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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 493 221 44.7 38.9-50.6 247 50.3 44.4-56.2 21 3.9 2.3- 6.7 4 1.1 0.3- 3.7
GENDER
Male 175 86 48.9 39.3-58.6 75 44.8 35.3-54.7 13 6.2 3.1-11.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3
Female 318 135 40.5 34.2-47.2 172 55.7 49.0-62.3 8 1.8 0.8- 3.7 3 2.0 0.5- 7.2
RACE
White 331 161 47.1 40.2-54.2 151 46.9 39.9-54.0 16 5.3 2.9- 9.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3
Other 160 60 40.7 30.7-51.5 94 55.9 45.2-66.1 5 1.6 0.6- 4.3 1 1.7 0.2-11.2
AGE
18-44 126 44 38.9 28.7-50.2 76 56.1 44.9-66.6 5 3.6 1.3- 9.8 1 1.4 0.2- 9.4
45+ 365 175 49.1 43.2-54.9 171 45.9 40.1-51.8 16 4.2 2.4- 7.4 3 0.8 0.3- 2.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 274 113 42.1 34.4-50.3 142 50.4 42.3-58.4 16 5.9 3.2-10.6 3 1.6 0.4- 6.4
Some College + 219 108 47.9 39.5-56.5 105 50.2 41.7-58.8 5 1.4 0.6- 3.6 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 290 118 39.6 32.2-47.4 151 54.0 46.0-61.7 19 5.9 3.3-10.3 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4
$50,000+ 130 72 54.9 44.9-64.5 57 44.0 34.5-54.0 1 1.1 0.2- 7.3 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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