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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving-WHITES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 12,702 2,519 19.3 18.4-20.2 10,183 80.7 79.8-81.6
GENDER
Male 4,651 781 16.5 15.1-17.9 3,870 83.5 82.1-84.9
Female 8,051 1,738 21.9 20.7-23.0 6,313 78.1 77.0-79.3
AGE
18-24 502 98 18.0 14.3-22.5 404 82.0 77.5-85.7
25-34 1,506 239 15.7 13.5-18.3 1,267 84.3 81.7-86.5
35-44 2,225 385 16.1 14.4-18.0 1,840 83.9 82.0-85.6
45-54 2,452 574 23.2 21.3-25.3 1,878 76.8 74.7-78.7
55-64 2,468 584 23.9 21.9-26.0 1,884 76.1 74.0-78.1
65-74 1,920 394 22.1 19.9-24.4 1,526 77.9 75.6-80.1
75+ 1,578 233 15.2 13.2-17.5 1,345 84.8 82.5-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,580 265 17.5 14.9-20.4 1,315 82.5 79.6-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,741 729 19.4 17.6-21.2 3,012 80.6 78.8-82.4
Some Post-H.S. 3,207 713 21.9 20.1-23.9 2,494 78.1 76.1-79.9
College Graduate 4,155 805 17.8 16.4-19.2 3,350 82.2 80.8-83.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,229 201 16.3 13.7-19.3 1,028 83.7 80.7-86.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,957 416 20.5 18.0-23.3 1,541 79.5 76.7-82.0
$25,000- 34,999 1,504 328 21.0 18.4-23.8 1,176 79.0 76.2-81.6
$35,000- 49,999 1,873 375 19.7 17.6-22.1 1,498 80.3 77.9-82.4
$50,000-74,999 1,900 387 19.2 17.1-21.4 1,513 80.8 78.6-82.9
$75,000+ 2,429 483 19.1 17.3-21.1 1,946 80.9 78.9-82.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,946 811 22.0 20.3-23.9 3,135 78.0 76.1-79.7
No 8,697 1,696 18.3 17.2-19.3 7,001 81.7 80.7-82.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,855 327 17.9 15.9-20.2 1,528 82.1 79.8-84.1
Non-Veteran 10,842 2,191 19.5 18.6-20.6 8,651 80.5 79.4-81.4

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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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