BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	12,419	6,064	48.7	47.1-50.3	3,566	28.6	27.2-30.0	1,726	14.4	13.2-15.7	507	4.0	3.4- 4.8	556	4.3	3.6- 5.1
-Eastern NC	3,394	1,678	49.6	46.3-53.0	883	26.5	23.7-29.5	485	14.4	12.2-16.9	160	3.3	2.6- 4.2	188	6.1	4.5- 8.2
GENDER
Male	1,205	585	51.0	45.4-56.6	312	25.5	21.0-30.6	159	12.9	10.1-16.4	59	3.0	2.0- 4.4	90	7.6	4.8-11.7
Female	2,189	1,093	48.4	44.6-52.1	571	27.4	24.2-30.8	326	15.8	12.7-19.6	101	3.7	2.7- 4.9	98	4.7	3.4- 6.6
RACE
White	2,299	1,188	53.4	49.6-57.2	671	30.4	26.9-34.1	255	10.4	8.5-12.7	96	2.8	2.0- 3.7	89	3.0	2.1- 4.3
African American	755	333	38.4	32.3-44.9	137	20.0	14.8-26.5	173	27.1	20.6-34.7	45	4.8	3.0- 7.5	67	9.8	6.1-15.3
Other Minorities	322	149	52.3	39.5-64.7	70	17.4	11.2-26.0	54	10.9	6.9-16.9	18	3.3	1.7- 6.1	31	16.1	7.9-30.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	136	74	55.1	36.7-72.3	26	16.1	8.1-29.6	16	6.4	3.0-13.1	6	1.6	0.6- 3.9	14	20.8	8.7-41.9
Non-Hispanic	3,251	1,600	49.2	45.9-52.4	854	27.3	24.4-30.3	469	15.1	12.7-17.7	154	3.5	2.7- 4.4	174	5.0	3.8- 6.6
AGE
18-24	123	56	48.6	34.9-62.6	43	31.6	20.1-45.8	14	11.7	4.6-26.9	6	1.7	0.7- 4.4	4	6.3	2.0-18.0
25-34	364	179	56.0	46.8-64.8	107	26.5	19.5-34.9	40	10.6	6.6-16.5	18	2.3	1.3- 3.9	20	4.6	2.5- 8.3
35-44	507	236	41.6	34.7-48.8	176	30.8	24.7-37.7	55	17.0	11.6-24.2	20	3.1	1.6- 5.9	20	7.5	2.9-17.9
45-54	665	299	46.4	40.5-52.4	175	24.5	19.9-29.7	121	18.5	14.2-23.8	34	4.6	2.8- 7.6	36	5.9	3.6- 9.6
55-64	705	367	53.6	47.8-59.2	152	22.2	17.8-27.2	110	13.8	10.5-18.1	35	4.4	2.5- 7.4	41	6.1	3.7- 9.7
65+	1,008	532	52.6	47.7-57.4	221	23.4	19.5-27.8	142	13.9	10.9-17.6	46	3.7	2.5- 5.6	67	6.4	4.5- 8.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	451	194	38.7	30.8-47.2	66	20.5	13.3-30.2	98	22.9	16.0-31.6	29	3.6	2.2- 5.9	64	14.2	9.4-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,069	551	51.7	45.2-58.0	229	20.5	16.0-26.0	159	16.1	11.6-21.9	56	3.4	2.3- 5.1	74	8.3	5.4-12.4
Some Post-H.S.	953	456	47.3	40.9-53.9	280	31.7	26.1-37.9	137	12.8	9.7-16.7	48	4.0	2.7- 6.1	32	4.1	1.5-10.9
College Graduate	916	475	56.1	51.0-61.0	308	31.6	27.2-36.3	90	9.2	6.7-12.6	27	2.2	1.2- 4.2	16	0.9	0.5- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	422	151	40.4	29.1-52.9	68	14.5	9.6-21.1	112	25.4	18.1-34.4	33	5.4	3.4- 8.5	58	14.3	9.4-21.2
$15,000- 24,999	593	259	39.7	32.5-47.4	143	26.3	19.8-34.0	104	17.7	12.5-24.6	44	4.5	2.9- 6.9	43	11.8	6.1-21.7
$25,000- 34,999	350	164	45.4	35.3-55.9	97	27.7	18.3-39.6	51	16.2	10.4-24.4	16	2.5	1.2- 5.1	22	8.2	4.2-15.3
$35,000- 49,999	461	255	54.4	46.5-62.1	117	29.6	22.1-38.3	51	10.8	7.0-16.3	28	4.5	2.6- 7.6	10	0.8	0.4- 1.5
$50,000-74,999	461	249	52.7	45.3-60.1	137	31.5	24.9-39.1	47	9.1	5.5-14.7	13	4.1	1.9- 8.7	15	2.5	1.3- 5.0
$75,000+	646	367	64.9	58.5-70.8	218	26.9	21.9-32.4	46	6.3	4.2- 9.5	8	0.7	0.3- 1.5	7	1.2	0.4- 3.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,283	528	41.5	36.0-47.2	295	24.0	19.9-28.7	260	20.3	16.5-24.6	100	6.6	4.9- 8.9	100	7.6	5.3-10.6
No	2,034	1,110	52.9	48.6-57.2	573	28.6	25.0-32.6	216	11.8	9.1-15.2	59	1.8	1.2- 2.7	76	4.9	2.9- 8.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	529	282	53.3	45.5-61.0	129	24.6	19.1-31.0	66	10.9	7.6-15.4	27	3.8	2.0- 6.9	25	7.5	2.7-19.3
Non-Veteran	2,576	1,247	48.5	44.5-52.4	681	26.7	23.5-30.3	382	15.5	12.8-18.6	114	3.1	2.4- 4.2	152	6.2	4.6- 8.3

