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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 | 14,285 | 554 | 3.7 | 3.3- 4.3 | 9,555 | 66.9 | 65.7-68.1 | 3,169 | 21.9 | 20.9-23.0 | 214 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.7 | 793 | 6.0 | 5.4- 6.8 |
| -Western NC | 2,804 | 153 | 5.4 | 4.4- 6.6 | 2,039 | 73.5 | 71.2-75.7 | 454 | 15.5 | 13.8-17.4 | 39 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 | 119 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,041 | 71 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.5 | 767 | 74.2 | 70.4-77.6 | 148 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.5 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.9 | 38 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.4 |
| Female | 1,763 | 82 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 | 1,272 | 72.9 | 70.1-75.5 | 306 | 17.3 | 15.0-19.9 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.7- 1.9 | 81 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,599 | 143 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.5 | 1,914 | 74.4 | 72.1-76.6 | 408 | 15.3 | 13.5-17.2 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.7 | 103 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.5 |
| African American | 88 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 9.1 | 50 | 69.0 | 55.7-79.7 | 26 | 20.2 | 12.4-31.2 | 3 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.1 | 7 | 6.8 | 2.8-15.4 |
| Other Minorities | 111 | 8 | 7.9 | 2.7-20.8 | 71 | 62.3 | 48.3-74.4 | 19 | 16.8 | 9.3-28.5 | 4 | 4.9 | 1.2-17.5 | 9 | 8.1 | 3.4-18.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 66 | 7 | 11.2 | 3.8-28.6 | 42 | 64.6 | 47.7-78.6 | 11 | 14.9 | 7.2-28.4 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.7-25.7 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.1 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,733 | 146 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.2 | 1,994 | 73.9 | 71.6-76.1 | 443 | 15.5 | 13.8-17.5 | 37 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.7 | 113 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.9 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 77 | 5 | 8.2 | 3.2-19.7 | 59 | 78.2 | 64.5-87.6 | 10 | 8.3 | 4.0-16.2 | 2 | 5.1 | 0.9-23.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 |
| 25-34 | 234 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.9- 6.8 | 171 | 74.4 | 67.1-80.5 | 37 | 16.3 | 11.3-23.0 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.7 | 11 | 4.4 | 2.1- 8.9 |
| 35-44 | 364 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.8 | 252 | 70.1 | 64.4-75.3 | 66 | 17.8 | 13.5-23.1 | 8 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 20 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.2 |
| 45-54 | 510 | 28 | 5.2 | 3.4- 8.0 | 342 | 68.8 | 63.9-73.3 | 113 | 21.2 | 17.4-25.6 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.4 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.3 |
| 55-64 | 632 | 28 | 4.6 | 3.0- 7.0 | 462 | 74.1 | 70.0-77.7 | 103 | 15.7 | 12.8-19.2 | 12 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.0 | 27 | 3.5 | 2.3- 5.3 |
| 65-74 | 555 | 38 | 8.2 | 5.7-11.7 | 418 | 76.0 | 71.7-79.8 | 73 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.3 |
| 75+ | 421 | 24 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.6 | 327 | 78.8 | 74.2-82.8 | 50 | 10.1 | 7.5-13.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.8- 7.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 441 | 44 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 319 | 73.2 | 67.3-78.3 | 57 | 12.6 | 9.2-17.1 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.2 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 869 | 47 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.7 | 631 | 71.7 | 67.0-76.0 | 149 | 17.8 | 14.4-21.9 | 10 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.0 | 32 | 2.4 | 1.6- 3.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 733 | 43 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.4 | 528 | 74.3 | 70.1-78.1 | 121 | 14.9 | 12.0-18.5 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 | 29 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.9 |
| College Graduate | 756 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.4 | 557 | 75.1 | 70.9-78.8 | 127 | 14.9 | 12.1-18.3 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.9 | 42 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 334 | 22 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.5 | 228 | 65.3 | 58.0-72.0 | 56 | 16.1 | 11.7-21.6 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.0-13.0 | 20 | 5.6 | 3.3- 9.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 551 | 55 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.4 | 378 | 69.1 | 63.3-74.3 | 90 | 16.9 | 12.8-22.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 26 | 4.2 | 2.5- 7.0 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 308 | 13 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.1 | 235 | 78.3 | 71.2-84.1 | 48 | 13.5 | 8.9-19.9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.1 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.2- 8.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 439 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.7 | 325 | 72.4 | 66.3-77.9 | 70 | 18.5 | 13.8-24.4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 18 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 389 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.7- 5.9 | 301 | 80.8 | 75.9-84.8 | 60 | 12.4 | 9.3-16.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 |
| $75,000+ | 427 | 11 | 2.8 | 1.3- 6.1 | 306 | 73.3 | 68.0-78.0 | 84 | 18.2 | 14.3-22.8 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.0 | 17 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,092 | 65 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.5 | 783 | 70.3 | 66.2-74.1 | 169 | 15.5 | 12.6-18.8 | 18 | 3.2 | 1.5- 7.0 | 57 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 |
| No | 1,625 | 78 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.7 | 1,193 | 75.6 | 72.8-78.2 | 274 | 15.4 | 13.3-17.7 | 21 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.8 | 59 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 426 | 27 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.4 | 316 | 75.7 | 70.5-80.3 | 63 | 15.0 | 11.2-19.7 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 12 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,378 | 126 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.8 | 1,723 | 73.2 | 70.6-75.6 | 391 | 15.6 | 13.7-17.7 | 31 | 1.7 | 1.0- 3.1 | 107 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.2 |
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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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