BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (In general, how satisfied are you with your life?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

In general, how satisfied are you with your life?

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	Total Respond.^	Very satisfied	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Very dissatisfied
TOTAL	741	331	45.5	40.8-50.4	365	48.1	43.4-52.9	40	5.9	4.1- 8.4	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1
GENDER
Male	741	331	45.5	40.8-50.4	365	48.1	43.4-52.9	40	5.9	4.1- 8.4	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1
RACE
African American	741	331	45.5	40.8-50.4	365	48.1	43.4-52.9	40	5.9	4.1- 8.4	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	9.5	2.1-34.2	9	90.5	65.8-97.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	10	2	10.6	2.3-37.8	8	89.4	62.2-97.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	728	329	46.1	41.3-50.9	354	47.5	42.8-52.3	40	6.0	4.1- 8.6	5	0.4	0.2- 1.2
AGE
18-24	42	16	44.5	27.6-62.7	24	51.7	34.1-68.8	2	3.9	0.9-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	92	41	43.7	32.9-55.0	43	46.3	35.3-57.7	8	10.0	4.6-20.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	132	58	39.8	30.7-49.7	66	55.2	45.3-64.7	8	5.0	2.4-10.1	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	162	69	48.2	38.2-58.4	83	44.9	35.4-54.8	8	5.8	2.6-12.3	2	1.1	0.2- 5.2
55-64	135	62	50.7	40.7-60.6	63	42.9	33.4-53.0	7	4.8	2.0-11.1	3	1.5	0.5- 4.7
65-74	116	60	53.9	43.2-64.2	51	41.7	31.8-52.5	5	4.4	1.7-10.6	0	0.0	. - .
75+	59	24	42.0	28.0-57.4	33	49.6	34.9-64.4	2	8.4	1.8-30.9	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	166	65	38.8	29.3-49.3	88	52.0	41.7-62.1	11	8.5	4.1-16.8	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	271	109	41.7	33.8-50.0	144	51.5	43.4-59.4	16	6.3	3.5-11.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.9
Some Post-H.S.	149	71	48.9	38.7-59.2	69	45.8	35.9-56.0	8	5.0	2.2-10.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
College Graduate	152	86	55.4	45.2-65.2	62	41.1	31.5-51.5	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	99	35	34.7	23.4-48.0	51	50.7	38.2-63.0	12	14.1	7.3-25.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
$15,000- 24,999	145	53	46.0	34.8-57.5	81	47.3	36.4-58.3	9	5.8	2.8-11.5	2	1.0	0.2- 4.8
$25,000- 34,999	109	44	35.3	24.1-48.4	59	60.2	47.1-71.9	6	4.5	1.9-10.5	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	117	57	47.8	37.3-58.4	56	48.8	38.2-59.5	4	3.4	1.2- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	84	45	52.1	39.7-64.2	36	43.6	31.7-56.2	2	3.8	0.9-13.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
$75,000+	83	56	66.4	52.7-77.8	27	33.6	22.2-47.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	283	95	31.0	24.8-37.9	154	54.6	47.3-61.7	29	13.2	8.6-19.6	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3
No	434	228	54.3	48.0-60.5	196	43.8	37.6-50.1	10	1.9	1.0- 3.8	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	114	52.9	44.4-61.2	100	42.0	34.1-50.5	8	4.0	1.8- 8.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.9
Non-Veteran	513	215	42.9	37.3-48.7	264	50.3	44.6-55.9	32	6.6	4.4- 9.9	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7

Total
Respond.^

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

741

331

45.5

40.8-50.4

365

48.1

43.4-52.9

5.9

4.1- 8.4

0.4

0.2- 1.1

GENDER

Male

741

331

45.5

40.8-50.4

365

48.1

43.4-52.9

5.9

4.1- 8.4

0.4

0.2- 1.1

RACE

African American

741

331

45.5

40.8-50.4

365

48.1

43.4-52.9

5.9

4.1- 8.4

0.4

0.2- 1.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.5

2.1-34.2

90.5

65.8-97.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

10.6

2.3-37.8

89.4

62.2-97.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

728

329

46.1

41.3-50.9

354

47.5

42.8-52.3

6.0

4.1- 8.6

0.4

0.2- 1.2

AGE

18-24

44.5

27.6-62.7

51.7

34.1-68.8

3.9

0.9-15.1

0.0

. - .

25-34

43.7

32.9-55.0

46.3

35.3-57.7

10.0

4.6-20.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

132

39.8

30.7-49.7

55.2

45.3-64.7

5.0

2.4-10.1

0.0

. - .

45-54

162

48.2

38.2-58.4

44.9

35.4-54.8

5.8

2.6-12.3

1.1

0.2- 5.2

55-64

135

50.7

40.7-60.6

42.9

33.4-53.0

4.8

2.0-11.1

1.5

0.5- 4.7

65-74

116

53.9

43.2-64.2

41.7

31.8-52.5

4.4

1.7-10.6

0.0

. - .

75+

42.0

28.0-57.4

49.6

34.9-64.4

8.4

1.8-30.9

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

166

38.8

29.3-49.3

52.0

41.7-62.1

8.5

4.1-16.8

0.7

0.2- 2.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

271

109

41.7

33.8-50.0

144

51.5

43.4-59.4

6.3

3.5-11.1

0.6

0.1- 2.9

Some Post-H.S.

149

48.9

38.7-59.2

45.8

35.9-56.0

5.0

2.2-10.8

0.3

0.0- 2.3

College Graduate

152

55.4

45.2-65.2

41.1

31.5-51.5

3.5

1.3- 9.2

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.7

23.4-48.0

50.7

38.2-63.0

14.1

7.3-25.4

0.6

0.1- 4.2

$15,000- 24,999

145

46.0

34.8-57.5

47.3

36.4-58.3

5.8

2.8-11.5

1.0

0.2- 4.8

$25,000- 34,999

109

35.3

24.1-48.4

60.2

47.1-71.9

4.5

1.9-10.5

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

117

47.8

37.3-58.4

48.8

38.2-59.5

3.4

1.2- 9.2

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

52.1

39.7-64.2

43.6

31.7-56.2

3.8

0.9-13.9

0.6

0.1- 4.2

$75,000+

66.4

52.7-77.8

33.6

22.2-47.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

283

31.0

24.8-37.9

154

54.6

47.3-61.7

13.2

8.6-19.6

1.3

0.5- 3.3

434

228

54.3

48.0-60.5

196

43.8

37.6-50.1

1.9

1.0- 3.8

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

114

52.9

44.4-61.2

100

42.0

34.1-50.5

4.0

1.8- 8.7

1.1

0.3- 3.9

Non-Veteran

513

215

42.9

37.3-48.7

264

50.3

44.6-55.9

6.6

4.4- 9.9

0.2

0.0- 0.7

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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.

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