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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 2,429 637 27.7 25.1-30.3 1,792 72.3 69.7-74.9
GENDER
Male 721 165 26.9 22.3-32.0 556 73.1 68.0-77.7
Female 1,708 472 28.2 25.5-31.1 1,236 71.8 68.9-74.5
AGE
18-24 122 35 41.4 30.3-53.6 87 58.6 46.4-69.7
25-34 324 89 26.8 21.3-33.1 235 73.2 66.9-78.7
35-44 428 115 29.6 24.1-35.7 313 70.4 64.3-75.9
45-54 511 140 25.4 21.0-30.3 371 74.6 69.7-79.0
55-64 473 136 27.3 22.7-32.4 337 72.7 67.6-77.3
65-74 346 86 23.1 18.2-28.9 260 76.9 71.1-81.8
75+ 209 33 14.5 10.0-20.6 176 85.5 79.4-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 521 98 22.6 17.2-29.2 423 77.4 70.8-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 861 250 31.1 26.7-36.0 611 68.9 64.0-73.3
Some Post-H.S. 566 162 27.1 22.6-32.1 404 72.9 67.9-77.4
College Graduate 477 127 26.9 21.6-32.9 350 73.1 67.1-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 476 107 27.3 21.7-33.8 369 72.7 66.2-78.3
$15,000- 24,999 568 153 28.3 22.7-34.7 415 71.7 65.3-77.3
$25,000- 34,999 334 97 37.1 29.5-45.4 237 62.9 54.6-70.5
$35,000- 49,999 302 81 25.4 19.7-32.1 221 74.6 67.9-80.3
$50,000-74,999 214 57 20.5 15.1-27.3 157 79.5 72.7-84.9
$75,000+ 183 53 25.1 18.3-33.3 130 74.9 66.7-81.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 961 256 29.0 25.2-33.2 705 71.0 66.8-74.8
No 1,457 378 26.9 23.7-30.5 1,079 73.1 69.5-76.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 280 62 23.2 17.3-30.3 218 76.8 69.7-82.7
Non-Veteran 2,143 574 28.4 25.7-31.4 1,569 71.6 68.6-74.3

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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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