BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Aging and Caregiving-WHITES

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	10,940	3,136	29.0	28.0-30.1	7,804	71.0	69.9-72.0
GENDER
Male	4,051	1,114	27.8	26.1-29.5	2,937	72.2	70.5-73.9
Female	6,889	2,022	30.2	28.9-31.6	4,867	69.8	68.4-71.1
AGE
18-24	503	138	27.5	23.0-32.6	365	72.5	67.4-77.0
25-34	1,549	331	20.9	18.5-23.5	1,218	79.1	76.5-81.5
35-44	1,992	559	28.0	25.6-30.5	1,433	72.0	69.5-74.4
45-54	2,072	730	35.3	32.8-37.9	1,342	64.7	62.1-67.2
55-64	1,988	700	34.4	31.8-37.1	1,288	65.6	62.9-68.2
65-74	1,571	408	27.1	24.5-30.0	1,163	72.9	70.0-75.5
75+	1,224	261	24.9	21.8-28.3	963	75.1	71.7-78.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,384	353	27.2	24.3-30.3	1,031	72.8	69.7-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,134	903	29.4	27.4-31.4	2,231	70.6	68.6-72.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,833	856	30.9	28.8-33.1	1,977	69.1	66.9-71.2
College Graduate	3,575	1,022	28.1	26.3-29.9	2,553	71.9	70.1-73.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,007	254	26.6	23.2-30.4	753	73.4	69.6-76.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,547	443	29.2	26.4-32.2	1,104	70.8	67.8-73.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,258	354	30.2	27.1-33.5	904	69.8	66.5-72.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,539	459	30.2	27.4-33.0	1,080	69.8	67.0-72.6
$50,000-74,999	1,505	435	27.7	25.1-30.5	1,070	72.3	69.5-74.9
$75,000+	1,784	550	28.7	26.2-31.2	1,234	71.3	68.8-73.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,493	1,035	32.1	30.1-34.1	2,458	67.9	65.9-69.9
No	7,387	2,086	27.8	26.5-29.0	5,301	72.2	71.0-73.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,512	411	28.8	26.1-31.7	1,101	71.2	68.3-73.9
Non-Veteran	9,320	2,704	29.3	28.1-30.4	6,616	70.7	69.6-71.9
Currently Serving	106	21	16.6	10.5-25.2	85	83.4	74.8-89.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,940

3,136

29.0

28.0-30.1

7,804

71.0

69.9-72.0

GENDER

Male

4,051

1,114

27.8

26.1-29.5

2,937

72.2

70.5-73.9

Female

6,889

2,022

30.2

28.9-31.6

4,867

69.8

68.4-71.1

AGE

18-24

503

138

27.5

23.0-32.6

365

72.5

67.4-77.0

25-34

1,549

331

20.9

18.5-23.5

1,218

79.1

76.5-81.5

35-44

1,992

559

28.0

25.6-30.5

1,433

72.0

69.5-74.4

45-54

2,072

730

35.3

32.8-37.9

1,342

64.7

62.1-67.2

55-64

1,988

700

34.4

31.8-37.1

1,288

65.6

62.9-68.2

65-74

1,571

408

27.1

24.5-30.0

1,163

72.9

70.0-75.5

75+

1,224

261

24.9

21.8-28.3

963

75.1

71.7-78.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,384

353

27.2

24.3-30.3

1,031

72.8

69.7-75.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,134

903

29.4

27.4-31.4

2,231

70.6

68.6-72.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,833

856

30.9

28.8-33.1

1,977

69.1

66.9-71.2

College Graduate

3,575

1,022

28.1

26.3-29.9

2,553

71.9

70.1-73.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,007

254

26.6

23.2-30.4

753

73.4

69.6-76.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,547

443

29.2

26.4-32.2

1,104

70.8

67.8-73.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,258

354

30.2

27.1-33.5

904

69.8

66.5-72.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,539

459

30.2

27.4-33.0

1,080

69.8

67.0-72.6

$50,000-74,999

1,505

435

27.7

25.1-30.5

1,070

72.3

69.5-74.9

$75,000+

1,784

550

28.7

26.2-31.2

1,234

71.3

68.8-73.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,493

1,035

32.1

30.1-34.1

2,458

67.9

65.9-69.9

7,387

2,086

27.8

26.5-29.0

5,301

72.2

71.0-73.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,512

411

28.8

26.1-31.7

1,101

71.2

68.3-73.9

Non-Veteran

9,320

2,704

29.3

28.1-30.4

6,616

70.7

69.6-71.9

Currently Serving

106

16.6

10.5-25.2

83.4

74.8-89.5

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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.

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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Aging and Caregiving-WHITES

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?