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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 |
| -Western NC | 2,350 | 1,960 | 84.3 | 82.4-85.9 | 239 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.7 | 112 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 911 | 780 | 85.9 | 82.9-88.4 | 78 | 9.2 | 7.1-12.0 | 34 | 3.4 | 2.3- 5.0 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.4 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| Female | 1,439 | 1,180 | 82.9 | 80.5-85.0 | 161 | 10.8 | 9.0-12.8 | 78 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.7 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,210 | 1,851 | 84.6 | 82.8-86.3 | 222 | 9.9 | 8.4-11.5 | 102 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.3 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| African American | 67 | 53 | 80.0 | 65.3-89.5 | 7 | 11.7 | 4.5-27.2 | 6 | 7.2 | 2.7-17.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.1 |
| Other Minorities | 66 | 50 | 78.0 | 60.1-89.3 | 9 | 14.7 | 5.5-33.5 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.6-14.4 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.4-10.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 22 | 17 | 86.6 | 63.2-96.0 | 2 | 9.2 | 1.9-34.8 | 3 | 4.3 | 1.2-14.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,321 | 1,939 | 84.3 | 82.4-85.9 | 236 | 10.1 | 8.7-11.7 | 109 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.5 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 | 18 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 182 | 159 | 87.1 | 79.8-92.1 | 18 | 11.0 | 6.3-18.3 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 45-54 | 516 | 425 | 83.9 | 80.0-87.2 | 52 | 10.1 | 7.4-13.6 | 30 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| 55-64 | 677 | 554 | 83.4 | 80.0-86.3 | 82 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.7 | 29 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.3 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 |
| 65-74 | 552 | 467 | 84.3 | 80.4-87.6 | 51 | 9.2 | 6.8-12.4 | 26 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| 75+ | 423 | 355 | 83.5 | 78.9-87.3 | 36 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.1 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.6- 8.6 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.5- 3.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 369 | 277 | 72.4 | 66.0-78.0 | 40 | 14.7 | 10.1-20.9 | 33 | 8.4 | 5.7-12.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 732 | 616 | 86.1 | 82.9-88.7 | 75 | 9.0 | 6.9-11.6 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 595 | 493 | 84.6 | 81.0-87.6 | 68 | 10.6 | 8.1-13.9 | 26 | 4.0 | 2.7- 6.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| College Graduate | 651 | 571 | 88.0 | 84.8-90.7 | 56 | 8.4 | 6.2-11.4 | 20 | 3.0 | 1.8- 4.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 311 | 242 | 77.0 | 70.5-82.4 | 32 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.5 | 23 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.4 | 8 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 432 | 339 | 79.5 | 74.1-84.0 | 61 | 14.0 | 10.1-19.2 | 21 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.8 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.7- 3.1 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 276 | 232 | 83.8 | 78.1-88.2 | 27 | 10.0 | 6.5-15.0 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.8 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 352 | 304 | 86.7 | 81.9-90.4 | 32 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.7 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 310 | 276 | 89.2 | 84.5-92.6 | 20 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.8 | 13 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 |
| $75,000+ | 343 | 305 | 88.7 | 84.1-92.0 | 30 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,040 | 784 | 75.6 | 72.3-78.7 | 143 | 14.5 | 11.9-17.5 | 80 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 |
| No | 1,277 | 1,150 | 90.7 | 88.7-92.4 | 94 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.7 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 392 | 338 | 85.8 | 81.1-89.4 | 31 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.4 | 14 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,957 | 1,621 | 83.9 | 81.9-85.8 | 208 | 10.4 | 8.8-12.2 | 98 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.6 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 |
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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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