BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	15,022	8,155	53.9	52.8-55.0	3,900	26.6	25.6-27.6	1,741	11.5	10.8-12.3	483	3.3	2.9- 3.8	743	4.7	4.2- 5.2
-Northeastern Partnership	1,029	585	54.8	50.6-58.9	211	20.9	17.7-24.6	135	14.6	11.9-17.8	30	3.4	2.2- 5.1	68	6.3	4.6- 8.6
GENDER
Male	358	193	53.5	46.4-60.5	71	21.4	16.0-28.0	57	15.6	11.3-21.2	9	2.3	1.1- 4.5	28	7.3	4.5-11.8
Female	671	392	56.0	51.2-60.7	140	20.5	17.2-24.4	78	13.7	10.6-17.6	21	4.4	2.6- 7.3	40	5.4	3.7- 7.8
RACE
White	641	386	58.4	53.1-63.5	156	26.1	21.6-31.2	64	10.2	7.6-13.5	16	3.0	1.7- 5.4	19	2.3	1.3- 3.8
African American	336	176	50.0	43.0-57.1	48	13.6	9.8-18.6	65	24.3	18.3-31.5	10	2.7	1.4- 5.2	37	9.3	6.5-13.2
Other Minorities	49	21	45.3	27.9-63.9	7	9.7	4.3-20.2	6	13.7	5.0-32.4	4	7.8	2.5-21.5	11	23.6	11.4-42.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	12	41.9	22.2-64.6	3	4.0	1.1-13.1	7	22.9	9.4-45.9	2	7.5	1.8-26.1	6	23.7	9.5-48.0
Non-Hispanic	996	571	55.8	51.6-59.9	208	22.2	18.8-26.0	127	13.9	11.3-17.0	28	3.1	2.0- 4.7	62	5.0	3.8- 6.6
AGE
18-24	39	16	49.1	31.6-66.9	7	17.0	6.8-36.6	11	23.0	12.0-39.6	3	4.8	1.5-14.2	2	6.1	1.4-22.9
25-34	89	48	56.4	44.8-67.4	21	20.9	13.1-31.6	12	11.8	6.4-20.6	2	4.0	1.0-14.6	6	6.9	3.0-15.0
35-44	139	66	46.5	37.4-55.8	39	31.5	23.3-41.1	22	16.0	10.4-24.0	4	1.9	0.6- 5.4	8	4.1	1.9- 8.6
45-54	226	123	55.9	48.4-63.1	50	20.3	15.3-26.6	40	17.3	12.5-23.6	3	2.3	0.7- 7.0	10	4.1	2.0- 8.2
55-64	235	141	57.7	50.3-64.8	45	20.6	15.2-27.2	24	10.2	6.4-15.9	10	4.0	2.1- 7.8	15	7.5	4.1-13.4
65-74	173	113	62.4	53.7-70.4	25	14.7	9.7-21.7	16	9.6	5.6-16.3	4	2.9	1.0- 8.3	15	10.3	5.7-17.9
75+	122	74	60.7	50.7-69.9	24	18.0	11.8-26.6	9	8.5	4.2-16.2	4	4.6	1.5-13.1	11	8.2	4.5-14.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	213	102	46.8	37.1-56.8	23	10.0	6.3-15.7	49	23.9	17.1-32.2	13	5.5	2.8-10.5	26	13.8	8.0-22.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	356	215	57.2	49.7-64.3	67	20.2	14.3-27.8	40	13.1	8.6-19.5	11	4.4	2.3- 8.3	23	5.1	3.1- 8.3
Some Post-H.S.	233	138	56.4	47.8-64.5	52	23.4	17.3-30.8	24	12.3	7.7-19.2	5	2.4	0.8- 6.9	14	5.5	3.0- 9.9
College Graduate	226	129	57.0	49.1-64.4	69	30.9	24.3-38.4	22	10.2	6.4-15.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	5	1.6	0.6- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	77	41.2	31.8-51.2	26	15.2	9.5-23.5	30	23.2	15.6-33.1	10	9.5	4.8-18.0	16	10.8	5.9-19.0
$15,000- 24,999	195	108	52.0	42.2-61.7	34	20.0	13.0-29.4	27	13.7	8.7-20.9	6	2.6	1.1- 6.4	20	11.6	6.1-21.1
$25,000- 34,999	136	87	61.6	50.4-71.7	22	14.0	8.7-21.9	15	13.0	7.4-21.9	2	2.5	0.5-12.1	10	8.8	4.1-17.9
$35,000- 49,999	141	92	68.4	58.5-76.9	31	20.5	13.6-29.8	13	7.2	3.9-12.7	2	2.0	0.4- 8.7	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0
$50,000-74,999	123	60	50.2	40.0-60.4	41	31.1	22.9-40.7	17	14.8	9.0-23.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	4.0	1.5- 9.7
$75,000+	127	88	67.5	57.0-76.5	31	27.1	18.7-37.5	7	4.8	2.1-10.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	422	202	41.1	35.3-47.1	87	26.7	20.5-33.9	75	19.6	15.2-25.0	23	5.5	3.4- 8.8	35	7.1	4.9-10.2
No	590	374	63.0	57.6-68.1	121	17.6	14.3-21.4	58	11.7	8.4-16.1	6	1.9	0.8- 4.5	31	5.8	3.5- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	143	81	57.1	46.9-66.8	33	25.1	17.3-35.0	16	10.4	5.8-17.9	4	2.9	1.0- 8.2	9	4.5	2.1- 9.1
Non-Veteran	885	504	54.5	49.9-59.0	178	20.2	16.8-24.2	118	15.3	12.2-18.9	26	3.4	2.2- 5.4	59	6.6	4.7- 9.3

