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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 |
-FEMALES | 6,370 | 631 | 9.0 | 8.1- 9.9 | 2,996 | 44.8 | 43.2-46.3 | 995 | 15.6 | 14.5-16.8 | 1,366 | 22.8 | 21.5-24.2 | 382 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 5,222 | 526 | 9.0 | 8.1-10.0 | 2,510 | 46.1 | 44.4-47.9 | 827 | 16.3 | 15.1-17.7 | 1,112 | 22.7 | 21.2-24.3 | 247 | 5.8 | 5.0- 6.7 |
African American | 888 | 86 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.3 | 386 | 41.2 | 37.0-45.5 | 136 | 14.0 | 11.3-17.2 | 193 | 23.1 | 19.6-26.9 | 87 | 12.2 | 9.1-16.2 |
Other Minorities | 241 | 18 | 6.4 | 3.7-11.0 | 92 | 32.3 | 24.9-40.8 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.5 | 57 | 23.4 | 16.6-31.8 | 47 | 30.7 | 21.7-41.3 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
40-44 | 708 | 39 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.1 | 250 | 33.5 | 29.4-37.9 | 121 | 16.2 | 13.2-19.7 | 183 | 27.2 | 23.3-31.5 | 115 | 16.8 | 13.5-20.6 |
45-54 | 1,620 | 136 | 8.1 | 6.6- 9.9 | 626 | 37.2 | 34.2-40.1 | 276 | 16.6 | 14.5-18.9 | 442 | 27.6 | 24.9-30.5 | 140 | 10.5 | 8.5-13.0 |
55-64 | 1,625 | 136 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.4 | 728 | 46.5 | 43.5-49.5 | 316 | 18.9 | 16.7-21.3 | 370 | 22.3 | 19.9-24.9 | 75 | 4.6 | 3.5- 6.1 |
65-74 | 1,349 | 145 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.1 | 759 | 56.8 | 53.5-60.0 | 194 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.0 | 223 | 16.5 | 14.2-19.1 | 28 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.5 |
75+ | 1,068 | 175 | 15.5 | 13.1-18.2 | 633 | 61.0 | 57.3-64.7 | 88 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.8 | 148 | 13.6 | 11.1-16.6 | 24 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.8 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 805 | 86 | 8.2 | 6.4-10.5 | 355 | 38.7 | 34.3-43.4 | 99 | 11.8 | 9.2-15.0 | 186 | 25.4 | 21.2-30.0 | 79 | 15.9 | 11.4-21.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,916 | 184 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 870 | 41.3 | 38.5-44.1 | 294 | 15.0 | 13.1-17.1 | 428 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.1 | 140 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,785 | 166 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.6 | 853 | 47.9 | 44.9-50.9 | 288 | 16.0 | 14.0-18.3 | 387 | 22.2 | 19.9-24.8 | 91 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.5 |
College Graduate | 1,856 | 193 | 9.7 | 8.2-11.6 | 915 | 47.5 | 44.6-50.3 | 314 | 17.2 | 15.1-19.5 | 363 | 20.9 | 18.5-23.5 | 71 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 744 | 60 | 6.7 | 4.9- 9.1 | 309 | 37.3 | 32.9-42.0 | 96 | 13.7 | 10.6-17.5 | 222 | 31.4 | 27.0-36.2 | 57 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,011 | 103 | 8.9 | 7.0-11.1 | 451 | 40.0 | 36.1-44.1 | 152 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.7 | 236 | 25.0 | 21.5-28.8 | 69 | 10.6 | 7.4-14.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 655 | 81 | 13.0 | 10.1-16.6 | 298 | 42.0 | 37.2-46.9 | 100 | 13.6 | 10.8-17.0 | 131 | 22.8 | 18.9-27.4 | 45 | 8.6 | 5.8-12.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 875 | 79 | 7.6 | 5.8-10.0 | 400 | 42.3 | 38.2-46.6 | 151 | 16.9 | 13.9-20.3 | 196 | 25.3 | 21.7-29.3 | 49 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 860 | 87 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.4 | 415 | 48.0 | 43.9-52.1 | 139 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.5 | 167 | 19.5 | 16.4-23.0 | 52 | 7.3 | 5.3- 9.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,205 | 102 | 7.6 | 5.9- 9.8 | 620 | 50.4 | 46.9-53.9 | 204 | 16.9 | 14.5-19.7 | 225 | 19.4 | 16.7-22.4 | 54 | 5.6 | 4.2- 7.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,454 | 250 | 9.6 | 8.2-11.2 | 1,166 | 45.5 | 42.9-48.0 | 363 | 14.7 | 13.0-16.6 | 563 | 24.7 | 22.4-27.0 | 112 | 5.5 | 4.4- 7.0 |
No | 3,836 | 369 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.7 | 1,796 | 44.4 | 42.4-46.4 | 624 | 16.2 | 14.8-17.7 | 785 | 21.8 | 20.1-23.6 | 262 | 9.1 | 7.7-10.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 145 | 13 | 6.7 | 3.4-12.9 | 64 | 43.7 | 33.2-54.7 | 23 | 14.0 | 8.8-21.7 | 33 | 27.8 | 18.7-39.0 | 12 | 7.9 | 4.1-14.6 |
Non-Veteran | 6,225 | 618 | 9.0 | 8.2- 9.9 | 2,932 | 44.8 | 43.2-46.4 | 972 | 15.6 | 14.5-16.8 | 1,333 | 22.7 | 21.3-24.1 | 370 | 7.9 | 6.9- 9.0 |
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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.
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