BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	15,228	7,990	51.3	50.1-52.6	4,293	29.1	28.0-30.3	1,792	12.3	11.5-13.2	506	3.6	3.1- 4.2	647	3.6	3.2- 4.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	373	207	54.5	46.7-62.2	95	26.9	20.7-34.1	43	13.1	9.0-18.8	10	2.4	1.1- 5.2	18	3.1	1.8- 5.3
Buncombe	338	169	48.7	42.0-55.5	109	34.1	27.9-41.0	39	12.3	8.1-18.3	11	2.6	1.4- 4.9	10	2.2	1.0- 4.8
Cabarrus	356	191	50.9	43.5-58.2	103	31.9	25.5-39.1	41	11.4	8.0-15.9	10	3.0	1.3- 7.2	11	2.8	1.3- 5.9
Catawba	430	234	58.2	52.2-64.0	123	25.3	20.8-30.4	35	8.2	5.2-12.7	17	4.1	2.3- 7.2	21	4.2	2.4- 7.1
Cumberland	466	248	55.9	49.6-62.0	114	25.1	20.4-30.5	59	11.5	8.4-15.5	16	4.1	2.0- 8.1	29	3.4	2.3- 5.1
Davidson	389	202	49.6	42.8-56.4	115	32.6	26.5-39.4	43	10.8	7.6-15.3	12	2.5	1.3- 4.6	17	4.5	2.2- 8.9
Durham	390	183	46.5	39.3-54.0	138	32.6	26.3-39.5	46	14.3	9.4-21.0	12	2.9	1.3- 6.3	11	3.7	1.6- 8.1
Forsyth	401	202	51.9	45.6-58.2	133	31.5	25.9-37.6	40	10.8	7.3-15.7	14	3.0	1.6- 5.8	12	2.8	1.5- 5.2
Gaston	393	211	48.4	41.4-55.5	102	28.7	22.6-35.6	50	14.3	9.7-20.6	14	5.2	2.0-13.1	16	3.4	1.9- 6.0
Guilford	415	215	53.3	46.3-60.2	120	30.4	24.2-37.4	49	10.0	7.0-14.0	16	2.8	1.6- 4.9	15	3.6	1.9- 6.5
Iredell	417	226	50.7	44.5-56.8	122	33.8	27.9-40.1	39	9.4	6.5-13.5	19	3.3	2.0- 5.3	11	2.9	1.4- 6.0
Johnston	455	239	52.8	46.2-59.2	136	29.8	24.6-35.6	48	9.5	6.8-13.3	14	4.5	1.7-11.2	18	3.4	1.8- 6.4
Mecklenburg	653	335	49.2	44.3-54.0	222	34.5	30.1-39.2	65	10.7	8.0-14.3	12	2.2	1.2- 4.1	19	3.4	1.8- 6.6
New Hanover	360	182	46.7	39.5-54.1	124	32.5	26.5-39.1	37	14.8	9.3-22.8	6	1.1	0.4- 2.7	11	4.9	2.0-11.3
Onslow	395	215	55.6	49.0-62.0	113	29.2	23.4-35.8	47	12.5	8.7-17.7	8	1.3	0.6- 2.8	12	1.4	0.7- 2.5
Orange	368	167	47.4	40.2-54.7	131	34.4	28.1-41.3	51	14.1	10.1-19.3	11	3.0	1.3- 6.6	8	1.1	0.5- 2.4
Pitt	379	202	50.7	43.6-57.8	104	26.1	20.9-32.1	49	15.1	10.1-21.8	15	5.8	2.7-12.0	9	2.3	1.1- 5.0
