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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 | 14,939 | 1,826 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.2 | 3,614 | 22.0 | 21.0-23.1 | 7,116 | 50.4 | 49.2-51.7 | 1,629 | 12.1 | 11.3-13.0 | 754 | 4.9 | 4.4- 5.5 |
| -Western NC | 2,750 | 273 | 8.1 | 6.8- 9.5 | 622 | 19.7 | 17.8-21.7 | 1,389 | 52.4 | 49.7-55.1 | 329 | 13.8 | 11.9-16.1 | 137 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,087 | 81 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.5 | 165 | 13.3 | 10.9-16.2 | 589 | 53.7 | 49.4-58.0 | 186 | 18.7 | 15.2-22.8 | 66 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.2 |
| Female | 1,663 | 192 | 10.2 | 8.2-12.5 | 457 | 25.5 | 22.8-28.3 | 800 | 51.2 | 47.9-54.5 | 143 | 9.4 | 7.7-11.4 | 71 | 3.8 | 2.8- 5.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,543 | 231 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 578 | 20.0 | 18.0-22.1 | 1,313 | 54.0 | 51.3-56.7 | 301 | 13.6 | 11.6-16.0 | 120 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.5 |
| African American | 76 | 24 | 27.2 | 16.7-41.1 | 15 | 13.7 | 7.6-23.5 | 25 | 43.5 | 29.0-59.2 | 8 | 12.1 | 5.4-24.9 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.2- 9.5 |
| Other Minorities | 122 | 16 | 8.6 | 4.5-15.7 | 29 | 19.2 | 10.9-31.6 | 48 | 35.4 | 23.8-49.1 | 17 | 16.5 | 8.8-28.8 | 12 | 20.3 | 8.5-41.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 59 | 6 | 7.4 | 3.0-17.3 | 15 | 20.2 | 9.9-37.0 | 25 | 35.9 | 21.1-54.0 | 8 | 16.1 | 6.9-33.1 | 5 | 20.4 | 6.3-49.3 |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,684 | 262 | 7.9 | 6.7- 9.4 | 605 | 19.7 | 17.8-21.7 | 1,364 | 53.3 | 50.7-55.9 | 321 | 13.7 | 11.8-16.0 | 132 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 72 | 8 | 12.6 | 5.4-26.7 | 6 | 13.2 | 5.6-27.8 | 35 | 39.7 | 27.0-53.9 | 18 | 27.3 | 15.0-44.3 | 5 | 7.2 | 2.7-18.2 |
| 25-34 | 217 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.4 | 34 | 15.2 | 10.6-21.3 | 122 | 56.6 | 48.4-64.4 | 33 | 14.6 | 9.9-20.9 | 16 | 9.5 | 4.8-18.2 |
| 35-44 | 357 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.6 | 58 | 16.3 | 12.4-21.2 | 223 | 60.9 | 54.5-66.9 | 47 | 13.9 | 9.9-19.1 | 17 | 5.5 | 2.8-10.6 |
| 45-54 | 505 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.4 | 99 | 19.3 | 15.5-23.8 | 284 | 57.9 | 52.7-63.0 | 70 | 13.2 | 10.0-17.3 | 29 | 5.3 | 3.5- 8.0 |
| 55-64 | 661 | 62 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.5 | 172 | 25.6 | 21.9-29.6 | 321 | 49.0 | 44.6-53.4 | 77 | 12.3 | 9.7-15.5 | 29 | 4.5 | 3.0- 6.7 |
| 65-74 | 532 | 62 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.5 | 149 | 25.3 | 21.4-29.6 | 252 | 49.4 | 44.3-54.5 | 51 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.2 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.5 |
| 75+ | 396 | 91 | 24.0 | 19.2-29.6 | 102 | 23.7 | 19.2-28.9 | 149 | 37.9 | 32.4-43.8 | 31 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.6 | 23 | 5.1 | 3.2- 7.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 406 | 81 | 14.9 | 11.3-19.4 | 88 | 18.9 | 13.6-25.5 | 167 | 43.3 | 36.1-50.9 | 40 | 11.3 | 7.4-16.9 | 30 | 11.6 | 6.0-21.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 842 | 94 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.9 | 172 | 16.6 | 13.7-20.0 | 425 | 50.7 | 45.6-55.7 | 103 | 16.7 | 12.3-22.2 | 48 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.4 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 715 | 56 | 6.0 | 4.3- 8.2 | 173 | 22.6 | 18.8-26.9 | 357 | 52.6 | 47.6-57.5 | 93 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.4 | 36 | 5.1 | 3.2- 8.0 |
| College Graduate | 782 | 42 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.7 | 187 | 20.9 | 17.6-24.5 | 439 | 59.2 | 54.7-63.6 | 92 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.4 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 356 | 60 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.5 | 89 | 19.4 | 14.4-25.6 | 142 | 46.7 | 39.1-54.6 | 37 | 13.1 | 8.6-19.5 | 28 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.2 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 492 | 78 | 12.4 | 9.4-16.2 | 112 | 20.6 | 15.6-26.5 | 208 | 39.2 | 33.1-45.7 | 63 | 16.5 | 12.0-22.1 | 31 | 11.4 | 6.0-20.5 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 332 | 25 | 7.9 | 4.8-12.8 | 79 | 22.5 | 17.6-28.4 | 185 | 57.3 | 50.7-63.8 | 31 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.1 | 12 | 3.5 | 1.7- 7.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 419 | 26 | 6.0 | 2.8-12.6 | 92 | 17.4 | 13.6-22.0 | 232 | 58.5 | 51.9-64.9 | 46 | 12.1 | 8.5-17.1 | 23 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 389 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.3 | 72 | 19.2 | 14.3-25.2 | 227 | 57.0 | 50.3-63.4 | 51 | 13.0 | 8.9-18.6 | 19 | 6.4 | 3.7-10.8 |
| $75,000+ | 405 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 | 103 | 21.3 | 16.8-26.5 | 221 | 55.1 | 48.0-62.1 | 61 | 19.5 | 13.0-28.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,122 | 169 | 13.0 | 10.3-16.2 | 285 | 22.9 | 19.9-26.2 | 506 | 47.1 | 43.2-51.1 | 101 | 10.1 | 7.9-12.7 | 61 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.8 |
| No | 1,604 | 98 | 5.2 | 4.1- 6.6 | 336 | 18.1 | 15.7-20.7 | 872 | 55.4 | 51.8-58.9 | 225 | 15.9 | 13.1-19.1 | 73 | 5.5 | 3.7- 8.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 398 | 33 | 6.8 | 4.3-10.4 | 70 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.6 | 207 | 55.5 | 49.1-61.7 | 69 | 16.3 | 12.5-21.1 | 19 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,351 | 240 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 | 552 | 20.2 | 18.1-22.5 | 1,182 | 52.0 | 49.0-54.9 | 259 | 13.4 | 11.3-15.9 | 118 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.2 |
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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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