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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 |
| -WHITE FEMALES | 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 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 513 | 29 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.5 | 184 | 35.2 | 30.3-40.4 | 93 | 17.1 | 13.6-21.2 | 140 | 29.2 | 24.4-34.4 | 67 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,260 | 106 | 8.2 | 6.5-10.3 | 482 | 37.5 | 34.3-40.8 | 223 | 18.0 | 15.5-20.7 | 358 | 28.0 | 24.9-31.2 | 91 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,358 | 108 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.4 | 615 | 46.8 | 43.5-50.0 | 269 | 20.0 | 17.5-22.8 | 314 | 22.9 | 20.3-25.8 | 52 | 3.6 | 2.6- 5.0 |
| 65-74 | 1,157 | 129 | 10.5 | 8.6-12.9 | 668 | 58.8 | 55.4-62.2 | 162 | 13.9 | 11.6-16.6 | 176 | 14.7 | 12.5-17.3 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 |
| 75+ | 934 | 154 | 15.9 | 13.3-18.9 | 561 | 61.9 | 58.0-65.7 | 80 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.7 | 124 | 12.8 | 10.3-15.8 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 1.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 563 | 65 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.6 | 259 | 41.9 | 36.6-47.3 | 79 | 15.7 | 12.1-20.3 | 127 | 25.2 | 20.3-30.9 | 33 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,543 | 150 | 9.6 | 7.7-11.8 | 720 | 42.9 | 39.8-46.0 | 243 | 16.1 | 13.9-18.5 | 346 | 24.4 | 21.7-27.4 | 84 | 7.0 | 5.4- 9.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,501 | 143 | 8.0 | 6.6- 9.6 | 729 | 48.7 | 45.5-51.9 | 238 | 15.9 | 13.7-18.3 | 324 | 22.3 | 19.8-25.1 | 67 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,609 | 167 | 9.2 | 7.7-11.0 | 800 | 47.9 | 44.9-51.0 | 267 | 17.2 | 15.0-19.6 | 313 | 20.9 | 18.3-23.7 | 62 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 525 | 45 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.2 | 228 | 40.4 | 35.2-45.7 | 66 | 15.4 | 11.3-20.6 | 158 | 30.3 | 25.4-35.8 | 28 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.4 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 759 | 78 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.4 | 351 | 42.3 | 37.9-46.7 | 114 | 16.5 | 13.3-20.2 | 180 | 26.0 | 22.0-30.5 | 36 | 5.7 | 3.8- 8.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 518 | 64 | 13.0 | 9.8-17.1 | 245 | 44.0 | 38.7-49.3 | 80 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.8 | 104 | 23.6 | 19.1-28.6 | 25 | 6.2 | 3.5-10.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 732 | 70 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.8 | 342 | 43.3 | 39.0-47.8 | 122 | 16.9 | 13.8-20.6 | 166 | 26.4 | 22.4-30.8 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 740 | 80 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.3 | 356 | 47.5 | 43.2-51.9 | 120 | 16.9 | 13.9-20.5 | 140 | 19.2 | 16.0-22.9 | 44 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.5 |
| $75,000+ | 1,098 | 90 | 6.9 | 5.3- 8.9 | 559 | 49.9 | 46.2-53.6 | 192 | 17.9 | 15.3-20.9 | 207 | 19.5 | 16.7-22.6 | 50 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,977 | 210 | 10.4 | 8.7-12.3 | 965 | 46.4 | 43.6-49.3 | 288 | 14.7 | 12.8-16.8 | 445 | 24.5 | 22.0-27.2 | 69 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.3 |
| No | 3,196 | 310 | 8.2 | 7.2- 9.4 | 1,525 | 46.1 | 43.9-48.3 | 534 | 17.3 | 15.7-19.0 | 652 | 21.6 | 19.8-23.6 | 175 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 100 | 9 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.5 | 50 | 53.0 | 40.6-65.1 | 12 | 10.3 | 5.6-18.3 | 22 | 22.4 | 13.5-34.8 | 7 | 8.6 | 3.7-18.5 |
| Non-Veteran | 5,122 | 517 | 9.1 | 8.1-10.1 | 2,460 | 46.0 | 44.3-47.7 | 815 | 16.5 | 15.2-17.8 | 1,090 | 22.7 | 21.2-24.3 | 240 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.7 |
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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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