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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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%)
TOTAL 2,086 770 36.8 33.7-39.9 1,162 56.0 52.7-59.1 125 5.8 4.6- 7.3 29 1.5 0.8- 2.7
GENDER
Male 642 239 36.0 30.9-41.4 355 56.9 51.4-62.3 41 5.4 3.7- 7.8 7 1.7 0.6- 4.7
Female 1,444 531 37.5 34.0-41.1 807 55.1 51.5-58.6 84 6.1 4.6- 8.1 22 1.3 0.8- 2.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 5 24.1 8.0-53.8 11 49.4 23.8-75.4 3 21.9 4.9-60.5 1 4.5 0.6-26.9
-English Speaking 20 5 24.1 8.0-53.8 11 49.4 23.8-75.4 3 21.9 4.9-60.5 1 4.5 0.6-26.9
Non-Hispanic 2,057 762 36.8 33.8-40.0 1,145 56.0 52.7-59.2 122 5.7 4.5- 7.1 28 1.5 0.8- 2.7
AGE
18-24 97 38 40.8 29.5-53.1 52 53.6 41.5-65.3 5 3.8 1.4-10.2 2 1.8 0.3- 9.3
25-34 257 86 30.5 23.0-39.1 150 62.6 53.7-70.7 20 5.6 3.2- 9.7 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6
35-44 347 116 36.1 29.6-43.1 205 56.4 49.4-63.2 21 5.3 3.2- 8.5 5 2.2 0.6- 8.0
45-54 448 156 34.1 28.6-40.1 241 55.3 49.2-61.3 37 8.6 5.7-12.6 14 2.1 1.1- 3.7
55-64 438 167 40.6 34.5-47.0 237 49.9 43.6-56.3 28 8.5 5.1-13.9 6 0.9 0.4- 2.4
65-74 307 137 43.4 36.4-50.7 159 52.1 44.9-59.3 10 3.8 1.6- 9.0 1 0.7 0.1- 4.7
75+ 178 65 37.1 28.3-46.8 109 61.3 51.6-70.2 4 1.6 0.6- 4.6 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 425 136 34.5 27.5-42.3 251 56.8 49.1-64.2 30 6.0 3.7- 9.6 8 2.7 0.8- 8.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 703 247 34.3 29.3-39.6 397 57.5 52.0-62.8 47 6.1 4.2- 8.8 12 2.2 0.9- 5.2
Some Post-H.S. 553 198 34.8 28.9-41.1 314 57.7 51.2-63.9 34 6.8 4.4-10.4 7 0.7 0.2- 2.0
College Graduate 403 188 45.9 39.3-52.7 199 50.2 43.4-56.9 14 3.6 1.9- 6.7 2 0.3 0.1- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 342 100 27.9 21.4-35.4 200 60.1 52.3-67.5 32 8.8 5.7-13.2 10 3.2 1.1- 9.5
$15,000- 24,999 470 166 31.4 25.5-37.8 269 60.2 53.3-66.8 31 6.7 4.4-10.2 4 1.7 0.4- 6.8
$25,000- 34,999 308 98 31.7 24.5-39.9 188 61.9 53.5-69.7 19 5.9 3.3-10.3 3 0.5 0.1- 1.6
$35,000- 49,999 282 106 35.5 28.1-43.7 157 57.3 49.1-65.1 16 6.2 3.2-11.6 3 1.0 0.3- 4.0
$50,000-74,999 206 97 46.6 37.0-56.4 99 44.3 35.1-53.9 9 6.9 3.1-14.6 1 2.3 0.3-14.3
$75,000+ 166 93 57.4 47.1-67.2 67 39.3 29.8-49.6 5 2.7 1.0- 7.1 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 783 223 25.2 21.2-29.8 461 61.3 56.0-66.3 78 10.4 7.7-14.0 21 3.0 1.5- 6.2
No 1,236 526 42.3 38.3-46.4 664 53.5 49.4-57.5 39 3.4 2.3- 5.0 7 0.8 0.2- 2.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 270 115 38.3 30.8-46.4 136 53.6 45.2-61.7 17 7.9 4.3-13.8 2 0.3 0.1- 1.1
Non-Veteran 1,816 655 36.5 33.2-40.0 1,026 56.3 52.8-59.8 108 5.5 4.3- 7.0 27 1.7 0.9- 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.

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