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| Total Respond.^ |
Within the past month | Within the past year | Within the past 2 years | 2 or more years ago | 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 | 10,126 | 949 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.1 | 4,574 | 42.9 | 41.6-44.1 | 1,516 | 14.5 | 13.6-15.4 | 2,371 | 25.3 | 24.2-26.5 | 716 | 9.0 | 8.2- 9.8 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,284 | 299 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.2 | 1,487 | 43.2 | 41.1-45.4 | 519 | 14.7 | 13.3-16.1 | 728 | 24.3 | 22.3-26.3 | 251 | 9.8 | 8.5-11.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,173 | 97 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.3 | 490 | 41.3 | 37.8-44.9 | 165 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.6 | 303 | 27.7 | 24.4-31.2 | 118 | 12.0 | 9.8-14.6 |
| Female | 2,111 | 202 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.8 | 997 | 44.8 | 42.3-47.4 | 354 | 16.6 | 14.8-18.6 | 425 | 21.4 | 19.3-23.7 | 133 | 8.0 | 6.5- 9.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,387 | 223 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.9 | 1,120 | 45.3 | 42.9-47.8 | 402 | 16.4 | 14.7-18.2 | 515 | 22.9 | 20.8-25.0 | 127 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.5 |
| African American | 655 | 60 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.9 | 270 | 38.4 | 33.9-43.1 | 88 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 | 152 | 27.1 | 22.8-31.9 | 85 | 14.9 | 11.6-18.8 |
| Other Minorities | 227 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.3- 7.0 | 92 | 38.2 | 29.8-47.4 | 25 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.5 | 56 | 28.6 | 19.6-39.5 | 38 | 22.6 | 15.9-31.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 76 | 6 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 | 27 | 34.1 | 21.7-49.1 | 11 | 11.1 | 5.2-22.1 | 17 | 28.9 | 15.3-47.9 | 15 | 23.0 | 13.2-37.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,193 | 292 | 8.3 | 7.3- 9.4 | 1,450 | 43.5 | 41.4-45.6 | 507 | 14.9 | 13.5-16.4 | 710 | 24.1 | 22.3-26.1 | 234 | 9.2 | 7.9-10.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 394 | 16 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.2 | 133 | 33.7 | 28.1-39.7 | 62 | 12.8 | 9.6-16.9 | 101 | 28.9 | 23.3-35.2 | 82 | 21.0 | 16.6-26.2 |
| 45-54 | 852 | 58 | 6.4 | 4.7- 8.7 | 336 | 38.7 | 34.7-42.8 | 137 | 15.4 | 12.7-18.4 | 225 | 27.2 | 23.6-31.1 | 96 | 12.4 | 9.8-15.5 |
| 55-64 | 849 | 70 | 7.4 | 5.7- 9.5 | 369 | 45.2 | 41.4-49.1 | 163 | 17.6 | 14.9-20.5 | 203 | 24.4 | 21.1-28.0 | 44 | 5.4 | 3.8- 7.7 |
| 65-74 | 703 | 75 | 11.4 | 8.9-14.5 | 360 | 49.7 | 45.4-54.0 | 112 | 15.2 | 12.5-18.4 | 138 | 21.1 | 17.7-25.0 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 |
| 75+ | 486 | 80 | 17.2 | 13.7-21.4 | 289 | 59.3 | 54.1-64.3 | 45 | 8.8 | 6.4-12.1 | 61 | 12.0 | 8.9-16.0 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.4- 5.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 462 | 46 | 7.3 | 5.3-10.1 | 175 | 33.8 | 28.2-39.8 | 59 | 11.2 | 8.3-15.1 | 116 | 29.9 | 23.8-36.9 | 66 | 17.7 | 13.4-23.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,064 | 93 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.8 | 478 | 41.0 | 37.3-44.7 | 162 | 15.0 | 12.6-17.8 | 241 | 24.9 | 21.7-28.5 | 90 | 11.3 | 9.0-14.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 872 | 84 | 9.2 | 7.1-11.7 | 404 | 47.1 | 43.1-51.1 | 135 | 13.3 | 11.0-15.9 | 189 | 22.0 | 18.9-25.5 | 60 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.3 |
| College Graduate | 879 | 75 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.9 | 428 | 47.6 | 43.5-51.6 | 162 | 17.6 | 14.8-20.8 | 180 | 22.4 | 19.1-26.1 | 34 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.9 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 394 | 23 | 4.8 | 2.9- 7.9 | 150 | 34.5 | 28.2-41.4 | 50 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.7 | 123 | 33.9 | 26.8-41.9 | 48 | 16.2 | 11.4-22.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 481 | 55 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.3 | 194 | 35.7 | 30.6-41.2 | 68 | 13.5 | 10.1-17.7 | 121 | 28.4 | 23.3-34.1 | 43 | 13.3 | 9.5-18.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 353 | 37 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.3 | 166 | 44.3 | 37.7-51.1 | 50 | 11.7 | 8.5-15.8 | 67 | 22.9 | 17.4-29.7 | 33 | 11.2 | 7.4-16.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 495 | 39 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.1 | 226 | 44.0 | 38.7-49.4 | 85 | 14.5 | 11.3-18.4 | 108 | 25.0 | 20.5-30.2 | 37 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 503 | 41 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.2 | 223 | 45.5 | 40.3-50.8 | 91 | 16.9 | 13.5-20.9 | 123 | 24.5 | 20.2-29.4 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.7- 9.0 |
| $75,000+ | 634 | 49 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.1 | 329 | 49.6 | 45.0-54.3 | 108 | 15.7 | 12.7-19.2 | 115 | 20.7 | 17.1-24.9 | 33 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,322 | 120 | 8.9 | 7.2-10.9 | 609 | 45.0 | 41.6-48.4 | 191 | 13.0 | 11.0-15.3 | 316 | 25.1 | 22.2-28.3 | 86 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.3 |
| No | 1,909 | 171 | 7.5 | 6.3- 8.9 | 855 | 42.2 | 39.5-45.0 | 322 | 15.8 | 13.9-17.7 | 403 | 23.8 | 21.3-26.5 | 158 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 623 | 70 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.7 | 283 | 45.2 | 40.3-50.2 | 91 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.8 | 137 | 23.7 | 19.6-28.2 | 42 | 7.9 | 5.5-11.3 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,660 | 229 | 7.6 | 6.5- 8.8 | 1,204 | 42.7 | 40.4-45.1 | 428 | 15.0 | 13.5-16.7 | 590 | 24.3 | 22.2-26.6 | 209 | 10.3 | 8.8-12.0 |
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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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