BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	16,782	8,665	51.5	50.5-52.6	4,565	27.9	27.0-28.8	2,238	13.2	12.5-13.9	756	4.3	3.9- 4.8	558	3.1	2.7- 3.4
-Eastern NC	5,392	2,859	52.1	50.3-53.9	1,323	25.1	23.6-26.7	773	14.6	13.4-16.0	267	5.0	4.3- 5.9	170	3.1	2.5- 3.8
GENDER
Male	1,854	959	51.8	48.7-54.9	430	24.1	21.6-26.7	283	14.9	12.9-17.2	107	5.6	4.4- 7.1	75	3.5	2.6- 4.9
Female	3,538	1,900	52.4	50.3-54.5	893	26.1	24.3-28.0	490	14.4	12.9-16.0	160	4.5	3.7- 5.5	95	2.6	2.0- 3.3
RACE
White	3,619	1,988	54.4	52.3-56.6	977	27.1	25.3-29.0	418	12.0	10.5-13.6	161	4.3	3.5- 5.3	75	2.1	1.5- 3.0
African American	1,313	655	47.8	44.2-51.4	236	18.9	16.0-22.1	284	23.6	20.6-26.9	76	5.6	4.3- 7.4	62	4.1	3.0- 5.6
Other Minorities	446	209	47.2	40.1-54.5	110	27.2	21.5-33.7	68	11.3	8.4-15.1	29	8.2	4.9-13.2	30	6.2	3.9- 9.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	238	93	40.9	32.7-49.7	70	31.3	24.0-39.6	36	14.6	9.8-21.2	20	7.3	4.2-12.3	19	5.9	3.3-10.1
Non-Hispanic	5,149	2,763	53.0	51.2-54.9	1,252	24.6	23.1-26.2	736	14.6	13.4-16.0	247	4.9	4.1- 5.7	151	2.8	2.2- 3.5
AGE
18-24	268	122	47.7	39.9-55.6	75	25.6	19.8-32.5	50	18.2	13.0-24.8	14	5.3	2.9- 9.6	7	3.2	1.2- 8.3
25-34	756	365	48.8	44.5-53.2	231	29.5	25.8-33.5	108	14.7	11.8-18.2	34	5.3	3.5- 7.8	18	1.7	1.0- 2.9
35-44	970	501	52.4	48.5-56.2	269	27.2	24.0-30.7	135	14.0	11.6-16.9	42	3.9	2.7- 5.7	23	2.4	1.5- 3.9
45-54	1,117	579	51.3	47.6-55.0	251	24.4	21.3-27.7	188	15.4	13.1-18.1	68	6.2	4.7- 8.2	31	2.7	1.8- 4.2
55-64	1,006	518	52.4	48.6-56.2	242	24.6	21.4-28.0	133	12.3	9.9-15.1	65	5.9	4.4- 7.9	48	4.8	3.3- 6.9
65-74	743	458	61.1	56.9-65.2	147	18.5	15.5-22.0	97	13.9	11.2-17.1	24	3.6	2.2- 5.9	17	2.9	1.7- 4.9
