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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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 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
-New Hanover County 391 184 46.1 38.4-54.0 183 46.5 38.7-54.5 21 6.8 3.1-14.4 3 0.6 0.2- 2.0
GENDER
Male 147 70 41.7 30.5-53.9 68 52.0 39.6-64.2 7 5.4 1.4-18.7 2 0.9 0.2- 4.1
Female 244 114 50.0 40.2-59.9 115 41.6 32.7-51.1 14 8.0 3.0-19.9 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4
RACE
White 336 161 45.3 37.0-53.9 151 45.8 37.2-54.7 21 8.1 3.7-17.0 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4
Other 53 21 48.8 30.1-67.7 32 51.2 32.3-69.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 79 36 41.2 27.6-56.2 40 49.9 35.2-64.7 3 8.9 2.5-27.1 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 305 145 50.6 43.9-57.3 140 43.3 36.9-50.0 17 4.9 3.0- 7.9 3 1.1 0.3- 3.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 48 32.7 21.8-45.9 65 57.2 42.2-70.9 8 10.1 2.9-29.7 0 0.0 . - .
Some College + 270 136 52.5 43.4-61.5 118 41.4 32.9-50.4 13 5.2 1.9-13.5 3 0.9 0.3- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 60 32.5 22.8-44.1 85 54.8 42.1-66.9 14 11.0 3.9-27.5 3 1.7 0.5- 5.7
$50,000+ 169 98 62.2 52.0-71.4 68 36.5 27.4-46.8 3 1.3 0.4- 4.0 0 0.0 . - .

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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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