BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (During the past month, did you provide any regular care or assistance to a family member or friend?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	15,046	3,788	23.7	22.8-24.7	11,258	76.3	75.3-77.2
GENDER
Male	5,480	1,194	20.6	19.2-22.2	4,286	79.4	77.8-80.8
Female	9,566	2,594	26.6	25.4-27.9	6,972	73.4	72.1-74.6
RACE
White	11,428	2,950	24.9	23.8-26.0	8,478	75.1	74.0-76.2
African American	2,429	637	27.7	25.1-30.3	1,792	72.3	69.7-74.9
Asian	101	15	14.7	7.4-27.2	86	85.3	72.8-92.6
Native American	284	100	35.8	28.4-44.0	184	64.2	56.0-71.6
Other Minorities	749	74	7.5	5.5-10.1	675	92.5	89.9-94.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	779	82	7.8	5.8-10.3	697	92.2	89.7-94.2
-English Speaking	295	65	20.0	14.7-26.7	230	80.0	73.3-85.3
-Spanish Speaking	483	17	3.4	1.9- 5.9	466	96.6	94.1-98.1
Non-Hispanic	14,240	3,700	25.4	24.4-26.4	10,540	74.6	73.6-75.6
AGE
18-24	595	140	25.1	20.9-29.8	455	74.9	70.2-79.1
25-34	1,770	327	16.9	14.9-19.1	1,443	83.1	80.9-85.1
35-44	2,576	601	21.7	19.8-23.6	1,975	78.3	76.4-80.2
45-54	2,974	865	27.9	26.0-30.0	2,109	72.1	70.0-74.0
55-64	3,018	899	29.4	27.4-31.4	2,119	70.6	68.6-72.6
65-74	2,297	597	26.2	24.0-28.4	1,700	73.8	71.6-76.0
75+	1,714	334	19.5	17.4-21.9	1,380	80.5	78.1-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,265	432	18.2	15.8-20.8	1,833	81.8	79.2-84.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,525	1,209	26.2	24.3-28.1	3,316	73.8	71.9-75.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,743	1,026	25.7	23.8-27.7	2,717	74.3	72.3-76.2
College Graduate	4,480	1,114	22.5	20.9-24.0	3,366	77.5	76.0-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,703	367	21.6	18.8-24.6	1,336	78.4	75.4-81.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,478	629	22.0	19.7-24.5	1,849	78.0	75.5-80.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,813	501	28.4	25.4-31.5	1,312	71.6	68.5-74.6
$35,000- 49,999	2,132	571	24.9	22.5-27.4	1,561	75.1	72.6-77.5
$50,000-74,999	1,977	530	25.9	23.3-28.7	1,447	74.1	71.3-76.7
$75,000+	2,772	675	22.4	20.6-24.4	2,097	77.6	75.6-79.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,486	1,501	28.5	26.8-30.3	3,985	71.5	69.7-73.2
No	9,479	2,270	21.5	20.4-22.7	7,209	78.5	77.3-79.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,209	530	24.0	21.7-26.4	1,679	76.0	73.6-78.3
Non-Veteran	12,826	3,255	23.7	22.6-24.7	9,571	76.3	75.3-77.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,046

3,788

23.7

22.8-24.7

11,258

76.3

75.3-77.2

GENDER

Male

5,480

1,194

20.6

19.2-22.2

4,286

79.4

77.8-80.8

Female

9,566

2,594

26.6

25.4-27.9

6,972

73.4

72.1-74.6

RACE

White

11,428

2,950

24.9

23.8-26.0

8,478

75.1

74.0-76.2

African American

2,429

637

27.7

25.1-30.3

1,792

72.3

69.7-74.9

Asian

101

14.7

7.4-27.2

85.3

72.8-92.6

Native American

284

100

35.8

28.4-44.0

184

64.2

56.0-71.6

Other Minorities

749

7.5

5.5-10.1

675

92.5

89.9-94.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

779

7.8

5.8-10.3

697

92.2

89.7-94.2

-English Speaking

295

20.0

14.7-26.7

230

80.0

73.3-85.3

-Spanish Speaking

483

3.4

1.9- 5.9

466

96.6

94.1-98.1

Non-Hispanic

14,240

3,700

25.4

24.4-26.4

10,540

74.6

73.6-75.6

AGE

18-24

595

140

25.1

20.9-29.8

455

74.9

70.2-79.1

25-34

1,770

327

16.9

14.9-19.1

1,443

83.1

80.9-85.1

35-44

2,576

601

21.7

19.8-23.6

1,975

78.3

76.4-80.2

45-54

2,974

865

27.9

26.0-30.0

2,109

72.1

70.0-74.0

55-64

3,018

899

29.4

27.4-31.4

2,119

70.6

68.6-72.6

65-74

2,297

597

26.2

24.0-28.4

1,700

73.8

71.6-76.0

75+

1,714

334

19.5

17.4-21.9

1,380

80.5

78.1-82.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,265

432

18.2

15.8-20.8

1,833

81.8

79.2-84.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,525

1,209

26.2

24.3-28.1

3,316

73.8

71.9-75.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,743

1,026

25.7

23.8-27.7

2,717

74.3

72.3-76.2

College Graduate

4,480

1,114

22.5

20.9-24.0

3,366

77.5

76.0-79.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,703

367

21.6

18.8-24.6

1,336

78.4

75.4-81.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,478

629

22.0

19.7-24.5

1,849

78.0

75.5-80.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,813

501

28.4

25.4-31.5

1,312

71.6

68.5-74.6

$35,000- 49,999

2,132

571

24.9

22.5-27.4

1,561

75.1

72.6-77.5

$50,000-74,999

1,977

530

25.9

23.3-28.7

1,447

74.1

71.3-76.7

$75,000+

2,772

675

22.4

20.6-24.4

2,097

77.6

75.6-79.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,486

1,501

28.5

26.8-30.3

3,985

71.5

69.7-73.2

9,479

2,270

21.5

20.4-22.7

7,209

78.5

77.3-79.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,209

530

24.0

21.7-26.4

1,679

76.0

73.6-78.3

Non-Veteran

12,826

3,255

23.7

22.6-24.7

9,571

76.3

75.3-77.4

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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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