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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,493 | 3,756 | 69.9 | 68.2-71.5 | 1,737 | 30.1 | 28.5-31.8 |
| -Piedmont NC | 2,479 | 1,706 | 70.0 | 67.4-72.5 | 773 | 30.0 | 27.5-32.6 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 903 | 644 | 72.3 | 68.0-76.3 | 259 | 27.7 | 23.7-32.0 |
| Female | 1,576 | 1,062 | 67.9 | 64.7-70.9 | 514 | 32.1 | 29.1-35.3 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,954 | 1,338 | 69.8 | 66.9-72.6 | 616 | 30.2 | 27.4-33.1 |
| African American | 457 | 321 | 71.8 | 66.3-76.8 | 136 | 28.2 | 23.2-33.7 |
| Other Minorities | 64 | 44 | 61.8 | 44.1-76.8 | 20 | 38.2 | 23.2-55.9 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 45 | 29 | 67.0 | 47.1-82.2 | 16 | 33.0 | 17.8-52.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,430 | 1,674 | 70.1 | 67.4-72.6 | 756 | 29.9 | 27.4-32.6 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 15 | 12 | 78.1 | 46.0-93.7 | 3 | 21.9 | 6.3-54.0 |
| 25-34 | 54 | 36 | 70.9 | 52.7-84.2 | 18 | 29.1 | 15.8-47.3 |
| 35-44 | 189 | 135 | 70.2 | 60.6-78.3 | 54 | 29.8 | 21.7-39.4 |
| 45-54 | 444 | 305 | 67.8 | 61.9-73.1 | 139 | 32.2 | 26.9-38.1 |
| 55-64 | 615 | 450 | 75.2 | 70.7-79.2 | 165 | 24.8 | 20.8-29.3 |
| 65-74 | 628 | 423 | 68.2 | 63.3-72.7 | 205 | 31.8 | 27.3-36.7 |
| 75+ | 517 | 331 | 65.7 | 60.2-70.8 | 186 | 34.3 | 29.2-39.8 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 428 | 254 | 62.1 | 55.5-68.4 | 174 | 37.9 | 31.6-44.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 793 | 521 | 66.9 | 62.2-71.4 | 272 | 33.1 | 28.6-37.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 630 | 446 | 70.7 | 65.2-75.7 | 184 | 29.3 | 24.3-34.8 |
| College Graduate | 627 | 484 | 77.7 | 72.8-81.9 | 143 | 22.3 | 18.1-27.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 329 | 195 | 58.9 | 51.2-66.2 | 134 | 41.1 | 33.8-48.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 423 | 280 | 64.7 | 58.1-70.9 | 143 | 35.3 | 29.1-41.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 269 | 183 | 66.4 | 56.3-75.1 | 86 | 33.6 | 24.9-43.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 353 | 253 | 71.1 | 63.9-77.3 | 100 | 28.9 | 22.7-36.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 315 | 228 | 71.8 | 64.6-78.1 | 87 | 28.2 | 21.9-35.4 |
| $75,000+ | 406 | 311 | 78.1 | 72.9-82.6 | 95 | 21.9 | 17.4-27.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,177 | 727 | 62.4 | 58.5-66.2 | 450 | 37.6 | 33.8-41.5 |
| No | 1,258 | 947 | 75.7 | 72.2-79.0 | 311 | 24.3 | 21.0-27.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 424 | 298 | 70.9 | 64.8-76.4 | 126 | 29.1 | 23.6-35.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,054 | 1,407 | 69.8 | 66.9-72.5 | 647 | 30.2 | 27.5-33.1 |
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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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