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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 6,841 | 2,182 | 32.3 | 30.6-34.1 | 2,359 | 36.8 | 35.0-38.5 | 1,009 | 15.4 | 14.1-16.9 | 169 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.7 | 1,122 | 13.4 | 12.4-14.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,514 | 873 | 35.3 | 32.4-38.2 | 915 | 38.0 | 35.2-40.9 | 383 | 15.8 | 13.6-18.2 | 59 | 1.9 | 1.2- 2.9 | 284 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.5 |
| Female | 4,327 | 1,309 | 29.6 | 27.6-31.7 | 1,444 | 35.6 | 33.5-37.7 | 626 | 15.1 | 13.5-16.8 | 110 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.9 | 838 | 17.4 | 16.0-19.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,484 | 1,679 | 29.1 | 27.3-31.0 | 1,874 | 36.9 | 34.9-38.9 | 851 | 16.9 | 15.3-18.5 | 141 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.2 | 939 | 14.7 | 13.4-15.9 |
| African American | 942 | 355 | 39.2 | 34.8-43.8 | 325 | 35.2 | 31.0-39.7 | 112 | 13.2 | 9.8-17.5 | 23 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 127 | 10.9 | 8.8-13.4 |
| Other Minorities | 393 | 143 | 41.7 | 34.5-49.3 | 155 | 38.6 | 32.1-45.4 | 41 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 50 | 9.6 | 6.8-13.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 298 | 113 | 42.1 | 34.0-50.6 | 121 | 42.2 | 34.6-50.2 | 26 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 35 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 6,529 | 2,064 | 31.5 | 29.7-33.3 | 2,235 | 36.2 | 34.4-38.0 | 980 | 16.1 | 14.7-17.6 | 166 | 2.3 | 1.8- 2.9 | 1,084 | 13.9 | 12.9-15.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 224 | 84 | 37.8 | 30.0-46.3 | 89 | 38.7 | 31.1-47.0 | 31 | 16.8 | 11.3-24.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.2- 8.0 | 18 | 5.3 | 3.0- 9.1 |
| 25-34 | 690 | 205 | 33.9 | 29.2-39.1 | 301 | 42.2 | 37.4-47.2 | 105 | 14.3 | 10.9-18.6 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 67 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,170 | 292 | 26.1 | 22.9-29.6 | 458 | 39.3 | 35.8-43.0 | 201 | 17.0 | 14.3-20.0 | 24 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.1 | 195 | 15.7 | 13.4-18.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,429 | 342 | 26.2 | 23.4-29.3 | 515 | 36.5 | 33.3-39.8 | 249 | 17.8 | 15.4-20.5 | 49 | 3.0 | 2.1- 4.3 | 274 | 16.5 | 14.2-19.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,378 | 418 | 31.9 | 28.7-35.2 | 443 | 32.4 | 29.3-35.7 | 224 | 15.5 | 13.3-18.0 | 39 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.4 | 254 | 17.2 | 14.9-19.8 |
| 65-74 | 1,066 | 401 | 37.2 | 33.6-41.0 | 323 | 31.7 | 28.1-35.6 | 129 | 11.6 | 9.5-14.1 | 28 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.3 | 185 | 17.3 | 14.6-20.5 |
| 75+ | 841 | 426 | 48.4 | 44.0-52.7 | 218 | 26.5 | 22.7-30.6 | 63 | 9.1 | 6.4-12.8 | 15 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.1 | 119 | 14.4 | 11.4-17.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 886 | 282 | 36.1 | 30.5-42.2 | 283 | 33.2 | 28.5-38.4 | 120 | 13.1 | 10.0-17.1 | 19 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 | 182 | 16.2 | 13.1-19.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,883 | 549 | 30.2 | 26.9-33.7 | 645 | 36.8 | 33.4-40.4 | 292 | 16.1 | 13.5-19.1 | 52 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.6 | 345 | 14.0 | 12.2-16.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,740 | 552 | 30.8 | 27.5-34.3 | 614 | 39.4 | 35.8-43.1 | 259 | 16.3 | 13.4-19.7 | 45 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.8 | 270 | 11.7 | 10.0-13.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,328 | 797 | 33.6 | 30.9-36.4 | 817 | 36.2 | 33.5-39.0 | 336 | 15.1 | 13.1-17.2 | 53 | 2.1 | 1.5- 2.9 | 325 | 13.1 | 11.3-15.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 615 | 201 | 34.8 | 28.7-41.5 | 201 | 37.0 | 31.0-43.5 | 80 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.7 | 21 | 2.2 | 1.2- 3.9 | 112 | 14.5 | 11.1-18.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 967 | 312 | 31.0 | 26.2-36.2 | 312 | 35.2 | 30.3-40.4 | 149 | 17.4 | 13.3-22.6 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.2 | 169 | 13.9 | 11.1-17.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 695 | 204 | 31.1 | 25.9-36.8 | 257 | 39.7 | 34.2-45.6 | 99 | 13.6 | 10.4-17.4 | 19 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.6 | 116 | 13.1 | 10.4-16.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 956 | 307 | 34.2 | 29.7-39.0 | 344 | 38.4 | 34.0-43.1 | 124 | 13.0 | 9.8-16.9 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 159 | 13.1 | 10.8-15.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,016 | 320 | 32.4 | 28.2-36.8 | 357 | 38.2 | 33.7-42.9 | 162 | 14.5 | 11.7-17.9 | 32 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.8 | 145 | 11.1 | 9.1-13.6 |
| $75,000+ | 1,663 | 510 | 30.0 | 26.9-33.2 | 595 | 34.9 | 31.9-38.0 | 276 | 18.8 | 16.1-21.9 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.7 | 250 | 14.5 | 12.4-16.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,295 | 765 | 33.0 | 29.9-36.1 | 703 | 32.0 | 29.1-34.9 | 328 | 16.6 | 14.1-19.6 | 68 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.5 | 431 | 15.9 | 14.0-17.9 |
| No | 4,338 | 1,348 | 32.1 | 30.0-34.4 | 1,576 | 38.2 | 36.0-40.4 | 655 | 15.3 | 13.7-17.0 | 99 | 2.0 | 1.5- 2.8 | 660 | 12.4 | 11.2-13.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 918 | 364 | 37.6 | 33.2-42.2 | 304 | 36.4 | 31.7-41.4 | 124 | 13.0 | 10.2-16.5 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.6 | 105 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,921 | 1,816 | 31.6 | 29.8-33.6 | 2,055 | 36.8 | 34.9-38.7 | 885 | 15.7 | 14.3-17.3 | 148 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.8 | 1,017 | 13.6 | 12.6-14.8 |
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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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