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

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	720	432	60.2	55.2-65.0	148	20.0	16.5-24.1	65	10.5	7.7-14.1	15	2.0	1.0- 4.2	60	7.3	5.1-10.2
Female	1,157	647	55.5	51.5-59.4	297	26.6	23.3-30.3	134	11.7	9.4-14.4	31	2.4	1.6- 3.6	48	3.8	2.6- 5.5
RACE
White	1,724	1,014	58.9	55.7-62.1	405	23.2	20.7-26.0	173	10.6	8.8-12.9	40	2.0	1.3- 3.0	92	5.2	3.9- 6.8
African American	47	14	34.9	15.4-61.3	9	23.2	10.5-43.9	15	34.1	17.6-55.6	4	4.0	1.2-13.1	5	3.7	1.3-10.3
Other Minorities	92	46	49.5	31.1-68.0	25	26.1	13.2-45.1	9	6.6	2.2-18.5	2	5.5	1.0-24.5	10	12.3	4.6-28.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	23	55.9	34.7-75.2	8	14.1	5.6-31.0	5	14.2	3.8-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.8	5.9-36.0
Non-Hispanic	1,833	1,055	57.9	54.7-61.0	435	23.7	21.2-26.5	194	11.0	9.2-13.2	46	2.3	1.6- 3.4	103	5.1	3.9- 6.6
AGE
18-24	44	30	74.3	56.7-86.5	11	18.8	9.0-35.1	2	5.0	1.1-20.8	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	125	60	48.9	38.5-59.4	38	27.3	19.3-37.1	20	17.4	10.4-27.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	5	5.5	2.2-13.2
35-44	235	127	56.7	49.2-63.8	65	25.3	19.5-32.2	28	11.6	7.6-17.3	4	2.5	0.9- 7.0	11	3.8	2.0- 7.1
45-54	301	157	49.5	42.5-56.6	83	27.8	22.0-34.5	36	12.2	8.4-17.4	12	3.3	1.7- 6.1	13	7.2	3.5-14.1
55-64	450	255	58.6	53.2-63.8	127	27.0	22.5-32.0	40	8.3	5.6-11.9	9	2.0	1.0- 3.9	19	4.2	2.5- 6.9
65+	703	439	64.4	60.1-68.4	116	14.5	11.8-17.6	71	10.4	7.9-13.4	18	2.1	1.3- 3.6	59	8.7	6.5-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	273	132	47.5	39.5-55.6	38	11.3	7.4-16.8	46	17.4	12.0-24.6	14	4.9	2.7- 8.8	43	18.9	12.9-26.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	569	342	60.2	54.3-65.8	111	19.6	15.5-24.4	70	12.7	9.3-17.1	14	2.5	1.1- 5.5	32	5.0	3.1- 8.0
Some Post-H.S.	497	294	60.6	54.5-66.3	123	25.8	20.9-31.5	51	9.6	6.5-13.9	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	18	2.2	1.2- 3.7
College Graduate	535	310	57.2	51.6-62.6	171	31.9	26.9-37.4	32	7.5	4.9-11.3	7	0.9	0.4- 2.2	15	2.5	1.2- 4.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	259	114	40.9	33.1-49.1	50	18.6	13.3-25.4	50	21.4	15.2-29.3	16	7.9	4.1-14.8	29	11.2	6.7-18.1
$15,000- 24,999	347	180	52.1	44.6-59.6	81	21.9	16.5-28.6	43	13.9	9.3-20.4	11	3.6	1.6- 8.2	32	8.4	5.5-12.6
$25,000- 34,999	233	130	55.3	46.2-64.0	60	28.9	21.6-37.4	25	8.0	5.0-12.6	5	1.5	0.6- 3.6	13	6.3	2.5-15.1
$35,000- 49,999	246	154	63.6	54.9-71.5	62	23.3	16.8-31.3	20	10.4	5.7-18.2	6	1.4	0.5- 3.5	4	1.3	0.4- 4.3
$50,000-74,999	247	157	63.9	56.0-71.1	66	25.8	19.6-33.1	17	6.8	3.6-12.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	6	3.0	1.2- 7.6
$75,000+	244	163	62.6	54.5-70.1	61	27.5	20.9-35.3	15	7.9	4.2-14.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	2.0	0.6- 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	801	410	48.3	43.5-53.2	180	22.7	18.9-26.9	123	18.1	14.4-22.6	32	4.0	2.5- 6.3	56	6.9	4.9- 9.4
No	1,036	645	63.3	59.1-67.2	259	24.6	21.3-28.3	72	6.7	5.0- 8.9	12	1.1	0.5- 2.5	48	4.3	2.8- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	257	161	60.8	52.4-68.7	47	18.0	12.9-24.4	21	10.5	5.7-18.5	5	1.4	0.5- 3.8	23	9.4	4.8-17.3
Non-Veteran	1,620	918	57.3	53.9-60.6	398	24.3	21.5-27.2	178	11.2	9.2-13.5	41	2.3	1.5- 3.5	85	4.9	3.7- 6.4

