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| Total Respond.^ |
Make strong bones | Prevent birth defects | Prevent high bp | Other | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 3,367 | 648 | 19.9 | 18.0-21.9 | 1,978 | 56.7 | 54.4-59.0 | 133 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 608 | 18.3 | 16.6-20.1 |
| -Western NC | 317 | 52 | 16.3 | 11.8-22.1 | 201 | 64.3 | 57.4-70.8 | 13 | 4.6 | 2.1- 9.6 | 51 | 14.8 | 10.7-20.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||||||||
| Male | 91 | 21 | 19.9 | 12.0-31.1 | 48 | 57.0 | 44.4-68.7 | 6 | 6.9 | 2.2-19.6 | 16 | 16.2 | 9.3-26.7 |
| Female | 226 | 31 | 14.0 | 9.2-20.7 | 153 | 69.3 | 61.4-76.2 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.2- 7.2 | 35 | 13.8 | 9.3-19.9 |
| RACE | |||||||||||||
| White | 264 | 36 | 13.3 | 9.0-19.1 | 171 | 66.8 | 59.4-73.5 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.4-10.9 | 44 | 14.7 | 10.4-20.4 |
| African American | 16 | 5 | 41.8 | 14.4-75.4 | 10 | 53.1 | 22.3-81.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.1 | 0.7-29.9 |
| Other Minorities | 34 | 9 | 32.6 | 15.3-56.5 | 19 | 46.1 | 26.4-67.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 21.3 | 7.4-47.7 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 18 | 5 | 28.1 | 10.7-56.1 | 11 | 53.9 | 28.1-77.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 18.0 | 3.9-53.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 298 | 46 | 15.4 | 10.9-21.4 | 190 | 65.1 | 57.9-71.7 | 13 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.1 | 49 | 14.7 | 10.5-20.1 |
| AGE | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 30 | 7 | 19.7 | 8.7-38.7 | 16 | 57.6 | 37.7-75.3 | 2 | 9.1 | 2.0-33.2 | 5 | 13.5 | 5.1-31.2 |
| 25-34 | 117 | 20 | 16.1 | 9.8-25.3 | 82 | 71.1 | 60.6-79.7 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.0 | 14 | 11.9 | 6.7-20.5 |
| 35-44 | 167 | 25 | 14.9 | 9.4-22.9 | 100 | 61.5 | 52.4-69.8 | 10 | 5.4 | 2.6-10.9 | 32 | 18.2 | 12.3-26.1 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 29 | 9 | 23.1 | 9.4-46.7 | 11 | 26.7 | 12.3-48.6 | 3 | 19.6 | 4.1-57.9 | 6 | 30.6 | 12.1-58.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 77 | 18 | 22.5 | 12.9-36.4 | 45 | 65.5 | 51.4-77.3 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.4 | 12 | 9.5 | 4.8-18.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 100 | 11 | 11.4 | 6.0-20.7 | 63 | 65.0 | 53.4-75.0 | 6 | 5.2 | 2.1-12.7 | 20 | 18.4 | 11.2-28.7 |
| College Graduate | 109 | 14 | 13.2 | 7.0-23.3 | 80 | 73.8 | 62.7-82.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.4 | 13 | 11.6 | 6.2-20.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 39 | 7 | 19.2 | 8.0-39.3 | 22 | 60.1 | 39.8-77.5 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.8-14.5 | 8 | 17.1 | 7.4-34.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 53 | 13 | 23.5 | 12.4-40.1 | 31 | 60.0 | 42.8-75.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.9 | 7 | 15.5 | 6.2-33.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 40 | 5 | 11.3 | 3.9-28.6 | 25 | 73.6 | 54.7-86.5 | 4 | 8.8 | 2.8-24.6 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.2-17.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 65 | 9 | 12.2 | 5.1-26.3 | 44 | 67.8 | 52.7-79.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.9 | 11 | 18.6 | 9.8-32.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 46 | 5 | 8.5 | 3.2-20.9 | 31 | 65.5 | 48.1-79.6 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.3 | 9 | 23.6 | 11.9-41.4 |
| $75,000+ | 42 | 4 | 10.9 | 3.7-28.2 | 31 | 74.8 | 57.3-86.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 14.3 | 6.2-29.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 77 | 10 | 13.4 | 6.8-25.0 | 46 | 60.5 | 46.0-73.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.2 | 17 | 22.3 | 12.4-36.8 |
| No | 234 | 40 | 17.1 | 11.8-24.1 | 151 | 65.0 | 56.9-72.4 | 9 | 4.9 | 2.0-11.6 | 34 | 13.0 | 8.8-18.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||||||||
| Veteran | 15 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.5-22.3 | 9 | 68.1 | 40.2-87.2 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.8 | 4 | 25.9 | 9.0-55.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 302 | 51 | 16.9 | 12.2-22.9 | 192 | 64.2 | 57.0-70.8 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.0 | 47 | 14.3 | 10.1-19.7 |
*This question was asked only of respondents who reported being between ages 18 and 44.
^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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