BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How often do you get the social and emotional support you need?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	11,570	6,450	54.8	53.3-56.3	2,900	26.1	24.8-27.5	1,292	11.3	10.4-12.4	335	3.2	2.6- 4.0	593	4.5	4.0- 5.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	290	162	52.3	44.1-60.4	68	28.5	21.1-37.3	36	11.0	7.1-16.7	9	5.0	2.0-11.6	15	3.2	1.7- 5.9
Buncombe	250	126	52.7	44.6-60.7	71	26.8	20.6-34.0	30	13.8	8.8-21.0	10	3.3	1.4- 7.5	13	3.4	1.9- 5.9
Cabarrus	297	175	58.3	49.9-66.2	75	23.1	17.1-30.5	25	11.5	6.3-20.2	9	3.4	1.5- 7.6	13	3.6	1.7- 7.6
Catawba	283	162	54.6	46.2-62.7	73	24.0	18.2-31.1	26	9.7	6.0-15.2	8	6.7	2.3-17.9	14	4.9	2.5- 9.3
Cumberland	286	149	50.1	42.7-57.6	73	27.4	21.1-34.7	45	16.5	11.4-23.3	2	1.3	0.3- 5.9	17	4.7	2.7- 8.0
Davidson	348	191	54.1	45.5-62.4	84	27.3	19.8-36.2	41	11.9	8.0-17.3	12	2.0	1.0- 3.9	20	4.7	2.5- 8.8
Durham	593	327	56.4	50.5-62.2	157	26.7	21.8-32.3	73	11.0	8.1-14.7	15	2.4	1.2- 4.7	21	3.5	1.8- 6.6
Forsyth	270	162	59.4	51.1-67.3	63	23.2	17.1-30.8	25	10.2	6.0-16.9	6	1.8	0.7- 4.6	14	5.2	2.7- 9.9
Gaston	255	136	47.1	37.9-56.5	66	27.8	20.3-36.8	27	15.7	8.1-28.2	11	4.7	2.4- 8.8	15	4.7	2.2- 9.7
Guilford	662	337	52.0	46.6-57.3	207	32.4	27.4-37.9	74	9.8	7.4-12.9	24	3.4	1.7- 6.5	20	2.4	1.3- 4.4
Iredell	323	174	54.2	46.6-61.7	84	28.9	22.3-36.5	33	11.0	6.9-17.2	12	2.3	1.2- 4.5	20	3.6	2.0- 6.4
Johnston	257	142	54.1	44.6-63.4	63	29.8	21.6-39.6	24	7.9	4.9-12.5	15	5.5	2.6-11.4	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8
Mecklenburg	578	309	55.0	49.2-60.8	175	30.5	25.3-36.3	57	8.9	6.5-12.1	13	2.4	1.1- 4.8	24	3.2	1.9- 5.2
New Hanover	314	177	51.7	44.4-58.9	80	25.5	19.8-32.1	35	16.3	10.7-23.9	7	1.6	0.6- 3.9	15	5.0	2.6- 9.5
Onslow	286	181	65.7	57.5-73.0	69	22.3	16.4-29.6	21	6.2	3.2-11.7	5	1.3	0.5- 3.7	10	4.5	1.5-12.5
Orange	284	138	46.2	38.0-54.7	110	41.3	33.3-49.9	28	9.1	5.8-14.0	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0	4	2.3	0.6- 8.9
