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| Total Respond.^ |
Take them to the hospital | Tell them to call doctor | Call 911 | Call a family member | Do something else | |||||||||||
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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 | 12,448 | 621 | 5.9 | 5.1- 6.8 | 91 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 11,012 | 88.2 | 87.0-89.2 | 83 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 641 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.2 |
| -Eastern NC | 3,393 | 163 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.5 | 34 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 | 3,000 | 88.8 | 86.8-90.5 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.3- 0.9 | 172 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,219 | 70 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.8 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 | 1,052 | 87.8 | 84.7-90.3 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 | 76 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.8 |
| Female | 2,174 | 93 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.9 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.8 | 1,948 | 89.7 | 87.0-92.0 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 96 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 2,294 | 98 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 2,046 | 88.8 | 86.2-90.9 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 116 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.7 |
| African American | 761 | 40 | 3.7 | 2.2- 6.0 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.3 | 662 | 88.5 | 84.2-91.8 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.6 | 40 | 5.7 | 3.3- 9.7 |
| Other Minorities | 320 | 25 | 8.0 | 4.5-13.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.3 | 274 | 88.9 | 82.7-93.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.9 | 16 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 132 | 12 | 8.5 | 3.8-17.7 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.9 | 116 | 90.4 | 81.0-95.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,254 | 151 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.4 | 2,877 | 88.7 | 86.6-90.4 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 | 172 | 5.3 | 4.1- 6.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 117 | 11 | 7.5 | 2.8-18.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 | 100 | 88.4 | 77.6-94.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.5 |
| 25-34 | 362 | 21 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 | 326 | 90.5 | 85.1-94.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.2 |
| 35-44 | 505 | 23 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 | 455 | 90.2 | 85.4-93.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.7 |
| 45-54 | 664 | 27 | 4.0 | 2.3- 6.9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.8 | 599 | 89.4 | 85.1-92.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 | 30 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.8 |
| 55-64 | 704 | 26 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.1 | 630 | 88.9 | 84.7-92.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 44 | 6.5 | 4.2-10.1 |
| 65+ | 1,019 | 53 | 4.0 | 2.6- 6.1 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.7 | 872 | 85.3 | 81.6-88.3 | 19 | 2.2 | 1.2- 4.2 | 59 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 451 | 36 | 11.0 | 5.7-20.3 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.4- 3.1 | 381 | 82.6 | 73.7-89.0 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.3- 2.8 | 19 | 4.2 | 1.9- 9.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,071 | 45 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.0 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.2 | 953 | 88.8 | 85.2-91.6 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 | 49 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 953 | 41 | 3.9 | 2.3- 6.3 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.7 | 847 | 90.7 | 87.6-93.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 | 56 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.9 |
| College Graduate | 913 | 40 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.6 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.1 | 815 | 90.0 | 86.6-92.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 | 48 | 4.8 | 3.0- 7.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 433 | 26 | 7.6 | 3.9-14.3 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.7 | 371 | 86.9 | 80.1-91.7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 | 20 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 585 | 27 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.5 | 524 | 88.0 | 82.2-92.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.7 | 24 | 6.7 | 3.6-12.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 345 | 15 | 4.7 | 2.2- 9.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 307 | 89.6 | 83.8-93.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.9 | 18 | 3.9 | 1.9- 7.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 464 | 21 | 8.3 | 3.4-18.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.6 | 412 | 82.9 | 73.5-89.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.6 | 26 | 8.0 | 4.4-14.1 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 462 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.4 | 419 | 93.0 | 89.3-95.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.3 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.4 |
| $75,000+ | 646 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 | 574 | 91.8 | 88.5-94.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.5 | 31 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,296 | 75 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.4 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 | 1,117 | 87.1 | 83.6-89.9 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.8 | 72 | 5.5 | 3.6- 8.1 |
| No | 2,049 | 82 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.2 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.7 | 1,846 | 90.4 | 88.0-92.4 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 | 95 | 4.2 | 3.1- 5.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 532 | 27 | 4.0 | 2.2- 7.2 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.8 | 459 | 88.7 | 84.4-91.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.8 | 38 | 5.9 | 3.7- 9.2 |
| Non-Veteran | 2,572 | 126 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.2 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 2,288 | 89.4 | 87.0-91.4 | 21 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 117 | 4.3 | 3.2- 5.8 |
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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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