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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,608	870	52.7	49.4-56.1	422	27.6	24.7-30.6	167	10.0	8.2-12.2	68	5.0	3.4- 7.3	81	4.7	3.5- 6.2
GENDER
Male	596	327	51.1	45.8-56.5	142	25.8	21.4-30.8	60	9.9	7.0-13.8	22	5.9	3.2-10.7	45	7.3	5.0-10.4
Female	1,012	543	54.1	50.0-58.2	280	29.1	25.5-33.0	107	10.1	8.0-12.7	46	4.3	3.0- 6.0	36	2.4	1.6- 3.4
RACE
White	1,462	795	53.9	50.3-57.4	400	28.6	25.5-31.8	147	9.7	7.9-12.0	58	4.6	3.0- 7.0	62	3.2	2.3- 4.4
African American	44	28	66.0	47.5-80.6	4	8.5	2.8-22.9	8	11.3	5.1-23.2	2	7.5	1.5-29.8	2	6.7	1.7-23.6
Other Minorities	94	42	33.0	22.0-46.4	18	22.3	12.7-36.1	12	13.8	6.3-27.4	7	8.7	3.5-19.9	15	22.2	12.4-36.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	59	24	34.5	21.6-50.2	14	23.3	12.8-38.5	6	8.9	2.7-25.3	6	10.6	4.3-23.9	9	22.8	11.7-39.7
Non-Hispanic	1,543	843	53.9	50.5-57.3	408	27.9	24.9-31.1	161	10.1	8.3-12.3	61	4.6	3.0- 6.9	70	3.5	2.6- 4.7
AGE
18-24	50	23	53.4	37.1-69.1	22	35.3	22.1-51.2	4	5.4	1.7-15.4	1	5.9	0.8-31.4	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	169	73	39.3	30.9-48.4	54	31.3	23.4-40.4	24	16.0	9.7-25.2	10	8.0	3.7-16.2	8	5.4	2.4-11.9
35-44	239	126	53.1	45.5-60.4	66	29.6	23.3-36.9	29	9.1	6.0-13.5	8	2.9	1.3- 6.2	10	5.3	2.5-11.0
45-54	309	150	50.3	43.4-57.3	106	31.3	25.4-37.9	28	8.4	5.3-13.1	15	5.2	2.4-10.9	10	4.8	2.4- 9.4
55-64	347	201	56.0	49.6-62.2	74	22.2	17.3-28.1	37	11.7	8.1-16.7	18	6.1	3.7- 9.8	17	3.9	2.2- 6.9
65-74	278	161	62.5	55.7-68.8	56	17.3	12.9-22.8	28	8.5	5.5-12.8	10	3.6	1.8- 7.0	23	8.1	5.1-12.8
75+	209	131	64.2	56.1-71.5	42	21.2	15.4-28.4	17	8.1	4.4-14.4	6	2.0	0.6- 6.2	13	4.5	2.5- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	255	122	38.3	30.2-47.2	49	21.7	14.9-30.5	31	12.5	7.3-20.6	16	12.6	5.8-25.1	37	14.9	9.7-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	495	277	55.4	49.2-61.4	118	26.2	21.2-31.9	49	9.4	6.4-13.8	27	5.3	3.4- 8.2	24	3.6	2.1- 6.2
Some Post-H.S.	403	211	53.4	47.2-59.6	124	31.3	25.7-37.5	42	9.4	6.5-13.3	15	3.5	1.9- 6.1	11	2.4	1.1- 5.3
College Graduate	449	255	57.5	51.6-63.2	130	29.4	24.4-35.0	45	9.9	7.0-13.9	10	1.4	0.7- 3.0	9	1.7	0.8- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	211	102	42.2	33.0-51.9	45	23.9	16.7-32.9	30	11.8	7.6-17.7	16	11.9	5.6-23.6	18	10.3	5.7-18.0
$15,000- 24,999	296	143	45.0	37.3-52.9	71	26.1	19.6-33.8	49	18.7	12.6-26.7	14	4.5	1.9-10.3	19	5.8	3.0-10.9
$25,000- 34,999	234	116	52.2	43.3-60.9	61	25.8	19.2-33.9	29	10.2	6.2-16.2	12	5.3	2.6-10.5	16	6.5	3.4-12.2
$35,000- 49,999	255	156	59.0	50.9-66.6	71	28.8	21.9-36.8	15	6.9	3.9-12.0	7	3.1	1.4- 6.6	6	2.3	0.7- 7.0
$50,000-74,999	189	108	60.3	51.8-68.2	56	29.0	21.9-37.2	17	6.6	3.9-10.9	5	2.4	0.9- 6.6	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5
$75,000+	192	109	54.3	45.8-62.7	68	37.1	29.2-45.7	9	6.0	2.7-12.6	4	1.9	0.7- 5.1	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	652	311	44.7	39.7-49.9	155	25.6	21.2-30.6	96	13.1	10.3-16.6	47	10.8	6.8-16.7	43	5.7	3.9- 8.2
No	930	542	56.8	52.4-61.0	262	28.8	25.1-32.8	71	8.6	6.3-11.6	20	1.9	1.1- 3.1	35	4.0	2.6- 6.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	236	140	59.2	51.4-66.7	49	21.6	15.8-28.7	25	10.5	6.3-17.0	8	3.4	1.6- 7.2	14	5.3	2.8- 9.6
Non-Veteran	1,372	730	51.7	48.0-55.4	373	28.5	25.3-31.9	142	9.9	8.0-12.3	60	5.3	3.5- 7.9	67	4.6	3.3- 6.3

