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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Care Giving

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  Total
Respond.^
Under 18 years 18-59 years 60 years or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,756 432 13.1 11.5-14.8 914 28.3 26.2-30.5 2,410 58.6 56.3-60.9
-Northeastern Partnership 261 26 12.4 7.1-20.7 58 27.5 19.9-36.7 177 60.1 50.9-68.7
GENDER
Male 82 6 4.7 2.0-10.7 24 35.9 21.9-52.8 52 59.4 43.3-73.8
Female 179 20 18.1 9.8-31.0 34 21.3 14.6-30.0 125 60.6 49.8-70.4
RACE
White 172 15 10.8 5.1-21.4 36 24.5 16.5-34.8 121 64.7 53.6-74.4
African American 82 9 14.7 5.7-32.7 21 34.9 19.8-53.7 52 50.5 34.8-66.1
Other Minorities 7 2 36.0 9.3-75.6 1 20.1 2.9-68.0 4 43.9 14.5-78.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 260 26 12.5 7.2-20.8 57 27.0 19.4-36.2 177 60.5 51.2-69.1
AGE
18-24 7 2 27.8 6.7-67.2 3 40.0 12.1-76.3 2 32.3 8.2-71.9
25-34 17 3 15.8 4.9-40.9 5 21.3 7.9-46.1 9 62.9 37.3-82.9
35-44 40 7 14.2 6.2-29.3 11 36.3 20.9-55.1 22 49.5 32.8-66.3
45-54 60 4 5.0 1.8-13.2 15 29.0 17.6-44.0 41 65.9 51.3-78.0
55-64 69 6 9.2 3.7-20.7 16 23.5 14.1-36.4 47 67.4 54.0-78.4
65-74 43 4 10.9 3.7-28.0 4 11.1 4.1-26.9 35 78.0 60.6-89.1
75+ 24 0 0.0 . - . 4 13.5 4.8-32.4 20 86.5 67.6-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3 13 43.1 21.7-67.4 30 56.3 32.3-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 9 11.7 4.7-26.4 19 24.8 14.0-40.0 67 63.5 48.0-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 66 8 11.1 5.3-21.7 18 31.4 18.7-47.7 40 57.5 41.7-71.9
College Graduate 56 8 25.2 9.8-51.3 8 15.1 6.9-30.0 40 59.7 39.4-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 3 19.2 3.9-58.2 9 27.8 13.1-49.4 20 53.1 30.2-74.7
$15,000- 24,999 48 2 2.9 0.7-11.2 12 37.0 18.7-60.0 34 60.1 38.2-78.6
$25,000- 34,999 39 4 23.9 6.2-60.2 7 13.7 5.1-32.0 28 62.4 34.1-84.1
$35,000- 49,999 44 7 12.2 5.1-26.4 9 20.9 10.0-38.7 28 66.8 49.0-80.9
$50,000-74,999 29 7 25.8 12.2-46.3 5 20.2 8.3-41.3 17 54.1 34.3-72.7
$75,000+ 30 1 2.5 0.3-16.4 6 22.8 8.5-48.4 23 74.7 49.4-89.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 113 10 7.0 3.6-13.2 25 31.7 20.5-45.4 78 61.4 48.4-72.9
No 147 16 16.0 8.1-29.2 33 25.0 15.7-37.5 98 59.0 46.3-70.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 3 4.5 1.3-14.2 12 26.8 13.5-46.1 29 68.7 49.6-83.0
Non-Veteran 217 23 14.1 7.9-24.0 46 27.7 19.2-38.2 148 58.2 47.9-67.9

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*Asked only of care givers.

^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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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