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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 419 190 46.1 39.5-53.0 199 46.9 40.1-53.9 27 5.7 3.7- 8.8 3 1.2 0.4- 4.1
GENDER
Male 149 71 47.0 35.8-58.5 68 46.3 34.9-58.1 8 4.7 2.2-10.0 2 1.9 0.4- 8.7
Female 270 119 45.5 37.6-53.6 131 47.4 39.3-55.6 19 6.5 3.8-10.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.4
RACE
White 367 173 50.6 43.9-57.3 167 42.4 35.9-49.2 24 5.5 3.5- 8.5 3 1.5 0.4- 5.1
Other 50 17 29.2 14.6-49.9 30 64.0 43.5-80.5 3 6.8 2.0-20.8 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 100 51 47.8 35.3-60.5 41 45.6 32.9-58.8 7 5.3 2.3-11.7 1 1.4 0.2- 9.3
45+ 316 136 43.9 37.8-50.2 158 48.8 42.6-55.1 20 6.2 3.8- 9.7 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 207 88 43.4 33.6-53.7 99 46.5 36.3-57.0 17 7.7 4.4-13.3 3 2.4 0.7- 8.0
Some College + 212 102 49.0 40.2-57.9 100 47.4 38.5-56.3 10 3.6 1.8- 7.3 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 216 81 38.2 29.6-47.7 111 49.6 40.2-59.0 21 9.7 5.9-15.5 3 2.5 0.7- 8.3
$50,000+ 126 73 57.4 46.9-67.2 50 40.1 30.5-50.6 3 2.5 0.7- 8.5 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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