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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 12,259 | 8,169 | 66.6 | 65.5-67.7 | 2,480 | 20.4 | 19.5-21.4 | 1,085 | 8.9 | 8.2- 9.6 | 398 | 3.2 | 2.8- 3.6 | 127 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,062 | 2,669 | 65.7 | 63.8-67.5 | 852 | 20.5 | 19.0-22.1 | 364 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.6 | 137 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.3 | 40 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,476 | 1,000 | 66.9 | 63.8-69.8 | 291 | 19.6 | 17.3-22.3 | 126 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.2 | 43 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.6 | 16 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.1 |
| Female | 2,586 | 1,669 | 64.7 | 62.4-66.9 | 561 | 21.3 | 19.5-23.2 | 238 | 9.6 | 8.2-11.1 | 94 | 3.7 | 2.9- 4.7 | 24 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,833 | 1,919 | 66.5 | 64.3-68.7 | 567 | 20.8 | 19.0-22.7 | 250 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.1 | 74 | 2.6 | 2.0- 3.3 | 23 | 0.6 | 0.3- 0.9 |
| African American | 934 | 561 | 63.1 | 59.1-66.8 | 213 | 19.8 | 17.0-22.9 | 97 | 9.8 | 7.7-12.4 | 50 | 5.9 | 4.0- 8.5 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 |
| Other Minorities | 275 | 178 | 67.5 | 59.6-74.6 | 65 | 19.8 | 14.5-26.4 | 15 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.8 | 13 | 3.9 | 1.9- 8.1 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.7- 8.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 97 | 61 | 66.4 | 53.6-77.2 | 22 | 17.5 | 10.5-27.6 | 9 | 10.4 | 4.9-20.7 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.5- 9.0 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.7-15.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,949 | 2,600 | 65.7 | 63.8-67.5 | 825 | 20.6 | 19.1-22.3 | 353 | 9.3 | 8.3-10.6 | 133 | 3.5 | 2.8- 4.3 | 38 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 433 | 300 | 69.8 | 64.4-74.8 | 101 | 22.1 | 17.8-27.1 | 21 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.1 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| 45-54 | 992 | 571 | 58.5 | 54.7-62.3 | 221 | 21.5 | 18.6-24.8 | 134 | 13.2 | 10.8-15.9 | 57 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.6 | 9 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,069 | 712 | 66.5 | 63.1-69.7 | 223 | 20.4 | 17.7-23.3 | 103 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.5 | 25 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.9 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| 65-74 | 921 | 646 | 71.1 | 67.6-74.5 | 185 | 19.1 | 16.3-22.2 | 57 | 6.7 | 5.0- 9.1 | 24 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.6 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| 75+ | 647 | 440 | 69.3 | 65.0-73.3 | 122 | 18.3 | 15.0-22.0 | 49 | 7.2 | 5.2- 9.9 | 21 | 3.6 | 2.2- 5.9 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 668 | 390 | 58.3 | 53.2-63.3 | 158 | 22.6 | 18.7-27.0 | 65 | 9.6 | 7.1-12.9 | 42 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.5 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,309 | 854 | 65.9 | 62.7-69.0 | 264 | 19.3 | 16.8-22.0 | 131 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.5 | 46 | 3.4 | 2.4- 4.8 | 14 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,057 | 698 | 65.5 | 62.0-68.9 | 225 | 21.0 | 18.2-24.0 | 97 | 10.1 | 8.0-12.7 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,018 | 720 | 70.7 | 67.0-74.1 | 202 | 20.0 | 17.0-23.3 | 71 | 7.4 | 5.6- 9.8 | 21 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 550 | 297 | 53.9 | 48.0-59.8 | 131 | 21.9 | 17.7-26.8 | 70 | 12.5 | 9.2-16.8 | 40 | 9.1 | 5.9-13.7 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 647 | 397 | 60.6 | 55.8-65.3 | 147 | 21.9 | 18.2-26.1 | 58 | 9.6 | 7.1-12.9 | 36 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.3 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 450 | 306 | 66.6 | 60.9-71.9 | 87 | 18.8 | 14.8-23.6 | 45 | 12.1 | 8.6-16.7 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.5 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 585 | 389 | 64.3 | 59.3-69.1 | 129 | 22.7 | 18.7-27.2 | 49 | 9.4 | 6.7-13.2 | 16 | 2.8 | 1.6- 4.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.1- 4.2 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 569 | 400 | 71.4 | 66.7-75.6 | 114 | 19.1 | 15.5-23.3 | 48 | 8.5 | 6.0-11.8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| $75,000+ | 705 | 507 | 71.2 | 67.0-75.0 | 131 | 19.2 | 15.9-23.0 | 53 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.8 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,797 | 1,047 | 58.4 | 55.5-61.3 | 424 | 22.8 | 20.5-25.2 | 198 | 11.3 | 9.5-13.3 | 94 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.8 | 34 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 |
| No | 2,200 | 1,572 | 70.7 | 68.3-73.0 | 418 | 19.1 | 17.2-21.3 | 162 | 8.1 | 6.7- 9.6 | 43 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.4 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 781 | 555 | 72.2 | 68.1-75.9 | 135 | 16.2 | 13.2-19.8 | 67 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.8 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.5 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,279 | 2,113 | 63.9 | 61.8-66.0 | 716 | 21.7 | 20.0-23.5 | 297 | 9.5 | 8.3-10.9 | 119 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.9 | 34 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.6 |
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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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