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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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 4,889 | 471 | 8.6 | 7.6- 9.7 | 2,253 | 43.1 | 41.3-44.9 | 702 | 14.1 | 12.9-15.5 | 1,129 | 25.3 | 23.6-27.0 | 334 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,843 | 169 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.5 | 784 | 40.2 | 37.4-43.1 | 249 | 13.6 | 11.6-15.8 | 488 | 28.0 | 25.3-30.8 | 153 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.5 |
| Female | 3,046 | 302 | 8.6 | 7.4- 9.9 | 1,469 | 45.6 | 43.4-48.0 | 453 | 14.6 | 13.1-16.3 | 641 | 22.9 | 21.0-25.0 | 181 | 8.2 | 6.8-10.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,130 | 394 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.2 | 1,955 | 45.4 | 43.5-47.4 | 599 | 14.4 | 13.1-15.8 | 946 | 25.4 | 23.6-27.2 | 236 | 6.7 | 5.8- 7.9 |
| African American | 580 | 57 | 10.4 | 7.6-14.1 | 241 | 37.6 | 32.6-42.8 | 87 | 14.2 | 10.8-18.5 | 138 | 25.1 | 20.6-30.2 | 57 | 12.7 | 9.3-17.1 |
| Other Minorities | 167 | 19 | 10.9 | 6.4-17.8 | 51 | 27.9 | 19.9-37.6 | 14 | 9.6 | 4.9-17.9 | 42 | 24.6 | 17.4-33.4 | 41 | 27.1 | 18.9-37.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 116 | 11 | 7.6 | 3.9-14.5 | 33 | 22.4 | 13.9-34.1 | 12 | 11.1 | 5.0-23.0 | 29 | 26.1 | 17.0-37.7 | 31 | 32.8 | 21.6-46.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,764 | 460 | 8.7 | 7.7- 9.8 | 2,215 | 43.8 | 41.9-45.6 | 689 | 14.2 | 13.0-15.6 | 1,098 | 25.3 | 23.6-27.0 | 302 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 586 | 34 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.9 | 211 | 34.9 | 30.4-39.7 | 81 | 12.7 | 9.9-16.2 | 165 | 29.0 | 24.7-33.7 | 95 | 16.7 | 13.3-20.8 |
| 45-54 | 1,327 | 103 | 7.9 | 6.1-10.1 | 502 | 36.4 | 33.1-39.8 | 209 | 14.9 | 12.6-17.5 | 375 | 29.1 | 26.0-32.5 | 138 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.4 |
| 55-64 | 1,283 | 112 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.9 | 584 | 45.7 | 42.2-49.2 | 226 | 17.4 | 14.9-20.2 | 299 | 24.0 | 21.2-27.1 | 62 | 4.9 | 3.6- 6.8 |
| 65-74 | 947 | 98 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.7 | 522 | 56.0 | 52.1-59.9 | 115 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.2 | 189 | 20.6 | 17.6-24.1 | 23 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.3 |
| 75+ | 746 | 124 | 15.0 | 12.1-18.4 | 434 | 57.6 | 52.9-62.2 | 71 | 10.2 | 7.7-13.5 | 101 | 15.0 | 11.7-19.0 | 16 | 2.1 | 1.1- 4.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 559 | 46 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.0 | 250 | 36.3 | 31.2-41.7 | 62 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.8 | 142 | 30.2 | 25.0-36.0 | 59 | 16.5 | 11.6-22.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,354 | 122 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.1 | 582 | 37.8 | 34.5-41.3 | 194 | 14.6 | 12.1-17.6 | 323 | 26.3 | 23.1-29.7 | 133 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.2 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,269 | 116 | 7.7 | 6.1- 9.7 | 584 | 45.2 | 41.5-48.9 | 205 | 14.5 | 12.3-17.0 | 294 | 25.4 | 22.2-28.9 | 70 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.7 |
| College Graduate | 1,703 | 186 | 10.0 | 8.3-11.9 | 835 | 47.3 | 44.3-50.4 | 241 | 14.3 | 12.3-16.5 | 370 | 23.2 | 20.7-25.9 | 71 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 431 | 37 | 6.0 | 3.9- 9.2 | 170 | 34.2 | 28.2-40.7 | 54 | 14.0 | 9.9-19.5 | 135 | 34.2 | 28.1-40.9 | 35 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 703 | 66 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.2 | 306 | 36.8 | 32.2-41.7 | 92 | 14.7 | 11.3-18.8 | 174 | 27.2 | 22.8-32.1 | 65 | 13.7 | 9.9-18.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 464 | 48 | 10.8 | 7.5-15.3 | 196 | 40.7 | 35.0-46.7 | 75 | 13.1 | 10.0-17.1 | 104 | 24.5 | 19.7-29.9 | 41 | 10.9 | 7.5-15.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 647 | 65 | 10.2 | 7.3-14.1 | 271 | 36.3 | 31.7-41.2 | 106 | 16.3 | 12.9-20.4 | 167 | 27.3 | 22.9-32.3 | 38 | 9.8 | 6.4-14.6 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 702 | 66 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.2 | 335 | 46.2 | 41.4-51.0 | 91 | 12.5 | 9.8-15.9 | 156 | 24.4 | 20.2-29.1 | 54 | 9.2 | 6.7-12.5 |
| $75,000+ | 1,285 | 119 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.8 | 652 | 49.1 | 45.7-52.5 | 190 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.1 | 256 | 21.4 | 18.7-24.4 | 68 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,715 | 172 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.5 | 804 | 43.3 | 40.2-46.5 | 249 | 14.9 | 12.6-17.5 | 404 | 25.6 | 22.9-28.5 | 86 | 6.7 | 5.1- 8.7 |
| No | 3,118 | 293 | 8.3 | 7.1- 9.6 | 1,423 | 43.1 | 40.8-45.3 | 451 | 13.9 | 12.4-15.5 | 708 | 25.1 | 23.0-27.2 | 243 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 751 | 82 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.6 | 356 | 44.9 | 40.2-49.6 | 99 | 14.1 | 11.0-17.8 | 180 | 24.8 | 21.0-29.1 | 34 | 5.1 | 3.3- 7.9 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,135 | 389 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.2 | 1,897 | 42.8 | 40.8-44.8 | 603 | 14.1 | 12.8-15.6 | 948 | 25.4 | 23.6-27.3 | 298 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.0 |
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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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