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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 |
| -Western NC | 1,953 | 179 | 8.2 | 6.9- 9.6 | 834 | 41.1 | 38.5-43.8 | 295 | 15.5 | 13.6-17.5 | 514 | 27.6 | 25.2-30.1 | 131 | 7.7 | 6.4- 9.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 740 | 52 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 | 304 | 41.1 | 36.8-45.5 | 107 | 12.9 | 10.4-15.8 | 214 | 30.8 | 26.7-35.2 | 63 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.2 |
| Female | 1,213 | 127 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.1 | 530 | 41.1 | 37.9-44.4 | 188 | 17.6 | 15.0-20.5 | 300 | 24.9 | 22.2-27.9 | 68 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,854 | 174 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.0 | 794 | 41.3 | 38.6-44.0 | 288 | 16.1 | 14.2-18.3 | 481 | 26.7 | 24.3-29.2 | 117 | 7.4 | 6.1- 9.1 |
| African American | 49 | 4 | 6.2 | 2.1-17.2 | 21 | 49.1 | 33.0-65.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.5- 8.9 | 17 | 35.7 | 21.8-52.5 | 5 | 6.7 | 2.6-16.4 |
| Other Minorities | 45 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.0 | 15 | 23.4 | 11.9-40.9 | 4 | 7.7 | 2.6-21.0 | 16 | 49.5 | 28.2-71.1 | 9 | 18.3 | 8.2-36.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 17 | 2 | 7.4 | 1.5-29.0 | 2 | 10.1 | 1.9-40.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-12.4 | 8 | 62.4 | 28.9-87.2 | 4 | 18.4 | 4.9-50.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,932 | 176 | 8.2 | 6.9- 9.6 | 830 | 41.5 | 38.8-44.2 | 293 | 15.7 | 13.8-17.8 | 506 | 27.1 | 24.8-29.6 | 127 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 40-44 | 168 | 7 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.2 | 52 | 30.6 | 23.0-39.4 | 22 | 13.9 | 9.0-20.9 | 55 | 35.8 | 27.3-45.2 | 32 | 16.4 | 11.2-23.2 |
| 45-54 | 443 | 27 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.7 | 142 | 33.8 | 28.7-39.3 | 78 | 18.5 | 14.5-23.3 | 148 | 30.7 | 26.1-35.8 | 48 | 11.3 | 8.3-15.2 |
| 55-64 | 568 | 47 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.1 | 215 | 38.9 | 34.4-43.6 | 100 | 16.1 | 13.0-19.7 | 172 | 31.1 | 26.8-35.7 | 34 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 |
| 65-74 | 452 | 45 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.4 | 252 | 54.0 | 48.6-59.3 | 60 | 13.4 | 10.2-17.4 | 89 | 20.9 | 16.8-25.7 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.9 |
| 75+ | 322 | 53 | 16.5 | 12.3-21.6 | 173 | 55.2 | 48.7-61.5 | 35 | 12.1 | 8.3-17.5 | 50 | 13.6 | 9.7-18.6 | 11 | 2.6 | 1.4- 4.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 283 | 27 | 7.4 | 4.8-11.2 | 107 | 37.0 | 30.2-44.4 | 38 | 13.4 | 9.4-18.9 | 85 | 30.9 | 24.6-38.0 | 26 | 11.2 | 7.4-16.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 588 | 43 | 6.1 | 4.3- 8.6 | 238 | 38.2 | 33.3-43.3 | 79 | 13.0 | 10.1-16.5 | 178 | 33.1 | 28.2-38.5 | 50 | 9.6 | 7.0-12.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 493 | 48 | 8.2 | 6.0-11.1 | 220 | 43.2 | 38.2-48.4 | 67 | 14.9 | 11.3-19.3 | 122 | 25.6 | 21.4-30.4 | 36 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.6 |
| College Graduate | 587 | 61 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.8 | 269 | 44.1 | 39.4-48.9 | 111 | 19.2 | 15.6-23.3 | 128 | 22.3 | 18.5-26.5 | 18 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 224 | 17 | 6.2 | 3.4-11.0 | 81 | 32.0 | 25.2-39.6 | 29 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.1 | 78 | 38.4 | 30.8-46.6 | 19 | 11.2 | 6.8-17.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 349 | 28 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.8 | 138 | 38.8 | 32.2-45.8 | 47 | 11.8 | 8.6-16.1 | 109 | 34.5 | 27.7-42.0 | 27 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 230 | 20 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.2 | 97 | 37.1 | 30.5-44.2 | 37 | 16.8 | 12.0-23.1 | 59 | 29.8 | 23.3-37.2 | 17 | 9.9 | 5.8-16.3 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 307 | 24 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.8 | 127 | 38.5 | 32.0-45.4 | 53 | 15.5 | 11.3-20.9 | 83 | 32.9 | 26.6-39.8 | 20 | 7.4 | 4.6-11.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 269 | 33 | 10.8 | 7.4-15.4 | 129 | 49.4 | 42.4-56.3 | 39 | 16.3 | 11.5-22.6 | 50 | 16.2 | 12.1-21.4 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.9 |
| $75,000+ | 317 | 26 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.5 | 148 | 44.6 | 38.3-51.0 | 53 | 18.2 | 13.5-24.1 | 76 | 22.7 | 17.7-28.5 | 14 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 807 | 83 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.1 | 359 | 42.3 | 38.3-46.5 | 101 | 13.2 | 10.6-16.3 | 217 | 27.7 | 24.1-31.6 | 47 | 7.3 | 5.3- 9.9 |
| No | 1,118 | 91 | 7.2 | 5.7- 9.1 | 468 | 40.7 | 37.2-44.2 | 188 | 16.8 | 14.3-19.6 | 288 | 27.4 | 24.2-30.9 | 83 | 7.9 | 6.2-10.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 311 | 33 | 10.0 | 6.8-14.6 | 149 | 47.2 | 40.7-53.7 | 39 | 11.8 | 8.3-16.4 | 76 | 26.4 | 20.8-32.8 | 14 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.0 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,641 | 146 | 7.8 | 6.5- 9.4 | 684 | 39.9 | 37.0-42.8 | 256 | 16.2 | 14.1-18.5 | 438 | 27.8 | 25.2-30.6 | 117 | 8.3 | 6.8-10.2 |
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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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