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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC 1,588 483 31.6 28.8-34.5 1,105 68.4 65.5-71.2
GENDER
Male 590 173 30.2 26.0-34.8 417 69.8 65.2-74.0
Female 998 310 32.9 29.4-36.6 688 67.1 63.4-70.6
RACE
White 1,412 439 32.8 29.9-35.9 973 67.2 64.1-70.1
African American 71 21 30.6 19.6-44.3 50 69.4 55.7-80.4
Other Minorities 3 1 31.6 3.9-84.1 2 68.4 15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24 87 25 27.2 18.0-38.9 62 72.8 61.1-82.0
25-34 205 48 24.0 17.3-32.3 157 76.0 67.7-82.7
35-44 290 93 32.9 26.7-39.8 197 67.1 60.2-73.3
45-54 297 108 36.8 30.2-43.9 189 63.2 56.1-69.8
55-64 271 100 36.8 30.1-43.9 171 63.2 56.1-69.9
65-74 246 69 30.1 23.5-37.5 177 69.9 62.5-76.5
75+ 186 39 26.9 19.1-36.5 147 73.1 63.5-80.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 286 72 24.9 19.3-31.5 214 75.1 68.5-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 135 30.5 25.5-36.0 334 69.5 64.0-74.5
Some Post-H.S. 417 136 34.4 29.0-40.2 281 65.6 59.8-71.0
College Graduate 412 138 34.2 28.9-39.9 274 65.8 60.1-71.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 203 50 21.8 15.7-29.5 153 78.2 70.5-84.3
$15,000- 24,999 297 81 26.4 20.7-33.1 216 73.6 66.9-79.3
$25,000- 34,999 221 72 36.3 29.0-44.4 149 63.7 55.6-71.0
$35,000- 49,999 219 72 35.6 28.3-43.6 147 64.4 56.4-71.7
$50,000-74,999 181 63 34.8 27.0-43.6 118 65.2 56.4-73.0
$75,000+ 145 47 31.6 23.6-41.0 98 68.4 59.0-76.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 566 169 34.9 30.0-40.1 397 65.1 59.9-70.0
No 1,015 311 29.7 26.4-33.2 704 70.3 66.8-73.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 59 28.0 21.4-35.8 161 72.0 64.2-78.6
Non-Veteran 1,363 423 32.4 29.4-35.5 940 67.6 64.5-70.6
Currently Serving 5 1 4.7 0.5-33.4 4 95.3 66.6-99.5

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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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