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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,486 | 3,902 | 71.5 | 69.7-73.2 | 1,584 | 28.5 | 26.8-30.3 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,480 | 1,767 | 71.9 | 69.2-74.4 | 713 | 28.1 | 25.6-30.8 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 906 | 645 | 71.0 | 66.3-75.3 | 261 | 29.0 | 24.7-33.7 |
| Female | 1,574 | 1,122 | 72.7 | 69.7-75.5 | 452 | 27.3 | 24.5-30.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,958 | 1,331 | 69.4 | 66.6-72.2 | 627 | 30.6 | 27.8-33.4 |
| African American | 455 | 384 | 80.2 | 74.0-85.1 | 71 | 19.8 | 14.9-26.0 |
| Other Minorities | 63 | 49 | 62.7 | 42.4-79.4 | 14 | 37.3 | 20.6-57.6 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 45 | 32 | 60.0 | 36.6-79.6 | 13 | 40.0 | 20.4-63.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,432 | 1,735 | 72.5 | 69.9-74.9 | 697 | 27.5 | 25.1-30.1 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 15 | 9 | 63.4 | 33.5-85.6 | 6 | 36.6 | 14.4-66.5 |
| 25-34 | 54 | 33 | 51.0 | 32.8-68.9 | 21 | 49.0 | 31.1-67.2 |
| 35-44 | 191 | 140 | 74.2 | 64.8-81.8 | 51 | 25.8 | 18.2-35.2 |
| 45-54 | 445 | 357 | 80.8 | 75.8-85.0 | 88 | 19.2 | 15.0-24.2 |
| 55-64 | 612 | 455 | 74.4 | 69.6-78.6 | 157 | 25.6 | 21.4-30.4 |
| 65-74 | 627 | 460 | 73.5 | 68.9-77.7 | 167 | 26.5 | 22.3-31.1 |
| 75+ | 520 | 301 | 60.2 | 54.7-65.5 | 219 | 39.8 | 34.5-45.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 430 | 303 | 70.2 | 63.4-76.3 | 127 | 29.8 | 23.7-36.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 798 | 566 | 72.5 | 67.7-76.8 | 232 | 27.5 | 23.2-32.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 626 | 449 | 73.3 | 67.8-78.1 | 177 | 26.7 | 21.9-32.2 |
| College Graduate | 625 | 449 | 71.1 | 65.6-76.0 | 176 | 28.9 | 24.0-34.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 329 | 231 | 72.5 | 65.2-78.7 | 98 | 27.5 | 21.3-34.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 425 | 299 | 69.8 | 63.6-75.3 | 126 | 30.2 | 24.7-36.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 268 | 200 | 67.5 | 56.4-76.9 | 68 | 32.5 | 23.1-43.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 353 | 254 | 75.0 | 68.2-80.7 | 99 | 25.0 | 19.3-31.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 314 | 222 | 74.3 | 66.8-80.5 | 92 | 25.7 | 19.5-33.2 |
| $75,000+ | 407 | 300 | 75.2 | 69.7-80.0 | 107 | 24.8 | 20.0-30.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,179 | 838 | 71.5 | 67.8-74.9 | 341 | 28.5 | 25.1-32.2 |
| No | 1,258 | 899 | 72.3 | 68.3-75.9 | 359 | 27.7 | 24.1-31.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 425 | 287 | 68.2 | 61.7-74.1 | 138 | 31.8 | 25.9-38.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,055 | 1,480 | 72.7 | 69.7-75.5 | 575 | 27.3 | 24.5-30.3 |
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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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