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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 5,549 2,657 47.5 45.7-49.4 2,604 47.2 45.4-49.1 221 4.0 3.4- 4.8 67 1.2 0.9- 1.7
Female 9,691 4,511 47.3 45.9-48.6 4,691 48.2 46.9-49.6 389 3.6 3.1- 4.1 100 0.9 0.7- 1.2
RACE
White 11,553 5,716 51.3 50.0-52.6 5,299 44.2 42.9-45.5 416 3.4 3.0- 3.9 122 1.1 0.8- 1.4
African American 2,496 1,018 41.2 38.6-43.9 1,311 52.2 49.5-54.8 136 5.5 4.4- 6.9 31 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Asian 104 45 35.5 24.8-47.8 56 63.9 51.5-74.7 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8
Native American 288 126 38.3 31.0-46.3 135 51.1 42.8-59.3 25 9.7 5.6-16.2 2 0.9 0.2- 4.1
Other Minorities 740 235 29.8 25.7-34.4 468 65.9 61.2-70.3 27 3.1 1.9- 5.0 10 1.2 0.5- 2.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 780 278 32.9 28.6-37.4 471 63.4 58.8-67.8 27 3.2 1.9- 5.1 4 0.6 0.2- 1.9
-English Speaking 304 143 47.1 39.6-54.8 151 49.5 41.9-57.0 10 3.4 1.5- 7.3 0 0.0 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 475 134 27.3 22.5-32.7 320 68.8 63.3-73.9 17 3.1 1.7- 5.6 4 0.8 0.2- 2.6
Non-Hispanic 14,430 6,876 48.9 47.7-50.0 6,810 46.2 45.0-47.3 581 3.9 3.4- 4.3 163 1.1 0.9- 1.4
AGE
18-24 612 253 44.0 39.0-49.1 329 52.1 47.1-57.1 24 3.0 1.8- 4.9 6 0.9 0.4- 2.1
25-34 1,818 829 45.0 42.2-47.9 916 49.7 46.8-52.7 57 4.1 2.9- 5.7 16 1.2 0.6- 2.3
35-44 2,616 1,223 48.0 45.6-50.4 1,270 47.3 44.9-49.7 95 3.6 2.7- 4.6 28 1.1 0.7- 1.8
45-54 3,007 1,348 46.5 44.3-48.8 1,442 47.5 45.3-49.8 169 4.6 3.8- 5.6 48 1.3 0.9- 1.8
55-64 3,034 1,472 50.3 48.1-52.5 1,373 44.0 41.8-46.2 146 4.4 3.6- 5.4 43 1.3 0.9- 1.8
65-74 2,308 1,160 52.8 50.3-55.2 1,061 44.0 41.5-46.4 73 2.8 2.1- 3.6 14 0.5 0.3- 1.0
75+ 1,741 827 47.8 44.9-50.7 861 48.5 45.6-51.3 41 2.9 2.0- 4.3 12 0.8 0.4- 1.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,301 803 32.6 29.7-35.6 1,323 59.4 56.3-62.5 129 5.4 4.2- 6.9 46 2.6 1.7- 4.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,599 1,964 42.9 40.8-45.0 2,373 51.5 49.4-53.6 209 4.5 3.6- 5.6 53 1.1 0.8- 1.6
Some Post-H.S. 3,782 1,758 48.3 45.9-50.6 1,830 47.4 45.1-49.8 154 3.4 2.8- 4.2 40 0.9 0.6- 1.3
College Graduate 4,524 2,630 59.0 57.1-60.8 1,749 38.0 36.2-39.9 117 2.6 2.0- 3.3 28 0.4 0.3- 0.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,718 517 27.9 24.7-31.2 963 58.2 54.5-61.8 169 9.2 7.5-11.3 69 4.7 3.2- 7.0
$15,000- 24,999 2,525 867 32.5 29.8-35.2 1,477 60.4 57.5-63.2 149 5.7 4.6- 7.2 32 1.4 0.9- 2.3
$25,000- 34,999 1,832 742 40.6 37.4-43.9 1,006 54.5 51.3-57.8 69 4.2 3.1- 5.7 15 0.6 0.3- 1.4
$35,000- 49,999 2,165 1,082 49.7 46.8-52.6 1,012 47.4 44.5-50.3 65 2.6 1.9- 3.5 6 0.4 0.1- 0.9
$50,000-74,999 1,988 1,072 54.8 51.9-57.7 858 41.9 39.0-44.8 47 2.6 1.7- 4.0 11 0.7 0.3- 1.3
$75,000+ 2,803 1,849 65.4 63.1-67.6 919 33.5 31.3-35.8 28 0.9 0.5- 1.6 7 0.2 0.1- 0.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,486 1,892 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,996 54.1 52.2-56.0 448 8.7 7.6- 9.8 150 3.0 2.3- 3.7
No 9,470 5,152 53.5 52.0-54.9 4,146 44.7 43.2-46.1 155 1.6 1.3- 2.1 17 0.2 0.1- 0.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,227 1,168 52.9 50.2-55.6 968 42.9 40.2-45.6 67 3.3 2.4- 4.4 24 1.0 0.6- 1.5
Non-Veteran 13,001 5,991 46.5 45.2-47.7 6,324 48.5 47.3-49.8 543 3.9 3.4- 4.4 143 1.1 0.9- 1.4

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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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