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[People may] provide regular care or assistance to [someone] who is elderly or has a long-term illness or disability. During the past month, did you provide any such care or assistance to a family member or friend who is 60 years of age or older?
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes
N % C.I.(95%) |
No
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
3011 |
533 17.1 (15.6-18.6) |
2478 82.9 (81.4-84.4) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
| Male |
1143 |
167 14.3 (12.2-16.7) |
976 85.7 (83.3-87.8) |
| Female |
1868 |
366 19.6 (17.7-21.7) |
1502 80.4 (78.3-82.3) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
| White |
2313 |
417 17.4 (15.7-19.2) |
1896 82.6 (80.8-84.3) |
| African American |
593 |
97 16.5 (13.3-20.3) |
496 83.5 (79.7-86.7) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
247 |
35 11.9 ( 8.3-16.8) |
212 88.1 (83.2-91.7) |
| 25-34 |
541 |
58 9.6 ( 7.2-12.6) |
483 90.4 (87.4-92.8) |
| 35-44 |
624 |
112 17.7 (14.5-21.4) |
512 82.3 (78.6-85.5) |
| 45-54 |
554 |
140 26.1 (22.1-30.5) |
414 73.9 (69.5-77.9) |
| 55-64 |
407 |
89 21.2 (17.2-25.8) |
318 78.8 (74.2-82.8) |
| 65+ |
620 |
94 15.7 (12.8-19.1) |
526 84.3 (80.9-87.2) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
507 |
72 14.5 (11.3-18.4) |
435 85.5 (81.6-88.7) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
941 |
172 17.4 (14.9-20.2) |
769 82.6 (79.8-85.1) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
754 |
146 18.5 (15.6-21.8) |
608 81.5 (78.2-84.4) |
| College Graduate |
802 |
140 16.6 (13.9-19.8) |
662 83.4 (80.2-86.1) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
338 |
70 22.3 (17.5-28.1) |
268 77.7 (71.9-82.5) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
555 |
98 16.2 (13.1-19.9) |
457 83.8 (80.1-86.9) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
425 |
69 15.4 (11.9-19.7) |
356 84.6 (80.3-88.1) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
446 |
83 18.8 (15.0-23.3) |
363 81.2 (76.7-85.0) |
| $50,000+ |
773 |
134 16.2 (13.6-19.3) |
639 83.8 (80.7-86.4) |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
