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| Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 5,113 | 3,626 | 71.6 | 69.4-73.7 | 1,487 | 28.4 | 26.3-30.6 |
| -Eastern NC | 1,503 | 1,024 | 63.7 | 58.9-68.2 | 479 | 36.3 | 31.8-41.1 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 535 | 368 | 61.2 | 52.8-69.0 | 167 | 38.8 | 31.0-47.2 |
| Female | 968 | 656 | 65.7 | 60.6-70.5 | 312 | 34.3 | 29.5-39.4 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 985 | 669 | 61.3 | 55.2-67.1 | 316 | 38.7 | 32.9-44.8 |
| African American | 405 | 278 | 67.3 | 58.8-74.8 | 127 | 32.7 | 25.2-41.2 |
| Other Minorities | 102 | 68 | 70.4 | 53.5-83.1 | 34 | 29.6 | 16.9-46.5 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Hispanic | 24 | 16 | 67.7 | 40.6-86.6 | 8 | 32.3 | 13.4-59.4 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,477 | 1,006 | 63.6 | 58.7-68.1 | 471 | 36.4 | 31.9-41.3 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 7 | 4 | 35.7 | 6.2-82.2 | 3 | 64.3 | 17.8-93.8 |
| 25-34 | 40 | 27 | 67.4 | 44.2-84.4 | 13 | 32.6 | 15.6-55.8 |
| 35-44 | 117 | 77 | 59.0 | 44.0-72.5 | 40 | 41.0 | 27.5-56.0 |
| 45-54 | 267 | 178 | 67.9 | 58.8-75.8 | 89 | 32.1 | 24.2-41.2 |
| 55-64 | 385 | 281 | 65.9 | 57.5-73.3 | 104 | 34.1 | 26.7-42.5 |
| 65+ | 675 | 447 | 63.6 | 57.7-69.2 | 228 | 36.4 | 30.8-42.3 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 257 | 158 | 58.1 | 46.0-69.3 | 99 | 41.9 | 30.7-54.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 494 | 327 | 62.6 | 53.1-71.3 | 167 | 37.4 | 28.7-46.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 415 | 290 | 62.8 | 54.9-70.0 | 125 | 37.2 | 30.0-45.1 |
| College Graduate | 334 | 246 | 71.3 | 62.7-78.6 | 88 | 28.7 | 21.4-37.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 247 | 152 | 58.7 | 47.3-69.2 | 95 | 41.3 | 30.8-52.7 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 293 | 192 | 65.1 | 54.6-74.4 | 101 | 34.9 | 25.6-45.4 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 151 | 101 | 58.3 | 37.4-76.6 | 50 | 41.7 | 23.4-62.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 178 | 125 | 64.9 | 52.7-75.5 | 53 | 35.1 | 24.5-47.3 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 184 | 134 | 67.6 | 55.1-78.1 | 50 | 32.4 | 21.9-44.9 |
| $75,000+ | 228 | 174 | 71.3 | 61.2-79.6 | 54 | 28.7 | 20.4-38.8 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
| Yes | 762 | 478 | 61.8 | 55.8-67.4 | 284 | 38.2 | 32.6-44.2 |
| No | 714 | 525 | 65.4 | 57.9-72.3 | 189 | 34.6 | 27.7-42.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
| Veteran | 265 | 186 | 69.1 | 60.2-76.7 | 79 | 30.9 | 23.3-39.8 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,100 | 748 | 61.8 | 55.9-67.4 | 352 | 38.2 | 32.6-44.1 |
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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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