BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,402	4,473	53.7	52.2-55.3	2,308	27.5	26.1-28.8	970	11.8	10.8-12.9	269	2.9	2.5- 3.5	382	4.0	3.5- 4.6
GENDER
Male	3,077	1,687	54.6	52.1-57.1	795	26.3	24.2-28.5	334	11.6	10.0-13.5	89	2.8	2.1- 3.7	172	4.7	3.8- 5.8
Female	5,325	2,786	52.9	51.1-54.7	1,513	28.6	27.0-30.2	636	12.0	10.9-13.2	180	3.1	2.6- 3.7	210	3.4	2.8- 4.1
RACE
White	6,538	3,577	56.1	54.4-57.8	1,914	29.2	27.7-30.8	638	9.6	8.6-10.7	174	2.3	1.9- 2.8	235	2.8	2.3- 3.3
African American	1,274	649	53.8	50.1-57.5	240	20.3	17.5-23.4	243	16.8	14.4-19.6	54	3.2	2.3- 4.5	88	5.8	4.2- 8.0
Other Minorities	553	228	39.6	34.1-45.3	144	26.6	22.0-31.8	83	18.2	13.8-23.6	40	6.3	4.3- 9.4	58	9.3	6.8-12.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	454	213	44.8	38.7-51.1	115	25.9	20.9-31.6	60	16.2	11.8-21.9	21	4.0	2.3- 7.0	45	9.0	6.3-12.7
Non-Hispanic	7,933	4,253	54.7	53.2-56.3	2,189	27.6	26.3-29.0	908	11.3	10.4-12.4	247	2.8	2.4- 3.3	336	3.5	3.0- 4.1
AGE
18-24	328	177	54.8	48.0-61.4	84	23.8	18.7-29.8	50	17.0	12.4-22.9	10	2.4	1.2- 4.4	7	2.0	0.9- 4.8
25-34	1,027	527	50.5	46.7-54.4	314	30.1	26.7-33.7	118	12.4	9.9-15.2	30	2.8	1.8- 4.5	38	4.2	2.9- 6.1
35-44	1,535	722	50.1	47.0-53.2	523	33.0	30.2-35.9	184	10.0	8.5-11.8	56	3.3	2.4- 4.6	50	3.7	2.5- 5.3
45-54	1,670	803	50.4	47.4-53.4	504	29.4	26.7-32.1	232	13.2	11.3-15.2	68	3.6	2.7- 4.7	63	3.5	2.6- 4.6
55-64	1,643	892	57.4	54.4-60.3	438	25.4	22.9-28.0	199	10.6	9.0-12.5	47	2.8	2.0- 3.9	67	3.8	2.9- 5.0
65-74	1,227	763	63.1	59.8-66.2	249	20.7	18.1-23.5	102	8.3	6.7-10.2	32	2.2	1.5- 3.2	81	5.8	4.5- 7.4
75+	908	557	63.5	59.6-67.2	179	17.5	14.8-20.4	82	9.1	7.1-11.6	19	2.0	1.2- 3.3	71	7.9	5.9-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,185	573	45.1	40.8-49.5	212	20.4	17.0-24.2	209	18.5	15.4-22.2	58	5.4	3.7- 7.7	133	10.6	8.3-13.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,414	1,309	54.6	51.7-57.5	557	22.9	20.6-25.4	337	14.7	12.7-17.1	85	3.1	2.4- 4.1	126	4.6	3.6- 5.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,051	1,095	55.3	51.9-58.5	583	27.6	24.8-30.5	225	11.4	9.4-13.8	74	2.8	2.1- 3.8	74	2.9	2.2- 3.9
College Graduate	2,730	1,485	55.6	53.2-58.0	950	33.9	31.7-36.2	196	6.9	5.8- 8.2	51	1.9	1.3- 2.7	48	1.7	1.2- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	841	363	40.6	35.1-46.4	150	17.9	14.0-22.5	187	25.1	20.5-30.5	53	6.2	4.3- 9.0	88	10.1	7.2-14.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,320	608	43.3	39.4-47.3	337	27.3	23.8-31.1	216	17.7	14.8-21.1	68	4.9	3.7- 6.5	91	6.7	5.1- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999	932	511	55.1	50.5-59.6	227	24.4	20.7-28.7	125	13.8	11.1-17.1	29	2.9	1.8- 4.7	40	3.8	2.6- 5.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,156	624	53.2	49.1-57.2	343	29.5	25.9-33.2	115	11.8	9.1-15.3	39	2.9	1.9- 4.3	35	2.7	1.8- 3.9
$50,000-74,999	1,095	583	55.4	51.4-59.4	359	31.2	27.6-35.1	108	9.5	7.4-12.2	21	2.0	1.1- 3.6	24	1.8	1.1- 2.9
$75,000+	1,855	1,077	59.5	56.6-62.3	622	32.2	29.6-34.9	112	6.0	4.7- 7.5	23	1.3	0.8- 2.2	21	1.1	0.6- 1.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,880	1,376	47.2	44.5-49.9	730	25.2	23.0-27.5	468	16.8	14.8-18.9	150	5.0	4.0- 6.3	156	5.8	4.6- 7.3
No	5,363	3,023	56.8	54.9-58.6	1,541	28.5	26.8-30.2	480	9.6	8.5-10.9	113	2.0	1.6- 2.5	206	3.1	2.6- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,091	653	61.5	57.5-65.3	248	22.0	19.0-25.3	107	9.8	7.3-13.0	25	2.3	1.4- 3.8	58	4.5	3.2- 6.3
Non-Veteran	7,304	3,817	52.7	51.0-54.4	2,059	28.2	26.8-29.7	862	12.1	11.0-13.3	244	3.0	2.6- 3.6	322	4.0	3.4- 4.6

