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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 6,866 | 1,130 | 16.1 | 14.9-17.5 | 4,619 | 66.8 | 65.0-68.5 | 741 | 10.6 | 9.5-11.9 | 51 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.8 | 325 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,531 | 338 | 13.1 | 11.3-15.2 | 1,707 | 66.8 | 63.8-69.6 | 316 | 11.8 | 10.0-13.9 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 150 | 7.8 | 6.0- 9.9 |
| Female | 4,335 | 792 | 19.0 | 17.3-20.7 | 2,912 | 66.9 | 64.7-68.9 | 425 | 9.5 | 8.2-11.0 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.4- 0.8 | 175 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,523 | 860 | 15.2 | 13.9-16.7 | 3,808 | 70.2 | 68.4-72.0 | 574 | 9.9 | 8.8-11.1 | 42 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 239 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.9 |
| African American | 938 | 171 | 16.3 | 13.3-19.8 | 583 | 61.9 | 57.1-66.4 | 135 | 13.8 | 10.6-17.8 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.2 | 44 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.2 |
| Other Minorities | 385 | 94 | 21.5 | 16.5-27.5 | 213 | 52.6 | 45.3-59.7 | 32 | 10.4 | 6.4-16.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 42 | 15.1 | 10.1-22.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 292 | 67 | 20.3 | 14.8-27.3 | 169 | 55.9 | 47.6-63.9 | 22 | 9.9 | 5.4-17.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.7 | 32 | 13.5 | 8.9-20.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 6,562 | 1,061 | 15.8 | 14.5-17.1 | 4,443 | 67.7 | 65.9-69.5 | 717 | 10.7 | 9.6-12.0 | 49 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 292 | 5.2 | 4.3- 6.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 230 | 41 | 16.5 | 11.5-23.1 | 133 | 58.0 | 49.7-65.9 | 26 | 11.6 | 7.2-18.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 3.5 | 27 | 13.0 | 8.1-20.1 |
| 25-34 | 684 | 91 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.9 | 471 | 68.6 | 63.6-73.2 | 85 | 12.6 | 9.4-16.8 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.4 |
| 35-44 | 1,173 | 198 | 16.9 | 14.3-19.9 | 790 | 66.4 | 62.8-69.8 | 127 | 10.8 | 8.8-13.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 | 53 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.7 |
| 45-54 | 1,432 | 232 | 15.2 | 13.1-17.6 | 1,009 | 72.0 | 69.0-74.8 | 136 | 8.8 | 7.1-10.8 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.2- 0.9 | 44 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 |
| 55-64 | 1,394 | 235 | 17.3 | 14.7-20.2 | 943 | 68.1 | 64.9-71.2 | 154 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.3 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.4 | 50 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 |
| 65-74 | 1,083 | 162 | 15.5 | 13.0-18.4 | 742 | 68.4 | 64.8-71.8 | 123 | 10.7 | 8.6-13.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.7 | 49 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.4 |
| 75+ | 828 | 160 | 20.8 | 17.4-24.7 | 504 | 61.0 | 56.6-65.2 | 86 | 8.8 | 6.8-11.4 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.2 | 70 | 8.3 | 6.1-11.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 877 | 104 | 15.9 | 11.8-21.1 | 486 | 53.5 | 47.9-59.1 | 163 | 16.3 | 12.5-21.0 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 108 | 12.6 | 9.5-16.7 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,907 | 222 | 12.3 | 10.2-14.8 | 1,283 | 65.1 | 61.6-68.4 | 274 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.1 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 109 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,743 | 286 | 15.2 | 12.9-17.7 | 1,242 | 71.3 | 67.7-74.6 | 148 | 9.0 | 6.7-11.9 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 59 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.4 |
| College Graduate | 2,333 | 518 | 20.0 | 17.9-22.2 | 1,605 | 70.2 | 67.4-72.8 | 154 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.0 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 48 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 610 | 66 | 13.0 | 8.4-19.6 | 338 | 55.8 | 49.2-62.1 | 121 | 17.0 | 12.8-22.2 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.8 | 69 | 12.2 | 8.7-16.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 964 | 136 | 13.5 | 10.0-17.9 | 592 | 59.3 | 53.8-64.7 | 159 | 17.0 | 12.9-22.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.0 | 69 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 699 | 76 | 9.6 | 7.1-13.0 | 503 | 70.8 | 65.2-75.8 | 72 | 9.8 | 6.9-13.7 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 39 | 8.6 | 5.3-13.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 960 | 157 | 14.7 | 12.0-17.9 | 675 | 69.6 | 65.2-73.7 | 92 | 11.4 | 8.6-15.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.2 | 31 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,020 | 174 | 16.5 | 13.6-19.8 | 728 | 72.9 | 69.0-76.5 | 93 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.6 | 22 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.8 |
| $75,000+ | 1,675 | 372 | 21.7 | 19.1-24.5 | 1,188 | 69.6 | 66.3-72.7 | 86 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.5 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 26 | 2.9 | 1.5- 5.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,297 | 308 | 14.9 | 12.8-17.4 | 1,475 | 61.7 | 58.4-65.0 | 308 | 13.3 | 10.9-16.0 | 33 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 173 | 8.8 | 6.7-11.4 |
| No | 4,364 | 790 | 16.6 | 15.1-18.3 | 3,015 | 69.3 | 67.1-71.3 | 405 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 | 139 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 924 | 143 | 16.5 | 13.5-20.1 | 618 | 67.7 | 63.4-71.8 | 121 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.3 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 37 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,942 | 987 | 16.1 | 14.7-17.5 | 4,001 | 66.7 | 64.8-68.6 | 620 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.8 | 46 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 288 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.5 |
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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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