BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (People may provide regular care or assistance to an older adult who has a long-term illness or disability. <br>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?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,577	4,111	28.1	27.2-29.1	10,466	71.9	70.9-72.8
-Buncombe County	358	94	27.5	22.6-33.0	264	72.5	67.0-77.4
GENDER
Male	138	34	26.3	19.1-35.1	104	73.7	64.9-80.9
Female	220	60	28.6	22.3-35.8	160	71.4	64.2-77.7
RACE
White	319	83	27.3	22.1-33.1	236	72.7	66.9-77.9
Other	37	11	30.3	16.4-49.0	26	69.7	51.0-83.6
AGE
18-44	130	36	27.9	20.2-37.2	94	72.1	62.8-79.8
45+	228	58	27.2	21.2-34.2	170	72.8	65.8-78.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	126	33	27.7	19.7-37.4	93	72.3	62.6-80.3
Some College +	232	61	27.4	21.4-34.3	171	72.6	65.7-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	204	46	22.9	17.0-30.0	158	77.1	70.0-83.0
$50,000+	89	28	33.4	23.5-44.9	61	66.6	55.1-76.5

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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
	Total Respond.^	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
-Buncombe County	358	94	27.5	22.6-33.0	264	72.5	67.0-77.4
GENDER
Male	138	34	26.3	19.1-35.1	104	73.7	64.9-80.9
Female	220	60	28.6	22.3-35.8	160	71.4	64.2-77.7
RACE
White	319	83	27.3	22.1-33.1	236	72.7	66.9-77.9
Other	37	11	30.3	16.4-49.0	26	69.7	51.0-83.6
AGE
18-44	130	36	27.9	20.2-37.2	94	72.1	62.8-79.8
45+	228	58	27.2	21.2-34.2	170	72.8	65.8-78.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	126	33	27.7	19.7-37.4	93	72.3	62.6-80.3
Some College +	232	61	27.4	21.4-34.3	171	72.6	65.7-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	204	46	22.9	17.0-30.0	158	77.1	70.0-83.0
$50,000+	89	28	33.4	23.5-44.9	61	66.6	55.1-76.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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?

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?