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

-Piedmont NC

8,402

4,473

53.7

52.2-55.3

2,308

27.5

26.1-28.8

970

11.8

10.8-12.9

269

2.9

2.5- 3.5

382

4.0

3.5- 4.6

GENDER

Male

3,077

1,687

54.6

52.1-57.1

795

26.3

24.2-28.5

334

11.6

10.0-13.5

2.8

2.1- 3.7

172

4.7

3.8- 5.8

Female

5,325

2,786

52.9

51.1-54.7

1,513

28.6

27.0-30.2

636

12.0

10.9-13.2

180

3.1

2.6- 3.7

210

3.4

2.8- 4.1

RACE

White

6,538

3,577

56.1

54.4-57.8

1,914

29.2

27.7-30.8

638

9.6

8.6-10.7

174

2.3

1.9- 2.8

235

2.8

2.3- 3.3

African American

1,274

649

53.8

50.1-57.5

240

20.3

17.5-23.4

243

16.8

14.4-19.6

3.2

2.3- 4.5

5.8

4.2- 8.0

Other Minorities

553

228

39.6

34.1-45.3

144

26.6

22.0-31.8

18.2

13.8-23.6

6.3

4.3- 9.4

9.3

6.8-12.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

454

213

44.8

38.7-51.1

115

25.9

20.9-31.6

16.2

11.8-21.9

4.0

2.3- 7.0

9.0

6.3-12.7

Non-Hispanic

7,933

4,253

54.7

53.2-56.3

2,189

27.6

26.3-29.0

908

11.3

10.4-12.4

247

2.8

2.4- 3.3

336

3.5

3.0- 4.1

AGE

18-24

328

177

54.8

48.0-61.4

23.8

18.7-29.8

17.0

12.4-22.9

2.4

1.2- 4.4

2.0

0.9- 4.8

25-34

1,027

527

50.5

46.7-54.4

314

30.1

26.7-33.7

118

12.4

9.9-15.2

2.8

1.8- 4.5

4.2

2.9- 6.1

35-44

1,535

722

50.1

47.0-53.2

523

33.0

30.2-35.9

184

10.0

8.5-11.8

3.3

2.4- 4.6

3.7

2.5- 5.3

45-54

1,670

803

50.4

47.4-53.4

504

29.4

26.7-32.1

232

13.2

11.3-15.2

3.6

2.7- 4.7

3.5

2.6- 4.6

55-64

1,643

892

57.4

54.4-60.3

438

25.4

22.9-28.0

199

10.6

9.0-12.5

2.8

2.0- 3.9

3.8

2.9- 5.0

65-74

1,227

763

63.1

59.8-66.2

249

20.7

18.1-23.5

102

8.3

6.7-10.2

2.2

1.5- 3.2

5.8

4.5- 7.4

75+

908

557

63.5

59.6-67.2

179

17.5

14.8-20.4

9.1

7.1-11.6

2.0

1.2- 3.3

7.9

5.9-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,185

573

45.1

40.8-49.5

212

20.4

17.0-24.2

209

18.5

15.4-22.2

5.4

3.7- 7.7

133

10.6

8.3-13.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,414

1,309

54.6

51.7-57.5

557

22.9

20.6-25.4

337

14.7

12.7-17.1

3.1

2.4- 4.1

126

4.6

3.6- 5.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,051

1,095

55.3

51.9-58.5

583

27.6

24.8-30.5

225

11.4

9.4-13.8

2.8

2.1- 3.8

2.9

2.2- 3.9

College Graduate

2,730

1,485

55.6

53.2-58.0

950

33.9

31.7-36.2

196

6.9

5.8- 8.2

1.9

1.3- 2.7

1.7

1.2- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

841

363

40.6

35.1-46.4

150

17.9

14.0-22.5

187

25.1

20.5-30.5

6.2

4.3- 9.0

10.1

7.2-14.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,320

608

43.3

39.4-47.3

337

27.3

23.8-31.1

216

17.7

14.8-21.1

4.9

3.7- 6.5

6.7

5.1- 8.8

$25,000- 34,999

932

511

55.1

50.5-59.6

227

24.4

20.7-28.7

125

13.8

11.1-17.1

2.9

1.8- 4.7

3.8

2.6- 5.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,156

624

53.2

49.1-57.2

343

29.5

25.9-33.2

115

11.8

9.1-15.3

2.9

1.9- 4.3

2.7

1.8- 3.9

$50,000-74,999

1,095

583

55.4

51.4-59.4

359

31.2

27.6-35.1

108

9.5

7.4-12.2

2.0

1.1- 3.6

1.8

1.1- 2.9

$75,000+

1,855

1,077

59.5

56.6-62.3

622

32.2

29.6-34.9

112

6.0

4.7- 7.5

1.3

0.8- 2.2

1.1

0.6- 1.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,880

1,376

47.2

44.5-49.9

730

25.2

23.0-27.5

468

16.8

14.8-18.9

150

5.0

4.0- 6.3

156

5.8

4.6- 7.3

5,363

3,023

56.8

54.9-58.6

1,541

28.5

26.8-30.2

480

9.6

8.5-10.9

113

2.0

1.6- 2.5

206

3.1

2.6- 3.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,091

653

61.5

57.5-65.3

248

22.0

19.0-25.3

107

9.8

7.3-13.0

2.3

1.4- 3.8

4.5

3.2- 6.3

Non-Veteran

7,304

3,817

52.7

51.0-54.4

2,059

28.2

26.8-29.7

862

12.1

11.0-13.3

244

3.0

2.6- 3.6

322

4.0

3.4- 4.6

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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