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

-Western NC

1,608

870

52.7

49.4-56.1

422

27.6

24.7-30.6

167

10.0

8.2-12.2

5.0

3.4- 7.3

4.7

3.5- 6.2

GENDER

Male

596

327

51.1

45.8-56.5

142

25.8

21.4-30.8

9.9

7.0-13.8

5.9

3.2-10.7

7.3

5.0-10.4

Female

1,012

543

54.1

50.0-58.2

280

29.1

25.5-33.0

107

10.1

8.0-12.7

4.3

3.0- 6.0

2.4

1.6- 3.4

RACE

White

1,462

795

53.9

50.3-57.4

400

28.6

25.5-31.8

147

9.7

7.9-12.0

4.6

3.0- 7.0

3.2

2.3- 4.4

African American

66.0

47.5-80.6

8.5

2.8-22.9

11.3

5.1-23.2

7.5

1.5-29.8

6.7

1.7-23.6

Other Minorities

33.0

22.0-46.4

22.3

12.7-36.1

13.8

6.3-27.4

8.7

3.5-19.9

22.2

12.4-36.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

34.5

21.6-50.2

23.3

12.8-38.5

8.9

2.7-25.3

10.6

4.3-23.9

22.8

11.7-39.7

Non-Hispanic

1,543

843

53.9

50.5-57.3

408

27.9

24.9-31.1

161

10.1

8.3-12.3

4.6

3.0- 6.9

3.5

2.6- 4.7

AGE

18-24

53.4

37.1-69.1

35.3

22.1-51.2

5.4

1.7-15.4

5.9

0.8-31.4

0.0

. - .

25-34

169

39.3

30.9-48.4

31.3

23.4-40.4

16.0

9.7-25.2

8.0

3.7-16.2

5.4

2.4-11.9

35-44

239

126

53.1

45.5-60.4

29.6

23.3-36.9

9.1

6.0-13.5

2.9

1.3- 6.2

5.3

2.5-11.0

45-54

309

150

50.3

43.4-57.3

106

31.3

25.4-37.9

8.4

5.3-13.1

5.2

2.4-10.9

4.8

2.4- 9.4

55-64

347

201

56.0

49.6-62.2

22.2

17.3-28.1

11.7

8.1-16.7

6.1

3.7- 9.8

3.9

2.2- 6.9

65-74

278

161

62.5

55.7-68.8

17.3

12.9-22.8

8.5

5.5-12.8

3.6

1.8- 7.0

8.1

5.1-12.8

75+

209

131

64.2

56.1-71.5

21.2

15.4-28.4

8.1

4.4-14.4

2.0

0.6- 6.2

4.5

2.5- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

255

122

38.3

30.2-47.2

21.7

14.9-30.5

12.5

7.3-20.6

12.6

5.8-25.1

14.9

9.7-22.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

495

277

55.4

49.2-61.4

118

26.2

21.2-31.9

9.4

6.4-13.8

5.3

3.4- 8.2

3.6

2.1- 6.2

Some Post-H.S.

403

211

53.4

47.2-59.6

124

31.3

25.7-37.5

9.4

6.5-13.3

3.5

1.9- 6.1

2.4

1.1- 5.3

College Graduate

449

255

57.5

51.6-63.2

130

29.4

24.4-35.0

9.9

7.0-13.9

1.4

0.7- 3.0

1.7

0.8- 3.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

211

102

42.2

33.0-51.9

23.9

16.7-32.9

11.8

7.6-17.7

11.9

5.6-23.6

10.3

5.7-18.0

$15,000- 24,999

296

143

45.0

37.3-52.9

26.1

19.6-33.8

18.7

12.6-26.7

4.5

1.9-10.3

5.8

3.0-10.9

$25,000- 34,999

234

116

52.2

43.3-60.9

25.8

19.2-33.9

10.2

6.2-16.2

5.3

2.6-10.5

6.5

3.4-12.2

$35,000- 49,999

255

156

59.0

50.9-66.6

28.8

21.9-36.8

6.9

3.9-12.0

3.1

1.4- 6.6

2.3

0.7- 7.0

$50,000-74,999

189

108

60.3

51.8-68.2

29.0

21.9-37.2

6.6

3.9-10.9

2.4

0.9- 6.6

1.7

0.5- 5.5

$75,000+

192

109

54.3

45.8-62.7

37.1

29.2-45.7

6.0

2.7-12.6

1.9

0.7- 5.1

0.7

0.2- 2.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

652

311

44.7

39.7-49.9

155

25.6

21.2-30.6

13.1

10.3-16.6

10.8

6.8-16.7

5.7

3.9- 8.2

930

542

56.8

52.4-61.0

262

28.8

25.1-32.8

8.6

6.3-11.6

1.9

1.1- 3.1

4.0

2.6- 6.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

236

140

59.2

51.4-66.7

21.6

15.8-28.7

10.5

6.3-17.0

3.4

1.6- 7.2

5.3

2.8- 9.6

Non-Veteran

1,372

730

51.7

48.0-55.4

373

28.5

25.3-31.9

142

9.9

8.0-12.3

5.3

3.5- 7.9

4.6

3.3- 6.3

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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, 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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