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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 |
| -Western NC | 1,084 | 727 | 67.2 | 63.6-70.7 | 357 | 32.8 | 29.3-36.4 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 418 | 263 | 64.9 | 59.3-70.0 | 155 | 35.1 | 30.0-40.7 |
| Female | 666 | 464 | 69.4 | 64.6-73.8 | 202 | 30.6 | 26.2-35.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 1,010 | 676 | 67.5 | 63.8-70.9 | 334 | 32.5 | 29.1-36.2 |
| African American | 45 | 33 | 73.3 | 55.6-85.8 | 12 | 26.7 | 14.2-44.4 |
| Other Minorities | 25 | 17 | 52.7 | 25.9-78.0 | 8 | 47.3 | 22.0-74.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 11 | 8 | 48.4 | 17.1-81.1 | 3 | 51.6 | 18.9-82.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,072 | 719 | 67.6 | 64.0-71.0 | 353 | 32.4 | 29.0-36.0 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 6 | 3 | 40.9 | 11.5-78.7 | 3 | 59.1 | 21.3-88.5 |
| 25-34 | 17 | 11 | 61.7 | 33.2-83.9 | 6 | 38.3 | 16.1-66.8 |
| 35-44 | 68 | 51 | 71.9 | 57.6-82.9 | 17 | 28.1 | 17.1-42.4 |
| 45-54 | 151 | 110 | 75.0 | 66.2-82.0 | 41 | 25.0 | 18.0-33.8 |
| 55-64 | 276 | 188 | 68.4 | 61.8-74.3 | 88 | 31.6 | 25.7-38.2 |
| 65-74 | 320 | 218 | 67.2 | 61.1-72.8 | 102 | 32.8 | 27.2-38.9 |
| 75+ | 238 | 143 | 59.1 | 51.5-66.3 | 95 | 40.9 | 33.7-48.5 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 212 | 134 | 62.9 | 54.7-70.5 | 78 | 37.1 | 29.5-45.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 362 | 255 | 69.4 | 62.7-75.5 | 107 | 30.6 | 24.5-37.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 280 | 183 | 64.9 | 57.7-71.4 | 97 | 35.1 | 28.6-42.3 |
| College Graduate | 228 | 154 | 70.2 | 63.0-76.5 | 74 | 29.8 | 23.5-37.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 175 | 130 | 73.3 | 64.6-80.6 | 45 | 26.7 | 19.4-35.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 242 | 160 | 65.4 | 57.4-72.6 | 82 | 34.6 | 27.4-42.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 117 | 76 | 59.5 | 46.9-71.0 | 41 | 40.5 | 29.0-53.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 156 | 102 | 64.2 | 54.5-72.9 | 54 | 35.8 | 27.1-45.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 119 | 83 | 76.8 | 68.1-83.7 | 36 | 23.2 | 16.3-31.9 |
| $75,000+ | 125 | 87 | 70.9 | 61.0-79.2 | 38 | 29.1 | 20.8-39.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 565 | 401 | 71.6 | 66.8-75.9 | 164 | 28.4 | 24.1-33.2 |
| No | 500 | 314 | 63.2 | 57.7-68.4 | 186 | 36.8 | 31.6-42.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 209 | 126 | 61.7 | 54.1-68.7 | 83 | 38.3 | 31.3-45.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 875 | 601 | 68.6 | 64.4-72.4 | 274 | 31.4 | 27.6-35.6 |
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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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