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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	9,438	4,820	51.1	49.7-52.5	2,706	29.4	28.2-30.7	1,211	12.5	11.6-13.4	379	3.8	3.3- 4.4	322	3.2	2.8- 3.7
GENDER
Male	3,427	1,735	50.8	48.5-53.1	960	29.0	27.0-31.1	444	13.0	11.5-14.7	141	3.6	2.8- 4.5	147	3.6	2.9- 4.5
Female	6,011	3,085	51.4	49.7-53.0	1,746	29.8	28.3-31.3	767	12.0	11.0-13.1	238	4.0	3.4- 4.8	175	2.8	2.3- 3.4
RACE
White	7,357	3,845	53.1	51.5-54.6	2,227	30.8	29.4-32.3	848	10.8	9.9-11.8	252	3.0	2.6- 3.6	185	2.2	1.8- 2.7
African American	1,509	707	46.8	43.3-50.4	333	24.6	21.7-27.7	291	18.0	15.6-20.7	95	6.2	4.8- 8.0	83	4.4	3.3- 5.8
Other Minorities	532	245	43.3	37.6-49.2	139	27.5	22.6-33.0	66	14.8	10.7-20.2	29	5.3	3.1- 8.9	53	9.0	6.5-12.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	545	246	40.7	35.2-46.5	151	30.8	25.7-36.4	70	14.0	10.1-19.1	36	6.8	4.4-10.5	42	7.6	5.3-10.9
Non-Hispanic	8,887	4,569	52.2	50.8-53.6	2,555	29.3	28.0-30.6	1,140	12.3	11.4-13.2	343	3.5	3.0- 4.0	280	2.7	2.3- 3.2
AGE
18-24	424	212	51.7	45.6-57.8	123	29.7	24.4-35.6	52	11.2	8.1-15.3	22	5.0	2.9- 8.4	15	2.4	1.3- 4.4
25-34	1,324	648	49.4	46.0-52.7	415	31.5	28.4-34.7	161	12.0	9.9-14.5	62	4.1	3.0- 5.5	38	3.1	2.1- 4.6
35-44	1,847	856	46.8	44.0-49.7	636	33.6	31.0-36.3	236	13.3	11.2-15.8	68	3.2	2.4- 4.2	51	3.1	2.2- 4.4
45-54	1,812	863	48.3	45.4-51.2	554	31.0	28.4-33.7	272	14.2	12.3-16.3	81	3.9	3.0- 5.1	42	2.6	1.7- 3.9
55-64	1,698	867	52.7	49.8-55.5	485	28.6	26.1-31.3	208	11.4	9.7-13.3	64	3.2	2.4- 4.3	74	4.1	3.1- 5.5
65-74	1,267	745	59.8	56.5-63.0	273	20.2	17.8-22.9	162	13.3	11.1-15.8	42	3.5	2.5- 5.0	45	3.2	2.3- 4.5
75+	1,022	609	62.0	58.4-65.5	205	18.6	16.0-21.5	116	10.4	8.4-12.7	38	4.0	2.7- 5.8	54	5.1	3.7- 6.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,449	660	44.8	40.8-48.9	316	24.3	20.8-28.2	258	16.6	13.8-19.7	95	7.0	5.2- 9.3	120	7.3	5.7- 9.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,679	1,387	50.6	48.0-53.2	681	26.4	24.1-28.7	370	14.5	12.7-16.6	142	4.9	4.0- 6.0	99	3.6	2.8- 4.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,256	1,182	53.2	50.4-56.1	660	29.5	27.0-32.2	272	11.0	9.4-12.7	87	3.9	3.0- 5.1	55	2.4	1.7- 3.4
College Graduate	3,040	1,585	53.1	50.8-55.3	1,046	34.4	32.3-36.6	310	9.9	8.6-11.4	55	1.3	0.9- 1.8	44	1.3	0.9- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,013	415	39.7	35.3-44.2	226	24.8	20.7-29.3	197	18.9	15.8-22.5	87	7.9	5.9-10.5	88	8.7	6.5-11.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,595	735	43.6	39.9-47.4	385	24.2	21.2-27.5	301	20.2	17.1-23.7	99	6.8	5.1- 9.0	75	5.1	3.8- 7.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,117	574	50.5	46.4-54.5	281	25.4	21.9-29.3	165	14.8	12.2-18.0	53	5.0	3.5- 6.9	44	4.3	2.9- 6.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,240	643	52.8	49.0-56.5	386	31.8	28.5-35.4	145	10.5	8.5-12.8	37	3.0	2.0- 4.3	29	1.9	1.2- 3.0
$50,000-74,999	1,293	679	54.4	50.8-57.8	427	31.1	28.0-34.3	138	10.6	8.7-13.0	31	2.2	1.4- 3.3	18	1.8	0.9- 3.3
$75,000+	1,789	990	54.2	51.3-57.1	644	36.9	34.2-39.8	121	7.4	6.0- 9.1	19	0.9	0.5- 1.5	15	0.6	0.3- 1.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,782	1,246	43.7	41.2-46.3	734	27.3	25.0-29.6	485	17.4	15.5-19.5	175	6.7	5.4- 8.3	142	4.9	3.9- 6.1
No	6,504	3,517	53.9	52.2-55.6	1,929	30.2	28.7-31.7	698	10.6	9.6-11.7	191	2.8	2.3- 3.3	169	2.6	2.1- 3.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,121	610	57.1	53.3-60.8	271	25.4	22.2-28.9	128	9.9	8.1-12.1	61	4.6	3.4- 6.2	51	3.0	2.2- 4.1
Non-Veteran	8,313	4,208	50.3	48.8-51.8	2,434	29.9	28.6-31.3	1,083	12.8	11.8-13.9	318	3.7	3.2- 4.3	270	3.2	2.7- 3.8

