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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Emotional Support and Life Satisfaction

In general, how satisfied are you with your life?

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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 12,553 5,717 45.4 43.8-47.0 6,090 48.9 47.3-50.5 603 4.6 3.9- 5.3 143 1.2 0.9- 1.6
-Mecklenburg County 592 278 46.9 41.7-52.1 280 46.1 40.9-51.4 29 5.9 3.5- 9.7 5 1.2 0.3- 4.0
GENDER
Male 221 107 49.2 41.1-57.3 103 45.7 37.8-53.9 9 3.4 1.5- 7.5 2 1.7 0.3- 8.7
Female 371 171 44.7 38.1-51.4 177 46.5 39.8-53.3 20 8.2 4.3-15.1 3 0.6 0.2- 2.1
RACE
White 412 205 51.5 45.3-57.7 186 40.4 34.6-46.5 18 6.4 3.2-12.6 3 1.6 0.4- 6.8
Other 170 67 36.8 28.0-46.6 90 57.3 47.5-66.5 11 5.3 2.6-10.6 2 0.6 0.1- 2.5
AGE
18-44 183 92 45.7 37.2-54.5 79 46.2 37.5-55.0 10 6.4 2.7-14.3 2 1.7 0.3- 8.3
45+ 403 183 48.5 42.8-54.2 198 45.5 39.9-51.2 19 5.4 3.2- 8.9 3 0.7 0.2- 2.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 142 54 36.6 26.3-48.3 79 53.0 41.2-64.6 6 7.1 2.1-21.1 3 3.3 0.7-14.1
Some College + 448 222 50.6 44.8-56.3 201 43.6 38.0-49.4 23 5.4 3.2- 8.9 2 0.4 0.1- 1.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 218 74 30.8 23.4-39.4 126 60.5 51.4-69.0 16 8.0 4.0-15.4 2 0.6 0.1- 2.8
$50,000+ 275 159 59.4 52.4-66.0 105 36.7 30.3-43.7 10 3.6 1.8- 7.1 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8

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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.

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