75+	505	300	58.5	53.3-63.5	104	19.7	15.9-24.1	58	13.0	9.6-17.2	19	3.7	2.2- 6.4	24	5.1	3.2- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	826	376	42.3	37.5-47.2	154	22.5	18.4-27.3	171	21.0	17.2-25.3	64	7.5	5.2-10.6	61	6.7	4.8- 9.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,786	930	50.9	47.6-54.2	389	22.8	20.3-25.5	285	16.2	14.0-18.7	112	6.5	5.1- 8.1	70	3.7	2.6- 5.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,379	744	54.3	50.9-57.8	368	25.7	22.9-28.7	195	14.6	12.3-17.3	54	3.9	2.8- 5.5	18	1.4	0.7- 2.7
College Graduate	1,394	806	58.7	55.6-61.7	410	29.9	27.0-32.8	121	7.7	6.3- 9.4	37	2.5	1.7- 3.6	20	1.3	0.8- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	730	291	35.9	31.5-40.5	144	22.3	18.3-26.9	161	22.8	19.1-27.1	79	11.9	9.0-15.5	55	7.1	5.1- 9.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,003	489	47.7	43.2-52.2	212	23.4	19.7-27.4	189	17.7	14.8-21.1	70	7.2	5.4- 9.7	43	4.0	2.7- 5.9
$25,000- 34,999	692	375	53.8	48.0-59.5	171	22.8	18.8-27.2	101	17.1	13.1-21.9	29	4.0	2.5- 6.3	16	2.3	1.3- 4.2
$35,000- 49,999	769	403	53.2	48.9-57.5	226	28.3	24.7-32.3	105	14.2	11.4-17.6	26	3.3	2.1- 5.3	9	0.9	0.4- 1.9
$50,000-74,999	703	435	60.7	56.1-65.2	196	26.9	23.1-31.0	50	8.3	5.7-11.9	13	2.0	1.0- 4.0	9	2.1	0.9- 4.7
$75,000+	739	445	59.7	55.5-63.9	221	30.6	26.8-34.7	55	7.4	5.4- 9.9	14	1.8	1.0- 3.2	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,837	823	43.0	39.8-46.4	418	23.2	20.7-26.0	349	19.8	17.3-22.6	156	9.0	7.3-11.0	91	5.0	3.7- 6.7
No	3,468	1,987	56.2	54.0-58.4	888	26.1	24.2-28.0	408	12.2	10.8-13.7	110	3.4	2.7- 4.3	75	2.1	1.6- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	866	495	58.4	54.3-62.5	195	24.0	20.7-27.7	98	10.1	7.9-13.0	44	4.6	3.2- 6.6	34	2.8	1.9- 4.1
Non-Veteran	4,520	2,360	50.7	48.7-52.7	1,128	25.4	23.7-27.2	674	15.6	14.2-17.2	223	5.1	4.3- 6.1	135	3.1	2.4- 3.9

