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Cabarrus County, 2000

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Yes   N       %   C.I.(95%)	No   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	298	147  48.9  (42.6-55.3)	151  51.1  (44.7-57.4)
SEX
Male	110	42  40.9  (31.3-51.3)	68  59.1  (48.7-68.7)
Female	188	105  56.4  (48.6-63.9)	83  43.6  (36.1-51.4)
RACE
White	244	116  47.7  (40.8-54.6)	128  52.3  (45.4-59.2)
Other	51	29  58.8  (42.9-73.1)	22  41.2  (26.9-57.1)
AGE
18-44	140	77  50.8  (41.4-60.1)	63  49.2  (39.9-58.6)
45+	155	67  46.1  (37.6-54.9)	88  53.9  (45.1-62.4)
EDUCATION
<=H.S./GED	142	65  46.1  (37.1-55.3)	77  53.9  (44.7-62.9)
Any Post-H.S.	155	81  50.9  (42.1-59.7)	74  49.1  (40.3-57.9)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $35,000	120	62  50.7  (40.8-60.6)	58  49.3  (39.4-59.2)
$35,000+	141	69  49.9  (40.9-59.0)	72  50.1  (41.0-59.1)
DISABILITY STATUS
Any Disability	80	45  56.1  (43.6-67.8)	35  43.9  (32.2-56.4)
No Disability	213	100  46.7  (39.4-54.3)	113  53.3  (45.7-60.6)

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.