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| Total Respond.^ |
No difficulty | A little difficulty | Moderate difficulty | Extreme difficulty | Unable to do b/c of eyesight | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 12,259 | 8,169 | 66.6 | 65.5-67.7 | 2,480 | 20.4 | 19.5-21.4 | 1,085 | 8.9 | 8.2- 9.6 | 398 | 3.2 | 2.8- 3.6 | 127 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.2 |
| -Piedmont NC | 5,846 | 3,934 | 67.1 | 65.4-68.7 | 1,190 | 20.4 | 19.1-21.8 | 487 | 8.5 | 7.6- 9.5 | 173 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.8 | 62 | 1.0 | 0.7- 1.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,238 | 1,553 | 68.7 | 66.1-71.2 | 421 | 19.7 | 17.6-22.0 | 188 | 8.4 | 7.0-10.0 | 51 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.0 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 |
| Female | 3,608 | 2,381 | 65.6 | 63.5-67.6 | 769 | 21.0 | 19.4-22.8 | 299 | 8.6 | 7.5- 9.9 | 122 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.1 | 37 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,863 | 3,310 | 67.5 | 65.8-69.2 | 964 | 20.0 | 18.6-21.5 | 410 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.2 | 134 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 45 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.1 |
| African American | 776 | 482 | 64.4 | 59.9-68.7 | 190 | 23.1 | 19.5-27.2 | 63 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.2 | 28 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.4 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 |
| Other Minorities | 195 | 132 | 69.4 | 60.3-77.2 | 34 | 16.8 | 11.2-24.4 | 14 | 5.3 | 2.9- 9.5 | 11 | 6.3 | 2.4-15.4 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.8- 6.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 130 | 80 | 59.6 | 47.4-70.6 | 32 | 22.6 | 14.7-33.2 | 10 | 6.2 | 2.9-12.7 | 6 | 9.2 | 3.0-24.9 | 2 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,704 | 3,848 | 67.4 | 65.7-69.0 | 1,155 | 20.3 | 19.0-21.8 | 476 | 8.5 | 7.6- 9.6 | 165 | 2.8 | 2.3- 3.5 | 60 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 649 | 475 | 72.3 | 67.9-76.3 | 123 | 18.7 | 15.3-22.6 | 36 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.1 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,496 | 885 | 59.9 | 56.6-63.1 | 370 | 24.1 | 21.5-27.0 | 165 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.6 | 65 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.5 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| 55-64 | 1,564 | 1,066 | 68.9 | 65.9-71.9 | 303 | 19.3 | 16.9-22.0 | 129 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 | 50 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.3 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| 65-74 | 1,213 | 868 | 69.6 | 66.2-72.8 | 227 | 19.5 | 16.8-22.5 | 86 | 7.8 | 6.1- 9.9 | 24 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.9 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| 75+ | 924 | 640 | 71.9 | 68.1-75.5 | 167 | 16.3 | 13.5-19.5 | 71 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.5 | 24 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.6 | 22 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.4 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 736 | 453 | 61.2 | 56.1-66.1 | 166 | 22.1 | 18.3-26.4 | 53 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.0 | 45 | 7.1 | 4.2-11.5 | 19 | 2.6 | 1.5- 4.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,693 | 1,112 | 63.9 | 60.7-67.0 | 328 | 20.2 | 17.8-22.9 | 173 | 10.7 | 8.8-12.9 | 60 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.5 | 20 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,493 | 999 | 67.0 | 63.7-70.1 | 311 | 21.2 | 18.5-24.1 | 123 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.3 | 42 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.8 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,916 | 1,364 | 71.5 | 68.8-74.0 | 384 | 19.5 | 17.3-21.9 | 138 | 7.3 | 6.0- 9.0 | 25 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 582 | 314 | 53.6 | 47.9-59.3 | 138 | 23.1 | 18.8-28.0 | 66 | 11.1 | 7.9-15.4 | 44 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.5 | 20 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 900 | 569 | 60.7 | 56.0-65.1 | 185 | 20.0 | 16.8-23.6 | 90 | 11.3 | 8.8-14.5 | 42 | 6.0 | 3.6- 9.8 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 572 | 381 | 66.2 | 60.8-71.2 | 120 | 21.6 | 17.4-26.4 | 57 | 9.7 | 6.9-13.4 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.5 | 6 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 773 | 519 | 67.3 | 62.7-71.5 | 166 | 21.5 | 17.8-25.7 | 62 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.8 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.7 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 807 | 566 | 69.3 | 65.0-73.3 | 166 | 21.0 | 17.6-24.9 | 58 | 7.4 | 5.4-10.0 | 13 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| $75,000+ | 1,405 | 1,019 | 71.4 | 68.3-74.3 | 267 | 18.8 | 16.4-21.4 | 94 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.1 | 21 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 2,245 | 1,320 | 58.6 | 55.8-61.3 | 526 | 23.2 | 20.9-25.6 | 239 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.0 | 117 | 5.5 | 4.3- 7.0 | 43 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.4 |
| No | 3,527 | 2,560 | 71.7 | 69.7-73.6 | 650 | 18.8 | 17.2-20.6 | 245 | 7.2 | 6.1- 8.4 | 54 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.5 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 917 | 654 | 71.4 | 67.4-75.0 | 161 | 18.1 | 15.0-21.5 | 69 | 6.7 | 5.0- 9.0 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.1- 3.6 | 15 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.6 |
| Non-Veteran | 4,926 | 3,277 | 66.2 | 64.4-67.9 | 1,029 | 20.9 | 19.4-22.4 | 418 | 8.9 | 7.9-10.0 | 155 | 3.3 | 2.6- 4.1 | 47 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 |
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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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