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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 2,799 1,285 46.4 43.9-49.0 1,340 47.7 45.1-50.2 137 4.5 3.6- 5.6 37 1.4 0.9- 2.1
GENDER
Male 1,037 484 44.9 40.8-49.1 495 49.5 45.3-53.7 44 4.1 2.8- 6.1 14 1.5 0.8- 2.8
Female 1,762 801 47.9 44.8-50.9 845 45.9 42.9-49.0 93 4.8 3.8- 6.2 23 1.4 0.8- 2.3
RACE
White 2,590 1,197 47.6 45.0-50.2 1,231 46.4 43.8-49.0 129 4.6 3.7- 5.8 33 1.4 0.9- 2.1
African American 88 39 37.8 25.2-52.4 44 58.2 43.2-71.8 4 2.5 0.9- 6.9 1 1.5 0.2- 9.7
Other Minorities 114 48 33.5 22.3-46.8 59 60.9 47.4-72.9 4 3.7 0.8-15.2 3 2.0 0.6- 6.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 67 26 25.5 15.4-39.1 35 67.5 52.4-79.6 4 5.7 1.4-20.3 2 1.4 0.3- 6.7
Non-Hispanic 2,726 1,256 47.3 44.8-49.9 1,302 46.8 44.2-49.4 133 4.5 3.6- 5.5 35 1.4 0.9- 2.2
AGE
18-24 77 41 49.7 36.2-63.3 32 45.4 32.1-59.3 2 2.1 0.4- 9.7 2 2.8 0.7-11.1
25-34 229 106 46.0 38.5-53.7 114 51.0 43.3-58.6 8 2.8 1.1- 7.0 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0
35-44 367 160 42.6 36.9-48.5 178 48.6 42.7-54.6 23 6.9 4.3-11.0 6 1.8 0.8- 4.4
45-54 503 210 41.7 36.6-47.1 246 50.1 44.8-55.4 38 6.3 4.4- 9.0 9 1.8 0.8- 4.0
55-64 623 298 49.3 44.8-53.8 281 43.2 38.8-47.7 31 5.0 3.3- 7.6 13 2.4 1.3- 4.7
65-74 556 285 53.8 49.1-58.5 245 41.9 37.3-46.6 22 3.6 2.2- 5.7 4 0.7 0.3- 2.0
75+ 432 180 45.3 39.9-50.8 237 51.7 46.2-57.1 13 2.6 1.4- 4.6 2 0.4 0.1- 1.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 443 134 32.5 26.7-38.9 274 59.9 53.4-66.1 31 6.7 4.4-10.1 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 865 355 42.3 37.6-47.1 452 51.6 46.8-56.4 45 4.7 3.2- 7.0 13 1.4 0.7- 2.6
Some Post-H.S. 732 348 47.1 42.3-52.0 338 46.8 41.9-51.7 32 3.7 2.1- 6.3 14 2.4 1.2- 4.8
College Graduate 753 444 58.3 53.6-62.9 275 37.2 32.7-41.9 29 3.8 2.5- 5.7 5 0.7 0.2- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 331 83 25.3 19.8-31.6 191 59.4 52.3-66.1 41 11.2 7.8-15.8 16 4.2 2.4- 7.2
$15,000- 24,999 550 190 34.2 28.8-40.0 316 56.6 50.7-62.4 34 6.8 4.4-10.4 10 2.4 1.2- 4.8
$25,000- 34,999 307 132 39.3 31.8-47.4 156 56.2 48.0-64.0 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 2 0.5 0.1- 2.6
$35,000- 49,999 436 207 49.3 43.1-55.5 214 46.3 40.3-52.5 13 3.6 1.9- 6.8 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4
$50,000-74,999 389 231 58.4 51.9-64.5 154 40.1 34.0-46.5 2 0.7 0.2- 3.4 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4
$75,000+ 424 290 65.6 59.5-71.1 126 32.8 27.3-38.9 7 1.5 0.7- 3.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,097 352 29.8 26.5-33.3 606 56.8 52.8-60.7 108 9.9 7.7-12.7 31 3.5 2.3- 5.5
No 1,643 916 55.2 51.9-58.5 695 42.6 39.3-45.9 26 1.8 1.1- 2.8 6 0.4 0.2- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 228 56.8 50.7-62.6 180 38.6 33.1-44.6 16 3.7 1.9- 7.2 5 0.9 0.3- 2.3
Non-Veteran 2,370 1,057 44.8 42.0-47.6 1,160 49.1 46.3-51.9 121 4.6 3.7- 5.8 32 1.5 1.0- 2.3

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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.

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