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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Aging and Caregiving-FEMALES

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 9,238 2,662 29.4 28.2-30.6 6,576 70.6 69.4-71.8
RACE
White 6,889 2,022 30.2 28.9-31.6 4,867 69.8 68.4-71.1
African American 1,743 521 30.8 28.1-33.6 1,222 69.2 66.4-71.9
Asian 48 8 27.5 11.9-51.6 40 72.5 48.4-88.1
Native American 193 62 29.7 22.3-38.4 131 70.3 61.6-77.7
Other Minorities 311 37 9.0 6.2-12.9 274 91.0 87.1-93.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 353 44 10.3 7.3-14.3 309 89.7 85.7-92.7
-English Speaking 171 29 16.0 10.7-23.2 142 84.0 76.8-89.3
-Spanish Speaking 182 15 6.3 3.4-11.5 167 93.7 88.5-96.6
Non-Hispanic 8,874 2,616 30.3 29.2-31.6 6,258 69.7 68.4-70.8
AGE
18-24 488 115 23.4 19.0-28.5 373 76.6 71.5-81.0
25-34 1,464 305 20.3 17.9-22.8 1,159 79.7 77.2-82.1
35-44 1,682 482 29.8 27.1-32.6 1,200 70.2 67.4-72.9
45-54 1,698 631 38.4 35.5-41.4 1,067 61.6 58.6-64.5
55-64 1,529 580 37.5 34.6-40.5 949 62.5 59.5-65.4
65-74 1,274 324 25.5 22.7-28.6 950 74.5 71.4-77.3
75+ 1,050 212 21.8 18.8-25.2 838 78.2 74.8-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,467 333 22.6 20.1-25.4 1,134 77.4 74.6-79.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,749 781 28.4 26.4-30.6 1,968 71.6 69.4-73.6
Some Post-H.S. 2,411 749 32.2 29.8-34.6 1,662 67.8 65.4-70.2
College Graduate 2,597 796 31.1 28.9-33.3 1,801 68.9 66.7-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,197 284 24.2 21.3-27.5 913 75.8 72.5-78.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,663 488 29.5 26.9-32.4 1,175 70.5 67.6-73.1
$25,000- 34,999 1,040 318 31.7 28.2-35.4 722 68.3 64.6-71.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,125 348 30.5 27.4-33.7 777 69.5 66.3-72.6
$50,000-74,999 992 292 27.7 24.5-31.2 700 72.3 68.8-75.5
$75,000+ 1,108 366 32.3 29.0-35.7 742 67.7 64.3-71.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,090 890 31.4 29.4-33.6 2,200 68.6 66.4-70.6
No 6,089 1,755 28.3 27.0-29.8 4,334 71.7 70.2-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 164 39 22.0 15.4-30.5 125 78.0 69.5-84.6
Non-Veteran 9,040 2,614 29.5 28.3-30.7 6,426 70.5 69.3-71.7
Currently Serving 34 9 33.9 17.7-54.9 25 66.1 45.1-82.3

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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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