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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes Counties

Care Giving

During the past month, did you provide any regular 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%)
North Carolina 15,046 3,788 23.7 22.8-24.7 11,258 76.3 75.3-77.2
-Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes 406 106 25.3 20.0-31.3 300 74.7 68.7-80.0
GENDER
Male 146 38 23.7 16.0-33.6 108 76.3 66.4-84.0
Female 260 68 26.7 20.1-34.4 192 73.3 65.6-79.9
RACE
White 351 96 27.6 21.6-34.5 255 72.4 65.5-78.4
Other 54 10 13.2 6.4-25.5 44 86.8 74.5-93.6
AGE
18-44 107 24 22.6 14.1-34.4 83 77.4 65.6-85.9
45+ 294 82 27.8 22.4-34.0 212 72.2 66.0-77.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 183 47 23.4 16.4-32.2 136 76.6 67.8-83.6
Some College + 221 59 27.4 20.1-36.1 162 72.6 63.9-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 232 60 27.4 20.4-35.8 172 72.6 64.2-79.6
$50,000+ 121 35 27.1 18.1-38.4 86 72.9 61.6-81.9

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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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