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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 570 277 47.4 41.6-53.2 270 49.0 43.2-54.9 22 3.5 2.0- 6.0 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0
GENDER
Male 218 114 49.7 40.2-59.2 101 49.5 40.0-59.0 3 0.9 0.2- 4.1 0 0.0 . - .
Female 352 163 44.9 38.5-51.5 169 48.6 42.1-55.1 19 6.2 3.5-10.8 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1
RACE
White 444 234 52.8 46.7-58.8 194 44.4 38.4-50.5 15 2.7 1.5- 4.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
Other 121 42 35.6 23.4-50.0 73 59.4 45.3-72.1 6 5.1 1.8-13.8 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 206 99 45.0 36.3-54.2 98 51.2 42.1-60.2 8 3.5 1.6- 7.7 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7
45+ 356 173 50.4 44.6-56.2 169 46.1 40.4-51.9 14 3.5 1.8- 6.7 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 116 43 40.1 25.6-56.5 64 52.2 36.5-67.4 8 7.2 2.9-16.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1
Some College + 454 234 49.7 44.0-55.5 206 48.0 42.2-53.8 14 2.3 1.2- 4.2 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 165 61 39.9 28.1-52.9 90 54.4 42.1-66.2 13 5.2 2.7- 9.8 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8
$50,000+ 325 178 55.1 48.3-61.7 141 43.5 36.9-50.3 6 1.4 0.6- 3.4 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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