BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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
-Gaston County	364	105	30.7	25.6-36.4	259	69.3	63.6-74.4
GENDER
Male	134	35	27.1	19.7-36.1	99	72.9	63.9-80.3
Female	230	70	33.8	27.1-41.2	160	66.2	58.8-72.9
RACE
White	303	88	31.7	26.0-38.0	215	68.3	62.0-74.0
Other	61	17	26.6	16.5-40.0	44	73.4	60.0-83.5
AGE
18-44	135	39	31.2	23.0-40.6	96	68.8	59.4-77.0
45+	227	66	30.7	24.4-37.9	161	69.3	62.1-75.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	195	56	32.9	25.7-41.0	139	67.1	59.0-74.3
Some College +	168	49	28.5	21.6-36.6	119	71.5	63.4-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	63	34.6	27.6-42.4	154	65.4	57.6-72.4
$50,000+	75	18	21.6	13.5-32.7	57	78.4	67.3-86.5

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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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	364	105	30.7	25.6-36.4	259	69.3	63.6-74.4
GENDER
Male	134	35	27.1	19.7-36.1	99	72.9	63.9-80.3
Female	230	70	33.8	27.1-41.2	160	66.2	58.8-72.9
RACE
White	303	88	31.7	26.0-38.0	215	68.3	62.0-74.0
Other	61	17	26.6	16.5-40.0	44	73.4	60.0-83.5
AGE
18-44	135	39	31.2	23.0-40.6	96	68.8	59.4-77.0
45+	227	66	30.7	24.4-37.9	161	69.3	62.1-75.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	195	56	32.9	25.7-41.0	139	67.1	59.0-74.3
Some College +	168	49	28.5	21.6-36.6	119	71.5	63.4-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	63	34.6	27.6-42.4	154	65.4	57.6-72.4
$50,000+	75	18	21.6	13.5-32.7	57	78.4	67.3-86.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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?