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Pitt County, 2000

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Yes   N       %   C.I.(95%)	No   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	302	142  49.0  (42.8-55.3)	160  51.0  (44.7-57.2)
SEX
Male	133	52  39.2  (30.4-48.8)	81  60.8  (51.2-69.6)
Female	169	90  57.5  (49.2-65.4)	79  42.5  (34.6-50.8)
RACE
White	207	101  51.3  (43.8-58.7)	106  48.7  (41.3-56.2)
Other	89	37  42.2  (31.1-54.1)	52  57.8  (45.9-68.9)
AGE
18-44	165	79  48.8  (40.5-57.3)	86  51.2  (42.7-59.5)
45+	136	62  49.0  (39.8-58.3)	74  51.0  (41.7-60.2)
EDUCATION
<=H.S./GED	120	45  36.9  (27.9-46.8)	75  63.1  (53.2-72.1)
Any Post-H.S.	181	96  56.7  (48.7-64.4)	85  43.3  (35.6-51.3)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $35,000	147	68  50.8  (41.6-59.8)	79  49.2  (40.2-58.4)
$35,000+	113	57  49.0  (39.2-58.9)	56  51.0  (41.1-60.8)
DISABILITY STATUS
Any Disability	92	40  47.0  (35.7-58.7)	52  53.0  (41.3-64.3)
No Disability	207	100  50.0  (42.5-57.4)	107  50.0  (42.6-57.5)

#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.