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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 MALES | 3,149 | 265 | 7.3 | 6.3- 8.5 | 1,359 | 42.9 | 40.7-45.1 | 462 | 13.8 | 12.4-15.4 | 830 | 27.7 | 25.7-29.8 | 233 | 8.2 | 7.1- 9.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 335 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.5- 6.3 | 116 | 36.1 | 30.2-42.5 | 38 | 10.6 | 7.4-14.9 | 104 | 33.6 | 27.7-39.9 | 65 | 16.6 | 12.7-21.5 |
| 45-54 | 798 | 43 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.8 | 286 | 38.7 | 34.5-43.0 | 123 | 14.1 | 11.5-17.2 | 249 | 30.0 | 26.2-34.1 | 97 | 11.1 | 8.7-14.0 |
| 55-64 | 913 | 70 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.8 | 381 | 44.2 | 40.3-48.2 | 154 | 16.2 | 13.4-19.3 | 256 | 27.9 | 24.4-31.6 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.1 |
| 65-74 | 669 | 64 | 10.1 | 7.6-13.1 | 339 | 51.4 | 47.0-55.9 | 89 | 12.1 | 9.6-15.1 | 165 | 24.6 | 21.0-28.6 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.9- 3.6 |
| 75+ | 434 | 76 | 16.9 | 13.3-21.3 | 237 | 53.7 | 48.1-59.2 | 58 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.7 | 56 | 13.0 | 9.6-17.4 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 373 | 29 | 5.4 | 3.6- 8.1 | 132 | 33.2 | 27.5-39.5 | 50 | 12.4 | 9.1-16.7 | 122 | 35.5 | 29.4-42.0 | 40 | 13.5 | 9.4-19.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 875 | 57 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 356 | 39.7 | 35.6-43.9 | 117 | 13.5 | 10.7-16.8 | 249 | 29.1 | 25.3-33.3 | 96 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 721 | 70 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 305 | 43.3 | 38.7-47.9 | 109 | 13.5 | 10.9-16.7 | 186 | 28.1 | 24.0-32.6 | 51 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.8 |
| College Graduate | 1,177 | 109 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.7 | 565 | 47.3 | 43.7-51.0 | 185 | 14.5 | 12.2-17.1 | 273 | 24.6 | 21.5-27.8 | 45 | 5.1 | 3.7- 7.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 210 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.6 | 66 | 31.2 | 23.4-40.1 | 30 | 14.7 | 9.2-22.7 | 81 | 38.8 | 30.4-48.0 | 23 | 13.0 | 7.8-20.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 409 | 37 | 7.8 | 5.3-11.3 | 151 | 34.7 | 29.1-40.7 | 47 | 12.2 | 8.6-17.1 | 136 | 34.7 | 29.0-40.9 | 38 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 305 | 18 | 3.7 | 2.1- 6.5 | 126 | 40.2 | 33.5-47.3 | 56 | 16.8 | 12.5-22.2 | 74 | 27.7 | 21.5-35.0 | 31 | 11.6 | 7.8-16.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 482 | 40 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.2 | 192 | 36.8 | 31.7-42.2 | 82 | 16.4 | 12.7-20.9 | 135 | 31.2 | 26.1-36.8 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 549 | 48 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.6 | 242 | 44.5 | 39.4-49.7 | 75 | 12.9 | 9.8-16.7 | 143 | 25.7 | 21.4-30.5 | 41 | 9.1 | 6.3-13.0 |
| $75,000+ | 935 | 80 | 8.1 | 6.1-10.7 | 468 | 49.0 | 45.0-53.0 | 134 | 13.1 | 10.7-16.0 | 204 | 24.1 | 20.7-27.8 | 49 | 5.7 | 4.0- 7.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,162 | 101 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.4 | 525 | 43.4 | 39.8-47.0 | 162 | 14.0 | 11.6-16.7 | 307 | 27.3 | 24.1-30.7 | 67 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.5 |
| No | 1,950 | 158 | 6.8 | 5.5- 8.4 | 820 | 42.9 | 40.1-45.7 | 297 | 13.8 | 12.1-15.7 | 512 | 27.8 | 25.2-30.4 | 163 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 1,343 | 150 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.6 | 646 | 47.7 | 44.3-51.1 | 178 | 12.8 | 10.8-15.2 | 313 | 24.7 | 21.8-27.9 | 56 | 4.4 | 3.2- 6.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,803 | 115 | 5.5 | 4.4- 7.0 | 713 | 40.1 | 37.2-43.0 | 284 | 14.4 | 12.6-16.5 | 516 | 29.5 | 26.8-32.2 | 175 | 10.5 | 8.8-12.5 |
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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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