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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 14,137 | 678 | 5.8 | 5.2- 6.5 | 107 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.2 | 12,562 | 87.9 | 87.0-88.7 | 93 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 697 | 4.8 | 4.3- 5.3 |
| -Western NC | 2,759 | 148 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.2 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.7 | 2,417 | 87.1 | 85.3-88.8 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 157 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,018 | 67 | 7.8 | 5.7-10.6 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 864 | 85.2 | 82.0-87.9 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 | 74 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.9 |
| Female | 1,741 | 81 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.3 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 1,553 | 89.0 | 86.8-90.8 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2- 0.9 | 83 | 4.6 | 3.5- 5.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,557 | 126 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.9 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 2,250 | 88.2 | 86.5-89.8 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 148 | 5.3 | 4.3- 6.4 |
| African American | 86 | 6 | 7.4 | 2.9-17.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 77 | 88.5 | 77.2-94.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 4.1 | 1.2-13.0 |
| Other Minorities | 110 | 16 | 24.1 | 13.9-38.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 5.8 | 86 | 69.2 | 55.1-80.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 5.7 | 2.2-13.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 66 | 14 | 30.4 | 17.2-48.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.7 | 49 | 64.1 | 46.9-78.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 4.2 | 0.9-16.9 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,687 | 133 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.0 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 2,363 | 88.1 | 86.4-89.7 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 155 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 75 | 8 | 11.9 | 5.2-25.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 61 | 82.7 | 69.8-90.8 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5-10.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 1.0- 8.5 |
| 25-34 | 225 | 18 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 195 | 87.1 | 81.1-91.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.1 |
| 35-44 | 367 | 21 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 328 | 89.3 | 85.0-92.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.6 |
| 45-54 | 504 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 | 439 | 86.6 | 82.8-89.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 30 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.9 |
| 55-64 | 620 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.1 | 8 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 546 | 87.2 | 83.5-90.1 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.8 | 41 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.6 |
| 65-74 | 541 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 | 481 | 88.7 | 85.4-91.4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 | 32 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.0 |
| 75+ | 415 | 28 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.7 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 | 356 | 85.6 | 81.1-89.1 | 6 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.6 | 20 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 432 | 32 | 8.7 | 5.3-14.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.1 | 378 | 86.3 | 80.8-90.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.5 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 854 | 40 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.6 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 | 761 | 88.9 | 85.6-91.6 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 37 | 3.2 | 2.2- 4.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 719 | 36 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 626 | 86.5 | 82.8-89.5 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 53 | 7.6 | 5.4-10.5 |
| College Graduate | 749 | 40 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 649 | 86.1 | 82.4-89.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 53 | 6.6 | 4.9- 8.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 331 | 15 | 8.1 | 3.8-16.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.6 | 297 | 87.9 | 80.3-92.8 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.1 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 538 | 30 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.0 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.8 | 471 | 86.3 | 81.7-89.9 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.6 | 28 | 4.7 | 3.0- 7.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 305 | 19 | 8.5 | 4.7-15.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 272 | 87.3 | 80.7-91.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.2 | 12 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 435 | 26 | 5.1 | 3.3- 8.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 381 | 88.6 | 84.3-91.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 27 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 382 | 12 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 343 | 89.8 | 84.9-93.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 26 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.1 |
| $75,000+ | 421 | 22 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.8 | 357 | 85.8 | 81.5-89.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 35 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,084 | 62 | 6.9 | 4.9- 9.6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 953 | 86.8 | 83.7-89.4 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.4 | 52 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.6 |
| No | 1,638 | 86 | 6.5 | 4.9- 8.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 1,430 | 87.4 | 85.0-89.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 | 102 | 5.3 | 4.2- 6.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 423 | 22 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.1 | 358 | 85.5 | 81.2-89.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.9 | 39 | 9.4 | 6.6-13.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,336 | 126 | 7.0 | 5.5- 8.8 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.8 | 2,059 | 87.4 | 85.4-89.2 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 118 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.7 |
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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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