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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender Counties

Aging and Caregiving

People may provide regular care or assistance to an older adult who 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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,577 4,111 28.1 27.2-29.1 10,466 71.9 70.9-72.8
-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 396 129 30.2 25.5-35.4 267 69.8 64.6-74.5
GENDER
Male 152 47 27.7 20.9-35.7 105 72.3 64.3-79.1
Female 244 82 32.7 26.7-39.4 162 67.3 60.6-73.3
RACE
White 305 95 28.8 23.7-34.6 210 71.2 65.4-76.3
Other 89 33 34.7 24.3-46.7 56 65.3 53.3-75.7
AGE
18-44 137 38 25.7 18.7-34.4 99 74.3 65.6-81.3
45+ 256 90 33.0 27.0-39.6 166 67.0 60.4-73.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 199 60 29.5 22.9-37.0 139 70.5 63.0-77.1
Some College + 196 69 31.0 24.6-38.3 127 69.0 61.7-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 226 80 33.8 27.3-40.9 146 66.2 59.1-72.7
$50,000+ 78 22 24.0 15.8-34.7 56 76.0 65.3-84.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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