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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 4,210 | 3,429 | 79.0 | 77.4-80.6 | 781 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.6 |
| -Western NC | 479 | 384 | 78.3 | 73.1-82.7 | 95 | 21.7 | 17.3-26.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 443 | 363 | 80.0 | 74.7-84.4 | 80 | 20.0 | 15.6-25.3 |
| African American | 11 | 8 | 78.2 | 46.5-93.6 | 3 | 21.8 | 6.4-53.5 |
| Other Minorities | 22 | 11 | 50.3 | 25.7-74.7 | 11 | 49.7 | 25.3-74.3 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 14 | 6 | 46.4 | 20.0-75.1 | 8 | 53.6 | 24.9-80.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 462 | 377 | 80.1 | 75.0-84.4 | 85 | 19.9 | 15.6-25.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 40-44 | 45 | 23 | 43.5 | 28.0-60.4 | 22 | 56.5 | 39.6-72.0 |
| 45-54 | 121 | 88 | 73.9 | 63.7-82.1 | 33 | 26.1 | 17.9-36.3 |
| 55-64 | 132 | 116 | 89.8 | 82.0-94.4 | 16 | 10.2 | 5.6-18.0 |
| 65-74 | 111 | 96 | 88.8 | 80.8-93.7 | 15 | 11.2 | 6.3-19.2 |
| 75+ | 70 | 61 | 91.1 | 82.0-95.8 | 9 | 8.9 | 4.2-18.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 81 | 57 | 70.1 | 55.4-81.5 | 24 | 29.9 | 18.5-44.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 147 | 104 | 66.3 | 55.9-75.3 | 43 | 33.7 | 24.7-44.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 106 | 91 | 83.2 | 71.1-90.9 | 15 | 16.8 | 9.1-28.9 |
| College Graduate | 144 | 131 | 91.8 | 85.6-95.5 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.5-14.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 54 | 40 | 71.0 | 53.5-83.9 | 14 | 29.0 | 16.1-46.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 68 | 54 | 70.6 | 53.1-83.5 | 14 | 29.4 | 16.5-46.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 76 | 63 | 81.7 | 69.0-89.9 | 13 | 18.3 | 10.1-31.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 81 | 67 | 80.9 | 66.4-90.1 | 14 | 19.1 | 9.9-33.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 65 | 53 | 80.4 | 66.2-89.6 | 12 | 19.6 | 10.4-33.8 |
| $75,000+ | 75 | 65 | 87.5 | 75.4-94.2 | 10 | 12.5 | 5.8-24.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 205 | 172 | 85.1 | 78.2-90.0 | 33 | 14.9 | 10.0-21.8 |
| No | 265 | 207 | 74.1 | 66.6-80.4 | 58 | 25.9 | 19.6-33.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 208 | 185 | 90.5 | 84.2-94.5 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.5-15.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 271 | 199 | 70.8 | 63.5-77.1 | 72 | 29.2 | 22.9-36.5 |
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* This question was asked only of male respondents who reported being age 40 and older.
^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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