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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 12,859 | 5,803 | 39.6 | 38.4-40.9 | 7,056 | 60.4 | 59.1-61.6 |
| -Western NC | 2,510 | 1,197 | 43.0 | 40.5-45.5 | 1,313 | 57.0 | 54.5-59.5 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 911 | 440 | 43.0 | 38.9-47.2 | 471 | 57.0 | 52.8-61.1 |
| Female | 1,599 | 757 | 42.9 | 39.9-46.0 | 842 | 57.1 | 54.0-60.1 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 2,339 | 1,135 | 43.8 | 41.2-46.5 | 1,204 | 56.2 | 53.5-58.8 |
| African American | 80 | 25 | 27.1 | 16.4-41.3 | 55 | 72.9 | 58.7-83.6 |
| Other Minorities | 81 | 34 | 38.6 | 24.6-54.8 | 47 | 61.4 | 45.2-75.4 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 42 | 17 | 41.1 | 24.2-60.4 | 25 | 58.9 | 39.6-75.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,462 | 1,179 | 43.1 | 40.5-45.6 | 1,283 | 56.9 | 54.4-59.5 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 29 | 3 | 5.8 | 1.8-17.4 | 26 | 94.2 | 82.6-98.2 |
| 25-34 | 157 | 31 | 20.9 | 13.9-30.2 | 126 | 79.1 | 69.8-86.1 |
| 35-44 | 294 | 91 | 33.7 | 27.6-40.5 | 203 | 66.3 | 59.5-72.4 |
| 45-54 | 470 | 195 | 42.2 | 36.8-47.8 | 275 | 57.8 | 52.2-63.2 |
| 55-64 | 604 | 338 | 57.9 | 53.4-62.4 | 266 | 42.1 | 37.6-46.6 |
| 65-74 | 549 | 320 | 58.0 | 53.1-62.6 | 229 | 42.0 | 37.4-46.9 |
| 75+ | 397 | 213 | 55.7 | 50.0-61.2 | 184 | 44.3 | 38.8-50.0 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 371 | 209 | 50.0 | 43.2-56.8 | 162 | 50.0 | 43.2-56.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 775 | 374 | 43.1 | 38.4-47.9 | 401 | 56.9 | 52.1-61.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 649 | 313 | 42.5 | 37.7-47.4 | 336 | 57.5 | 52.6-62.3 |
| College Graduate | 713 | 299 | 39.8 | 35.3-44.5 | 414 | 60.2 | 55.5-64.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 298 | 177 | 55.8 | 48.4-62.9 | 121 | 44.2 | 37.1-51.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 474 | 219 | 44.0 | 38.1-50.1 | 255 | 56.0 | 49.9-61.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 267 | 131 | 38.4 | 30.9-46.5 | 136 | 61.6 | 53.5-69.1 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 387 | 183 | 42.8 | 36.6-49.3 | 204 | 57.2 | 50.7-63.4 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 359 | 154 | 37.3 | 31.5-43.5 | 205 | 62.7 | 56.5-68.5 |
| $75,000+ | 408 | 170 | 42.3 | 36.4-48.5 | 238 | 57.7 | 51.5-63.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 1,002 | 571 | 56.3 | 52.3-60.3 | 431 | 43.7 | 39.7-47.7 |
| No | 1,406 | 581 | 35.8 | 32.7-39.1 | 825 | 64.2 | 60.9-67.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 404 | 216 | 50.2 | 44.0-56.3 | 188 | 49.8 | 43.7-56.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,106 | 981 | 41.6 | 38.9-44.4 | 1,125 | 58.4 | 55.6-61.1 |
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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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