BRFSS 2005 - Gaston County: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

	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
-Gaston County	437	231	51.0	44.7-57.3	111	27.5	21.7-34.2	61	14.1	10.5-18.6	18	3.7	2.2- 6.1	16	3.7	2.1- 6.3
GENDER
Male	149	77	52.2	40.9-63.3	32	24.9	15.2-38.0	20	12.6	7.5-20.3	11	5.0	2.5- 9.6	9	5.3	2.6-10.4
Female	288	154	50.0	43.4-56.5	79	29.7	23.9-36.3	41	15.3	10.9-21.1	7	2.7	1.2- 5.8	7	2.3	1.0- 5.5
RACE
White	380	203	51.9	45.0-58.8	100	28.3	22.0-35.7	51	13.5	9.9-18.2	15	3.1	1.8- 5.4	11	3.1	1.6- 5.8
Other	57	28	45.5	30.8-61.0	11	22.7	12.0-38.5	10	17.2	7.8-33.9	3	7.4	2.3-20.9	5	7.4	2.6-19.3
AGE
18-44	142	68	46.3	35.2-57.8	46	33.5	23.0-46.0	23	16.6	10.4-25.3	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3
45+	292	162	55.3	48.7-61.6	63	22.0	17.1-27.8	38	12.0	8.5-16.8	16	5.6	3.3- 9.3	13	5.1	2.8- 9.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	229	128	51.0	42.0-59.8	44	23.5	15.1-34.7	35	15.5	10.3-22.6	9	4.2	2.0- 8.3	13	5.9	3.2-10.5
Some College +	207	102	50.9	42.0-59.8	67	32.2	25.0-40.5	26	12.4	8.2-18.4	9	3.3	1.6- 6.4	3	1.1	0.3- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	248	125	46.0	37.7-54.5	55	25.8	17.5-36.3	43	18.4	12.9-25.6	14	5.1	2.9- 9.0	11	4.6	2.4- 8.8
$50,000+	120	65	51.7	41.6-61.6	40	36.0	26.6-46.5	12	10.9	6.1-18.6	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3

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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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	Total Respond.^	Always			Usually			Sometimes			Rarely			Never
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	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
-Gaston County	437	231	51.0	44.7-57.3	111	27.5	21.7-34.2	61	14.1	10.5-18.6	18	3.7	2.2- 6.1	16	3.7	2.1- 6.3
GENDER
Male	149	77	52.2	40.9-63.3	32	24.9	15.2-38.0	20	12.6	7.5-20.3	11	5.0	2.5- 9.6	9	5.3	2.6-10.4
Female	288	154	50.0	43.4-56.5	79	29.7	23.9-36.3	41	15.3	10.9-21.1	7	2.7	1.2- 5.8	7	2.3	1.0- 5.5
RACE
White	380	203	51.9	45.0-58.8	100	28.3	22.0-35.7	51	13.5	9.9-18.2	15	3.1	1.8- 5.4	11	3.1	1.6- 5.8
Other	57	28	45.5	30.8-61.0	11	22.7	12.0-38.5	10	17.2	7.8-33.9	3	7.4	2.3-20.9	5	7.4	2.6-19.3
AGE
18-44	142	68	46.3	35.2-57.8	46	33.5	23.0-46.0	23	16.6	10.4-25.3	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.3
45+	292	162	55.3	48.7-61.6	63	22.0	17.1-27.8	38	12.0	8.5-16.8	16	5.6	3.3- 9.3	13	5.1	2.8- 9.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	229	128	51.0	42.0-59.8	44	23.5	15.1-34.7	35	15.5	10.3-22.6	9	4.2	2.0- 8.3	13	5.9	3.2-10.5
Some College +	207	102	50.9	42.0-59.8	67	32.2	25.0-40.5	26	12.4	8.2-18.4	9	3.3	1.6- 6.4	3	1.1	0.3- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	248	125	46.0	37.7-54.5	55	25.8	17.5-36.3	43	18.4	12.9-25.6	14	5.1	2.9- 9.0	11	4.6	2.4- 8.8
$50,000+	120	65	51.7	41.6-61.6	40	36.0	26.6-46.5	12	10.9	6.1-18.6	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

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