BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (For HOW LONG have you provided regular care or assistance to this person?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year	1-5 years	More than 5 years
North Carolina	3,749	1,387	40.0	37.7-42.4	1,254	32.3	30.2-34.5	1,108	27.7	25.7-29.7
-Northeastern Partnership	261	95	43.7	34.9-52.9	90	31.0	24.0-39.0	76	25.3	19.4-32.4
GENDER
Male	81	26	47.1	31.9-62.9	28	25.2	15.9-37.6	27	27.7	17.4-41.1
Female	180	69	41.2	31.6-51.5	62	35.2	26.1-45.5	49	23.6	17.2-31.4
RACE
White	172	55	40.4	30.0-51.8	68	34.1	25.2-44.3	49	25.4	18.2-34.3
African American	82	36	50.3	34.7-65.8	19	23.1	13.5-36.5	27	26.6	16.7-39.6
Other Minorities	7	4	58.0	21.8-87.3	3	42.0	12.7-78.2	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	260	94	43.3	34.5-52.5	90	31.2	24.1-39.3	76	25.5	19.5-32.6
AGE
18-24	7	5	78.3	38.2-95.4	2	21.7	4.6-61.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	17	9	48.4	23.9-73.6	7	38.5	17.6-64.8	1	13.1	1.9-53.7
35-44	41	19	49.5	32.9-66.2	9	19.2	9.2-35.7	13	31.3	17.6-49.3
45-54	60	23	38.7	26.2-52.9	17	30.3	18.8-44.8	20	31.0	19.8-45.1
55-64	68	21	27.0	17.3-39.5	26	38.8	27.1-52.1	21	34.2	22.6-47.9
65-74	42	12	26.4	14.8-42.4	17	36.8	22.9-53.3	13	36.8	22.4-54.0
75+	25	6	21.8	9.6-42.2	12	46.5	27.2-67.0	7	31.7	15.7-53.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	45	15	46.4	25.3-69.0	14	24.5	12.7-42.0	16	29.0	15.5-47.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	94	30	44.3	29.7-60.0	35	27.0	17.5-39.2	29	28.7	18.4-41.9
Some Post-H.S.	66	26	49.9	34.5-65.4	21	29.0	17.7-43.7	19	21.1	12.3-33.7
College Graduate	56	24	32.7	19.9-48.8	20	46.9	29.3-65.3	12	20.4	10.6-35.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	17	59.0	36.9-78.0	5	13.3	4.8-31.8	10	27.7	13.0-49.6
$15,000- 24,999	48	7	26.5	9.8-54.4	24	42.1	25.7-60.4	17	31.4	17.9-49.0
$25,000- 34,999	39	14	39.1	17.6-65.9	15	39.6	17.6-66.9	10	21.3	9.4-41.3
$35,000- 49,999	44	18	42.6	26.1-60.9	13	27.3	14.7-45.0	13	30.1	15.8-49.6
$50,000-74,999	29	12	31.5	17.2-50.5	10	43.2	24.8-63.8	7	25.2	11.7-46.2
$75,000+	30	14	62.0	38.3-81.2	11	25.9	12.0-47.3	5	12.0	4.1-30.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	113	39	41.5	29.8-54.3	36	25.6	17.4-35.9	38	32.9	23.3-44.2
No	147	55	44.7	32.7-57.4	54	34.7	24.7-46.4	38	20.5	13.7-29.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	16	46.7	28.1-66.2	16	32.4	18.3-50.6	12	20.9	10.6-37.1
Non-Veteran	217	79	43.0	33.3-53.3	74	30.7	22.9-39.8	64	26.3	19.6-34.3

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

More than 5 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,749

1,387

40.0

37.7-42.4

1,254

32.3

30.2-34.5

1,108

27.7

25.7-29.7

-Northeastern Partnership

261

43.7

34.9-52.9

31.0

24.0-39.0

25.3

19.4-32.4

GENDER

Male

47.1

31.9-62.9

25.2

15.9-37.6

27.7

17.4-41.1

Female

180

41.2

31.6-51.5

35.2

26.1-45.5

23.6

17.2-31.4

RACE

White

172

40.4

30.0-51.8

34.1

25.2-44.3

25.4

18.2-34.3

African American

50.3

34.7-65.8

23.1

13.5-36.5

26.6

16.7-39.6

Other Minorities

58.0

21.8-87.3

42.0

12.7-78.2

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

260

43.3

34.5-52.5

31.2

24.1-39.3

25.5

19.5-32.6

AGE

18-24

78.3

38.2-95.4

21.7

4.6-61.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

48.4

23.9-73.6

38.5

17.6-64.8

13.1

1.9-53.7

35-44

49.5

32.9-66.2

19.2

9.2-35.7

31.3

17.6-49.3

45-54

38.7

26.2-52.9

30.3

18.8-44.8

31.0

19.8-45.1

55-64

27.0

17.3-39.5

38.8

27.1-52.1

34.2

22.6-47.9

65-74

26.4

14.8-42.4

36.8

22.9-53.3

36.8

22.4-54.0

75+

21.8

9.6-42.2

46.5

27.2-67.0

31.7

15.7-53.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

46.4

25.3-69.0

24.5

12.7-42.0

29.0

15.5-47.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

44.3

29.7-60.0

27.0

17.5-39.2

28.7

18.4-41.9

Some Post-H.S.

49.9

34.5-65.4

29.0

17.7-43.7

21.1

12.3-33.7

College Graduate

32.7

19.9-48.8

46.9

29.3-65.3

20.4

10.6-35.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

59.0

36.9-78.0

13.3

4.8-31.8

27.7

13.0-49.6

$15,000- 24,999

26.5

9.8-54.4

42.1

25.7-60.4

31.4

17.9-49.0

$25,000- 34,999

39.1

17.6-65.9

39.6

17.6-66.9

21.3

9.4-41.3

$35,000- 49,999

42.6

26.1-60.9

27.3

14.7-45.0

30.1

15.8-49.6

$50,000-74,999

31.5

17.2-50.5

43.2

24.8-63.8

25.2

11.7-46.2

$75,000+

62.0

38.3-81.2

25.9

12.0-47.3

12.0

4.1-30.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

113

41.5

29.8-54.3

25.6

17.4-35.9

32.9

23.3-44.2

147

44.7

32.7-57.4

34.7

24.7-46.4

20.5

13.7-29.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

46.7

28.1-66.2

32.4

18.3-50.6

20.9

10.6-37.1

Non-Veteran

217

43.0

33.3-53.3

30.7

22.9-39.8

26.3

19.6-34.3

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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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