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| Total Respond.^ |
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 14,391 | 4,462 | 26.9 | 25.9-27.8 | 6,723 | 47.2 | 46.1-48.4 | 1,727 | 14.7 | 13.8-15.6 | 1,479 | 11.2 | 10.5-12.0 |
| -Western NC | 1,536 | 475 | 25.5 | 23.0-28.3 | 733 | 50.0 | 46.6-53.5 | 173 | 12.7 | 10.4-15.4 | 155 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 572 | 137 | 19.8 | 16.2-24.0 | 274 | 50.1 | 44.6-55.5 | 79 | 15.2 | 11.6-19.6 | 82 | 15.0 | 11.3-19.6 |
| Female | 964 | 338 | 30.8 | 27.2-34.5 | 459 | 50.0 | 45.7-54.3 | 94 | 10.4 | 7.7-13.9 | 73 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.8 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 1,400 | 446 | 26.8 | 24.0-29.8 | 660 | 49.7 | 46.1-53.3 | 152 | 11.6 | 9.3-14.4 | 142 | 11.9 | 9.6-14.7 |
| African American | 38 | 13 | 29.1 | 15.2-48.4 | 20 | 49.9 | 30.3-69.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.2 | 4 | 19.5 | 6.1-47.5 |
| Other Minorities | 90 | 15 | 8.6 | 4.4-16.1 | 49 | 54.9 | 41.2-68.0 | 20 | 31.0 | 19.6-45.2 | 6 | 5.5 | 1.9-14.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 58 | 10 | 11.8 | 5.3-24.4 | 29 | 48.9 | 33.8-64.2 | 15 | 33.2 | 20.3-49.2 | 4 | 6.1 | 1.9-17.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,473 | 465 | 26.4 | 23.7-29.3 | 701 | 50.1 | 46.6-53.7 | 158 | 11.5 | 9.2-14.2 | 149 | 12.0 | 9.7-14.7 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 49 | 8 | 9.9 | 4.5-20.3 | 25 | 59.1 | 42.2-74.1 | 8 | 17.4 | 7.2-36.3 | 8 | 13.6 | 6.1-27.5 |
| 25-34 | 162 | 29 | 14.1 | 8.8-21.7 | 90 | 54.5 | 44.9-63.7 | 24 | 16.6 | 10.8-24.6 | 19 | 14.9 | 8.6-24.4 |
| 35-44 | 234 | 54 | 21.5 | 16.1-28.1 | 129 | 55.9 | 48.3-63.3 | 27 | 11.8 | 7.7-17.6 | 24 | 10.8 | 6.8-16.8 |
| 45-54 | 302 | 106 | 30.2 | 24.4-36.7 | 140 | 48.3 | 41.2-55.4 | 38 | 12.3 | 8.4-17.8 | 18 | 9.2 | 5.2-15.8 |
| 55-64 | 331 | 128 | 38.6 | 32.5-45.0 | 141 | 43.6 | 37.2-50.1 | 27 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.8 | 35 | 10.1 | 7.0-14.5 |
| 65-74 | 262 | 79 | 30.5 | 24.3-37.5 | 126 | 44.1 | 37.3-51.2 | 27 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.2 | 30 | 13.2 | 9.0-19.0 |
| 75+ | 190 | 67 | 35.2 | 27.3-44.1 | 80 | 40.8 | 32.8-49.4 | 22 | 11.4 | 7.2-17.7 | 21 | 12.5 | 7.7-19.7 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 224 | 59 | 19.3 | 13.8-26.4 | 93 | 41.2 | 31.4-51.8 | 35 | 18.1 | 12.0-26.4 | 37 | 21.3 | 13.7-31.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 477 | 115 | 18.0 | 14.4-22.1 | 245 | 55.3 | 49.0-61.4 | 55 | 13.1 | 9.1-18.7 | 62 | 13.6 | 9.9-18.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 394 | 134 | 31.8 | 26.3-37.9 | 182 | 47.8 | 41.6-54.1 | 45 | 12.3 | 8.5-17.5 | 33 | 8.1 | 5.4-11.9 |
| College Graduate | 435 | 164 | 32.6 | 27.5-38.3 | 211 | 51.0 | 45.0-57.0 | 37 | 9.0 | 5.5-14.5 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 200 | 62 | 26.4 | 19.6-34.7 | 86 | 43.2 | 33.4-53.4 | 25 | 16.0 | 9.9-24.8 | 27 | 14.4 | 7.6-25.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 285 | 74 | 21.2 | 15.9-27.6 | 149 | 51.6 | 43.5-59.6 | 29 | 9.7 | 6.0-15.3 | 33 | 17.5 | 11.4-26.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 227 | 70 | 25.3 | 18.9-33.0 | 108 | 52.0 | 43.0-60.8 | 27 | 11.7 | 7.2-18.4 | 22 | 11.1 | 6.6-18.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 243 | 78 | 29.0 | 22.4-36.7 | 117 | 51.1 | 43.0-59.2 | 26 | 9.8 | 6.2-15.1 | 22 | 10.1 | 6.1-16.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 189 | 66 | 30.1 | 23.1-38.2 | 91 | 50.4 | 41.8-59.0 | 18 | 10.6 | 6.2-17.6 | 14 | 8.8 | 4.7-16.0 |
| $75,000+ | 189 | 67 | 31.2 | 24.2-39.3 | 91 | 50.6 | 42.1-59.1 | 25 | 14.6 | 9.2-22.4 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.5- 7.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 604 | 190 | 27.1 | 22.8-31.9 | 276 | 48.0 | 42.5-53.6 | 63 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.6 | 75 | 14.8 | 10.8-19.8 |
| No | 926 | 284 | 24.8 | 21.7-28.3 | 453 | 50.9 | 46.5-55.3 | 109 | 13.9 | 10.9-17.7 | 80 | 10.3 | 7.8-13.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 227 | 72 | 31.0 | 24.2-38.7 | 100 | 40.3 | 32.8-48.3 | 24 | 12.8 | 8.3-19.2 | 31 | 15.9 | 10.5-23.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,309 | 403 | 24.7 | 21.9-27.7 | 633 | 51.5 | 47.7-55.3 | 149 | 12.6 | 10.1-15.7 | 124 | 11.1 | 8.8-14.0 |
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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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