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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 14,312 6,481 45.2 43.9-46.5 6,971 48.8 47.5-50.1 678 4.7 4.2- 5.4 182 1.3 1.0- 1.6
-Eastern NC 4,642 2,063 43.9 41.8-46.1 2,285 49.6 47.4-51.7 236 5.3 4.3- 6.4 58 1.2 0.8- 1.9
GENDER
Male 1,600 751 44.8 41.2-48.4 752 49.2 45.6-52.8 80 4.9 3.6- 6.5 17 1.2 0.6- 2.6
Female 3,042 1,312 43.2 40.8-45.6 1,533 49.9 47.5-52.3 156 5.6 4.3- 7.4 41 1.3 0.9- 1.9
RACE
White 3,141 1,527 49.9 47.2-52.6 1,431 44.3 41.7-47.0 147 4.9 3.7- 6.4 36 0.9 0.6- 1.3
African American 1,053 386 34.1 30.3-38.2 583 56.8 52.6-61.0 71 7.7 5.7-10.2 13 1.4 0.5- 3.6
Other Minorities 428 140 31.8 25.9-38.3 261 62.6 55.8-68.9 18 2.7 1.4- 4.9 9 3.0 1.1- 7.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 210 72 33.2 25.3-42.2 127 61.3 52.0-69.9 8 2.6 1.0- 6.4 3 2.8 0.7-10.5
Non-Hispanic 4,415 1,983 44.9 42.7-47.1 2,149 48.5 46.3-50.7 228 5.5 4.5- 6.8 55 1.1 0.7- 1.6
AGE
18-24 167 52 34.8 26.2-44.5 101 55.6 45.9-64.8 12 8.5 4.4-15.9 2 1.1 0.2- 5.9
25-34 540 250 46.8 41.3-52.3 257 47.2 41.6-52.9 28 4.3 2.7- 7.0 5 1.7 0.5- 5.2
35-44 737 331 46.0 41.5-50.6 365 49.2 44.7-53.8 35 4.0 2.6- 6.1 6 0.7 0.3- 1.9
45-54 903 356 40.3 36.5-44.3 466 51.0 47.1-55.0 59 6.7 4.9- 8.9 22 2.0 1.3- 3.1
55-64 976 442 46.2 42.5-50.0 451 45.6 41.9-49.4 67 6.6 4.9- 8.8 16 1.5 0.8- 2.7
65-74 755 372 50.7 46.4-54.9 353 45.9 41.7-50.1 24 2.8 1.8- 4.4 6 0.6 0.3- 1.6
75+ 536 246 45.3 40.3-50.5 278 52.8 47.6-57.8 11 1.7 0.9- 3.3 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 706 210 26.1 21.4-31.3 441 66.7 61.0-72.0 40 4.6 3.1- 7.0 15 2.6 1.2- 5.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,490 611 41.2 37.5-45.0 766 52.2 48.4-56.0 92 5.2 3.9- 7.0 21 1.4 0.6- 3.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,231 555 45.1 40.8-49.4 595 46.4 42.2-50.7 66 7.7 5.1-11.3 15 0.9 0.5- 1.7
College Graduate 1,208 684 58.7 55.2-62.2 479 37.8 34.3-41.3 38 3.0 2.0- 4.3 7 0.5 0.2- 1.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 518 141 24.5 19.6-30.2 301 62.2 56.0-68.1 57 10.2 7.3-14.0 19 3.1 1.7- 5.3
$15,000- 24,999 819 273 33.5 28.4-39.0 474 56.7 51.1-62.1 58 7.7 5.2-11.2 14 2.2 0.9- 5.2
$25,000- 34,999 573 218 35.2 29.9-41.0 318 55.3 49.3-61.1 30 7.7 4.7-12.3 7 1.8 0.7- 4.6
$35,000- 49,999 651 317 48.4 43.2-53.7 301 46.6 41.4-51.9 27 4.2 2.6- 6.5 6 0.8 0.3- 1.9
$50,000-74,999 641 332 55.9 50.5-61.1 286 40.2 35.2-45.3 22 3.9 2.1- 7.2 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5
$75,000+ 787 495 61.9 57.0-66.6 276 36.7 32.0-41.6 12 1.2 0.6- 2.3 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,754 561 30.9 27.7-34.3 996 57.3 53.6-60.9 151 8.9 7.1-11.0 46 2.9 1.9- 4.6
No 2,773 1,449 50.4 47.6-53.1 1,237 46.1 43.4-48.8 77 3.4 2.3- 4.9 10 0.2 0.1- 0.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 768 386 50.6 45.8-55.4 343 44.3 39.6-49.2 30 4.0 2.5- 6.3 9 1.2 0.5- 2.9
Non-Veteran 3,873 1,676 42.5 40.2-44.9 1,942 50.7 48.2-53.1 206 5.5 4.4- 6.9 49 1.3 0.8- 2.0

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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.

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