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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction

In general, how satisfied are you with your life?

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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
-Northeast Partnership I 423 195 44.3 38.2-50.7 209 50.8 44.4-57.1 14 3.8 1.9- 7.3 5 1.1 0.4- 3.3
GENDER
Male 149 57 38.1 27.8-49.6 82 54.1 43.0-64.8 9 6.6 2.9-14.3 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1
Female 274 138 49.5 42.4-56.7 127 48.0 40.8-55.2 5 1.5 0.6- 3.6 4 1.0 0.4- 2.8
RACE
White 201 101 50.2 41.7-58.6 90 43.4 35.2-51.9 8 4.8 1.8-12.4 2 1.6 0.3- 7.4
Other 221 93 39.5 30.8-48.9 119 56.8 47.5-65.6 6 3.0 1.3- 6.9 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4
AGE
18-44 105 48 45.1 32.9-57.8 51 48.7 36.3-61.2 4 4.6 1.4-14.1 2 1.7 0.3- 8.2
45+ 314 144 43.5 37.4-49.7 157 52.5 46.2-58.7 10 3.3 1.7- 6.4 3 0.8 0.2- 2.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 251 104 39.7 31.4-48.5 134 54.1 45.4-62.6 12 5.4 2.6-10.9 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9
Some College + 171 91 52.7 44.0-61.2 74 44.7 36.2-53.4 2 1.1 0.3- 4.5 4 1.5 0.6- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 276 116 39.0 32.4-46.1 144 54.4 47.2-61.4 12 5.7 2.8-11.2 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5
$50,000+ 76 48 62.0 49.2-73.3 28 38.0 26.7-50.8 0 0.0 . - . 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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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