BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	14,165	7,165	49.9	48.6-51.2	3,815	28.0	26.8-29.1	2,030	14.2	13.4-15.2	566	3.8	3.3- 4.4	589	4.1	3.6- 4.7
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	335	167	47.7	40.0-55.5	85	27.9	20.4-36.9	51	13.7	9.9-18.9	15	4.1	2.1- 7.8	17	6.6	3.7-11.4
Buncombe	340	179	56.3	49.2-63.2	100	28.8	22.9-35.4	40	9.9	6.7-14.4	8	1.5	0.7- 3.1	13	3.6	1.8- 6.9
Cabarrus	348	158	43.9	36.1-52.1	99	28.3	22.3-35.2	60	19.2	12.7-27.9	15	3.7	2.0- 6.6	16	4.9	2.5- 9.3
Catawba	393	188	48.0	41.1-54.9	115	28.8	22.3-36.3	61	15.5	11.1-21.3	15	4.1	2.1- 7.8	14	3.6	1.9- 6.6
Cumberland	362	179	47.6	40.6-54.6	82	23.5	18.2-29.8	76	23.9	17.8-31.3	9	1.3	0.6- 2.6	16	3.7	2.0- 6.9
Davidson	350	157	46.3	38.8-54.0	92	23.5	18.2-29.8	54	20.7	13.9-29.5	22	4.7	2.6- 8.4	25	4.8	3.1- 7.3
Durham	313	135	38.9	31.6-46.7	109	34.5	27.2-42.7	44	13.2	9.3-18.6	13	4.4	2.1- 9.1	12	8.9	3.4-21.6
Forsyth	367	201	55.0	48.0-61.8	95	23.7	18.7-29.6	49	15.4	10.7-21.6	10	3.0	1.5- 6.0	12	3.0	1.5- 5.6
Gaston	374	182	46.4	39.6-53.3	102	30.8	24.5-37.9	65	17.6	12.4-24.4	13	2.4	1.3- 4.3	12	2.8	1.4- 5.6
Guilford	366	175	43.1	36.5-49.9	111	35.1	28.2-42.7	53	15.7	11.2-21.6	18	4.3	2.3- 7.8	9	1.8	0.6- 5.2
Iredell	376	183	51.2	44.6-57.8	120	32.3	26.6-38.6	48	11.4	7.6-16.8	18	4.0	2.4- 6.7	7	1.1	0.5- 2.5
Johnston	419	216	49.7	41.1-58.3	111	27.1	19.6-36.1	63	15.5	10.7-21.8	20	4.8	2.8- 8.1	9	3.0	1.0- 8.9
Mecklenburg	650	326	49.5	44.4-54.6	201	29.9	25.6-34.6	73	11.5	8.7-15.1	22	4.4	2.5- 7.6	28	4.7	2.8- 7.8
New Hanover	371	194	51.1	42.8-59.4	126	35.9	27.6-45.2	32	9.1	5.6-14.4	8	1.7	0.8- 3.7	11	2.2	1.0- 4.6
Onslow	368	196	54.3	47.3-61.1	92	24.2	18.6-30.9	47	11.0	7.4-15.9	16	5.0	2.8- 8.9	17	5.5	2.8-10.5
Orange	332	160	50.3	42.2-58.4	115	34.7	27.4-42.8	44	12.1	7.7-18.3	8	1.3	0.6- 2.8	5	1.7	0.6- 4.6
Pitt	361	200	56.4	49.8-62.7	84	23.2	18.4-28.8	46	10.6	7.6-14.5	16	4.9	2.6- 9.1	15	4.9	2.6- 9.2
