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Within the past year (<12 months) | Within the past 2 years | Within the past 5 years | 5 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 | 15,611 | 11,931 | 72.0 | 70.8-73.1 | 1,711 | 12.9 | 12.1-13.8 | 945 | 7.4 | 6.8- 8.2 | 902 | 6.6 | 5.9- 7.4 | 122 | 1.0 | 0.8- 1.3 |
-Piedmont NC | 7,517 | 5,702 | 72.3 | 70.6-73.9 | 871 | 13.2 | 12.0-14.5 | 476 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.4 | 406 | 6.1 | 5.2- 7.2 | 62 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,879 | 2,013 | 65.4 | 62.6-68.1 | 385 | 15.3 | 13.4-17.5 | 229 | 9.1 | 7.6-10.9 | 219 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.8 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.4 |
Female | 4,638 | 3,689 | 78.6 | 76.8-80.4 | 486 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.6 | 247 | 5.8 | 4.9- 6.8 | 187 | 3.7 | 3.0- 4.6 | 29 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 5,957 | 4,508 | 72.8 | 71.0-74.5 | 672 | 12.7 | 11.5-14.0 | 384 | 7.3 | 6.4- 8.4 | 348 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.5 | 45 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
African American | 1,074 | 895 | 81.4 | 77.6-84.7 | 111 | 10.5 | 8.2-13.5 | 44 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.7 | 23 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
Other Minorities | 462 | 283 | 55.2 | 48.1-62.0 | 84 | 19.9 | 14.6-26.4 | 46 | 10.3 | 7.0-14.9 | 33 | 10.3 | 5.8-17.7 | 16 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.8 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 346 | 219 | 56.4 | 48.0-64.5 | 55 | 17.7 | 12.2-25.1 | 32 | 10.1 | 6.4-15.5 | 27 | 11.4 | 5.8-21.0 | 13 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,155 | 5,470 | 73.8 | 72.2-75.4 | 815 | 12.7 | 11.6-14.0 | 443 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.1 | 378 | 5.6 | 4.8- 6.5 | 49 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 208 | 142 | 66.7 | 57.8-74.6 | 35 | 17.0 | 11.5-24.3 | 17 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.1 | 9 | 8.0 | 3.5-17.1 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.7 |
25-34 | 749 | 498 | 64.0 | 59.4-68.4 | 117 | 15.8 | 12.7-19.6 | 63 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.4 | 58 | 8.6 | 6.3-11.6 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.2- 4.8 |
35-44 | 1,247 | 852 | 68.3 | 65.0-71.5 | 192 | 15.4 | 13.1-18.1 | 115 | 9.7 | 7.8-12.0 | 79 | 5.9 | 4.5- 7.8 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
45-54 | 1,513 | 1,083 | 71.8 | 68.8-74.7 | 197 | 13.0 | 10.9-15.3 | 130 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 92 | 5.9 | 4.6- 7.6 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
55-64 | 1,589 | 1,237 | 78.4 | 75.8-80.8 | 165 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.2 | 80 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.4 | 97 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.2 |
65-74 | 1,220 | 1,033 | 84.8 | 82.2-87.1 | 94 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.7 | 45 | 4.4 | 3.1- 6.1 | 44 | 2.9 | 2.0- 4.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
75+ | 930 | 810 | 87.2 | 84.0-89.8 | 67 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.3 | 22 | 2.8 | 1.5- 5.3 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.3 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 945 | 677 | 63.5 | 57.8-68.8 | 113 | 16.3 | 12.1-21.6 | 65 | 8.8 | 6.1-12.6 | 72 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.3 | 18 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,075 | 1,578 | 71.0 | 67.2-74.5 | 227 | 13.9 | 11.4-16.9 | 130 | 7.0 | 5.3- 9.2 | 118 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.8 | 22 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.3 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,921 | 1,466 | 73.7 | 70.5-76.7 | 222 | 11.8 | 9.9-14.0 | 123 | 7.1 | 5.5- 9.0 | 100 | 6.9 | 5.0- 9.4 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 |
College Graduate | 2,558 | 1,966 | 75.5 | 73.2-77.7 | 307 | 12.4 | 10.8-14.1 | 158 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.0 | 115 | 4.3 | 3.3- 5.5 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 692 | 498 | 68.2 | 61.3-74.4 | 83 | 14.1 | 9.3-20.7 | 46 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.8 | 55 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.4 | 10 | 2.9 | 1.2- 6.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,155 | 840 | 65.7 | 59.9-71.0 | 128 | 13.9 | 10.2-18.5 | 81 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.8 | 90 | 9.4 | 5.8-14.9 | 16 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 740 | 546 | 68.9 | 63.2-74.1 | 86 | 13.9 | 10.4-18.2 | 52 | 6.2 | 4.3- 9.0 | 50 | 9.5 | 5.8-15.1 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,003 | 760 | 69.8 | 65.2-74.0 | 115 | 15.0 | 11.8-18.9 | 68 | 8.6 | 6.1-11.9 | 49 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.4 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,059 | 840 | 77.3 | 73.6-80.6 | 104 | 10.3 | 8.1-13.1 | 66 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.4 | 45 | 4.8 | 3.2- 7.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,857 | 1,423 | 75.2 | 72.4-77.8 | 247 | 13.5 | 11.6-15.8 | 114 | 7.2 | 5.7- 9.0 | 70 | 3.9 | 2.9- 5.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,551 | 2,013 | 75.9 | 73.2-78.5 | 263 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.4 | 139 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.9 | 118 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.6 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
No | 4,757 | 3,533 | 70.7 | 68.5-72.8 | 579 | 13.6 | 12.1-15.2 | 327 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.2 | 277 | 6.7 | 5.4- 8.2 | 41 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,005 | 806 | 77.0 | 72.8-80.7 | 92 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.7 | 50 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.0 | 53 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
Non-Veteran | 6,510 | 4,895 | 71.6 | 69.7-73.4 | 779 | 13.6 | 12.3-15.1 | 426 | 7.3 | 6.3- 8.3 | 352 | 6.4 | 5.3- 7.6 | 58 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 |
^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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