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,419

6,064

48.7

47.1-50.3

3,566

28.6

27.2-30.0

1,726

14.4

13.2-15.7

507

4.0

3.4- 4.8

556

4.3

3.6- 5.1

-Eastern NC

3,394

1,678

49.6

46.3-53.0

883

26.5

23.7-29.5

485

14.4

12.2-16.9

160

3.3

2.6- 4.2

188

6.1

4.5- 8.2

GENDER

Male

1,205

585

51.0

45.4-56.6

312

25.5

21.0-30.6

159

12.9

10.1-16.4

3.0

2.0- 4.4

7.6

4.8-11.7

Female

2,189

1,093

48.4

44.6-52.1

571

27.4

24.2-30.8

326

15.8

12.7-19.6

101

3.7

2.7- 4.9

4.7

3.4- 6.6

RACE

White

2,299

1,188

53.4

49.6-57.2

671

30.4

26.9-34.1

255

10.4

8.5-12.7

2.8

2.0- 3.7

3.0

2.1- 4.3

African American

755

333

38.4

32.3-44.9

137

20.0

14.8-26.5

173

27.1

20.6-34.7

4.8

3.0- 7.5

9.8

6.1-15.3

Other Minorities

322

149

52.3

39.5-64.7

17.4

11.2-26.0

10.9

6.9-16.9

3.3

1.7- 6.1

16.1

7.9-30.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

136

55.1

36.7-72.3

16.1

8.1-29.6

6.4

3.0-13.1

1.6

0.6- 3.9

20.8

8.7-41.9

Non-Hispanic

3,251

1,600

49.2

45.9-52.4

854

27.3

24.4-30.3

469

15.1

12.7-17.7

154

3.5

2.7- 4.4

174

5.0

3.8- 6.6

AGE

18-24

123

48.6

34.9-62.6

31.6

20.1-45.8

11.7

4.6-26.9

1.7

0.7- 4.4

6.3

2.0-18.0

25-34

364

179

56.0

46.8-64.8

107

26.5

19.5-34.9

10.6

6.6-16.5

2.3

1.3- 3.9

4.6

2.5- 8.3

35-44

507

236

41.6

34.7-48.8

176

30.8

24.7-37.7

17.0

11.6-24.2

3.1

1.6- 5.9

7.5

2.9-17.9

45-54

665

299

46.4

40.5-52.4

175

24.5

19.9-29.7

121

18.5

14.2-23.8

4.6

2.8- 7.6

5.9

3.6- 9.6

55-64

705

367

53.6

47.8-59.2

152

22.2

17.8-27.2

110

13.8

10.5-18.1

4.4

2.5- 7.4

6.1

3.7- 9.7

65+

1,008

532

52.6

47.7-57.4

221

23.4

19.5-27.8

142

13.9

10.9-17.6

3.7

2.5- 5.6

6.4

4.5- 8.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

451

194

38.7

30.8-47.2

20.5

13.3-30.2

22.9

16.0-31.6

3.6

2.2- 5.9

14.2

9.4-21.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,069

551

51.7

45.2-58.0

229

20.5

16.0-26.0

159

16.1

11.6-21.9

3.4

2.3- 5.1

8.3

5.4-12.4

Some Post-H.S.

953

456

47.3

40.9-53.9

280

31.7

26.1-37.9

137

12.8

9.7-16.7

4.0

2.7- 6.1

4.1

1.5-10.9

College Graduate

916

475

56.1

51.0-61.0

308

31.6

27.2-36.3

9.2

6.7-12.6

2.2

1.2- 4.2

0.9

0.5- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

422

151

40.4

29.1-52.9

14.5

9.6-21.1

112

25.4

18.1-34.4

5.4

3.4- 8.5

14.3

9.4-21.2

$15,000- 24,999

593

259

39.7

32.5-47.4

143

26.3

19.8-34.0

104

17.7

12.5-24.6

4.5

2.9- 6.9

11.8

6.1-21.7

$25,000- 34,999

350

164

45.4

35.3-55.9

27.7

18.3-39.6

16.2

10.4-24.4

2.5

1.2- 5.1

8.2

4.2-15.3

$35,000- 49,999

461

255

54.4

46.5-62.1

117

29.6

22.1-38.3

10.8

7.0-16.3

4.5

2.6- 7.6

0.8

0.4- 1.5

$50,000-74,999

461

249

52.7

45.3-60.1

137

31.5

24.9-39.1

9.1

5.5-14.7

4.1

1.9- 8.7

2.5

1.3- 5.0

$75,000+

646

367

64.9

58.5-70.8

218

26.9

21.9-32.4

6.3

4.2- 9.5

0.7

0.3- 1.5

1.2

0.4- 3.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,283

528

41.5

36.0-47.2

295

24.0

19.9-28.7

260

20.3

16.5-24.6

100

6.6

4.9- 8.9

100

7.6

5.3-10.6

2,034

1,110

52.9

48.6-57.2

573

28.6

25.0-32.6

216

11.8

9.1-15.2

1.8

1.2- 2.7

4.9

2.9- 8.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

529

282

53.3

45.5-61.0

129

24.6

19.1-31.0

10.9

7.6-15.4

3.8

2.0- 6.9

7.5

2.7-19.3

Non-Veteran

2,576

1,247

48.5

44.5-52.4

681

26.7

23.5-30.3

382

15.5

12.8-18.6

114

3.1

2.4- 4.2

152

6.2

4.6- 8.3

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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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