Randolph	364	188	50.0	43.2-56.8	92	26.1	20.6-32.4	52	15.6	11.3-21.2	14	3.2	1.6- 6.5	18	5.1	2.8- 9.2
Robeson	392	200	49.9	43.0-56.7	75	17.6	13.1-23.3	69	19.1	14.4-25.0	11	2.3	1.1- 4.6	37	11.1	7.0-17.1
Rowan	429	205	48.4	42.1-54.7	119	29.0	23.5-35.2	70	15.7	11.8-20.6	21	3.8	2.3- 6.1	14	3.1	1.5- 6.4
Union	359	175	44.5	37.9-51.3	114	39.4	32.6-46.6	48	11.1	8.0-15.1	9	1.4	0.7- 2.8	13	3.7	1.9- 7.1
Wake	584	294	47.7	42.3-53.1	184	34.1	28.9-39.6	68	10.4	7.8-13.8	17	4.4	2.0- 9.3	21	3.4	2.0- 5.9
Wayne	347	190	55.8	48.3-63.0	67	17.5	13.1-23.1	58	15.2	10.7-21.2	13	5.2	2.2-11.7	19	6.3	3.5-11.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,578	2,406	52.6	50.4-54.8	1,068	23.6	21.7-25.6	701	15.4	13.9-17.0	184	3.9	3.2- 4.7	219	4.5	3.7- 5.5
Piedmont	6,815	3,339	48.3	46.4-50.1	1,987	29.9	28.2-31.6	964	14.0	12.8-15.4	264	3.8	3.1- 4.7	261	4.0	3.3- 4.8
Western NC	2,772	1,420	51.4	48.8-54.0	760	28.7	26.4-31.1	365	12.6	11.0-14.4	118	3.7	2.8- 4.7	109	3.6	2.8- 4.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,835	958	53.4	50.2-56.6	505	27.8	25.0-30.7	239	12.5	10.6-14.8	69	3.4	2.4- 4.7	64	3.0	2.1- 4.2
Northwest	2,973	1,453	49.0	46.2-51.8	822	27.1	24.8-29.5	433	16.1	13.9-18.6	143	4.0	3.1- 5.0	122	3.8	2.9- 5.0
Charlotte	1,955	950	47.4	44.1-50.7	580	31.4	28.4-34.5	278	13.2	11.2-15.5	69	4.0	2.8- 5.7	78	4.0	2.9- 5.6
Greensboro	1,595	797	48.0	44.3-51.7	457	30.1	26.6-33.8	221	14.9	12.3-17.9	61	3.4	2.3- 4.8	59	3.7	2.6- 5.2
Southern Regional	1,311	689	52.5	48.3-56.6	272	22.1	18.8-25.9	230	18.4	15.4-21.8	44	2.4	1.7- 3.6	76	4.5	3.1- 6.5
Coastal	731	379	54.1	48.3-59.9	212	26.8	22.0-32.2	83	12.7	9.2-17.3	23	2.8	1.7- 4.6	34	3.6	2.4- 5.4
Wake	1,518	740	47.2	43.4-51.1	460	32.0	28.5-35.8	205	12.0	10.0-14.3	60	4.3	2.7- 6.8	53	4.5	3.0- 6.8
Area L	381	183	48.4	41.7-55.2	88	21.2	15.9-27.7	74	19.1	14.4-24.8	16	5.4	2.9-10.0	20	5.8	2.9-11.5
Eastern	1,866	1,016	55.2	51.9-58.4	419	23.0	20.2-26.0	267	12.6	10.7-14.8	81	4.6	3.5- 6.0	83	4.6	3.4- 6.2

