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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 | 14,232 | 10,757 | 73.0 | 71.7-74.2 | 3,006 | 22.9 | 21.8-24.0 | 303 | 2.4 | 2.0- 3.0 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.2 | 149 | 1.6 | 1.2- 2.1 |
| -Piedmont NC | 6,852 | 5,189 | 72.4 | 70.6-74.2 | 1,456 | 23.7 | 22.0-25.4 | 133 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 67 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,518 | 1,794 | 68.0 | 64.9-70.9 | 625 | 27.1 | 24.4-30.0 | 67 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.8 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 | 27 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.0 |
| Female | 4,334 | 3,395 | 76.6 | 74.6-78.4 | 831 | 20.4 | 18.7-22.3 | 66 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 40 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,514 | 4,223 | 75.2 | 73.3-76.9 | 1,140 | 21.8 | 20.1-23.5 | 101 | 2.0 | 1.4- 2.8 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 45 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.5 |
| African American | 942 | 716 | 72.4 | 67.7-76.6 | 201 | 23.0 | 19.3-27.0 | 17 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.6 |
| Other Minorities | 375 | 236 | 54.7 | 47.1-62.1 | 108 | 37.0 | 29.7-45.0 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 4.3 | 1.9- 9.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 278 | 156 | 48.0 | 39.7-56.4 | 93 | 40.4 | 32.0-49.4 | 14 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 6.1 | 2.9-12.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 6,560 | 5,023 | 74.6 | 72.8-76.2 | 1,359 | 22.2 | 20.6-23.8 | 119 | 2.1 | 1.5- 3.0 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 52 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 226 | 140 | 59.5 | 51.0-67.5 | 66 | 31.8 | 24.3-40.3 | 12 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 4.4 | 2.0- 9.7 |
| 25-34 | 685 | 489 | 67.1 | 62.0-71.9 | 172 | 28.1 | 23.7-33.0 | 11 | 2.8 | 1.0- 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,165 | 861 | 73.9 | 70.6-77.0 | 253 | 22.0 | 19.2-25.2 | 35 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.4 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,421 | 1,052 | 73.4 | 70.3-76.3 | 325 | 24.1 | 21.3-27.1 | 27 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,394 | 1,068 | 78.9 | 76.2-81.4 | 287 | 18.4 | 16.1-21.0 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| 65-74 | 1,081 | 859 | 79.5 | 76.1-82.4 | 205 | 18.9 | 16.0-22.2 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| 75+ | 840 | 690 | 81.7 | 78.1-84.9 | 138 | 16.8 | 13.7-20.4 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 866 | 590 | 64.2 | 58.2-69.7 | 231 | 29.4 | 24.0-35.4 | 30 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,900 | 1,390 | 68.6 | 64.9-72.0 | 438 | 26.1 | 22.9-29.5 | 45 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,742 | 1,342 | 74.5 | 70.9-77.7 | 355 | 21.9 | 19.1-25.1 | 30 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.6 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| College Graduate | 2,340 | 1,863 | 77.2 | 74.5-79.7 | 432 | 20.9 | 18.4-23.5 | 28 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 606 | 421 | 69.1 | 63.0-74.6 | 147 | 23.1 | 18.4-28.5 | 24 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 961 | 709 | 67.4 | 61.8-72.5 | 218 | 24.8 | 20.6-29.5 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.0-11.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 9 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 692 | 512 | 73.1 | 67.6-78.0 | 162 | 24.3 | 19.6-29.8 | 11 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 956 | 727 | 75.2 | 71.2-78.9 | 206 | 23.1 | 19.5-27.1 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 1,025 | 782 | 74.8 | 70.0-79.0 | 212 | 21.7 | 17.7-26.2 | 23 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| $75,000+ | 1,671 | 1,321 | 75.9 | 72.7-78.8 | 314 | 22.3 | 19.4-25.4 | 26 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.2 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,300 | 1,727 | 73.1 | 69.9-76.1 | 485 | 21.9 | 19.3-24.8 | 57 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 27 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 |
| No | 4,347 | 3,327 | 72.6 | 70.3-74.7 | 907 | 23.9 | 21.9-26.0 | 72 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 | 38 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 922 | 707 | 77.6 | 73.1-81.6 | 181 | 19.2 | 15.3-23.8 | 23 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,928 | 4,481 | 71.8 | 69.8-73.7 | 1,274 | 24.2 | 22.5-26.1 | 110 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 60 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.3 |
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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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