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

-Piedmont NC

9,438

4,820

51.1

49.7-52.5

2,706

29.4

28.2-30.7

1,211

12.5

11.6-13.4

379

3.8

3.3- 4.4

322

3.2

2.8- 3.7

GENDER

Male

3,427

1,735

50.8

48.5-53.1

960

29.0

27.0-31.1

444

13.0

11.5-14.7

141

3.6

2.8- 4.5

147

3.6

2.9- 4.5

Female

6,011

3,085

51.4

49.7-53.0

1,746

29.8

28.3-31.3

767

12.0

11.0-13.1

238

4.0

3.4- 4.8

175

2.8

2.3- 3.4

RACE

White

7,357

3,845

53.1

51.5-54.6

2,227

30.8

29.4-32.3

848

10.8

9.9-11.8

252

3.0

2.6- 3.6

185

2.2

1.8- 2.7

African American

1,509

707

46.8

43.3-50.4

333

24.6

21.7-27.7

291

18.0

15.6-20.7

6.2

4.8- 8.0

4.4

3.3- 5.8

Other Minorities

532

245

43.3

37.6-49.2

139

27.5

22.6-33.0

14.8

10.7-20.2

5.3

3.1- 8.9

9.0

6.5-12.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

545

246

40.7

35.2-46.5

151

30.8

25.7-36.4

14.0

10.1-19.1

6.8

4.4-10.5

7.6

5.3-10.9

Non-Hispanic

8,887

4,569

52.2

50.8-53.6

2,555

29.3

28.0-30.6

1,140

12.3

11.4-13.2

343

3.5

3.0- 4.0

280

2.7

2.3- 3.2

AGE

18-24

424

212

51.7

45.6-57.8

123

29.7

24.4-35.6

11.2

8.1-15.3

5.0

2.9- 8.4

2.4

1.3- 4.4

25-34

1,324

648

49.4

46.0-52.7

415

31.5

28.4-34.7

161

12.0

9.9-14.5

4.1

3.0- 5.5

3.1

2.1- 4.6

35-44

1,847

856

46.8

44.0-49.7

636

33.6

31.0-36.3

236

13.3

11.2-15.8

3.2

2.4- 4.2

3.1

2.2- 4.4

45-54

1,812

863

48.3

45.4-51.2

554

31.0

28.4-33.7

272

14.2

12.3-16.3

3.9

3.0- 5.1

2.6

1.7- 3.9

55-64

1,698

867

52.7

49.8-55.5

485

28.6

26.1-31.3

208

11.4

9.7-13.3

3.2

2.4- 4.3

4.1

3.1- 5.5

65-74

1,267

745

59.8

56.5-63.0

273

20.2

17.8-22.9

162

13.3

11.1-15.8

3.5

2.5- 5.0

3.2

2.3- 4.5

75+

1,022

609

62.0

58.4-65.5

205

18.6

16.0-21.5

116

10.4

8.4-12.7

4.0

2.7- 5.8

5.1

3.7- 6.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,449

660

44.8

40.8-48.9

316

24.3

20.8-28.2

258

16.6

13.8-19.7

7.0

5.2- 9.3

120

7.3

5.7- 9.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,679

1,387

50.6

48.0-53.2

681

26.4

24.1-28.7

370

14.5

12.7-16.6

142

4.9

4.0- 6.0

3.6

2.8- 4.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,256

1,182

53.2

50.4-56.1

660

29.5

27.0-32.2

272

11.0

9.4-12.7

3.9

3.0- 5.1

2.4

1.7- 3.4

College Graduate

3,040

1,585

53.1

50.8-55.3

1,046

34.4

32.3-36.6

310

9.9

8.6-11.4

1.3

0.9- 1.8

1.3

0.9- 1.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,013

415

39.7

35.3-44.2

226

24.8

20.7-29.3

197

18.9

15.8-22.5

7.9

5.9-10.5

8.7

6.5-11.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,595

735

43.6

39.9-47.4

385

24.2

21.2-27.5

301

20.2

17.1-23.7

6.8

5.1- 9.0

5.1

3.8- 7.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,117

574

50.5

46.4-54.5

281

25.4

21.9-29.3

165

14.8

12.2-18.0

5.0

3.5- 6.9

4.3

2.9- 6.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,240

643

52.8

49.0-56.5

386

31.8

28.5-35.4

145

10.5

8.5-12.8

3.0

2.0- 4.3

1.9

1.2- 3.0

$50,000-74,999

1,293

679

54.4

50.8-57.8

427

31.1

28.0-34.3

138

10.6

8.7-13.0

2.2

1.4- 3.3

1.8

0.9- 3.3

$75,000+

1,789

990

54.2

51.3-57.1

644

36.9

34.2-39.8

121

7.4

6.0- 9.1

0.9

0.5- 1.5

0.6

0.3- 1.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,782

1,246

43.7

41.2-46.3

734

27.3

25.0-29.6

485

17.4

15.5-19.5

175

6.7

5.4- 8.3

142

4.9

3.9- 6.1

6,504

3,517

53.9

52.2-55.6

1,929

30.2

28.7-31.7

698

10.6

9.6-11.7

191

2.8

2.3- 3.3

169

2.6

2.1- 3.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,121

610

57.1

53.3-60.8

271

25.4

22.2-28.9

128

9.9

8.1-12.1

4.6

3.4- 6.2

3.0

2.2- 4.1

Non-Veteran

8,313

4,208

50.3

48.8-51.8

2,434

29.9

28.6-31.3

1,083

12.8

11.8-13.9

318

3.7

3.2- 4.3

270

3.2

2.7- 3.8

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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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