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| Total Respond.^ |
Always | Nearly always | Sometimes | Seldom | 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 | 15,114 | 4,707 | 27.7 | 26.6-28.8 | 3,547 | 23.6 | 22.6-24.7 | 3,481 | 25.4 | 24.2-26.5 | 1,078 | 8.0 | 7.4- 8.7 | 2,301 | 15.3 | 14.4-16.3 |
| -Western NC | 2,793 | 889 | 27.7 | 25.6-29.9 | 647 | 23.4 | 21.1-25.8 | 634 | 25.2 | 22.9-27.6 | 190 | 7.4 | 6.2- 8.9 | 433 | 16.3 | 14.3-18.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,116 | 327 | 24.2 | 21.2-27.5 | 232 | 20.1 | 16.7-23.9 | 258 | 25.8 | 22.3-29.6 | 90 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.7 | 209 | 20.8 | 17.2-24.9 |
| Female | 1,677 | 562 | 31.0 | 28.2-33.9 | 415 | 26.5 | 23.6-29.6 | 376 | 24.6 | 21.8-27.7 | 100 | 5.8 | 4.5- 7.4 | 224 | 12.1 | 10.2-14.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,584 | 831 | 28.0 | 25.9-30.3 | 616 | 24.8 | 22.4-27.4 | 593 | 25.7 | 23.3-28.2 | 174 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.6 | 370 | 14.4 | 12.5-16.4 |
| African American | 76 | 22 | 31.0 | 19.1-46.2 | 9 | 10.1 | 4.9-19.6 | 18 | 26.5 | 15.5-41.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 2.5-32.7 | 22 | 22.3 | 13.1-35.3 |
| Other Minorities | 123 | 34 | 22.3 | 13.3-35.0 | 19 | 9.8 | 5.4-17.2 | 23 | 18.9 | 10.9-30.9 | 10 | 9.3 | 4.1-19.9 | 37 | 39.7 | 25.6-55.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 60 | 19 | 29.6 | 16.4-47.5 | 10 | 9.0 | 4.0-18.9 | 7 | 11.9 | 4.6-27.4 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.3-21.3 | 22 | 43.8 | 25.8-63.7 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,726 | 868 | 27.6 | 25.6-29.8 | 635 | 24.1 | 21.8-26.6 | 625 | 25.8 | 23.5-28.2 | 187 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.0 | 411 | 15.0 | 13.2-17.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 73 | 11 | 12.6 | 6.4-23.1 | 15 | 30.8 | 17.4-48.4 | 19 | 23.6 | 13.8-37.3 | 12 | 15.2 | 8.0-26.9 | 16 | 17.8 | 10.2-29.1 |
| 25-34 | 221 | 51 | 21.8 | 16.4-28.4 | 47 | 19.4 | 14.1-26.1 | 73 | 32.0 | 25.1-39.8 | 20 | 8.7 | 5.5-13.6 | 30 | 18.0 | 11.6-27.0 |
| 35-44 | 359 | 85 | 23.7 | 18.9-29.3 | 89 | 25.2 | 20.3-30.8 | 107 | 29.3 | 24.0-35.4 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.0 | 57 | 17.3 | 12.8-23.0 |
| 45-54 | 511 | 131 | 25.7 | 21.5-30.4 | 148 | 28.0 | 23.6-32.8 | 108 | 24.4 | 20.0-29.5 | 52 | 9.8 | 7.3-13.2 | 72 | 12.1 | 9.3-15.5 |
| 55-64 | 668 | 219 | 34.3 | 30.2-38.6 | 158 | 22.0 | 18.8-25.6 | 154 | 23.6 | 20.0-27.6 | 45 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.8 | 92 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.2 |
| 65-74 | 542 | 203 | 36.2 | 31.5-41.1 | 118 | 21.8 | 18.1-26.1 | 114 | 19.9 | 16.4-24.0 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.8 | 84 | 17.9 | 13.8-22.9 |
| 75+ | 408 | 186 | 42.9 | 37.3-48.6 | 68 | 16.3 | 12.6-20.8 | 57 | 16.2 | 12.0-21.4 | 17 | 4.6 | 2.5- 8.1 | 80 | 20.1 | 15.6-25.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 416 | 162 | 32.4 | 26.4-39.1 | 55 | 11.8 | 7.8-17.5 | 73 | 18.5 | 13.4-25.0 | 17 | 6.3 | 3.4-11.3 | 109 | 31.0 | 23.8-39.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 848 | 256 | 25.5 | 21.9-29.6 | 167 | 20.4 | 16.1-25.6 | 207 | 27.2 | 22.9-31.9 | 48 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.7 | 170 | 20.3 | 16.6-24.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 728 | 225 | 28.5 | 24.5-32.8 | 182 | 25.7 | 21.7-30.2 | 167 | 24.9 | 20.6-29.7 | 55 | 8.1 | 6.0-11.0 | 99 | 12.8 | 9.5-16.9 |
| College Graduate | 796 | 245 | 27.0 | 23.5-30.8 | 242 | 30.8 | 26.6-35.3 | 186 | 27.0 | 23.1-31.3 | 70 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.8 | 53 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 361 | 133 | 30.7 | 24.4-37.7 | 50 | 11.5 | 7.8-16.7 | 69 | 22.0 | 15.9-29.6 | 19 | 8.4 | 4.6-14.8 | 90 | 27.5 | 21.1-34.9 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 493 | 148 | 24.5 | 19.8-30.0 | 99 | 19.5 | 14.8-25.2 | 104 | 19.7 | 15.3-25.0 | 25 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.2 | 117 | 29.5 | 22.9-37.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 335 | 108 | 34.7 | 28.6-41.4 | 83 | 22.4 | 17.7-28.1 | 80 | 26.6 | 20.9-33.1 | 17 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.2 | 47 | 11.6 | 8.3-15.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 424 | 113 | 20.5 | 16.5-25.2 | 113 | 27.4 | 21.7-33.9 | 112 | 31.9 | 25.7-38.9 | 40 | 9.6 | 6.6-13.7 | 46 | 10.7 | 7.5-15.0 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 394 | 113 | 24.9 | 20.0-30.5 | 100 | 26.7 | 21.1-33.0 | 103 | 30.4 | 24.5-37.0 | 36 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.1 | 42 | 10.5 | 7.2-15.0 |
| $75,000+ | 410 | 129 | 27.6 | 22.5-33.3 | 128 | 34.6 | 27.6-42.3 | 91 | 24.1 | 19.0-30.1 | 31 | 6.2 | 4.1- 9.2 | 31 | 7.5 | 4.7-11.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,140 | 395 | 30.2 | 26.9-33.6 | 232 | 20.4 | 17.3-23.9 | 222 | 22.1 | 18.9-25.7 | 73 | 7.4 | 5.5- 9.9 | 218 | 19.9 | 16.8-23.3 |
| No | 1,628 | 482 | 26.2 | 23.5-29.0 | 412 | 25.0 | 22.0-28.3 | 407 | 27.1 | 24.1-30.3 | 116 | 7.4 | 5.9- 9.4 | 211 | 14.3 | 11.7-17.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 412 | 159 | 36.0 | 30.4-41.9 | 81 | 16.9 | 13.2-21.4 | 83 | 23.3 | 18.3-29.1 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.7- 8.9 | 64 | 18.0 | 12.7-25.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,380 | 730 | 26.5 | 24.3-28.9 | 565 | 24.3 | 21.8-27.0 | 551 | 25.5 | 23.0-28.1 | 165 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.3 | 369 | 16.0 | 13.9-18.5 |
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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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