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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 | 14,269 | 2,224 | 15.4 | 14.5-16.3 | 9,440 | 65.7 | 64.4-66.9 | 1,753 | 12.4 | 11.5-13.3 | 143 | 0.8 | 0.7- 1.1 | 709 | 5.7 | 5.1- 6.5 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,621 | 653 | 13.7 | 12.3-15.3 | 2,963 | 63.1 | 60.9-65.2 | 688 | 15.9 | 14.4-17.6 | 61 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 256 | 6.1 | 5.0- 7.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,598 | 181 | 11.1 | 8.9-13.6 | 1,019 | 63.0 | 59.3-66.5 | 279 | 17.5 | 14.8-20.4 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 | 92 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 |
| Female | 3,023 | 472 | 16.3 | 14.5-18.2 | 1,944 | 63.2 | 60.8-65.5 | 409 | 14.5 | 12.8-16.3 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.6 | 164 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,143 | 452 | 14.2 | 12.5-16.1 | 2,108 | 66.5 | 63.9-69.0 | 395 | 13.8 | 11.9-15.8 | 37 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 151 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.1 |
| African American | 1,038 | 130 | 12.1 | 9.2-15.7 | 604 | 56.3 | 51.9-60.7 | 216 | 22.5 | 18.9-26.6 | 19 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.1 | 69 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.9 |
| Other Minorities | 420 | 66 | 14.0 | 10.4-18.7 | 238 | 57.7 | 50.7-64.4 | 76 | 14.7 | 11.0-19.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 36 | 13.0 | 8.1-20.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 205 | 37 | 16.5 | 10.9-24.0 | 121 | 56.2 | 46.6-65.5 | 18 | 8.3 | 4.8-13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 29 | 19.0 | 11.9-29.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,401 | 613 | 13.5 | 12.0-15.1 | 2,835 | 63.8 | 61.6-65.9 | 669 | 16.5 | 14.9-18.3 | 60 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 | 224 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 172 | 27 | 16.1 | 10.2-24.5 | 86 | 50.4 | 41.1-59.7 | 42 | 22.8 | 16.1-31.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 15 | 10.1 | 5.3-18.4 |
| 25-34 | 536 | 66 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.6 | 341 | 65.7 | 60.4-70.6 | 87 | 16.4 | 12.8-20.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 38 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.9 |
| 35-44 | 742 | 113 | 13.7 | 11.0-16.8 | 472 | 63.6 | 59.2-67.9 | 122 | 17.8 | 14.5-21.6 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 26 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.7 |
| 45-54 | 913 | 114 | 12.5 | 10.1-15.3 | 600 | 66.7 | 62.9-70.2 | 140 | 14.4 | 11.9-17.3 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.2 | 39 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.5 |
| 55-64 | 966 | 145 | 14.9 | 12.4-17.7 | 625 | 65.4 | 61.8-68.8 | 138 | 13.5 | 11.2-16.2 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 44 | 4.8 | 3.4- 6.7 |
| 65-74 | 751 | 110 | 16.3 | 13.4-19.8 | 494 | 65.3 | 61.1-69.2 | 92 | 11.9 | 9.5-14.8 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 | 49 | 5.8 | 4.2- 8.1 |
| 75+ | 514 | 74 | 14.9 | 11.6-18.9 | 326 | 64.4 | 59.3-69.3 | 63 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.2 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.4 | 45 | 9.9 | 6.9-13.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 671 | 67 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.0 | 364 | 56.9 | 50.4-63.2 | 138 | 18.7 | 14.4-23.9 | 19 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 83 | 15.5 | 11.0-21.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,491 | 166 | 12.3 | 9.7-15.5 | 929 | 60.1 | 56.3-63.8 | 269 | 19.6 | 16.6-23.0 | 27 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 | 100 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,238 | 172 | 14.8 | 12.0-18.2 | 837 | 65.0 | 60.7-69.1 | 180 | 15.5 | 12.7-18.7 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 41 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,214 | 248 | 18.5 | 16.2-21.2 | 828 | 68.8 | 65.5-72.0 | 99 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 | 32 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 511 | 55 | 9.5 | 6.7-13.4 | 265 | 50.6 | 44.1-57.0 | 108 | 24.5 | 18.7-31.6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 69 | 13.1 | 9.6-17.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 817 | 97 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.6 | 469 | 57.9 | 52.4-63.2 | 181 | 23.3 | 19.2-28.0 | 14 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.6 | 56 | 7.5 | 4.3-12.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 576 | 68 | 13.8 | 9.2-20.2 | 378 | 59.9 | 53.6-65.9 | 101 | 20.4 | 15.8-25.8 | 9 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.1 | 20 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.4 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 650 | 95 | 14.2 | 11.0-18.1 | 451 | 69.3 | 64.2-73.9 | 67 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.4 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.6 | 28 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 648 | 104 | 16.0 | 12.6-20.1 | 450 | 66.9 | 61.2-72.1 | 74 | 14.1 | 9.8-19.9 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 | 14 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.8 |
| $75,000+ | 786 | 150 | 18.7 | 15.0-23.2 | 556 | 71.0 | 66.4-75.2 | 62 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 16 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,729 | 220 | 11.3 | 9.5-13.4 | 993 | 58.2 | 54.5-61.8 | 333 | 19.5 | 16.8-22.5 | 31 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.1 | 152 | 9.6 | 7.2-12.7 |
| No | 2,746 | 413 | 15.3 | 13.3-17.4 | 1,875 | 65.4 | 62.7-68.0 | 332 | 13.9 | 12.1-16.0 | 30 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 | 96 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 771 | 111 | 16.1 | 12.2-20.9 | 501 | 65.0 | 60.1-69.5 | 114 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.6 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 | 34 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,849 | 542 | 13.2 | 11.8-14.8 | 2,461 | 62.7 | 60.3-65.0 | 574 | 16.5 | 14.7-18.5 | 50 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 | 222 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.2 |
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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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