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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 355 177 51.8 45.4-58.2 158 42.8 36.5-49.3 15 4.1 2.4- 7.0 5 1.3 0.5- 3.2
GENDER
Male 134 70 54.9 45.1-64.2 54 38.0 29.2-47.7 8 5.7 2.7-11.4 2 1.5 0.3- 6.3
Female 221 107 49.6 41.2-57.9 104 46.4 38.1-55.0 7 2.9 1.2- 6.7 3 1.1 0.4- 3.4
RACE
White 285 150 54.1 47.3-60.7 119 39.9 33.5-46.6 14 5.5 3.1- 9.5 2 0.6 0.1- 2.2
Other 64 24 45.9 31.2-61.4 37 50.9 35.7-65.8 0 0.0 . - . 3 3.2 1.0-10.3
AGE
18-44 91 49 56.7 44.4-68.2 40 41.8 30.4-54.1 2 1.5 0.4- 6.4 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 258 124 47.9 41.1-54.7 116 43.7 37.1-50.7 13 6.1 3.4-10.7 5 2.3 0.9- 5.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 82 31 45.1 31.1-60.0 46 48.0 33.5-62.8 3 4.2 1.2-13.6 2 2.7 0.6-11.0
Some College + 271 145 53.9 46.9-60.9 111 41.1 34.4-48.2 12 4.1 2.2- 7.4 3 0.8 0.3- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 100 39 42.3 31.0-54.4 52 49.4 37.8-61.0 6 6.0 2.5-13.9 3 2.3 0.7- 7.0
$50,000+ 201 116 60.5 52.6-67.9 76 35.5 28.4-43.4 8 3.6 1.7- 7.5 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6

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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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