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,022

8,155

53.9

52.8-55.0

3,900

26.6

25.6-27.6

1,741

11.5

10.8-12.3

483

3.3

2.9- 3.8

743

4.7

4.2- 5.2

-Northeastern Partnership

1,029

585

54.8

50.6-58.9

211

20.9

17.7-24.6

135

14.6

11.9-17.8

3.4

2.2- 5.1

6.3

4.6- 8.6

GENDER

Male

358

193

53.5

46.4-60.5

21.4

16.0-28.0

15.6

11.3-21.2

2.3

1.1- 4.5

7.3

4.5-11.8

Female

671

392

56.0

51.2-60.7

140

20.5

17.2-24.4

13.7

10.6-17.6

4.4

2.6- 7.3

5.4

3.7- 7.8

RACE

White

641

386

58.4

53.1-63.5

156

26.1

21.6-31.2

10.2

7.6-13.5

3.0

1.7- 5.4

2.3

1.3- 3.8

African American

336

176

50.0

43.0-57.1

13.6

9.8-18.6

24.3

18.3-31.5

2.7

1.4- 5.2

9.3

6.5-13.2

Other Minorities

45.3

27.9-63.9

9.7

4.3-20.2

13.7

5.0-32.4

7.8

2.5-21.5

23.6

11.4-42.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.9

22.2-64.6

4.0

1.1-13.1

22.9

9.4-45.9

7.5

1.8-26.1

23.7

9.5-48.0

Non-Hispanic

996

571

55.8

51.6-59.9

208

22.2

18.8-26.0

127

13.9

11.3-17.0

3.1

2.0- 4.7

5.0

3.8- 6.6

AGE

18-24

49.1

31.6-66.9

17.0

6.8-36.6

23.0

12.0-39.6

4.8

1.5-14.2

6.1

1.4-22.9

25-34

56.4

44.8-67.4

20.9

13.1-31.6

11.8

6.4-20.6

4.0

1.0-14.6

6.9

3.0-15.0

35-44

139

46.5

37.4-55.8

31.5

23.3-41.1

16.0

10.4-24.0

1.9

0.6- 5.4

4.1

1.9- 8.6

45-54

226

123

55.9

48.4-63.1

20.3

15.3-26.6

17.3

12.5-23.6

2.3

0.7- 7.0

4.1

2.0- 8.2

55-64

235

141

57.7

50.3-64.8

20.6

15.2-27.2

10.2

6.4-15.9

4.0

2.1- 7.8

7.5

4.1-13.4

65-74

173

113

62.4

53.7-70.4

14.7

9.7-21.7

9.6

5.6-16.3

2.9

1.0- 8.3

10.3

5.7-17.9

75+

122

60.7

50.7-69.9

18.0

11.8-26.6

8.5

4.2-16.2

4.6

1.5-13.1

8.2

4.5-14.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

213

102

46.8

37.1-56.8

10.0

6.3-15.7

23.9

17.1-32.2

5.5

2.8-10.5

13.8

8.0-22.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

356

215

57.2

49.7-64.3

20.2

14.3-27.8

13.1

8.6-19.5

4.4

2.3- 8.3

5.1

3.1- 8.3

Some Post-H.S.

233

138

56.4

47.8-64.5

23.4

17.3-30.8

12.3

7.7-19.2

2.4

0.8- 6.9

5.5

3.0- 9.9

College Graduate

226

129

57.0

49.1-64.4

30.9

24.3-38.4

10.2

6.4-15.9

0.4

0.1- 2.7

1.6

0.6- 3.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

41.2

31.8-51.2

15.2

9.5-23.5

23.2

15.6-33.1

9.5

4.8-18.0

10.8

5.9-19.0

$15,000- 24,999

195

108

52.0

42.2-61.7

20.0

13.0-29.4

13.7

8.7-20.9

2.6

1.1- 6.4

11.6

6.1-21.1

$25,000- 34,999

136

61.6

50.4-71.7

14.0

8.7-21.9

13.0

7.4-21.9

2.5

0.5-12.1

8.8

4.1-17.9

$35,000- 49,999

141

68.4

58.5-76.9

20.5

13.6-29.8

7.2

3.9-12.7

2.0

0.4- 8.7

1.9

0.6- 6.0

$50,000-74,999

123

50.2

40.0-60.4

31.1

22.9-40.7

14.8

9.0-23.3

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.5- 9.7

$75,000+

127

67.5

57.0-76.5

27.1

18.7-37.5

4.8

2.1-10.8

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 4.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

422

202

41.1

35.3-47.1

26.7

20.5-33.9

19.6

15.2-25.0

5.5

3.4- 8.8

7.1

4.9-10.2

590

374

63.0

57.6-68.1

121

17.6

14.3-21.4

11.7

8.4-16.1

1.9

0.8- 4.5

5.8

3.5- 9.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

143

57.1

46.9-66.8

25.1

17.3-35.0

10.4

5.8-17.9

2.9

1.0- 8.2

4.5

2.1- 9.1

Non-Veteran

885

504

54.5

49.9-59.0

178

20.2

16.8-24.2

118

15.3

12.2-18.9

3.4

2.2- 5.4

6.6

4.7- 9.3

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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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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