Randolph	386	219	57.1	49.9-64.1	91	24.6	19.4-30.8	42	11.5	7.0-18.3	14	3.2	1.7- 5.9	20	3.6	2.1- 6.1
Robeson	376	172	42.6	34.9-50.7	64	23.9	15.2-35.4	94	24.3	18.8-30.8	18	4.2	2.3- 7.4	28	5.1	3.2- 7.9
Rowan	429	207	42.9	36.2-49.9	125	28.5	23.0-34.8	51	14.6	9.6-21.6	27	8.6	4.7-15.0	19	5.4	2.8-10.2
Union	400	228	55.6	48.4-62.5	121	30.5	24.4-37.3	25	5.5	3.4- 8.7	10	4.6	1.4-13.8	16	3.8	2.1- 6.8
Wake	568	280	46.1	40.9-51.3	185	33.6	28.8-38.9	73	14.0	10.6-18.2	15	3.1	1.6- 6.1	15	3.2	1.7- 5.9
Wayne	434	230	49.8	42.3-57.4	109	29.8	22.5-38.5	55	14.2	9.7-20.3	11	2.0	0.9- 4.2	29	4.1	2.7- 6.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,082	2,648	52.1	50.0-54.1	1,335	26.4	24.7-28.2	683	14.0	12.6-15.5	158	3.3	2.6- 4.2	258	4.2	3.5- 5.0
Piedmont	7,353	3,866	50.8	49.0-52.6	2,169	30.2	28.6-31.8	801	11.8	10.6-13.1	248	3.8	3.1- 4.7	269	3.4	2.9- 4.1
Western NC	2,793	1,476	52.1	49.4-54.7	789	30.2	27.8-32.7	308	11.1	9.5-12.8	100	3.2	2.5- 4.2	120	3.4	2.7- 4.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,833	993	52.7	49.6-55.9	520	30.6	27.7-33.7	188	10.8	8.8-13.1	65	3.1	2.2- 4.3	67	2.8	2.1- 3.7
Northwest	3,189	1,637	51.0	48.5-53.6	936	30.3	28.0-32.7	349	11.1	9.6-12.8	129	3.9	3.0- 4.9	138	3.7	3.0- 4.7
Charlotte	2,029	1,109	53.0	49.9-56.1	596	30.1	27.4-33.0	196	10.2	8.4-12.3	54	3.2	2.1- 4.8	74	3.5	2.5- 4.9
Greensboro	1,751	924	52.4	48.5-56.3	493	29.4	25.8-33.3	206	10.7	8.9-12.9	57	3.6	2.3- 5.5	71	3.8	2.7- 5.5
Southern Regional	1,482	736	50.4	46.6-54.3	346	25.7	22.5-29.3	252	15.6	13.1-18.4	59	3.9	2.6- 5.8	89	4.4	3.2- 5.9
Coastal	746	401	54.3	49.3-59.2	222	26.8	23.0-31.0	76	11.8	8.8-15.8	15	1.9	1.0- 3.8	32	5.2	3.2- 8.3
Wake	1,667	840	47.4	43.7-51.1	518	30.6	27.4-34.1	202	14.2	11.4-17.5	54	4.6	3.0- 7.0	53	3.1	2.1- 4.6
Area L	447	211	46.4	40.4-52.4	111	25.5	20.6-31.1	74	18.5	13.8-24.4	17	3.6	1.9- 6.7	34	6.0	4.1- 8.7
Eastern	2,084	1,139	54.7	51.4-57.9	551	27.0	24.2-30.0	249	12.7	10.7-14.9	56	2.8	2.0- 4.1	89	2.9	2.2- 3.8

