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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
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
-Northeastern Partnership 962 294 32.4 29.0-36.1 668 67.6 63.9-71.0
GENDER
Male 331 111 34.3 28.7-40.4 220 65.7 59.6-71.3
Female 631 183 30.8 26.8-35.2 448 69.2 64.8-73.2
RACE
White 561 171 32.4 28.0-37.0 390 67.6 63.0-72.0
African American 361 113 34.4 28.8-40.4 248 65.6 59.6-71.2
Other Minorities 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 35 9 20.0 8.9-39.2 26 80.0 60.8-91.1
25-34 119 25 22.5 14.6-33.0 94 77.5 67.0-85.4
35-44 153 56 37.0 28.6-46.2 97 63.0 53.8-71.4
45-54 192 64 38.2 30.5-46.5 128 61.8 53.5-69.5
55-64 191 70 38.6 31.1-46.6 121 61.4 53.4-68.9
65-74 161 44 28.8 21.6-37.3 117 71.2 62.7-78.4
75+ 110 26 26.1 18.0-36.3 84 73.9 63.7-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 47 24.9 18.5-32.7 162 75.1 67.3-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 108 34.3 28.6-40.5 230 65.7 59.5-71.4
Some Post-H.S. 222 67 31.6 24.6-39.6 155 68.4 60.4-75.4
College Graduate 193 72 38.4 31.0-46.4 121 61.6 53.6-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 50 32.6 25.0-41.3 118 67.4 58.7-75.0
$15,000- 24,999 188 49 27.6 20.6-35.9 139 72.4 64.1-79.4
$25,000- 34,999 98 34 36.3 26.2-47.8 64 63.7 52.2-73.8
$35,000- 49,999 126 40 33.3 24.2-43.9 86 66.7 56.1-75.8
$50,000-74,999 87 29 32.7 23.0-44.1 58 67.3 55.9-77.0
$75,000+ 80 30 39.4 28.2-51.9 50 60.6 48.1-71.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 373 105 31.9 26.3-38.1 268 68.1 61.9-73.7
No 580 188 33.1 28.8-37.7 392 66.9 62.3-71.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 33 32.0 23.1-42.5 79 68.0 57.5-76.9
Non-Veteran 843 258 32.5 28.8-36.4 585 67.5 63.6-71.2
Currently Serving 7 3 35.8 10.0-73.8 4 64.2 26.2-90.0

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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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