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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 14,137 | 678 | 5.8 | 5.2- 6.5 | 107 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.2 | 12,562 | 87.9 | 87.0-88.7 | 93 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 697 | 4.8 | 4.3- 5.3 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,581 | 220 | 6.1 | 5.1- 7.3 | 38 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 4,076 | 88.2 | 86.7-89.5 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 216 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,579 | 101 | 7.4 | 5.7- 9.6 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 | 1,380 | 86.8 | 84.2-89.0 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 82 | 4.5 | 3.4- 6.0 |
| Female | 3,002 | 119 | 4.8 | 3.8- 6.0 | 30 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 2,696 | 89.5 | 87.9-91.0 | 23 | 0.6 | 0.3- 0.9 | 134 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,107 | 125 | 4.7 | 3.7- 5.9 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 2,789 | 89.6 | 87.9-91.1 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 | 157 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.6 |
| African American | 1,037 | 45 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 | 10 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 933 | 90.9 | 88.6-92.8 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 36 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.8 |
| Other Minorities | 419 | 49 | 17.2 | 12.0-24.2 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 | 338 | 74.9 | 67.8-80.9 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.5 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.3-10.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 202 | 36 | 22.9 | 15.4-32.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 152 | 71.1 | 61.3-79.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 4.9 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.6-10.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,362 | 182 | 4.6 | 3.8- 5.6 | 35 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 3,909 | 89.7 | 88.3-90.9 | 28 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.6 | 208 | 4.4 | 3.7- 5.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 163 | 19 | 9.5 | 5.6-15.9 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.3- 6.9 | 139 | 87.2 | 80.2-92.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.9 |
| 25-34 | 532 | 35 | 7.9 | 5.3-11.7 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.0 | 467 | 85.7 | 81.0-89.3 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.5 |
| 35-44 | 731 | 31 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.5 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 657 | 89.1 | 85.8-91.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.0 | 35 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.3 |
| 45-54 | 890 | 43 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 | 798 | 89.7 | 87.0-91.9 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 40 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 |
| 55-64 | 967 | 33 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.4 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 884 | 90.8 | 88.4-92.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 42 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.6 |
| 65-74 | 753 | 35 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.9 | 674 | 89.1 | 86.2-91.5 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.4 |
| 75+ | 518 | 22 | 4.9 | 2.9- 8.0 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.6- 2.8 | 435 | 84.5 | 80.4-87.8 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 | 42 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 689 | 64 | 12.3 | 8.7-17.1 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 582 | 82.1 | 76.8-86.4 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 26 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,475 | 57 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 1,331 | 89.0 | 86.2-91.3 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 59 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,219 | 52 | 5.5 | 3.8- 7.9 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 1,095 | 89.7 | 87.0-91.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 62 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 |
| College Graduate | 1,192 | 47 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 | 1,064 | 89.4 | 86.9-91.4 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 68 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 518 | 34 | 11.1 | 6.8-17.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.4 | 454 | 84.8 | 78.5-89.5 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.5 | 15 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 809 | 39 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.7 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.5 | 713 | 86.5 | 82.6-89.7 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 43 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 566 | 28 | 6.1 | 3.7-10.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.5 | 501 | 87.9 | 83.5-91.2 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.0 | 31 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 650 | 25 | 3.5 | 2.0- 6.0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.3- 6.2 | 594 | 90.8 | 86.6-93.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 26 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 637 | 28 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.3 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.8 | 567 | 90.3 | 86.9-92.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.5- 5.6 |
| $75,000+ | 776 | 21 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 713 | 91.9 | 89.3-94.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 | 36 | 4.2 | 2.9- 6.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,751 | 74 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.8 | 21 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 | 1,552 | 88.6 | 86.5-90.4 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 88 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 |
| No | 2,766 | 140 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.2 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 2,472 | 88.3 | 86.3-90.0 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.5 | 125 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 758 | 31 | 5.0 | 3.1- 7.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.4 | 673 | 88.1 | 84.5-90.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 48 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,822 | 189 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.7 | 34 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 | 3,402 | 88.2 | 86.5-89.7 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 168 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.0 |
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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.
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