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| Total Respond.^ |
Less than 6 mos. | 6 mos. to 1 year | Past year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,159 | 202 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 | 117 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 575 | 17.0 | 15.3-18.8 | 446 | 12.5 | 11.0-14.1 | 2,819 | 59.7 | 57.5-61.8 |
| -Western NC | 449 | 20 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.8 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.5 | 65 | 19.5 | 14.7-25.6 | 48 | 12.0 | 8.1-17.4 | 306 | 59.6 | 53.2-65.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 205 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.3-12.8 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.6 | 33 | 18.9 | 12.6-27.2 | 17 | 11.7 | 6.2-20.9 | 141 | 62.7 | 53.2-71.2 |
| Female | 244 | 11 | 7.0 | 3.4-14.1 | 5 | 3.9 | 1.1-12.9 | 32 | 20.3 | 13.4-29.6 | 31 | 12.4 | 7.8-19.2 | 165 | 56.3 | 47.4-64.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 415 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.0 | 9 | 2.6 | 0.9- 7.1 | 58 | 18.3 | 13.4-24.5 | 43 | 12.1 | 7.9-17.9 | 290 | 62.1 | 55.3-68.4 |
| African American | 10 | 2 | 22.9 | 4.3-66.1 | 1 | 9.4 | 1.3-45.8 | 1 | 8.2 | 1.1-41.9 | 2 | 13.4 | 3.0-43.4 | 4 | 46.2 | 17.4-77.8 |
| Other Minorities | 23 | 2 | 15.9 | 2.7-56.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 37.8 | 16.4-65.4 | 3 | 11.5 | 2.9-36.1 | 12 | 34.8 | 15.4-61.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 18 | 2 | 16.6 | 2.8-57.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 34.1 | 13.3-63.6 | 2 | 9.3 | 1.8-37.0 | 10 | 40.0 | 17.9-67.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 429 | 18 | 5.5 | 3.1- 9.4 | 10 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 | 61 | 18.5 | 13.7-24.6 | 46 | 12.3 | 8.2-18.0 | 294 | 60.9 | 54.3-67.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 7 | 2 | 23.1 | 5.1-62.7 | 1 | 17.7 | 2.4-64.8 | 3 | 42.5 | 12.4-79.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 2.3-63.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 34 | 6 | 14.5 | 5.0-35.2 | 3 | 4.5 | 1.0-17.9 | 17 | 51.1 | 31.7-70.2 | 4 | 15.6 | 4.9-40.0 | 4 | 14.3 | 4.9-35.0 |
| 35-44 | 43 | 2 | 5.9 | 1.4-21.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 18.9 | 8.6-36.4 | 14 | 37.1 | 21.2-56.4 | 20 | 38.2 | 23.5-55.4 |
| 45-54 | 77 | 3 | 4.9 | 1.6-14.3 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 8.0 | 13 | 14.9 | 8.1-25.6 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.1-20.7 | 54 | 71.6 | 58.4-81.9 |
| 55-64 | 107 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.2- 6.5 | 13 | 12.5 | 6.8-21.8 | 6 | 4.6 | 1.8-11.0 | 84 | 79.6 | 69.5-87.0 |
| 65-74 | 112 | 5 | 3.1 | 1.0- 9.3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 5.1 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.9-12.8 | 13 | 10.9 | 6.0-19.1 | 84 | 78.7 | 69.3-85.8 |
| 75+ | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 4.2 | 1.3-12.3 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.5 | 60 | 93.3 | 85.3-97.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 75 | 5 | 9.1 | 1.9-33.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.8 | 12 | 26.4 | 13.9-44.5 | 6 | 6.6 | 2.1-19.1 | 51 | 57.6 | 40.6-73.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 130 | 7 | 7.5 | 3.0-17.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.5-18.2 | 23 | 25.3 | 15.4-38.6 | 16 | 10.8 | 6.2-18.1 | 78 | 50.9 | 39.3-62.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 122 | 5 | 5.4 | 2.0-13.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6-11.2 | 17 | 16.9 | 9.8-27.5 | 18 | 18.9 | 9.8-33.5 | 80 | 56.1 | 44.1-67.4 |
| College Graduate | 121 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.3-12.7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 13 | 12.0 | 6.2-22.1 | 8 | 9.4 | 3.8-21.5 | 96 | 74.1 | 61.9-83.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 57 | 9 | 18.2 | 7.1-39.2 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.0-12.5 | 10 | 23.8 | 11.3-43.5 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.4-17.7 | 30 | 47.5 | 31.2-64.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 96 | 4 | 11.6 | 3.8-30.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 17 | 22.9 | 13.0-37.1 | 13 | 12.4 | 6.2-23.4 | 59 | 52.5 | 38.8-65.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 64 | 5 | 7.7 | 3.0-18.5 | 2 | 4.9 | 1.1-19.0 | 12 | 28.4 | 15.3-46.6 | 11 | 19.9 | 9.4-37.3 | 34 | 39.0 | 25.9-54.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.7 | 0.8-30.7 | 10 | 19.9 | 8.5-39.9 | 11 | 22.1 | 10.1-41.7 | 46 | 52.3 | 35.7-68.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 54 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-19.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.9 | 6 | 12.9 | 5.4-27.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.7 | 45 | 81.6 | 66.3-91.0 |
| $75,000+ | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 12.7 | 5.1-28.3 | 3 | 9.7 | 2.7-29.5 | 43 | 77.6 | 59.5-89.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 208 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.4 | 7 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.1 | 24 | 12.8 | 8.1-19.7 | 21 | 13.0 | 6.6-24.3 | 147 | 67.6 | 57.8-76.1 |
| No | 238 | 11 | 8.0 | 4.0-15.4 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.1 | 40 | 23.5 | 16.5-32.4 | 27 | 11.5 | 7.3-17.8 | 157 | 54.6 | 46.0-62.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 108 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.0- 9.9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 5.6 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.5-14.4 | 11 | 15.4 | 7.5-29.0 | 81 | 73.1 | 60.6-82.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 341 | 17 | 7.1 | 3.8-12.8 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.2 | 54 | 23.0 | 17.0-30.3 | 37 | 11.1 | 6.9-17.2 | 225 | 55.9 | 48.4-63.0 |
* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).
^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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