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

-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

GENDER

Male

720

432

60.2

55.2-65.0

148

20.0

16.5-24.1

10.5

7.7-14.1

2.0

1.0- 4.2

7.3

5.1-10.2

Female

1,157

647

55.5

51.5-59.4

297

26.6

23.3-30.3

134

11.7

9.4-14.4

2.4

1.6- 3.6

3.8

2.6- 5.5

RACE

White

1,724

1,014

58.9

55.7-62.1

405

23.2

20.7-26.0

173

10.6

8.8-12.9

2.0

1.3- 3.0

5.2

3.9- 6.8

African American

34.9

15.4-61.3

23.2

10.5-43.9

34.1

17.6-55.6

4.0

1.2-13.1

3.7

1.3-10.3

Other Minorities

49.5

31.1-68.0

26.1

13.2-45.1

6.6

2.2-18.5

5.5

1.0-24.5

12.3

4.6-28.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.9

34.7-75.2

14.1

5.6-31.0

14.2

3.8-40.7

0.0

. - .

15.8

5.9-36.0

Non-Hispanic

1,833

1,055

57.9

54.7-61.0

435

23.7

21.2-26.5

194

11.0

9.2-13.2

2.3

1.6- 3.4

103

5.1

3.9- 6.6

AGE

18-24

74.3

56.7-86.5

18.8

9.0-35.1

5.0

1.1-20.8

1.9

0.3-12.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

125

48.9

38.5-59.4

27.3

19.3-37.1

17.4

10.4-27.7

0.9

0.2- 3.7

5.5

2.2-13.2

35-44

235

127

56.7

49.2-63.8

25.3

19.5-32.2

11.6

7.6-17.3

2.5

0.9- 7.0

3.8

2.0- 7.1

45-54

301

157

49.5

42.5-56.6

27.8

22.0-34.5

12.2

8.4-17.4

3.3

1.7- 6.1

7.2

3.5-14.1

55-64

450

255

58.6

53.2-63.8

127

27.0

22.5-32.0

8.3

5.6-11.9

2.0

1.0- 3.9

4.2

2.5- 6.9

65+

703

439

64.4

60.1-68.4

116

14.5

11.8-17.6

10.4

7.9-13.4

2.1

1.3- 3.6

8.7

6.5-11.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

273

132

47.5

39.5-55.6

11.3

7.4-16.8

17.4

12.0-24.6

4.9

2.7- 8.8

18.9

12.9-26.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

569

342

60.2

54.3-65.8

111

19.6

15.5-24.4

12.7

9.3-17.1

2.5

1.1- 5.5

5.0

3.1- 8.0

Some Post-H.S.

497

294

60.6

54.5-66.3

123

25.8

20.9-31.5

9.6

6.5-13.9

1.9

1.0- 3.6

2.2

1.2- 3.7

College Graduate

535

310

57.2

51.6-62.6

171

31.9

26.9-37.4

7.5

4.9-11.3

0.9

0.4- 2.2

2.5

1.2- 4.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

259

114

40.9

33.1-49.1

18.6

13.3-25.4

21.4

15.2-29.3

7.9

4.1-14.8

11.2

6.7-18.1

$15,000- 24,999

347

180

52.1

44.6-59.6

21.9

16.5-28.6

13.9

9.3-20.4

3.6

1.6- 8.2

8.4

5.5-12.6

$25,000- 34,999

233

130

55.3

46.2-64.0

28.9

21.6-37.4

8.0

5.0-12.6

1.5

0.6- 3.6

6.3

2.5-15.1

$35,000- 49,999

246

154

63.6

54.9-71.5

23.3

16.8-31.3

10.4

5.7-18.2

1.4

0.5- 3.5

1.3

0.4- 4.3

$50,000-74,999

247

157

63.9

56.0-71.1

25.8

19.6-33.1

6.8

3.6-12.2

0.5

0.1- 3.6

3.0

1.2- 7.6

$75,000+

244

163

62.6

54.5-70.1

27.5

20.9-35.3

7.9

4.2-14.2

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.6- 6.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

801

410

48.3

43.5-53.2

180

22.7

18.9-26.9

123

18.1

14.4-22.6

4.0

2.5- 6.3

6.9

4.9- 9.4

1,036

645

63.3

59.1-67.2

259

24.6

21.3-28.3

6.7

5.0- 8.9

1.1

0.5- 2.5

4.3

2.8- 6.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

257

161

60.8

52.4-68.7

18.0

12.9-24.4

10.5

5.7-18.5

1.4

0.5- 3.8

9.4

4.8-17.3

Non-Veteran

1,620

918

57.3

53.9-60.6

398

24.3

21.5-27.2

178

11.2

9.2-13.5

2.3

1.5- 3.5

4.9

3.7- 6.4

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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.

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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