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| Total Respond.^ |
1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | 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 | 14,003 | 915 | 6.3 | 5.6- 6.9 | 6,547 | 45.3 | 44.0-46.6 | 3,937 | 28.0 | 26.9-29.2 | 486 | 3.5 | 3.1- 4.0 | 2,118 | 16.9 | 15.9-18.0 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,525 | 270 | 5.8 | 4.8- 7.0 | 1,914 | 41.4 | 39.3-43.6 | 1,333 | 28.7 | 26.7-30.7 | 188 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.0 | 820 | 19.9 | 18.2-21.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,558 | 69 | 5.3 | 3.8- 7.4 | 662 | 41.5 | 38.0-45.2 | 469 | 29.1 | 25.8-32.6 | 65 | 4.1 | 3.0- 5.7 | 293 | 20.0 | 17.1-23.2 |
| Female | 2,967 | 201 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.6 | 1,252 | 41.3 | 38.9-43.7 | 864 | 28.3 | 26.2-30.5 | 123 | 4.2 | 3.4- 5.2 | 527 | 19.9 | 17.9-22.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,077 | 171 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 | 1,439 | 46.6 | 43.9-49.3 | 921 | 29.4 | 27.0-31.9 | 109 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 437 | 14.3 | 12.5-16.3 |
| African American | 1,016 | 63 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.8 | 307 | 27.6 | 24.1-31.4 | 313 | 31.9 | 27.7-36.3 | 60 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.5 | 273 | 30.9 | 26.9-35.3 |
| Other Minorities | 412 | 33 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.5 | 157 | 40.5 | 33.6-47.8 | 96 | 19.0 | 14.7-24.2 | 17 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 109 | 28.5 | 22.1-36.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 207 | 24 | 10.7 | 6.2-17.7 | 104 | 46.7 | 37.2-56.5 | 23 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.2 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.7- 8.1 | 52 | 30.7 | 22.0-41.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,302 | 244 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.5 | 1,805 | 41.0 | 38.8-43.2 | 1,309 | 30.4 | 28.4-32.6 | 182 | 4.3 | 3.6- 5.2 | 762 | 18.9 | 17.2-20.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 167 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.6-14.3 | 48 | 32.0 | 23.5-41.8 | 47 | 28.4 | 20.4-38.1 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.6- 6.0 | 57 | 30.3 | 22.7-39.0 |
| 25-34 | 539 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.1- 6.8 | 215 | 42.0 | 36.6-47.7 | 148 | 25.9 | 21.5-30.8 | 21 | 4.8 | 2.9- 8.0 | 134 | 23.5 | 18.9-28.8 |
| 35-44 | 730 | 49 | 6.7 | 4.8- 9.3 | 286 | 39.8 | 35.3-44.5 | 240 | 31.0 | 27.0-35.2 | 32 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.6 | 123 | 18.2 | 14.8-22.1 |
| 45-54 | 892 | 60 | 6.5 | 4.8- 8.7 | 367 | 41.7 | 37.8-45.7 | 268 | 29.4 | 25.9-33.1 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 | 145 | 16.5 | 13.8-19.7 |
| 55-64 | 940 | 54 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 | 398 | 44.7 | 40.9-48.5 | 299 | 31.5 | 28.1-35.1 | 40 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.2 | 149 | 14.8 | 12.3-17.6 |
| 65-74 | 720 | 37 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 328 | 46.1 | 41.8-50.4 | 214 | 30.3 | 26.5-34.4 | 23 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.4 | 118 | 14.8 | 12.0-18.0 |
| 75+ | 509 | 37 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.4 | 253 | 48.8 | 43.6-54.1 | 111 | 21.9 | 17.8-26.7 | 15 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.1 | 93 | 19.9 | 15.8-24.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 668 | 40 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.1 | 181 | 27.5 | 22.0-33.7 | 181 | 24.4 | 18.9-31.0 | 35 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.6 | 231 | 38.2 | 31.9-44.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,435 | 72 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.7 | 570 | 39.4 | 35.7-43.3 | 445 | 30.3 | 26.9-34.0 | 69 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 | 279 | 20.8 | 18.0-24.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,218 | 58 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.6 | 555 | 44.0 | 39.7-48.3 | 370 | 29.7 | 26.2-33.6 | 47 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.0 | 188 | 16.8 | 13.8-20.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,198 | 100 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.6 | 606 | 50.3 | 46.7-53.9 | 335 | 28.1 | 24.9-31.5 | 37 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.6 | 120 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 508 | 27 | 5.2 | 3.1- 8.5 | 166 | 33.0 | 26.9-39.7 | 140 | 25.4 | 19.8-32.0 | 26 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.1 | 149 | 31.5 | 26.0-37.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 792 | 51 | 6.3 | 4.1- 9.4 | 298 | 38.5 | 32.9-44.3 | 230 | 29.9 | 25.2-35.1 | 45 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 | 168 | 21.0 | 16.9-25.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 561 | 26 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.4 | 232 | 37.2 | 31.8-42.9 | 172 | 34.2 | 28.3-40.6 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.8 | 108 | 19.0 | 14.8-24.0 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 643 | 36 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.1 | 307 | 45.1 | 40.0-50.4 | 180 | 29.7 | 24.9-34.9 | 28 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.9 | 92 | 15.9 | 12.1-20.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 636 | 36 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.7 | 287 | 45.5 | 40.1-51.1 | 208 | 28.4 | 24.1-33.1 | 26 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.5 | 79 | 17.0 | 12.7-22.4 |
| $75,000+ | 775 | 47 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.5 | 380 | 48.3 | 43.4-53.2 | 245 | 28.6 | 24.7-32.9 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.8 | 81 | 13.0 | 9.8-17.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,697 | 107 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.8 | 644 | 38.0 | 34.4-41.7 | 520 | 30.4 | 27.0-34.1 | 78 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.3 | 348 | 22.2 | 19.1-25.6 |
| No | 2,695 | 154 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 1,211 | 42.7 | 40.0-45.4 | 780 | 28.5 | 26.1-31.0 | 103 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 447 | 18.7 | 16.5-21.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 754 | 37 | 5.1 | 3.5- 7.5 | 349 | 46.0 | 41.3-50.8 | 241 | 32.6 | 28.0-37.6 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.4 | 106 | 13.4 | 10.6-16.7 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,770 | 233 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 | 1,564 | 40.4 | 38.0-42.9 | 1,092 | 27.9 | 25.8-30.1 | 167 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 | 714 | 21.3 | 19.3-23.5 |
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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.
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