83.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 208 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.9 | 35 | 19.0 | 12.6-27.6 | 172 | 80.4 | 71.8-86.9 |
| College Graduate | 221 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.4- 4.7 | 22 | 8.9 | 5.2-14.9 | 195 | 89.6 | 83.5-93.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 114 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.2- 9.3 | 17 | 14.8 | 8.4-25.0 | 96 | 83.8 | 73.4-90.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 150 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.5 | 22 | 17.3 | 10.6-27.0 | 124 | 80.9 | 71.2-87.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 105 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.4- 8.3 | 13 | 12.8 | 6.3-24.5 | 89 | 85.2 | 73.6-92.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 123 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.7- 7.0 | 28 | 26.0 | 16.7-38.0 | 90 | 71.8 | 59.9-81.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 97 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.5 | 10 | 11.4 | 5.4-22.5 | 86 | 87.9 | 76.9-94.1 |
| $75,000+ | 103 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.6 | 10 | 8.3 | 4.1-16.2 | 92 | 90.8 | 82.7-95.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 337 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.4 | 52 | 20.3 | 13.5-29.4 | 276 | 77.2 | 68.3-84.2 |
| No | 460 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 61 | 13.7 | 10.2-18.1 | 390 | 85.0 | 80.5-88.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 119 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.9 | 22 | 19.1 | 12.2-28.6 | 91 | 77.7 | 67.9-85.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 683 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 91 | 15.5 | 11.7-20.4 | 580 | 83.0 | 78.1-86.9 |
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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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