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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Aging and Caregiving-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 2,585 770 30.5 28.3-32.8 1,815 69.5 67.2-71.7
GENDER
Male 842 249 30.2 26.6-34.1 593 69.8 65.9-73.4
Female 1,743 521 30.8 28.1-33.6 1,222 69.2 66.4-71.9
AGE
18-24 169 28 16.3 10.2-25.1 141 83.7 74.9-89.8
25-34 451 101 20.8 16.7-25.6 350 79.2 74.4-83.3
35-44 506 160 33.8 28.8-39.3 346 66.2 60.7-71.2
45-54 499 193 41.2 35.9-46.7 306 58.8 53.3-64.1
55-64 414 154 37.6 31.9-43.7 260 62.4 56.3-68.1
65-74 320 83 26.2 20.7-32.4 237 73.8 67.6-79.3
75+ 211 46 25.1 18.4-33.4 165 74.9 66.6-81.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 583 142 26.7 22.3-31.6 441 73.3 68.4-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 873 262 30.0 26.4-33.9 611 70.0 66.1-73.6
Some Post-H.S. 641 213 33.1 28.8-37.9 428 66.9 62.1-71.2
College Graduate 482 150 31.2 26.1-36.9 332 68.8 63.1-73.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 522 140 26.7 22.5-31.4 382 73.3 68.6-77.5
$15,000- 24,999 588 177 31.8 27.1-37.0 411 68.2 63.0-72.9
$25,000- 34,999 331 112 32.7 26.9-39.0 219 67.3 61.0-73.1
$35,000- 49,999 292 92 29.1 23.4-35.6 200 70.9 64.4-76.6
$50,000-74,999 186 63 33.7 26.0-42.3 123 66.3 57.7-74.0
$75,000+ 143 45 33.7 24.7-44.1 98 66.3 55.9-75.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 936 275 31.7 28.1-35.5 661 68.3 64.5-71.9
No 1,631 492 30.1 27.4-33.1 1,139 69.9 66.9-72.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 301 96 32.0 26.0-38.6 205 68.0 61.4-74.0
Non-Veteran 2,247 670 30.7 28.3-33.2 1,577 69.3 66.8-71.7
Currently Serving 37 4 6.8 2.3-18.6 33 93.2 81.4-97.7

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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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