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,782

8,665

51.5

50.5-52.6

4,565

27.9

27.0-28.8

2,238

13.2

12.5-13.9

756

4.3

3.9- 4.8

558

3.1

2.7- 3.4

-Eastern NC

5,392

2,859

52.1

50.3-53.9

1,323

25.1

23.6-26.7

773

14.6

13.4-16.0

267

5.0

4.3- 5.9

170

3.1

2.5- 3.8

GENDER

Male

1,854

959

51.8

48.7-54.9

430

24.1

21.6-26.7

283

14.9

12.9-17.2

107

5.6

4.4- 7.1

3.5

2.6- 4.9

Female

3,538

1,900

52.4

50.3-54.5

893

26.1

24.3-28.0

490

14.4

12.9-16.0

160

4.5

3.7- 5.5

2.6

2.0- 3.3

RACE

White

3,619

1,988

54.4

52.3-56.6

977

27.1

25.3-29.0

418

12.0

10.5-13.6

161

4.3

3.5- 5.3

2.1

1.5- 3.0

African American

1,313

655

47.8

44.2-51.4

236

18.9

16.0-22.1

284

23.6

20.6-26.9

5.6

4.3- 7.4

4.1

3.0- 5.6

Other Minorities

446

209

47.2

40.1-54.5

110

27.2

21.5-33.7

11.3

8.4-15.1

8.2

4.9-13.2

6.2

3.9- 9.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

238

40.9

32.7-49.7

31.3

24.0-39.6

14.6

9.8-21.2

7.3

4.2-12.3

5.9

3.3-10.1

Non-Hispanic

5,149

2,763

53.0

51.2-54.9

1,252

24.6

23.1-26.2

736

14.6

13.4-16.0

247

4.9

4.1- 5.7

151

2.8

2.2- 3.5

AGE

18-24

268

122

47.7

39.9-55.6

25.6

19.8-32.5

18.2

13.0-24.8

5.3

2.9- 9.6

3.2

1.2- 8.3

25-34

756

365

48.8

44.5-53.2

231

29.5

25.8-33.5

108

14.7

11.8-18.2

5.3

3.5- 7.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

35-44

970

501

52.4

48.5-56.2

269

27.2

24.0-30.7

135

14.0

11.6-16.9

3.9

2.7- 5.7

2.4

1.5- 3.9

45-54

1,117

579

51.3

47.6-55.0

251

24.4

21.3-27.7

188

15.4

13.1-18.1

6.2

4.7- 8.2

2.7

1.8- 4.2

55-64

1,006

518

52.4

48.6-56.2

242

24.6

21.4-28.0

133

12.3

9.9-15.1

5.9

4.4- 7.9

4.8

3.3- 6.9

65-74

743

458

61.1

56.9-65.2

147

18.5

15.5-22.0

13.9

11.2-17.1

3.6

2.2- 5.9

2.9

1.7- 4.9

75+

505

300

58.5

53.3-63.5

104

19.7

15.9-24.1

13.0

9.6-17.2

3.7

2.2- 6.4

5.1

3.2- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

826

376

42.3

37.5-47.2

154

22.5

18.4-27.3

171

21.0

17.2-25.3

7.5

5.2-10.6

6.7

4.8- 9.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,786

930

50.9

47.6-54.2

389

22.8

20.3-25.5

285

16.2

14.0-18.7

112

6.5

5.1- 8.1

3.7

2.6- 5.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,379

744

54.3

50.9-57.8

368

25.7

22.9-28.7

195

14.6

12.3-17.3

3.9

2.8- 5.5

1.4

0.7- 2.7

College Graduate

1,394

806

58.7

55.6-61.7

410

29.9

27.0-32.8

121

7.7

6.3- 9.4

2.5

1.7- 3.6

1.3

0.8- 2.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

730

291

35.9

31.5-40.5

144

22.3

18.3-26.9

161

22.8

19.1-27.1

11.9

9.0-15.5

7.1

5.1- 9.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,003

489

47.7

43.2-52.2

212

23.4

19.7-27.4

189

17.7

14.8-21.1

7.2

5.4- 9.7

4.0

2.7- 5.9

$25,000- 34,999

692

375

53.8

48.0-59.5

171

22.8

18.8-27.2

101

17.1

13.1-21.9

4.0

2.5- 6.3

2.3

1.3- 4.2

$35,000- 49,999

769

403

53.2

48.9-57.5

226

28.3

24.7-32.3

105

14.2

11.4-17.6

3.3

2.1- 5.3

0.9

0.4- 1.9

$50,000-74,999

703

435

60.7

56.1-65.2

196

26.9

23.1-31.0

8.3

5.7-11.9

2.0

1.0- 4.0

2.1

0.9- 4.7

$75,000+

739

445

59.7

55.5-63.9

221

30.6

26.8-34.7

7.4

5.4- 9.9

1.8

1.0- 3.2

0.5

0.2- 1.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,837

823

43.0

39.8-46.4

418

23.2

20.7-26.0

349

19.8

17.3-22.6

156

9.0

7.3-11.0

5.0

3.7- 6.7

3,468

1,987

56.2

54.0-58.4

888

26.1

24.2-28.0

408

12.2

10.8-13.7

110

3.4

2.7- 4.3

2.1

1.6- 2.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

866

495

58.4

54.3-62.5

195

24.0

20.7-27.7

10.1

7.9-13.0

4.6

3.2- 6.6

2.8

1.9- 4.1

Non-Veteran

4,520

2,360

50.7

48.7-52.7

1,128

25.4

23.7-27.2

674

15.6

14.2-17.2

223

5.1

4.3- 6.1

135

3.1

2.4- 3.9

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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