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,228

7,990

51.3

50.1-52.6

4,293

29.1

28.0-30.3

1,792

12.3

11.5-13.2

506

3.6

3.1- 4.2

647

3.6

3.2- 4.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

373

207

54.5

46.7-62.2

26.9

20.7-34.1

13.1

9.0-18.8

2.4

1.1- 5.2

3.1

1.8- 5.3

Buncombe

338

169

48.7

42.0-55.5

109

34.1

27.9-41.0

12.3

8.1-18.3

2.6

1.4- 4.9

2.2

1.0- 4.8

Cabarrus

356

191

50.9

43.5-58.2

103

31.9

25.5-39.1

11.4

8.0-15.9

3.0

1.3- 7.2

2.8

1.3- 5.9

Catawba

430

234

58.2

52.2-64.0

123

25.3

20.8-30.4

8.2

5.2-12.7

4.1

2.3- 7.2

4.2

2.4- 7.1

Cumberland

466

248

55.9

49.6-62.0

114

25.1

20.4-30.5

11.5

8.4-15.5

4.1

2.0- 8.1

3.4

2.3- 5.1

Davidson

389

202

49.6

42.8-56.4

115

32.6

26.5-39.4

10.8

7.6-15.3

2.5

1.3- 4.6

4.5

2.2- 8.9

Durham

390

183

46.5

39.3-54.0

138

32.6

26.3-39.5

14.3

9.4-21.0

2.9

1.3- 6.3

3.7

1.6- 8.1

Forsyth

401

202

51.9

45.6-58.2

133

31.5

25.9-37.6

10.8

7.3-15.7

3.0

1.6- 5.8

2.8

1.5- 5.2

Gaston

393

211

48.4

41.4-55.5

102

28.7

22.6-35.6

14.3

9.7-20.6

5.2

2.0-13.1

3.4

1.9- 6.0

Guilford

415

215

53.3

46.3-60.2

120

30.4

24.2-37.4

10.0

7.0-14.0

2.8

1.6- 4.9

3.6

1.9- 6.5

Iredell

417

226

50.7

44.5-56.8

122

33.8

27.9-40.1

9.4

6.5-13.5

3.3

2.0- 5.3

2.9

1.4- 6.0

Johnston

455

239

52.8

46.2-59.2

136

29.8

24.6-35.6

9.5

6.8-13.3

4.5

1.7-11.2

3.4

1.8- 6.4

Mecklenburg

653

335

49.2

44.3-54.0

222

34.5

30.1-39.2

10.7

8.0-14.3

2.2

1.2- 4.1

3.4

1.8- 6.6

New Hanover

360

182

46.7

39.5-54.1

124

32.5

26.5-39.1

14.8

9.3-22.8

1.1

0.4- 2.7

4.9

2.0-11.3

Onslow

395

215

55.6

49.0-62.0

113

29.2

23.4-35.8

12.5

8.7-17.7

1.3

0.6- 2.8

1.4

0.7- 2.5

Orange

368

167

47.4

40.2-54.7

131

34.4

28.1-41.3

14.1

10.1-19.3

3.0

1.3- 6.6

1.1

0.5- 2.4

Pitt

379

202

50.7

43.6-57.8

104

26.1

20.9-32.1

15.1

10.1-21.8

5.8

2.7-12.0

2.3

1.1- 5.0

Randolph

386

219

57.1

49.9-64.1

24.6

19.4-30.8

11.5

7.0-18.3

3.2

1.7- 5.9

3.6

2.1- 6.1

Robeson

376

172

42.6

34.9-50.7

23.9

15.2-35.4

24.3

18.8-30.8

4.2

2.3- 7.4

5.1

3.2- 7.9

Rowan

429

207

42.9

36.2-49.9

125

28.5

23.0-34.8

14.6

9.6-21.6

8.6

4.7-15.0

5.4

2.8-10.2

Union

400

228

55.6

48.4-62.5

121

30.5

24.4-37.3

5.5

3.4- 8.7

4.6

1.4-13.8

3.8

2.1- 6.8

Wake

568

280

46.1

40.9-51.3

185

33.6

28.8-38.9

14.0

10.6-18.2

3.1

1.6- 6.1

3.2

1.7- 5.9

Wayne

434

230

49.8

42.3-57.4

109

29.8

22.5-38.5

14.2

9.7-20.3

2.0

0.9- 4.2

4.1

2.7- 6.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,082

2,648

52.1

50.0-54.1

1,335

26.4

24.7-28.2

683

14.0

12.6-15.5

158

3.3

2.6- 4.2

258

4.2

3.5- 5.0

Piedmont

7,353

3,866

50.8

49.0-52.6

2,169

30.2

28.6-31.8

801

11.8

10.6-13.1

248

3.8

3.1- 4.7

269

3.4

2.9- 4.1

Western NC

2,793

1,476

52.1

49.4-54.7

789

30.2

27.8-32.7

308

11.1

9.5-12.8

100

3.2

2.5- 4.2

120

3.4

2.7- 4.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,833

993

52.7

49.6-55.9

520

30.6

27.7-33.7

188

10.8

8.8-13.1

3.1

2.2- 4.3

2.8

2.1- 3.7

Northwest

3,189

1,637

51.0

48.5-53.6

936

30.3

28.0-32.7

349

11.1

9.6-12.8

129

3.9

3.0- 4.9

138

3.7

3.0- 4.7

Charlotte

2,029

1,109

53.0

49.9-56.1

596

30.1

27.4-33.0

196

10.2

8.4-12.3

3.2

2.1- 4.8

3.5

2.5- 4.9

Greensboro

1,751

924

52.4

48.5-56.3

493

29.4

25.8-33.3

206

10.7

8.9-12.9

3.6

2.3- 5.5

3.8

2.7- 5.5

Southern Regional

1,482

736

50.4

46.6-54.3

346

25.7

22.5-29.3

252

15.6

13.1-18.4

3.9

2.6- 5.8

4.4

3.2- 5.9

Coastal

746

401

54.3

49.3-59.2

222

26.8

23.0-31.0

11.8

8.8-15.8

1.9

1.0- 3.8

5.2

3.2- 8.3

Wake

1,667

840

47.4

43.7-51.1

518

30.6

27.4-34.1

202

14.2

11.4-17.5

4.6

3.0- 7.0

3.1

2.1- 4.6

Area L

447

211

46.4

40.4-52.4

111

25.5

20.6-31.1

18.5

13.8-24.4

3.6

1.9- 6.7

6.0

4.1- 8.7

Eastern

2,084

1,139

54.7

51.4-57.9

551

27.0

24.2-30.0

249

12.7

10.7-14.9

2.8

2.0- 4.1

2.9

2.2- 3.8

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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