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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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%)
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
-Northeastern Partnership 1,048 486 45.9 41.8-50.0 512 49.2 45.0-53.3 39 3.6 2.5- 5.4 11 1.3 0.6- 2.7
GENDER
Male 372 167 45.5 38.7-52.5 177 47.7 40.8-54.7 25 6.0 3.7- 9.6 3 0.8 0.2- 2.6
Female 676 319 46.3 41.6-51.0 335 50.5 45.8-55.2 14 1.5 0.8- 2.6 8 1.8 0.7- 4.4
RACE
White 652 327 49.7 44.5-54.9 290 44.4 39.2-49.6 28 4.6 2.8- 7.2 7 1.4 0.6- 3.2
African American 343 138 39.4 32.6-46.6 192 56.5 49.4-63.4 9 2.5 1.2- 5.0 4 1.6 0.4- 6.3
Other Minorities 50 20 41.1 25.0-59.4 28 57.6 39.5-73.9 2 1.2 0.3- 5.5 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 30 12 36.2 18.9-58.1 17 59.0 37.2-77.8 1 4.7 0.7-27.1 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,015 472 46.6 42.4-50.7 494 48.5 44.3-52.6 38 3.6 2.4- 5.2 11 1.4 0.7- 2.9
AGE
18-24 39 15 41.0 24.7-59.5 22 54.7 36.7-71.6 1 2.1 0.3-13.7 1 2.2 0.3-14.1
25-34 89 42 53.0 41.5-64.2 43 40.3 30.0-51.6 3 4.7 1.3-15.5 1 1.9 0.3-12.4
35-44 143 57 38.7 30.3-47.8 77 55.3 46.1-64.1 7 4.7 2.0-10.6 2 1.3 0.2- 6.3
45-54 226 109 48.5 41.1-56.0 105 46.3 38.9-53.8 9 4.1 1.9- 8.3 3 1.2 0.3- 4.5
55-64 236 115 50.5 43.3-57.7 104 42.9 35.9-50.3 14 5.4 3.0- 9.5 3 1.2 0.4- 3.9
65-74 177 88 47.8 39.6-56.1 84 49.8 41.5-58.1 5 2.4 0.9- 6.0 0 0.0 . - .
75+ 132 55 39.4 30.7-48.9 76 59.6 50.1-68.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.0 0.1- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 84 34.9 26.3-44.6 127 58.8 49.2-67.8 10 3.5 1.4- 8.5 3 2.8 0.8- 9.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 361 160 45.9 38.9-53.1 180 47.7 40.6-55.0 19 5.8 3.4- 9.7 2 0.5 0.1- 2.6
Some Post-H.S. 235 114 49.1 40.6-57.6 108 46.0 37.6-54.6 7 2.6 1.1- 6.0 6 2.3 0.8- 6.4
College Graduate 227 128 54.3 46.4-61.9 96 44.7 37.1-52.6 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 51 26.0 18.1-35.8 92 59.2 49.0-68.6 16 12.1 6.6-21.0 4 2.8 0.9- 8.1
$15,000- 24,999 199 77 36.3 28.1-45.4 114 61.3 52.1-69.7 6 1.9 0.8- 4.5 2 0.5 0.1- 1.9
$25,000- 34,999 137 59 40.5 29.8-52.2 72 54.7 43.2-65.7 6 4.8 2.0-11.3 0 0.0 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 144 82 57.7 47.0-67.8 54 36.0 26.6-46.7 7 5.7 2.1-14.1 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0
$50,000-74,999 123 62 52.0 41.8-62.1 60 46.8 36.8-57.0 1 1.2 0.2- 7.9 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 127 90 68.5 57.9-77.4 37 31.5 22.6-42.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 431 151 30.3 25.4-35.7 240 58.8 52.7-64.6 32 8.6 5.6-13.0 8 2.3 1.0- 5.2
No 600 328 55.0 49.5-60.5 263 43.6 38.2-49.2 6 0.6 0.3- 1.4 3 0.7 0.2- 3.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 74 47.3 37.5-57.3 65 46.9 37.0-57.1 8 5.2 2.4-10.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2
Non-Veteran 899 411 45.6 41.2-50.2 447 49.6 45.0-54.1 31 3.4 2.1- 5.3 10 1.4 0.7- 3.1

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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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