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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	1,016	528	52.1	47.9-56.3	266	27.6	24.0-31.4	121	11.7	9.3-14.6	49	4.1	2.8- 6.1	52	4.5	3.1- 6.6
Female	1,756	892	50.7	47.7-53.8	494	29.7	27.0-32.7	244	13.5	11.4-15.9	69	3.2	2.4- 4.3	57	2.8	2.1- 3.8
RACE
White	2,564	1,330	52.6	50.0-55.2	707	29.1	26.8-31.5	328	12.1	10.5-13.9	108	3.4	2.7- 4.4	91	2.8	2.2- 3.6
African American	86	44	51.1	35.2-66.7	19	23.2	13.0-38.0	16	12.8	7.0-22.1	2	2.9	0.7-11.0	5	10.1	3.4-26.5
Other Minorities	115	42	33.5	22.1-47.1	32	25.7	15.2-40.0	20	20.3	11.3-33.7	8	7.6	2.7-19.5	13	12.9	6.0-25.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	68	25	27.0	16.0-41.9	17	28.2	15.1-46.5	11	22.5	11.1-40.2	5	9.0	2.7-25.9	10	13.2	5.6-28.2
Non-Hispanic	2,699	1,392	52.5	49.9-55.1	742	28.7	26.5-31.1	354	12.2	10.6-13.9	113	3.4	2.7- 4.3	98	3.2	2.5- 4.2
AGE
18-24	77	51	66.8	52.8-78.3	13	17.0	8.8-30.2	11	12.1	5.9-23.3	1	2.4	0.3-14.9	1	1.8	0.2-11.5
25-34	230	112	49.7	42.1-57.4	74	31.7	25.2-39.1	29	11.7	7.6-17.8	8	3.4	1.5- 7.6	7	3.4	1.3- 8.6
35-44	366	161	41.6	35.9-47.5	124	35.7	30.1-41.7	57	16.0	12.0-21.2	15	3.9	2.2- 6.8	9	2.8	1.4- 5.4
45-54	502	228	46.0	40.7-51.3	154	32.1	27.2-37.4	76	14.4	10.9-18.8	21	3.3	2.0- 5.5	23	4.2	2.7- 6.7
55-64	619	317	53.8	49.3-58.3	182	28.0	24.1-32.2	68	9.7	7.5-12.6	28	4.4	2.9- 6.7	24	4.1	2.6- 6.4
65-74	548	310	56.1	51.3-60.8	127	24.8	20.8-29.3	60	10.6	8.0-13.8	25	3.5	2.3- 5.3	26	5.0	3.3- 7.5
75+	418	236	59.7	54.2-64.9	83	19.7	15.6-24.5	61	12.4	9.4-16.1	20	4.5	2.8- 7.2	18	3.7	2.3- 6.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	433	196	45.7	39.0-52.5	81	20.5	15.6-26.6	85	16.7	12.9-21.4	28	7.2	4.2-12.0	43	9.9	6.6-14.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	855	428	48.1	43.3-52.9	222	29.5	25.2-34.2	129	15.2	11.9-19.3	47	4.4	3.0- 6.6	29	2.7	1.6- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	730	394	54.3	49.4-59.1	203	28.6	24.5-33.2	86	11.8	9.0-15.3	25	2.5	1.5- 4.1	22	2.8	1.6- 4.8
College Graduate	750	399	55.4	50.7-59.9	254	32.4	28.3-36.9	64	8.1	5.8-11.0	18	1.9	1.1- 3.4	15	2.2	1.1- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	335	147	40.0	33.4-47.0	59	20.1	14.4-27.3	63	16.3	12.1-21.6	34	11.7	6.9-19.2	32	11.9	7.6-18.0
$15,000- 24,999	540	267	49.2	43.1-55.2	129	24.5	19.9-29.8	80	16.9	12.4-22.6	39	5.5	3.7- 8.1	25	3.8	2.4- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999	305	149	50.3	41.9-58.6	88	33.8	26.1-42.5	44	10.6	7.3-15.1	13	2.7	1.5- 4.9	11	2.6	1.3- 5.1
$35,000- 49,999	436	212	49.5	43.4-55.7	139	29.3	24.1-35.1	62	15.5	11.6-20.3	9	2.8	1.1- 6.8	14	2.9	1.3- 6.4
$50,000-74,999	387	198	51.4	45.0-57.8	143	37.8	31.8-44.1	34	7.6	4.7-12.0	7	2.1	0.9- 5.0	5	1.1	0.3- 3.6
$75,000+	420	258	60.1	54.0-65.8	128	31.6	26.3-37.5	24	6.0	3.4-10.2	4	1.1	0.3- 3.2	6	1.3	0.5- 3.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,086	486	42.8	38.8-47.0	273	27.1	23.6-30.9	188	17.8	14.7-21.3	82	6.9	5.1- 9.2	57	5.4	3.9- 7.4
No	1,625	908	56.0	52.7-59.3	471	29.9	26.9-33.0	169	9.8	8.0-11.8	33	2.1	1.3- 3.3	44	2.3	1.5- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	416	226	54.1	47.9-60.2	99	27.5	22.1-33.7	48	10.7	7.5-15.0	24	4.1	2.6- 6.5	19	3.6	2.2- 5.9
Non-Veteran	2,356	1,194	51.0	48.1-53.8	661	28.9	26.4-31.5	317	12.9	11.1-14.9	94	3.6	2.7- 4.7	90	3.7	2.7- 4.9

