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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 | 14,225 | 4,608 | 32.6 | 31.4-33.9 | 4,925 | 36.6 | 35.4-37.9 | 2,098 | 15.3 | 14.4-16.3 | 357 | 2.2 | 1.9- 2.5 | 2,237 | 13.3 | 12.5-14.0 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,600 | 1,477 | 33.5 | 31.3-35.6 | 1,605 | 36.1 | 34.0-38.2 | 678 | 15.3 | 13.8-17.0 | 117 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.7 | 723 | 13.0 | 11.8-14.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,577 | 558 | 37.4 | 33.8-41.2 | 575 | 36.7 | 33.3-40.2 | 227 | 15.5 | 13.0-18.4 | 40 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.8 | 177 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.4 |
| Female | 3,023 | 919 | 29.7 | 27.5-31.9 | 1,030 | 35.5 | 33.1-37.9 | 451 | 15.1 | 13.4-17.0 | 77 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.2 | 546 | 17.2 | 15.5-19.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,126 | 934 | 29.5 | 27.0-32.2 | 1,088 | 36.6 | 34.0-39.2 | 496 | 16.8 | 14.9-19.0 | 83 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.3 | 525 | 14.5 | 12.9-16.3 |
| African American | 1,038 | 383 | 38.8 | 34.4-43.3 | 375 | 36.2 | 32.2-40.4 | 123 | 12.6 | 10.0-15.9 | 23 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.9 | 134 | 10.6 | 8.6-13.0 |
| Other Minorities | 419 | 152 | 43.8 | 36.8-51.1 | 138 | 33.1 | 26.8-40.1 | 58 | 12.6 | 9.1-17.1 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 | 61 | 9.3 | 6.7-12.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 204 | 94 | 51.8 | 42.2-61.2 | 68 | 31.2 | 23.0-40.7 | 19 | 6.6 | 3.8-11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 10.5 | 6.4-16.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,382 | 1,375 | 31.8 | 29.7-34.0 | 1,534 | 36.5 | 34.4-38.7 | 658 | 16.1 | 14.5-17.8 | 116 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 | 699 | 13.3 | 12.0-14.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 172 | 66 | 42.4 | 33.3-52.1 | 53 | 29.9 | 22.2-38.9 | 34 | 19.1 | 12.9-27.4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.7 | 15 | 7.6 | 4.3-13.1 |
| 25-34 | 530 | 182 | 33.8 | 28.8-39.2 | 206 | 41.7 | 36.2-47.4 | 77 | 13.9 | 10.6-18.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 3.0 | 59 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.3 |
| 35-44 | 737 | 205 | 30.2 | 26.0-34.9 | 291 | 40.0 | 35.6-44.5 | 125 | 15.8 | 12.7-19.5 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 104 | 12.0 | 9.6-14.8 |
| 45-54 | 907 | 227 | 24.3 | 21.1-27.9 | 328 | 38.2 | 34.4-42.2 | 155 | 17.7 | 14.9-21.0 | 31 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.8 | 166 | 16.5 | 13.9-19.5 |
| 55-64 | 960 | 260 | 28.1 | 24.8-31.5 | 332 | 36.1 | 32.5-39.8 | 157 | 15.1 | 12.6-17.9 | 36 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 175 | 17.4 | 14.8-20.4 |
| 65-74 | 746 | 277 | 38.7 | 34.6-43.0 | 249 | 31.3 | 27.5-35.2 | 84 | 11.8 | 9.3-14.8 | 17 | 2.4 | 1.4- 4.1 | 119 | 15.8 | 13.0-19.2 |
| 75+ | 520 | 249 | 48.6 | 43.4-53.8 | 139 | 25.1 | 20.9-29.9 | 43 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.9 | 11 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.7 | 78 | 14.2 | 11.0-18.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 684 | 234 | 41.0 | 34.4-47.9 | 204 | 30.1 | 24.5-36.3 | 94 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.2 | 17 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 135 | 15.0 | 11.7-19.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,480 | 455 | 31.8 | 28.3-35.6 | 526 | 36.6 | 33.1-40.3 | 221 | 16.7 | 13.8-20.1 | 44 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.3 | 234 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,227 | 364 | 29.7 | 25.8-34.0 | 442 | 38.2 | 34.1-42.5 | 199 | 17.1 | 14.1-20.6 | 31 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.9 | 191 | 13.1 | 10.8-15.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,204 | 422 | 35.1 | 31.7-38.6 | 431 | 36.6 | 33.2-40.1 | 164 | 13.2 | 11.0-15.8 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.1- 2.8 | 163 | 13.3 | 11.0-16.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 511 | 167 | 36.1 | 29.6-43.0 | 156 | 32.7 | 26.6-39.4 | 72 | 14.8 | 11.1-19.4 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.1 | 103 | 14.8 | 11.5-18.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 809 | 267 | 34.1 | 28.7-40.0 | 280 | 38.0 | 32.7-43.5 | 101 | 11.2 | 8.5-14.5 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 | 138 | 14.2 | 11.4-17.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 570 | 185 | 34.6 | 28.8-40.9 | 194 | 32.1 | 27.1-37.6 | 89 | 17.7 | 13.4-23.0 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.6 | 87 | 13.1 | 9.9-17.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 649 | 201 | 30.7 | 26.0-35.8 | 234 | 36.1 | 31.2-41.4 | 91 | 16.9 | 13.0-21.7 | 25 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 | 98 | 13.0 | 10.1-16.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 638 | 199 | 29.8 | 25.2-34.9 | 232 | 37.2 | 32.2-42.5 | 107 | 17.4 | 12.8-23.3 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 | 90 | 14.5 | 11.0-18.8 |
| $75,000+ | 783 | 231 | 30.6 | 26.3-35.3 | 295 | 39.6 | 34.9-44.5 | 136 | 17.3 | 14.0-21.2 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 102 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,730 | 538 | 33.9 | 30.2-37.9 | 563 | 32.5 | 29.3-35.9 | 249 | 15.3 | 13.1-17.8 | 51 | 2.7 | 1.9- 3.9 | 329 | 15.6 | 13.5-18.0 |
| No | 2,727 | 894 | 32.9 | 30.3-35.5 | 985 | 38.0 | 35.4-40.8 | 411 | 15.2 | 13.3-17.4 | 63 | 1.9 | 1.4- 2.6 | 374 | 11.9 | 10.5-13.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 758 | 272 | 37.5 | 32.7-42.4 | 269 | 34.4 | 30.1-38.9 | 109 | 15.7 | 12.4-19.8 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.7 | 83 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,841 | 1,205 | 32.6 | 30.3-35.0 | 1,336 | 36.4 | 34.1-38.8 | 569 | 15.2 | 13.5-17.1 | 92 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.6 | 639 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.2 |
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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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