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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
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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 | 12,267 | 10,240 | 84.7 | 83.8-85.5 | 1,321 | 9.9 | 9.3-10.6 | 499 | 3.9 | 3.5- 4.4 | 115 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 | 92 | 0.7 | 0.5- 0.9 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,066 | 3,356 | 83.4 | 82.0-84.8 | 475 | 11.1 | 9.9-12.3 | 170 | 3.9 | 3.3- 4.7 | 32 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 | 33 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,480 | 1,292 | 87.4 | 85.2-89.4 | 128 | 8.1 | 6.6-10.0 | 41 | 2.8 | 1.9- 4.1 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.5 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Female | 2,586 | 2,064 | 80.0 | 78.1-81.8 | 347 | 13.5 | 12.0-15.2 | 129 | 4.9 | 4.0- 6.0 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 23 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,830 | 2,386 | 85.3 | 83.7-86.8 | 301 | 10.0 | 8.8-11.4 | 107 | 3.4 | 2.7- 4.3 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.0 |
| African American | 937 | 724 | 77.2 | 73.6-80.4 | 138 | 15.3 | 12.5-18.6 | 54 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 10 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| Other Minorities | 279 | 228 | 86.6 | 81.0-90.8 | 35 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.3- 6.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 96 | 82 | 88.1 | 77.2-94.2 | 7 | 6.7 | 2.7-15.9 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.7 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.8-15.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,953 | 3,264 | 83.4 | 81.9-84.7 | 461 | 11.1 | 10.0-12.3 | 166 | 4.1 | 3.4- 4.9 | 31 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.3 | 31 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 428 | 365 | 85.7 | 81.3-89.2 | 43 | 9.7 | 6.9-13.5 | 14 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.1 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,000 | 830 | 83.9 | 80.9-86.5 | 113 | 10.4 | 8.3-13.0 | 39 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.5 | 13 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,069 | 894 | 83.6 | 80.9-86.0 | 127 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.9 | 38 | 3.8 | 2.6- 5.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.5 |
| 65-74 | 922 | 760 | 83.5 | 80.6-86.1 | 114 | 12.1 | 9.9-14.8 | 35 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
| 75+ | 647 | 507 | 78.9 | 74.9-82.4 | 78 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.6 | 44 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 674 | 511 | 77.9 | 73.5-81.8 | 107 | 14.9 | 11.6-18.9 | 36 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.5- 2.5 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,310 | 1,066 | 82.4 | 79.8-84.8 | 161 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.8 | 61 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.2 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,054 | 885 | 83.3 | 80.4-85.8 | 114 | 10.9 | 8.9-13.3 | 43 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.5 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,018 | 884 | 88.4 | 86.0-90.5 | 93 | 8.1 | 6.4-10.3 | 30 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 551 | 387 | 71.7 | 66.2-76.5 | 98 | 16.4 | 12.7-21.1 | 45 | 7.7 | 5.4-11.1 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.4 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.6- 5.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 645 | 513 | 79.6 | 75.5-83.1 | 81 | 12.3 | 9.5-15.7 | 32 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 | 11 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 450 | 380 | 86.0 | 82.0-89.2 | 48 | 9.6 | 6.9-13.1 | 17 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 584 | 498 | 83.4 | 79.1-87.0 | 60 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.6 | 22 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 569 | 487 | 85.7 | 81.8-88.8 | 64 | 10.0 | 7.6-13.0 | 16 | 3.7 | 2.0- 6.8 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 706 | 640 | 90.9 | 88.1-93.2 | 53 | 7.5 | 5.4-10.2 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,800 | 1,347 | 76.2 | 73.6-78.5 | 287 | 15.4 | 13.4-17.7 | 108 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.7 | 28 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.4 | 30 | 1.4 | 0.9- 2.3 |
| No | 2,200 | 1,948 | 88.7 | 87.0-90.2 | 185 | 7.9 | 6.6- 9.3 | 60 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 780 | 677 | 88.1 | 85.2-90.5 | 65 | 7.1 | 5.3- 9.3 | 27 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.1 | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,284 | 2,677 | 82.1 | 80.4-83.7 | 410 | 12.2 | 10.8-13.6 | 143 | 4.1 | 3.4- 5.0 | 28 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 |
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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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