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

-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

GENDER

Male

1,016

528

52.1

47.9-56.3

266

27.6

24.0-31.4

121

11.7

9.3-14.6

4.1

2.8- 6.1

4.5

3.1- 6.6

Female

1,756

892

50.7

47.7-53.8

494

29.7

27.0-32.7

244

13.5

11.4-15.9

3.2

2.4- 4.3

2.8

2.1- 3.8

RACE

White

2,564

1,330

52.6

50.0-55.2

707

29.1

26.8-31.5

328

12.1

10.5-13.9

108

3.4

2.7- 4.4

2.8

2.2- 3.6

African American

51.1

35.2-66.7

23.2

13.0-38.0

12.8

7.0-22.1

2.9

0.7-11.0

10.1

3.4-26.5

Other Minorities

115

33.5

22.1-47.1

25.7

15.2-40.0

20.3

11.3-33.7

7.6

2.7-19.5

12.9

6.0-25.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

27.0

16.0-41.9

28.2

15.1-46.5

22.5

11.1-40.2

9.0

2.7-25.9

13.2

5.6-28.2

Non-Hispanic

2,699

1,392

52.5

49.9-55.1

742

28.7

26.5-31.1

354

12.2

10.6-13.9

113

3.4

2.7- 4.3

3.2

2.5- 4.2

AGE

18-24

66.8

52.8-78.3

17.0

8.8-30.2

12.1

5.9-23.3

2.4

0.3-14.9

1.8

0.2-11.5

25-34

230

112

49.7

42.1-57.4

31.7

25.2-39.1

11.7

7.6-17.8

3.4

1.5- 7.6

3.4

1.3- 8.6

35-44

366

161

41.6

35.9-47.5

124

35.7

30.1-41.7

16.0

12.0-21.2

3.9

2.2- 6.8

2.8

1.4- 5.4

45-54

502

228

46.0

40.7-51.3

154

32.1

27.2-37.4

14.4

10.9-18.8

3.3

2.0- 5.5

4.2

2.7- 6.7

55-64

619

317

53.8

49.3-58.3

182

28.0

24.1-32.2

9.7

7.5-12.6

4.4

2.9- 6.7

4.1

2.6- 6.4

65-74

548

310

56.1

51.3-60.8

127

24.8

20.8-29.3

10.6

8.0-13.8

3.5

2.3- 5.3

5.0

3.3- 7.5

75+

418

236

59.7

54.2-64.9

19.7

15.6-24.5

12.4

9.4-16.1

4.5

2.8- 7.2

3.7

2.3- 6.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

433

196

45.7

39.0-52.5

20.5

15.6-26.6

16.7

12.9-21.4

7.2

4.2-12.0

9.9

6.6-14.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

855

428

48.1

43.3-52.9

222

29.5

25.2-34.2

129

15.2

11.9-19.3

4.4

3.0- 6.6

2.7

1.6- 4.6

Some Post-H.S.

730

394

54.3

49.4-59.1

203

28.6

24.5-33.2

11.8

9.0-15.3

2.5

1.5- 4.1

2.8

1.6- 4.8

College Graduate

750

399

55.4

50.7-59.9

254

32.4

28.3-36.9

8.1

5.8-11.0

1.9

1.1- 3.4

2.2

1.1- 4.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

335

147

40.0

33.4-47.0

20.1

14.4-27.3

16.3

12.1-21.6

11.7

6.9-19.2

11.9

7.6-18.0

$15,000- 24,999

540

267

49.2

43.1-55.2

129

24.5

19.9-29.8

16.9

12.4-22.6

5.5

3.7- 8.1

3.8

2.4- 6.0

$25,000- 34,999

305

149

50.3

41.9-58.6

33.8

26.1-42.5

10.6

7.3-15.1

2.7

1.5- 4.9

2.6

1.3- 5.1

$35,000- 49,999

436

212

49.5

43.4-55.7

139

29.3

24.1-35.1

15.5

11.6-20.3

2.8

1.1- 6.8

2.9

1.3- 6.4

$50,000-74,999

387

198

51.4

45.0-57.8

143

37.8

31.8-44.1

7.6

4.7-12.0

2.1

0.9- 5.0

1.1

0.3- 3.6

$75,000+

420

258

60.1

54.0-65.8

128

31.6

26.3-37.5

6.0

3.4-10.2

1.1

0.3- 3.2

1.3

0.5- 3.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,086

486

42.8

38.8-47.0

273

27.1

23.6-30.9

188

17.8

14.7-21.3

6.9

5.1- 9.2

5.4

3.9- 7.4

1,625

908

56.0

52.7-59.3

471

29.9

26.9-33.0

169

9.8

8.0-11.8

2.1

1.3- 3.3

2.3

1.5- 3.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

416

226

54.1

47.9-60.2

27.5

22.1-33.7

10.7

7.5-15.0

4.1

2.6- 6.5

3.6

2.2- 5.9

Non-Veteran

2,356

1,194

51.0

48.1-53.8

661

28.9

26.4-31.5

317

12.9

11.1-14.9

3.6

2.7- 4.7

3.7

2.7- 4.9

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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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