BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (People may provide regular care or assistance to someone 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving

People may provide regular care or assistance to someone 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?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	16,720	3,259	18.5	17.7-19.3	13,461	81.5	80.7-82.3
GENDER
Male	5,971	995	15.9	14.7-17.2	4,976	84.1	82.8-85.3
Female	10,749	2,264	20.9	19.9-21.9	8,485	79.1	78.1-80.1
RACE
White	12,702	2,519	19.3	18.4-20.2	10,183	80.7	79.8-81.6
African American	2,868	600	20.6	18.5-22.8	2,268	79.4	77.2-81.5
Asian	109	6	5.5	2.3-12.8	103	94.5	87.2-97.7
Native American	283	65	21.8	16.2-28.6	218	78.2	71.4-83.8
Other Minorities	703	54	5.9	4.2- 8.2	649	94.1	91.8-95.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	855	61	4.8	3.5- 6.5	794	95.2	93.5-96.5
-English Speaking	257	41	13.9	9.8-19.4	216	86.1	80.6-90.2
-Spanish Speaking	598	20	2.2	1.2- 3.9	578	97.8	96.1-98.8
Non-Hispanic	15,851	3,197	19.8	19.0-20.7	12,654	80.2	79.3-81.0
AGE
18-24	784	148	17.2	14.1-20.8	636	82.8	79.2-85.9
25-34	2,311	337	13.8	12.1-15.7	1,974	86.2	84.3-87.9
35-44	3,088	543	16.1	14.6-17.7	2,545	83.9	82.3-85.4
45-54	3,243	759	22.7	21.0-24.6	2,484	77.3	75.4-79.0
55-64	3,084	729	24.1	22.2-26.0	2,355	75.9	74.0-77.8
65-74	2,309	458	20.8	18.8-22.8	1,851	79.2	77.2-81.2
75+	1,825	270	15.3	13.3-17.4	1,555	84.7	82.6-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,608	372	13.4	11.5-15.6	2,236	86.6	84.4-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,016	962	18.3	16.8-19.8	4,054	81.7	80.2-83.2
Some Post-H.S.	4,098	936	22.5	20.8-24.3	3,162	77.5	75.7-79.2
College Graduate	4,969	980	18.1	16.9-19.4	3,989	81.9	80.6-83.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,007	323	15.6	13.5-17.9	1,684	84.4	82.1-86.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,995	605	17.4	15.6-19.4	2,390	82.6	80.6-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	2,060	452	20.4	18.2-22.8	1,608	79.6	77.2-81.8
$35,000- 49,999	2,293	464	20.4	18.1-22.8	1,829	79.6	77.2-81.9
$50,000-74,999	2,203	452	19.2	17.2-21.3	1,751	80.8	78.7-82.8
$75,000+	2,740	553	19.3	17.5-21.1	2,187	80.7	78.9-82.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,302	1,063	20.8	19.3-22.3	4,239	79.2	77.7-80.7
No	11,320	2,177	17.6	16.7-18.6	9,143	82.4	81.4-83.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,252	404	18.2	16.3-20.3	1,848	81.8	79.7-83.7
Non-Veteran	14,459	2,854	18.5	17.7-19.4	11,605	81.5	80.6-82.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

16,720

3,259

18.5

17.7-19.3

13,461

81.5

80.7-82.3

GENDER

Male

5,971

995

15.9

14.7-17.2

4,976

84.1

82.8-85.3

Female

10,749

2,264

20.9

19.9-21.9

8,485

79.1

78.1-80.1

RACE

White

12,702

2,519

19.3

18.4-20.2

10,183

80.7

79.8-81.6

African American

2,868

600

20.6

18.5-22.8

2,268

79.4

77.2-81.5

Asian

109

5.5

2.3-12.8

103

94.5

87.2-97.7

Native American

283

21.8

16.2-28.6

218

78.2

71.4-83.8

Other Minorities

703

5.9

4.2- 8.2

649

94.1

91.8-95.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

855

4.8

3.5- 6.5

794

95.2

93.5-96.5

-English Speaking

257

13.9

9.8-19.4

216

86.1

80.6-90.2

-Spanish Speaking

598

2.2

1.2- 3.9

578

97.8

96.1-98.8

Non-Hispanic

15,851

3,197

19.8

19.0-20.7

12,654

80.2

79.3-81.0

AGE

18-24

784

148

17.2

14.1-20.8

636

82.8

79.2-85.9

25-34

2,311

337

13.8

12.1-15.7

1,974

86.2

84.3-87.9

35-44

3,088

543

16.1

14.6-17.7

2,545

83.9

82.3-85.4

45-54

3,243

759

22.7

21.0-24.6

2,484

77.3

75.4-79.0

55-64

3,084

729

24.1

22.2-26.0

2,355

75.9

74.0-77.8

65-74

2,309

458

20.8

18.8-22.8

1,851

79.2

77.2-81.2

75+

1,825

270

15.3

13.3-17.4

1,555

84.7

82.6-86.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,608

372

13.4

11.5-15.6

2,236

86.6

84.4-88.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,016

962

18.3

16.8-19.8

4,054

81.7

80.2-83.2

Some Post-H.S.

4,098

936

22.5

20.8-24.3

3,162

77.5

75.7-79.2

College Graduate

4,969

980

18.1

16.9-19.4

3,989

81.9

80.6-83.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,007

323

15.6

13.5-17.9

1,684

84.4

82.1-86.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,995

605

17.4

15.6-19.4

2,390

82.6

80.6-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

2,060

452

20.4

18.2-22.8

1,608

79.6

77.2-81.8

$35,000- 49,999

2,293

464

20.4

18.1-22.8

1,829

79.6

77.2-81.9

$50,000-74,999

2,203

452

19.2

17.2-21.3

1,751

80.8

78.7-82.8

$75,000+

2,740

553

19.3

17.5-21.1

2,187

80.7

78.9-82.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,302

1,063

20.8

19.3-22.3

4,239

79.2

77.7-80.7

11,320

2,177

17.6

16.7-18.6

9,143

82.4

81.4-83.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,252

404

18.2

16.3-20.3

1,848

81.8

79.7-83.7

Non-Veteran

14,459

2,854

18.5

17.7-19.4

11,605

81.5

80.6-82.3

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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.

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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving

People may provide regular care or assistance to someone 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?

People may provide regular care or assistance to someone 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?