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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

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
-Mtn. AHEC 899 213 24.7 20.8-29.1 686 75.3 70.9-79.2
GENDER
Male 339 73 22.7 17.0-29.6 266 77.3 70.4-83.0
Female 560 140 26.6 21.4-32.5 420 73.4 67.5-78.6
RACE
White 805 183 24.7 20.5-29.4 622 75.3 70.6-79.5
Other 90 28 24.6 14.4-38.9 62 75.4 61.1-85.6
AGE
18-44 237 49 22.7 15.5-32.0 188 77.3 68.0-84.5
45+ 662 164 26.2 22.2-30.5 498 73.8 69.5-77.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 378 92 26.3 19.7-34.3 286 73.7 65.7-80.3
Some College + 517 120 23.5 19.1-28.5 397 76.5 71.5-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 552 132 23.1 18.6-28.4 420 76.9 71.6-81.4
$50,000+ 230 57 26.2 19.7-33.9 173 73.8 66.1-80.3

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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