Pitt	327	186	53.1	44.8-61.1	63	27.1	19.4-36.4	50	13.8	9.5-19.6	12	3.2	1.5- 6.8	16	2.8	1.6- 4.9
Randolph	379	209	54.4	47.0-61.7	83	21.6	16.4-27.8	50	15.6	10.3-22.7	12	3.5	1.7- 7.2	25	4.9	2.8- 8.6
Robeson	291	170	56.6	48.2-64.5	51	23.7	16.9-32.1	37	11.8	7.5-18.1	7	1.5	0.6- 3.7	26	6.4	3.9-10.6
Rowan	363	208	57.8	50.7-64.6	78	21.6	16.4-27.8	46	13.7	9.7-19.1	8	1.7	0.7- 3.8	23	5.2	3.2- 8.5
Union	329	193	56.9	48.3-65.0	83	27.5	20.5-35.8	32	8.8	5.6-13.4	11	3.1	1.4- 7.0	10	3.8	1.6- 8.5
Wake	677	376	53.3	47.7-58.8	206	29.1	24.6-34.0	64	10.1	7.1-14.2	13	5.2	2.3-11.5	18	2.3	1.3- 3.8
Wayne	353	201	52.5	44.3-60.6	71	22.1	16.1-29.4	46	12.1	7.6-18.8	11	8.0	3.1-19.3	24	5.3	3.1- 8.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,991	1,683	53.9	50.8-57.1	661	25.7	22.8-28.9	370	11.7	9.9-13.8	91	2.9	2.1- 4.1	186	5.7	4.4- 7.3
Piedmont	6,702	3,688	54.6	52.6-56.5	1,794	26.8	25.2-28.5	723	11.2	10.0-12.6	198	3.6	2.7- 4.8	299	3.8	3.2- 4.4
Western NC	1,877	1,079	57.7	54.6-60.8	445	23.5	21.0-26.2	199	11.1	9.2-13.3	46	2.2	1.5- 3.3	108	5.4	4.2- 7.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,277	728	56.3	52.4-60.2	316	24.6	21.4-28.0	129	11.3	8.9-14.2	30	1.9	1.1- 3.1	74	6.0	4.3- 8.1
Northwest	2,305	1,303	56.8	53.7-60.0	542	24.1	21.6-26.9	259	11.2	9.4-13.3	66	2.9	2.0- 4.3	135	4.9	3.8- 6.2
Charlotte	1,639	915	55.2	51.4-59.0	440	26.3	23.2-29.6	158	10.7	8.4-13.4	50	3.9	2.3- 6.5	76	4.0	2.8- 5.6
Greensboro	1,809	954	52.6	49.1-56.1	518	30.1	27.0-33.5	207	10.7	8.9-12.8	60	3.6	2.5- 5.1	70	3.0	2.1- 4.2
Southern Regional	1,010	561	52.0	46.7-57.3	208	24.3	19.8-29.5	140	14.6	11.1-19.1	26	2.2	1.2- 3.9	75	6.9	4.4-10.5
Coastal	476	269	59.7	52.6-66.3	115	21.3	16.1-27.8	54	11.4	8.0-15.9	14	2.7	1.2- 6.1	24	4.9	2.9- 8.2
Wake	1,707	945	54.3	50.4-58.2	472	28.1	24.9-31.7	179	10.2	8.0-12.9	52	4.5	2.6- 7.6	59	2.9	2.0- 4.0
Area L	121	72	59.2	48.0-69.6	22	17.9	11.3-27.3	15	14.0	7.3-25.1	4	2.3	0.8- 6.7	8	6.6	2.7-14.9
Eastern	1,226	703	52.0	46.5-57.5	267	28.4	23.1-34.3	151	11.5	8.5-15.5	33	2.8	1.5- 5.4	72	5.2	3.6- 7.6

