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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 9,632 | 4,790 | 47.5 | 46.2-48.8 | 4,842 | 52.5 | 51.2-53.8 |
-Western NC | 1,945 | 946 | 47.4 | 44.8-50.1 | 999 | 52.6 | 49.9-55.2 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 735 | 330 | 43.1 | 39.0-47.4 | 405 | 56.9 | 52.6-61.0 |
Female | 1,210 | 616 | 51.0 | 47.7-54.3 | 594 | 49.0 | 45.7-52.3 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 1,837 | 903 | 47.8 | 45.1-50.5 | 934 | 52.2 | 49.5-54.9 |
African American | 53 | 25 | 51.0 | 34.9-66.8 | 28 | 49.0 | 33.2-65.1 |
Other Minorities | 49 | 15 | 25.1 | 13.6-41.6 | 34 | 74.9 | 58.4-86.4 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 15 | 4 | 28.6 | 9.7-60.0 | 11 | 71.4 | 40.0-90.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 1,922 | 942 | 47.8 | 45.1-50.4 | 980 | 52.2 | 49.6-54.9 |
AGE | |||||||
50-54 | 273 | 80 | 30.3 | 24.2-37.1 | 193 | 69.7 | 62.9-75.8 |
55-64 | 683 | 312 | 45.4 | 41.1-49.7 | 371 | 54.6 | 50.3-58.9 |
65-74 | 552 | 327 | 57.9 | 52.8-62.9 | 225 | 42.1 | 37.1-47.2 |
75+ | 437 | 227 | 52.6 | 47.0-58.2 | 210 | 47.4 | 41.8-53.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 332 | 145 | 41.7 | 35.4-48.1 | 187 | 58.3 | 51.9-64.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 614 | 300 | 48.9 | 44.1-53.8 | 314 | 51.1 | 46.2-55.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 480 | 236 | 48.9 | 43.8-54.1 | 244 | 51.1 | 45.9-56.2 |
College Graduate | 516 | 264 | 47.9 | 42.8-53.0 | 252 | 52.1 | 47.0-57.2 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 277 | 120 | 40.7 | 33.8-48.1 | 157 | 59.3 | 51.9-66.2 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 366 | 186 | 49.2 | 43.3-55.2 | 180 | 50.8 | 44.8-56.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 231 | 121 | 52.5 | 45.1-59.8 | 110 | 47.5 | 40.2-54.9 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 288 | 139 | 46.3 | 39.4-53.3 | 149 | 53.7 | 46.7-60.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 240 | 128 | 51.1 | 43.8-58.3 | 112 | 48.9 | 41.7-56.2 |
$75,000+ | 242 | 114 | 44.9 | 37.8-52.3 | 128 | 55.1 | 47.7-62.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 901 | 479 | 52.8 | 48.9-56.7 | 422 | 47.2 | 43.3-51.1 |
No | 1,002 | 451 | 43.0 | 39.4-46.7 | 551 | 57.0 | 53.3-60.6 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 359 | 196 | 52.0 | 45.9-58.0 | 163 | 48.0 | 42.0-54.1 |
Non-Veteran | 1,585 | 749 | 46.2 | 43.2-49.1 | 836 | 53.8 | 50.9-56.8 |
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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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