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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Care Giving

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 1 year 1-5 years More than 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Piedmont NC 2,099 760 40.1 37.1-43.3 713 32.6 29.8-35.5 626 27.3 24.7-30.0
GENDER
Male 653 224 39.8 34.2-45.6 226 31.5 26.6-36.8 203 28.8 24.1-33.9
Female 1,446 536 40.4 37.0-43.8 487 33.4 30.3-36.6 423 26.2 23.5-29.2
RACE
White 1,685 614 38.9 35.7-42.3 580 34.0 30.9-37.3 491 27.0 24.3-29.9
African American 332 114 41.9 34.0-50.2 108 27.9 22.1-34.5 110 30.2 23.3-38.2
Other Minorities 78 29 47.9 33.6-62.5 25 31.2 19.3-46.2 24 20.9 12.4-33.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 51 22 42.6 26.1-61.1 15 35.0 19.2-54.9 14 22.4 11.6-38.9
Non-Hispanic 2,046 737 40.0 36.9-43.2 698 32.5 29.7-35.4 611 27.5 24.9-30.2
AGE
18-24 73 42 57.6 43.3-70.8 21 28.0 17.1-42.5 10 14.3 6.8-27.7
25-34 180 100 58.1 49.4-66.4 51 28.9 21.7-37.3 29 13.0 8.4-19.5
35-44 333 128 39.3 33.0-45.9 109 31.7 26.0-38.0 96 29.0 23.0-35.9
45-54 496 158 31.7 26.8-37.0 191 37.2 32.2-42.5 147 31.1 26.4-36.3
55-64 496 158 31.4 26.6-36.6 181 35.5 30.7-40.7 157 33.1 28.1-38.6
65-74 328 105 29.6 24.3-35.5 106 34.8 28.8-41.3 117 35.6 29.7-42.0
75+ 179 63 33.0 25.5-41.4 53 28.4 21.4-36.6 63 38.6 30.3-47.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 76 41.4 31.5-52.0 63 25.9 18.7-34.6 80 32.7 24.7-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 651 257 44.8 39.0-50.8 200 29.0 24.3-34.1 194 26.2 21.8-31.1
Some Post-H.S. 562 216 38.7 33.2-44.4 198 37.5 31.7-43.6 148 23.9 19.5-28.8
College Graduate 665 211 36.3 31.5-41.5 251 34.1 29.7-38.8 203 29.6 25.0-34.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 185 65 30.1 21.9-39.9 63 37.6 27.8-48.6 57 32.3 22.2-44.3
$15,000- 24,999 330 117 46.7 37.6-56.1 108 27.7 21.5-34.9 105 25.6 19.8-32.5
$25,000- 34,999 260 93 37.7 29.4-46.8 89 33.7 26.2-42.1 78 28.6 20.8-38.0
$35,000- 49,999 312 121 42.2 35.0-49.8 95 27.0 21.0-33.9 96 30.8 24.6-37.9
$50,000-74,999 293 105 38.4 30.4-47.0 117 42.6 34.0-51.7 71 19.0 14.4-24.7
$75,000+ 434 163 42.3 36.5-48.3 146 31.2 26.3-36.6 125 26.5 21.7-32.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 812 274 36.2 31.4-41.2 256 31.2 26.7-36.2 282 32.6 28.2-37.3
No 1,273 481 42.1 38.3-46.1 453 33.8 30.4-37.4 339 24.1 21.0-27.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 84 32.5 25.5-40.3 95 36.3 29.4-43.8 85 31.2 24.7-38.6
Non-Veteran 1,834 675 41.1 37.8-44.5 618 32.1 29.1-35.2 541 26.8 24.0-29.7

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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