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,165

7,165

49.9

48.6-51.2

3,815

28.0

26.8-29.1

2,030

14.2

13.4-15.2

566

3.8

3.3- 4.4

589

4.1

3.6- 4.7

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

335

167

47.7

40.0-55.5

27.9

20.4-36.9

13.7

9.9-18.9

4.1

2.1- 7.8

6.6

3.7-11.4

Buncombe

340

179

56.3

49.2-63.2

100

28.8

22.9-35.4

9.9

6.7-14.4

1.5

0.7- 3.1

3.6

1.8- 6.9

Cabarrus

348

158

43.9

36.1-52.1

28.3

22.3-35.2

19.2

12.7-27.9

3.7

2.0- 6.6

4.9

2.5- 9.3

Catawba

393

188

48.0

41.1-54.9

115

28.8

22.3-36.3

15.5

11.1-21.3

4.1

2.1- 7.8

3.6

1.9- 6.6

Cumberland

362

179

47.6

40.6-54.6

23.5

18.2-29.8

23.9

17.8-31.3

1.3

0.6- 2.6

3.7

2.0- 6.9

Davidson

350

157

46.3

38.8-54.0

23.5

18.2-29.8

20.7

13.9-29.5

4.7

2.6- 8.4

4.8

3.1- 7.3

Durham

313

135

38.9

31.6-46.7

109

34.5

27.2-42.7

13.2

9.3-18.6

4.4

2.1- 9.1

8.9

3.4-21.6

Forsyth

367

201

55.0

48.0-61.8

23.7

18.7-29.6

15.4

10.7-21.6

3.0

1.5- 6.0

3.0

1.5- 5.6

Gaston

374

182

46.4

39.6-53.3

102

30.8

24.5-37.9

17.6

12.4-24.4

2.4

1.3- 4.3

2.8

1.4- 5.6

Guilford

366

175

43.1

36.5-49.9

111

35.1

28.2-42.7

15.7

11.2-21.6

4.3

2.3- 7.8

1.8

0.6- 5.2

Iredell

376

183

51.2

44.6-57.8

120

32.3

26.6-38.6

11.4

7.6-16.8

4.0

2.4- 6.7

1.1

0.5- 2.5

Johnston

419

216

49.7

41.1-58.3

111

27.1

19.6-36.1

15.5

10.7-21.8

4.8

2.8- 8.1

3.0

1.0- 8.9

Mecklenburg

650

326

49.5

44.4-54.6

201

29.9

25.6-34.6

11.5

8.7-15.1

4.4

2.5- 7.6

4.7

2.8- 7.8

New Hanover

371

194

51.1

42.8-59.4

126

35.9

27.6-45.2

9.1

5.6-14.4

1.7

0.8- 3.7

2.2

1.0- 4.6

Onslow

368

196

54.3

47.3-61.1

24.2

18.6-30.9

11.0

7.4-15.9

5.0

2.8- 8.9

5.5

2.8-10.5

Orange

332

160

50.3

42.2-58.4

115

34.7

27.4-42.8

12.1

7.7-18.3

1.3

0.6- 2.8

1.7

0.6- 4.6

Pitt

361

200

56.4

49.8-62.7

23.2

18.4-28.8

10.6

7.6-14.5

4.9

2.6- 9.1

4.9

2.6- 9.2

Randolph

364

188

50.0

43.2-56.8

26.1

20.6-32.4

15.6

11.3-21.2

3.2

1.6- 6.5

5.1

2.8- 9.2

Robeson

392

200

49.9

43.0-56.7

17.6

13.1-23.3

19.1

14.4-25.0

2.3

1.1- 4.6

11.1

7.0-17.1

Rowan

429

205

48.4

42.1-54.7

119

29.0

23.5-35.2

15.7

11.8-20.6

3.8

2.3- 6.1

3.1

1.5- 6.4

Union

359

175

44.5

37.9-51.3

114

39.4

32.6-46.6

11.1

8.0-15.1

1.4

0.7- 2.8

3.7

1.9- 7.1

Wake

584

294

47.7

42.3-53.1

184

34.1

28.9-39.6

10.4

7.8-13.8

4.4

2.0- 9.3

3.4

2.0- 5.9

Wayne

347

190

55.8

48.3-63.0

17.5

13.1-23.1

15.2

10.7-21.2

5.2

2.2-11.7

6.3

3.5-11.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,578

2,406

52.6

50.4-54.8

1,068

23.6

21.7-25.6

701

15.4

13.9-17.0

184

3.9

3.2- 4.7

219

4.5

3.7- 5.5

Piedmont

6,815

3,339

48.3

46.4-50.1

1,987

29.9

28.2-31.6

964

14.0

12.8-15.4

264

3.8

3.1- 4.7

261

4.0

3.3- 4.8

Western NC

2,772

1,420

51.4

48.8-54.0

760

28.7

26.4-31.1

365

12.6

11.0-14.4

118

3.7

2.8- 4.7

109

3.6

2.8- 4.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,835

958

53.4

50.2-56.6

505

27.8

25.0-30.7

239

12.5

10.6-14.8

3.4

2.4- 4.7

3.0

2.1- 4.2

Northwest

2,973

1,453

49.0

46.2-51.8

822

27.1

24.8-29.5

433

16.1

13.9-18.6

143

4.0

3.1- 5.0

122

3.8

2.9- 5.0

Charlotte

1,955

950

47.4

44.1-50.7

580

31.4

28.4-34.5

278

13.2

11.2-15.5

4.0

2.8- 5.7

4.0

2.9- 5.6

Greensboro

1,595

797

48.0

44.3-51.7

457

30.1

26.6-33.8

221

14.9

12.3-17.9

3.4

2.3- 4.8

3.7

2.6- 5.2

Southern Regional

1,311

689

52.5

48.3-56.6

272

22.1

18.8-25.9

230

18.4

15.4-21.8

2.4

1.7- 3.6

4.5

3.1- 6.5

Coastal

731

379

54.1

48.3-59.9

212

26.8

22.0-32.2

12.7

9.2-17.3

2.8

1.7- 4.6

3.6

2.4- 5.4

Wake

1,518

740

47.2

43.4-51.1

460

32.0

28.5-35.8

205

12.0

10.0-14.3

4.3

2.7- 6.8

4.5

3.0- 6.8

Area L

381

183

48.4

41.7-55.2

21.2

15.9-27.7

19.1

14.4-24.8

5.4

2.9-10.0

5.8

2.9-11.5

Eastern

1,866

1,016

55.2

51.9-58.4

419

23.0

20.2-26.0

267

12.6

10.7-14.8

4.6

3.5- 6.0

4.6

3.4- 6.2

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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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