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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction

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  Total
Respond.^
Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,240 7,168 47.4 46.3-48.5 7,295 47.7 46.6-48.9 610 3.8 3.4- 4.2 167 1.1 0.9- 1.3
-Eastern NC 5,097 2,419 46.8 44.8-48.7 2,421 47.9 45.9-49.8 207 4.3 3.5- 5.3 50 1.0 0.7- 1.5
GENDER
Male 1,792 867 47.8 44.6-51.1 822 46.0 42.7-49.2 83 5.1 3.8- 6.8 20 1.1 0.6- 2.1
Female 3,305 1,552 45.8 43.6-48.1 1,599 49.6 47.3-51.9 124 3.6 2.8- 4.7 30 0.9 0.6- 1.5
RACE
White 3,454 1,763 51.5 49.1-53.8 1,541 44.1 41.7-46.4 118 3.4 2.6- 4.5 32 1.0 0.6- 1.7
African American 1,157 471 40.9 37.2-44.8 611 51.5 47.7-55.3 62 6.6 4.7- 9.0 13 1.0 0.5- 2.1
Other Minorities 472 177 33.0 27.3-39.2 265 60.9 54.5-67.1 25 4.9 2.7- 8.7 5 1.1 0.3- 3.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 252 88 30.2 23.4-38.1 151 64.8 56.6-72.2 11 4.0 1.7- 9.0 2 1.0 0.2- 5.7
Non-Hispanic 4,836 2,326 48.5 46.5-50.4 2,266 46.1 44.2-48.1 196 4.4 3.6- 5.3 48 1.0 0.7- 1.5
AGE
18-24 230 98 41.8 33.9-50.1 117 51.9 43.7-60.0 13 5.0 2.5-10.0 2 1.2 0.3- 5.1
25-34 614 275 46.8 42.1-51.7 313 48.4 43.6-53.2 23 4.3 2.5- 7.4 3 0.4 0.1- 1.7
35-44 832 366 43.2 39.1-47.5 416 50.0 45.7-54.3 37 4.7 3.1- 7.1 13 2.0 1.0- 3.9
45-54 1,013 458 46.5 42.8-50.3 495 47.6 43.9-51.4 50 5.1 3.5- 7.3 10 0.7 0.4- 1.5
55-64 1,032 525 51.9 48.2-55.6 443 42.5 38.9-46.2 50 4.5 3.2- 6.2 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0
65-74 773 402 53.2 49.1-57.3 345 43.9 39.9-48.1 21 2.3 1.5- 3.8 5 0.5 0.2- 1.3
75+ 571 276 48.1 43.3-53.0 279 48.8 44.0-53.7 13 2.3 1.2- 4.1 3 0.8 0.2- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 818 301 35.1 30.4-40.1 458 56.3 51.1-61.3 46 6.5 4.2- 9.8 13 2.1 1.0- 4.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,643 721 44.1 40.6-47.6 824 49.6 46.1-53.1 82 5.2 3.8- 7.2 16 1.1 0.5- 2.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,306 611 45.8 42.1-49.6 632 49.6 45.8-53.3 49 3.7 2.6- 5.3 14 0.9 0.5- 1.7
College Graduate 1,324 784 60.1 56.6-63.4 503 37.4 34.1-40.8 30 2.2 1.3- 3.7 7 0.4 0.2- 0.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 643 198 28.0 23.5-32.9 361 59.1 53.9-64.0 67 10.4 7.8-13.8 17 2.6 1.4- 4.5
$15,000- 24,999 882 320 34.9 30.3-39.8 507 58.4 53.4-63.3 43 4.7 3.1- 7.0 12 2.0 0.8- 4.8
$25,000- 34,999 649 273 42.8 37.7-48.1 346 52.3 47.0-57.5 26 4.6 2.6- 7.8 4 0.4 0.1- 1.0
$35,000- 49,999 735 387 51.2 46.3-56.1 328 46.2 41.3-51.2 18 2.3 1.3- 4.2 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1
$50,000-74,999 694 390 55.8 50.8-60.6 287 40.0 35.4-44.9 13 3.5 1.5- 8.0 4 0.7 0.3- 2.0
$75,000+ 750 505 67.3 63.0-71.4 238 32.0 28.0-36.3 6 0.6 0.2- 1.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,931 693 33.6 31.0-36.4 1,036 54.2 51.2-57.1 160 9.8 8.0-11.9 42 2.4 1.6- 3.7
No 3,069 1,684 53.2 50.6-55.7 1,333 44.7 42.2-47.3 44 1.7 1.0- 2.8 8 0.4 0.2- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 869 460 51.7 47.3-56.1 371 44.0 39.6-48.4 31 3.8 2.4- 5.8 7 0.5 0.2- 1.2
Non-Veteran 4,224 1,955 45.6 43.5-47.8 2,050 48.8 46.6-51.0 176 4.4 3.6- 5.5 43 1.1 0.7- 1.8

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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