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1 or more times/day | 1 or more times/week | 1 or more times/month | 1 or more times/year | 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 | 1,939 | 1,238 | 63.9 | 60.9-66.8 | 410 | 21.5 | 19.1-24.1 | 105 | 5.2 | 4.0- 6.7 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.3- 2.9 | 147 | 7.4 | 6.0- 9.1 |
-Western NC | 359 | 222 | 60.2 | 53.5-66.6 | 70 | 22.7 | 17.4-29.0 | 24 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.3 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.4 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.3-12.0 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 153 | 89 | 55.0 | 45.4-64.3 | 32 | 24.7 | 17.1-34.1 | 16 | 10.5 | 5.7-18.8 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.1 | 13 | 8.2 | 4.4-14.8 |
Female | 206 | 133 | 65.1 | 56.0-73.3 | 38 | 20.8 | 14.0-29.8 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.4- 7.9 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.9 | 20 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.3 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 320 | 198 | 61.3 | 54.3-67.8 | 63 | 22.6 | 17.1-29.3 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.5- 9.9 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 29 | 8.1 | 5.2-12.3 |
African American | 18 | 12 | 58.3 | 28.6-83.0 | 5 | 23.5 | 8.4-50.7 | 1 | 18.2 | 2.8-63.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
Other Minorities | 20 | 12 | 37.3 | 16.4-64.4 | 2 | 26.2 | 5.6-68.0 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5-22.4 | 1 | 8.3 | 1.1-41.4 | 4 | 24.6 | 7.7-56.3 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 5 | 3 | 63.7 | 19.0-92.9 | 1 | 29.0 | 4.1-79.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 7.3 | 0.9-41.9 |
Non-Hispanic | 351 | 217 | 60.2 | 53.4-66.6 | 69 | 22.7 | 17.4-29.1 | 23 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.4 | 10 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.5 | 32 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
25-34 | 10 | 5 | 42.5 | 16.8-73.1 | 2 | 33.0 | 9.3-70.2 | 1 | 9.8 | 1.3-46.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 14.7 | 3.4-46.3 |
35-44 | 12 | 4 | 34.7 | 11.8-67.9 | 5 | 47.5 | 20.1-76.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 17.7 | 5.1-46.3 |
45-54 | 58 | 37 | 63.6 | 47.0-77.4 | 10 | 22.1 | 11.0-39.4 | 5 | 7.5 | 2.9-18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 6.8 | 2.6-17.1 |
55-64 | 100 | 63 | 60.7 | 49.1-71.2 | 22 | 24.9 | 16.4-36.0 | 7 | 5.4 | 2.4-11.4 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.6 | 5 | 6.6 | 2.7-15.1 |
65-74 | 91 | 60 | 64.1 | 49.7-76.3 | 13 | 16.4 | 8.5-29.4 | 8 | 12.1 | 4.7-28.1 | 4 | 4.9 | 1.7-13.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 5.9 |
75+ | 87 | 53 | 64.7 | 51.9-75.6 | 18 | 20.9 | 12.3-33.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.7- 8.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.7- 7.7 | 10 | 9.6 | 4.7-18.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 77 | 53 | 65.3 | 49.5-78.3 | 12 | 19.3 | 9.7-34.8 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.4-20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 9.7 | 3.9-21.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 128 | 77 | 56.3 | 45.0-67.0 | 30 | 28.1 | 18.7-39.8 | 6 | 6.9 | 2.5-18.1 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.3 | 12 | 7.5 | 3.9-13.9 |
Some Post-H.S. | 98 | 58 | 61.1 | 48.4-72.5 | 16 | 18.8 | 10.9-30.5 | 11 | 8.8 | 4.3-17.3 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.1- 8.3 | 9 | 8.2 | 3.8-16.7 |
College Graduate | 55 | 33 | 59.1 | 43.5-73.0 | 12 | 22.8 | 12.1-38.8 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.6-14.9 | 3 | 6.1 | 1.8-18.4 | 3 | 7.0 | 2.0-21.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 90 | 57 | 60.8 | 46.1-73.7 | 14 | 14.8 | 7.7-26.6 | 7 | 12.9 | 5.0-29.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.4 | 9 | 10.2 | 4.2-22.8 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 73 | 45 | 55.3 | 41.8-68.0 | 14 | 25.9 | 15.4-40.2 | 5 | 9.5 | 3.3-24.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 0.5- 8.3 | 7 | 7.1 | 3.2-15.2 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 42.0-76.4 | 8 | 22.7 | 10.1-43.3 | 4 | 6.2 | 2.2-16.5 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.6 | 4 | 8.8 | 2.8-24.2 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 46 | 26 | 60.1 | 41.5-76.2 | 13 | 29.0 | 15.3-47.9 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.5- 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 8.6 | 3.0-22.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 33 | 19 | 53.7 | 34.6-71.8 | 8 | 23.7 | 11.1-43.5 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.3-20.4 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.7-26.5 | 3 | 12.5 | 4.0-33.0 |
$75,000+ | 20 | 15 | 69.5 | 35.3-90.5 | 3 | 25.6 | 6.5-62.9 | 2 | 4.9 | 0.8-24.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 224 | 149 | 65.5 | 56.9-73.2 | 37 | 19.2 | 13.0-27.5 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.0-11.3 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.9- 5.9 | 22 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.3 |
No | 130 | 70 | 53.5 | 42.5-64.3 | 32 | 26.6 | 18.3-36.9 | 13 | 9.6 | 4.9-17.9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.4 | 11 | 8.3 | 4.2-15.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 76 | 46 | 57.0 | 43.4-69.6 | 17 | 28.6 | 17.7-42.8 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.6-12.2 | 3 | 3.2 | 0.8-12.5 | 6 | 6.6 | 2.6-15.7 |
Non-Veteran | 283 | 176 | 61.1 | 53.4-68.3 | 53 | 21.0 | 15.3-28.2 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.2-13.1 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.9- 4.1 | 27 | 8.4 | 5.3-13.1 |
^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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