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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 8,522 3,993 47.6 46.1-49.1 4,096 47.7 46.2-49.3 334 3.6 3.1- 4.2 99 1.0 0.8- 1.4
GENDER
Male 3,149 1,497 47.4 44.9-49.8 1,500 47.8 45.3-50.3 113 3.7 2.8- 4.7 39 1.2 0.8- 1.7
Female 5,373 2,496 47.8 46.0-49.6 2,596 47.7 45.9-49.5 221 3.6 3.0- 4.3 60 0.9 0.7- 1.3
RACE
White 6,626 3,259 52.0 50.2-53.7 3,058 43.7 42.0-45.4 236 3.4 2.8- 4.1 73 1.0 0.7- 1.3
African American 1,297 530 41.3 37.6-45.0 678 52.6 48.9-56.3 71 4.9 3.5- 6.8 18 1.2 0.7- 2.0
Other Minorities 563 187 30.4 25.6-35.7 342 65.0 59.6-70.1 27 3.5 2.1- 5.6 7 1.1 0.4- 2.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 468 168 34.4 28.9-40.5 282 61.9 55.8-67.6 16 3.2 1.8- 5.8 2 0.4 0.1- 2.1
Non-Hispanic 8,040 3,818 49.1 47.5-50.6 3,808 46.2 44.6-47.7 317 3.7 3.1- 4.3 97 1.1 0.8- 1.4
AGE
18-24 332 136 45.4 38.7-52.2 181 51.3 44.6-58.1 11 2.5 1.2- 4.8 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5
25-34 1,035 482 44.8 41.0-48.6 512 49.8 46.0-53.6 30 4.4 2.8- 6.8 11 1.0 0.5- 2.1
35-44 1,542 725 48.5 45.5-51.6 761 48.1 45.0-51.2 43 2.5 1.7- 3.7 13 0.9 0.4- 1.9
45-54 1,683 763 47.4 44.4-50.4 781 46.2 43.2-49.2 106 4.8 3.9- 6.1 33 1.6 1.1- 2.3
55-64 1,657 768 48.4 45.4-51.4 789 46.0 43.0-48.9 76 4.4 3.3- 5.9 24 1.2 0.8- 1.9
65-74 1,255 630 54.0 50.7-57.3 578 42.7 39.5-46.0 39 2.6 1.8- 3.7 8 0.6 0.3- 1.4
75+ 953 459 48.6 44.8-52.5 464 47.4 43.5-51.2 24 3.4 2.0- 5.7 6 0.6 0.2- 1.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,222 414 30.6 26.9-34.6 712 61.5 57.3-65.5 67 5.2 3.7- 7.3 29 2.7 1.7- 4.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,458 1,029 42.2 39.4-45.1 1,287 52.2 49.4-55.1 112 4.4 3.3- 6.0 30 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,069 955 49.3 45.9-52.6 1,013 47.0 43.7-50.3 80 2.9 2.2- 3.9 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4
College Graduate 2,752 1,589 58.2 55.8-60.6 1,070 38.5 36.2-40.9 74 2.8 2.1- 3.8 19 0.5 0.2- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 861 252 27.9 23.3-33.1 485 57.7 52.2-63.0 80 8.8 6.4-12.1 44 5.5 3.7- 8.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,341 443 30.5 26.9-34.2 795 62.2 58.3-66.0 85 6.1 4.6- 8.2 18 1.2 0.7- 2.1
$25,000- 34,999 946 375 38.8 34.4-43.4 529 56.2 51.5-60.7 35 4.3 2.8- 6.6 7 0.7 0.2- 2.5
$35,000- 49,999 1,173 557 48.0 44.1-52.0 571 48.5 44.6-52.5 43 3.3 2.3- 4.9 2 0.1 0.0- 0.5
$50,000-74,999 1,103 578 53.0 49.0-57.0 490 44.0 40.0-48.0 28 2.3 1.4- 3.7 7 0.8 0.3- 2.0
$75,000+ 1,862 1,198 63.8 61.0-66.5 636 34.8 32.1-37.6 22 1.1 0.6- 2.1 6 0.3 0.1- 0.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,908 976 33.3 30.8-35.8 1,608 55.5 52.8-58.1 234 8.3 6.9- 9.9 90 3.0 2.3- 3.9
No 5,453 2,949 53.9 52.0-55.8 2,399 44.1 42.2-46.0 96 1.7 1.3- 2.3 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,118 585 54.0 50.1-57.9 491 42.1 38.3-46.1 29 2.8 1.7- 4.6 13 1.0 0.6- 1.9
Non-Veteran 7,396 3,403 46.8 45.1-48.4 3,602 48.5 46.8-50.1 305 3.7 3.2- 4.4 86 1.0 0.8- 1.4

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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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