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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

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
-Mtn. AHEC 908 444 51.7 47.2-56.1 413 43.8 39.5-48.2 39 3.6 2.4- 5.4 12 1.0 0.5- 1.9
GENDER
Male 341 165 51.2 44.2-58.1 154 43.7 36.9-50.7 17 4.0 2.3- 7.0 5 1.1 0.4- 2.8
Female 567 279 52.1 46.5-57.6 259 43.9 38.5-49.4 22 3.2 1.8- 5.8 7 0.8 0.3- 2.3
RACE
White 812 404 53.0 48.4-57.6 363 42.3 37.8-46.8 34 3.8 2.4- 5.7 11 1.0 0.5- 2.0
Other 92 39 38.4 25.6-53.0 48 59.4 44.9-72.5 4 1.4 0.5- 3.9 1 0.8 0.1- 5.4
AGE
18-44 238 117 51.9 43.5-60.2 107 43.5 35.5-51.9 12 4.4 2.2- 8.3 2 0.2 0.0- 1.0
45+ 669 326 51.4 46.7-56.0 306 44.1 39.5-48.7 27 3.1 1.9- 4.9 10 1.5 0.7- 3.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 383 159 43.4 36.0-51.0 200 51.5 44.1-58.8 17 3.9 2.1- 7.3 7 1.2 0.5- 3.1
Some College + 520 281 58.2 52.8-63.3 212 37.7 32.8-43.0 22 3.4 2.0- 5.7 5 0.8 0.3- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 553 230 43.5 37.9-49.4 279 50.2 44.5-55.9 34 5.0 3.2- 7.7 10 1.3 0.6- 2.7
$50,000+ 231 152 68.7 61.1-75.3 77 30.9 24.2-38.4 2 0.5 0.1- 2.6 0 0.0 . - .

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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