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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
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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 | 12,267 | 10,240 | 84.7 | 83.8-85.5 | 1,321 | 9.9 | 9.3-10.6 | 499 | 3.9 | 3.5- 4.4 | 115 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 | 92 | 0.7 | 0.5- 0.9 |
| -Piedmont NC | 5,851 | 4,924 | 85.4 | 84.1-86.5 | 607 | 9.3 | 8.4-10.4 | 217 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.5 | 63 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.2 | 40 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,241 | 1,978 | 89.3 | 87.5-90.8 | 172 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.1 | 62 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
| Female | 3,610 | 2,946 | 81.8 | 80.1-83.4 | 435 | 11.8 | 10.5-13.3 | 155 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.6 | 48 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 | 26 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,868 | 4,140 | 86.5 | 85.2-87.7 | 489 | 8.9 | 7.9- 9.9 | 162 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.2 | 46 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.7 |
| African American | 774 | 612 | 80.6 | 76.8-84.0 | 99 | 11.8 | 9.1-15.1 | 42 | 5.0 | 3.5- 7.1 | 14 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.3 |
| Other Minorities | 196 | 161 | 86.3 | 80.3-90.7 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.2 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.7 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 130 | 113 | 87.4 | 79.0-92.7 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.2-16.7 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,709 | 4,802 | 85.3 | 84.1-86.5 | 594 | 9.3 | 8.4-10.4 | 210 | 3.8 | 3.2- 4.5 | 63 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.2 | 40 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 650 | 578 | 87.4 | 83.8-90.3 | 48 | 7.9 | 5.7-10.8 | 20 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.0 |
| 45-54 | 1,493 | 1,276 | 87.6 | 85.5-89.5 | 141 | 7.8 | 6.3- 9.5 | 59 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.1 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| 55-64 | 1,562 | 1,276 | 82.7 | 80.1-85.0 | 191 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.6 | 63 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.6 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.2 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
| 65-74 | 1,218 | 1,047 | 85.7 | 83.0-88.0 | 118 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.3 | 36 | 3.2 | 2.1- 4.9 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 |
| 75+ | 928 | 747 | 81.1 | 77.5-84.1 | 109 | 12.2 | 9.6-15.3 | 39 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.2 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.2 | 17 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 738 | 568 | 76.9 | 72.4-80.8 | 98 | 14.3 | 11.1-18.2 | 36 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.5 | 20 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.6 | 16 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,696 | 1,399 | 83.6 | 81.1-85.7 | 179 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 88 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.0 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.9 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,493 | 1,254 | 85.1 | 82.7-87.3 | 167 | 9.7 | 8.0-11.8 | 49 | 3.9 | 2.8- 5.5 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| College Graduate | 1,916 | 1,697 | 89.7 | 87.8-91.3 | 162 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 | 44 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 583 | 413 | 69.7 | 64.1-74.7 | 95 | 15.4 | 11.9-19.7 | 41 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.5 | 21 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.4 | 13 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 902 | 717 | 80.2 | 76.5-83.5 | 100 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.6 | 57 | 7.1 | 5.1- 9.7 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.2 | 12 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 573 | 479 | 85.6 | 81.4-89.0 | 68 | 9.7 | 7.2-13.0 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.6 | 2 | 1.3 | 0.3- 5.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 773 | 659 | 86.2 | 82.7-89.0 | 88 | 10.6 | 8.1-13.7 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.5 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 806 | 709 | 88.7 | 85.8-91.1 | 72 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.3 | 18 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| $75,000+ | 1,405 | 1,279 | 91.2 | 89.1-92.9 | 97 | 6.3 | 4.9- 8.1 | 26 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,249 | 1,686 | 75.5 | 73.0-77.8 | 343 | 14.6 | 12.8-16.7 | 132 | 6.4 | 5.1- 7.9 | 54 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.7 | 34 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.6 |
| No | 3,527 | 3,169 | 90.7 | 89.3-91.8 | 261 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.7 | 82 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.1 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 919 | 790 | 87.5 | 84.6-89.9 | 91 | 8.5 | 6.5-10.9 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.1 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.4 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,929 | 4,131 | 84.9 | 83.6-86.2 | 516 | 9.5 | 8.5-10.7 | 194 | 4.0 | 3.4- 4.9 | 55 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 | 33 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 |
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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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