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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,493 | 3,756 | 69.9 | 68.2-71.5 | 1,737 | 30.1 | 28.5-31.8 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,927 | 1,313 | 69.8 | 67.2-72.3 | 614 | 30.2 | 27.7-32.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 664 | 463 | 71.1 | 66.8-75.1 | 201 | 28.9 | 24.9-33.2 |
| Female | 1,263 | 850 | 68.7 | 65.5-71.7 | 413 | 31.3 | 28.3-34.5 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,224 | 813 | 68.7 | 65.4-71.8 | 411 | 31.3 | 28.2-34.6 |
| African American | 564 | 408 | 71.9 | 66.9-76.3 | 156 | 28.1 | 23.7-33.1 |
| Other Minorities | 132 | 87 | 69.9 | 59.5-78.6 | 45 | 30.1 | 21.4-40.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 45 | 31 | 69.9 | 52.2-83.1 | 14 | 30.1 | 16.9-47.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,870 | 1,275 | 69.9 | 67.2-72.4 | 595 | 30.1 | 27.6-32.8 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 7 | 6 | 92.9 | 60.5-99.1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0.9-39.5 |
| 25-34 | 72 | 48 | 68.7 | 55.3-79.5 | 24 | 31.3 | 20.5-44.7 |
| 35-44 | 134 | 95 | 71.3 | 61.2-79.7 | 39 | 28.7 | 20.3-38.8 |
| 45-54 | 336 | 230 | 69.7 | 63.7-75.1 | 106 | 30.3 | 24.9-36.3 |
| 55-64 | 551 | 396 | 73.4 | 68.9-77.5 | 155 | 26.6 | 22.5-31.1 |
| 65-74 | 472 | 314 | 66.8 | 61.6-71.6 | 158 | 33.2 | 28.4-38.4 |
| 75+ | 347 | 219 | 63.8 | 57.4-69.8 | 128 | 36.2 | 30.2-42.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 400 | 263 | 65.2 | 59.0-71.0 | 137 | 34.8 | 29.0-41.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 681 | 432 | 65.7 | 61.2-70.0 | 249 | 34.3 | 30.0-38.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 457 | 324 | 74.4 | 69.4-78.8 | 133 | 25.6 | 21.2-30.6 |
| College Graduate | 385 | 291 | 75.2 | 69.3-80.3 | 94 | 24.8 | 19.7-30.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 314 | 210 | 65.9 | 59.0-72.2 | 104 | 34.1 | 27.8-41.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 385 | 255 | 68.3 | 62.0-74.0 | 130 | 31.7 | 26.0-38.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 240 | 161 | 67.1 | 59.2-74.1 | 79 | 32.9 | 25.9-40.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 247 | 178 | 72.8 | 65.6-79.0 | 69 | 27.2 | 21.0-34.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 218 | 166 | 77.5 | 70.5-83.2 | 52 | 22.5 | 16.8-29.5 |
| $75,000+ | 227 | 163 | 74.6 | 67.3-80.8 | 64 | 25.4 | 19.2-32.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 987 | 615 | 63.1 | 59.1-66.9 | 372 | 36.9 | 33.1-40.9 |
| No | 910 | 678 | 76.4 | 72.9-79.6 | 232 | 23.6 | 20.4-27.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 358 | 245 | 72.0 | 66.2-77.1 | 113 | 28.0 | 22.9-33.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,569 | 1,068 | 69.2 | 66.3-72.0 | 501 | 30.8 | 28.0-33.7 |
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*Asked only of those who report having high blood pressure
^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.
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