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| Total Respond.^ |
Always | Nearly Always | Sometimes | Seldom | Never | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 15,487 | 13,721 | 86.7 | 85.8-87.5 | 1,148 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.1 | 331 | 2.8 | 2.4- 3.3 | 133 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 | 154 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.3 |
| -Western NC | 1,649 | 1,451 | 86.9 | 84.2-89.2 | 137 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.6 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.9 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.9 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 615 | 505 | 81.3 | 76.6-85.2 | 71 | 12.2 | 9.0-16.3 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.9 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0- 5.7 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.8 |
| Female | 1,034 | 946 | 91.8 | 88.8-94.1 | 66 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.6 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,494 | 1,312 | 86.5 | 83.6-88.9 | 129 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.5 | 27 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.5 |
| African American | 45 | 40 | 86.8 | 65.4-95.8 | 3 | 10.8 | 2.7-34.3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Other Minorities | 101 | 92 | 93.0 | 81.4-97.6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.9 | 4 | 5.8 | 1.6-18.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 63 | 59 | 92.6 | 77.8-97.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.5-22.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,579 | 1,387 | 86.7 | 83.9-89.0 | 135 | 9.7 | 7.7-12.3 | 30 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 14 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 52 | 41 | 80.4 | 65.0-90.1 | 11 | 19.6 | 9.9-35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 171 | 142 | 80.4 | 71.2-87.2 | 19 | 12.7 | 7.3-21.0 | 6 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.5-12.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.2- 6.9 |
| 35-44 | 243 | 211 | 88.5 | 82.9-92.4 | 21 | 7.6 | 4.7-12.1 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.4 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 3.9 |
| 45-54 | 317 | 271 | 85.6 | 79.4-90.1 | 30 | 8.3 | 5.2-13.0 | 8 | 2.3 | 1.0- 5.4 | 5 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| 55-64 | 351 | 316 | 91.8 | 87.8-94.5 | 28 | 6.3 | 3.9- 9.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.2 |
| 65-74 | 287 | 260 | 91.0 | 86.2-94.2 | 17 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 |
| 75+ | 221 | 203 | 92.8 | 87.8-95.8 | 11 | 4.9 | 2.4- 9.5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 269 | 235 | 83.0 | 73.6-89.6 | 21 | 10.9 | 5.8-19.7 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 512 | 462 | 88.6 | 83.2-92.4 | 32 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.5 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.2 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 411 | 355 | 86.0 | 80.7-89.9 | 43 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.5 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.8- 3.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.3- 8.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| College Graduate | 450 | 393 | 88.1 | 83.9-91.2 | 41 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.4 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 221 | 193 | 83.4 | 71.7-90.9 | 19 | 14.3 | 7.1-26.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1- 4.9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 305 | 279 | 89.4 | 82.3-93.8 | 19 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.5-10.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 239 | 205 | 80.4 | 70.0-87.8 | 23 | 15.2 | 8.3-26.0 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.0 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 259 | 226 | 88.8 | 82.5-93.0 | 20 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.1 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.1- 5.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.4-12.5 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 192 | 166 | 85.8 | 78.4-91.0 | 19 | 9.9 | 5.9-16.3 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.5- 6.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 5.2 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.2- 9.4 |
| $75,000+ | 194 | 165 | 85.9 | 78.9-90.8 | 21 | 10.2 | 6.0-16.8 | 4 | 2.1 | 0.7- 5.7 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 663 | 587 | 85.8 | 80.6-89.8 | 53 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.5 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| No | 952 | 833 | 87.3 | 84.0-90.0 | 82 | 9.0 | 6.6-12.1 | 21 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.8 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 241 | 201 | 85.5 | 79.8-89.8 | 27 | 9.7 | 6.3-14.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.1 | 5 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,408 | 1,250 | 87.1 | 84.1-89.6 | 110 | 9.2 | 7.0-11.9 | 26 | 1.8 | 1.0- 2.9 | 10 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.1 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
^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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