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| Total Respond.^ |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | 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 | 14,939 | 1,826 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.2 | 3,614 | 22.0 | 21.0-23.1 | 7,116 | 50.4 | 49.2-51.7 | 1,629 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 754 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,998 | 693 | 12.0 | 10.9-13.3 | 1,189 | 20.8 | 19.2-22.5 | 2,303 | 48.6 | 46.5-50.8 | 531 | 12.6 | 11.2-14.2 | 282 | 5.9 | 4.9- 7.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,804 | 142 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.5 | 358 | 18.0 | 15.4-21.0 | 935 | 51.8 | 48.3-55.4 | 249 | 15.7 | 13.2-18.5 | 120 | 6.9 | 5.2- 9.2 |
| Female | 3,194 | 551 | 16.3 | 14.6-18.0 | 831 | 23.3 | 21.5-25.2 | 1,368 | 45.7 | 43.3-48.0 | 282 | 9.7 | 8.4-11.3 | 162 | 5.0 | 4.0- 6.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,373 | 265 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.9 | 735 | 17.3 | 15.7-19.0 | 1,725 | 54.6 | 52.0-57.1 | 431 | 14.9 | 13.0-17.0 | 217 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.2 |
| African American | 1,137 | 354 | 28.9 | 25.2-32.8 | 325 | 27.9 | 23.9-32.3 | 367 | 34.6 | 30.6-38.8 | 56 | 6.4 | 4.6- 8.9 | 35 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 |
| Other Minorities | 464 | 71 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.5 | 123 | 25.4 | 20.0-31.6 | 201 | 43.9 | 37.4-50.7 | 42 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.3 | 27 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 211 | 34 | 13.5 | 9.1-19.5 | 46 | 23.0 | 16.3-31.6 | 91 | 43.2 | 34.4-52.5 | 26 | 15.1 | 9.6-22.9 | 14 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.6 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,768 | 654 | 11.9 | 10.7-13.2 | 1,139 | 20.6 | 19.0-22.3 | 2,202 | 49.1 | 46.9-51.2 | 505 | 12.5 | 11.0-14.1 | 268 | 6.0 | 4.9- 7.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 179 | 23 | 11.1 | 6.9-17.6 | 24 | 12.8 | 7.3-21.6 | 96 | 51.5 | 41.9-60.9 | 27 | 15.7 | 9.9-24.1 | 9 | 8.8 | 4.4-17.0 |
| 25-34 | 500 | 47 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.8 | 106 | 19.9 | 15.8-24.7 | 245 | 50.0 | 44.7-55.4 | 76 | 18.4 | 14.5-23.0 | 26 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.3 |
| 35-44 | 783 | 96 | 11.9 | 9.4-14.9 | 147 | 17.5 | 14.5-21.0 | 382 | 50.6 | 46.3-54.9 | 105 | 12.6 | 10.2-15.5 | 53 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.2 |
| 45-54 | 971 | 130 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.4 | 209 | 20.7 | 17.8-23.8 | 476 | 50.0 | 46.1-53.9 | 105 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.8 | 51 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.5 |
| 55-64 | 1,040 | 126 | 10.7 | 8.8-12.9 | 257 | 24.8 | 21.8-28.1 | 508 | 50.4 | 46.9-54.0 | 100 | 9.7 | 7.8-12.1 | 49 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 |
| 65-74 | 898 | 134 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.9 | 259 | 27.7 | 24.5-31.2 | 375 | 43.8 | 40.0-47.7 | 73 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.5 | 57 | 6.3 | 4.7- 8.4 |
| 75+ | 599 | 132 | 23.0 | 19.1-27.4 | 178 | 29.6 | 25.5-34.1 | 211 | 34.5 | 30.2-39.1 | 44 | 7.4 | 5.3-10.1 | 34 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 764 | 204 | 22.2 | 18.3-26.6 | 171 | 19.0 | 15.4-23.2 | 284 | 39.6 | 34.2-45.2 | 60 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.4 | 45 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,537 | 223 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.2 | 374 | 21.2 | 18.0-24.9 | 688 | 46.3 | 42.1-50.5 | 156 | 13.3 | 10.4-16.9 | 96 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,360 | 175 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.7 | 335 | 22.0 | 19.2-25.2 | 623 | 50.2 | 46.3-54.0 | 147 | 11.4 | 9.3-14.0 | 80 | 4.9 | 3.2- 7.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,327 | 88 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.7 | 307 | 19.9 | 17.4-22.8 | 705 | 56.2 | 52.7-59.7 | 167 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.8 | 60 | 4.6 | 3.4- 6.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 637 | 179 | 25.6 | 21.1-30.8 | 168 | 22.4 | 18.2-27.2 | 204 | 36.1 | 30.0-42.6 | 47 | 10.6 | 7.1-15.5 | 39 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 810 | 166 | 17.5 | 14.1-21.5 | 194 | 22.2 | 18.2-26.9 | 326 | 41.6 | 36.2-47.2 | 66 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.4 | 58 | 7.4 | 4.9-11.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 560 | 69 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.6 | 145 | 23.6 | 17.3-31.4 | 255 | 46.8 | 40.0-53.8 | 60 | 13.4 | 9.3-18.9 | 31 | 4.9 | 2.6- 8.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 711 | 73 | 10.1 | 7.7-13.1 | 190 | 24.0 | 20.4-28.0 | 333 | 48.4 | 43.7-53.2 | 82 | 13.2 | 10.1-17.0 | 33 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 746 | 51 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.4 | 153 | 17.4 | 14.3-21.1 | 413 | 58.0 | 52.8-63.0 | 90 | 15.1 | 11.6-19.5 | 39 | 4.8 | 3.3- 6.9 |
| $75,000+ | 905 | 36 | 3.6 | 2.4- 5.2 | 170 | 16.9 | 14.1-20.2 | 510 | 59.1 | 54.9-63.3 | 140 | 14.4 | 11.9-17.3 | 49 | 5.9 | 3.9- 8.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,989 | 360 | 16.6 | 14.4-19.0 | 547 | 25.5 | 22.4-28.7 | 778 | 40.8 | 37.6-44.1 | 183 | 11.7 | 9.6-14.1 | 121 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 |
| No | 2,975 | 322 | 9.5 | 8.1-11.0 | 634 | 18.3 | 16.5-20.3 | 1,512 | 52.8 | 50.1-55.5 | 347 | 13.2 | 11.3-15.3 | 160 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 900 | 70 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 | 193 | 21.4 | 16.9-26.8 | 465 | 51.2 | 46.3-56.2 | 116 | 13.6 | 10.8-16.9 | 56 | 6.8 | 4.2-10.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,095 | 623 | 13.2 | 11.9-14.7 | 995 | 20.6 | 18.9-22.3 | 1,836 | 48.0 | 45.7-50.4 | 415 | 12.4 | 10.8-14.2 | 226 | 5.7 | 4.7- 7.0 |
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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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