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,570

6,450

54.8

53.3-56.3

2,900

26.1

24.8-27.5

1,292

11.3

10.4-12.4

335

3.2

2.6- 4.0

593

4.5

4.0- 5.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

290

162

52.3

44.1-60.4

28.5

21.1-37.3

11.0

7.1-16.7

5.0

2.0-11.6

3.2

1.7- 5.9

Buncombe

250

126

52.7

44.6-60.7

26.8

20.6-34.0

13.8

8.8-21.0

3.3

1.4- 7.5

3.4

1.9- 5.9

Cabarrus

297

175

58.3

49.9-66.2

23.1

17.1-30.5

11.5

6.3-20.2

3.4

1.5- 7.6

3.6

1.7- 7.6

Catawba

283

162

54.6

46.2-62.7

24.0

18.2-31.1

9.7

6.0-15.2

6.7

2.3-17.9

4.9

2.5- 9.3

Cumberland

286

149

50.1

42.7-57.6

27.4

21.1-34.7

16.5

11.4-23.3

1.3

0.3- 5.9

4.7

2.7- 8.0

Davidson

348

191

54.1

45.5-62.4

27.3

19.8-36.2

11.9

8.0-17.3

2.0

1.0- 3.9

4.7

2.5- 8.8

Durham

593

327

56.4

50.5-62.2

157

26.7

21.8-32.3

11.0

8.1-14.7

2.4

1.2- 4.7

3.5

1.8- 6.6

Forsyth

270

162

59.4

51.1-67.3

23.2

17.1-30.8

10.2

6.0-16.9

1.8

0.7- 4.6

5.2

2.7- 9.9

Gaston

255

136

47.1

37.9-56.5

27.8

20.3-36.8

15.7

8.1-28.2

4.7

2.4- 8.8

4.7

2.2- 9.7

Guilford

662

337

52.0

46.6-57.3

207

32.4

27.4-37.9

9.8

7.4-12.9

3.4

1.7- 6.5

2.4

1.3- 4.4

Iredell

323

174

54.2

46.6-61.7

28.9

22.3-36.5

11.0

6.9-17.2

2.3

1.2- 4.5

3.6

2.0- 6.4

Johnston

257

142

54.1

44.6-63.4

29.8

21.6-39.6

7.9

4.9-12.5

5.5

2.6-11.4

2.6

1.4- 4.8

Mecklenburg

578

309

55.0

49.2-60.8

175

30.5

25.3-36.3

8.9

6.5-12.1

2.4

1.1- 4.8

3.2

1.9- 5.2

New Hanover

314

177

51.7

44.4-58.9

25.5

19.8-32.1

16.3

10.7-23.9

1.6

0.6- 3.9

5.0

2.6- 9.5

Onslow

286

181

65.7

57.5-73.0

22.3

16.4-29.6

6.2

3.2-11.7

1.3

0.5- 3.7

4.5

1.5-12.5

Orange

284

138

46.2

38.0-54.7

110

41.3

33.3-49.9

9.1

5.8-14.0

1.1

0.4- 3.0

2.3

0.6- 8.9

Pitt

327

186

53.1

44.8-61.1

27.1

19.4-36.4

13.8

9.5-19.6

3.2

1.5- 6.8

2.8

1.6- 4.9

Randolph

379

209

54.4

47.0-61.7

21.6

16.4-27.8

15.6

10.3-22.7

3.5

1.7- 7.2

4.9

2.8- 8.6

Robeson

291

170

56.6

48.2-64.5

23.7

16.9-32.1

11.8

7.5-18.1

1.5

0.6- 3.7

6.4

3.9-10.6

Rowan

363

208

57.8

50.7-64.6

21.6

16.4-27.8

13.7

9.7-19.1

1.7

0.7- 3.8

5.2

3.2- 8.5

Union

329

193

56.9

48.3-65.0

27.5

20.5-35.8

8.8

5.6-13.4

3.1

1.4- 7.0

3.8

1.6- 8.5

Wake

677

376

53.3

47.7-58.8

206

29.1

24.6-34.0

10.1

7.1-14.2

5.2

2.3-11.5

2.3

1.3- 3.8

Wayne

353

201

52.5

44.3-60.6

22.1

16.1-29.4

12.1

7.6-18.8

8.0

3.1-19.3

5.3

3.1- 8.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,991

1,683

53.9

50.8-57.1

661

25.7

22.8-28.9

370

11.7

9.9-13.8

2.9

2.1- 4.1

186

5.7

4.4- 7.3

Piedmont

6,702

3,688

54.6

52.6-56.5

1,794

26.8

25.2-28.5

723

11.2

10.0-12.6

198

3.6

2.7- 4.8

299

3.8

3.2- 4.4

Western NC

1,877

1,079

57.7

54.6-60.8

445

23.5

21.0-26.2

199

11.1

9.2-13.3

2.2

1.5- 3.3

108

5.4

4.2- 7.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,277

728

56.3

52.4-60.2

316

24.6

21.4-28.0

129

11.3

8.9-14.2

1.9

1.1- 3.1

6.0

4.3- 8.1

Northwest

2,305

1,303

56.8

53.7-60.0

542

24.1

21.6-26.9

259

11.2

9.4-13.3

2.9

2.0- 4.3

135

4.9

3.8- 6.2

Charlotte

1,639

915

55.2

51.4-59.0

440

26.3

23.2-29.6

158

10.7

8.4-13.4

3.9

2.3- 6.5

4.0

2.8- 5.6

Greensboro

1,809

954

52.6

49.1-56.1

518

30.1

27.0-33.5

207

10.7

8.9-12.8

3.6

2.5- 5.1

3.0

2.1- 4.2

Southern Regional

1,010

561

52.0

46.7-57.3

208

24.3

19.8-29.5

140

14.6

11.1-19.1

2.2

1.2- 3.9

6.9

4.4-10.5

Coastal

476

269

59.7

52.6-66.3

115

21.3

16.1-27.8

11.4

8.0-15.9

2.7

1.2- 6.1

4.9

2.9- 8.2

Wake

1,707

945

54.3

50.4-58.2

472

28.1

24.9-31.7

179

10.2

8.0-12.9

4.5

2.6- 7.6

2.9

2.0- 4.0

Area L

121

59.2

48.0-69.6

17.9

11.3-27.3

14.0

7.3-25.1

2.3

0.8- 6.7

6.6

2.7-14.9

Eastern

1,226

703

52.0

46.5-57.5

267

28.4

23.1-34.3

151

11.5

8.5-15.5

2.8

1.5- 5.4

5.2

3.6- 7.6

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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