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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 391 148 39.6 32.8-47.0 127 35.4 28.8-42.7 116 24.9 19.1-31.8
GENDER
Male 130 52 44.0 32.7-56.0 41 30.2 21.1-41.1 37 25.8 15.8-39.2
Female 261 96 36.3 28.1-45.5 86 39.4 30.7-48.8 79 24.3 18.2-31.5
RACE
White 356 134 39.2 32.1-46.8 116 35.3 28.5-42.9 106 25.5 19.3-32.8
African American 16 6 49.3 22.4-76.5 4 23.2 7.8-52.1 6 27.5 10.9-54.2
Other Minorities 18 8 43.3 13.7-78.5 6 48.3 16.9-81.0 4 8.5 2.5-25.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 2 0 0.0 . - . 1 68.8 12.1-97.2 1 31.2 2.8-87.9
Non-Hispanic 387 148 40.0 33.0-47.3 124 35.1 28.4-42.3 115 25.0 19.1-31.9
AGE
18-24 12 5 40.6 14.4-73.6 5 37.7 12.1-72.6 2 21.7 3.7-66.7
25-34 22 11 52.2 27.3-76.0 8 28.1 12.1-52.4 3 19.7 6.2-47.9
35-44 61 25 40.3 26.9-55.4 23 45.6 31.2-60.7 13 14.1 7.5-24.7
45-54 86 31 43.8 31.3-57.1 28 28.7 18.5-41.6 27 27.5 17.4-40.7
55-64 98 39 35.5 25.1-47.5 32 41.5 30.2-53.8 27 23.0 14.9-33.9
65-74 73 22 31.4 20.4-45.0 22 35.7 23.9-49.4 29 32.9 21.9-46.2
75+ 39 15 30.7 17.3-48.4 9 24.5 12.3-42.8 15 44.9 27.8-63.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 19 22.9 11.7-39.9 16 27.1 14.2-45.4 21 50.1 29.1-71.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 46 43.8 30.9-57.6 44 35.3 23.0-49.8 32 20.9 13.3-31.3
Some Post-H.S. 112 48 47.1 34.9-59.7 37 37.2 26.1-49.9 27 15.6 9.5-24.6
College Graduate 100 34 33.9 23.5-46.1 30 39.2 28.1-51.5 36 26.9 18.6-37.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 13 29.5 15.4-49.0 14 39.8 22.6-60.0 19 30.7 17.2-48.5
$15,000- 24,999 76 29 50.7 36.3-64.9 28 31.9 20.5-46.1 19 17.4 10.0-28.6
$25,000- 34,999 65 29 51.8 33.9-69.2 18 30.1 17.1-47.3 18 18.1 9.7-31.4
$35,000- 49,999 60 22 38.2 23.2-56.0 22 38.9 25.2-54.6 16 22.9 13.0-37.0
$50,000-74,999 44 15 33.9 19.2-52.5 12 22.8 12.0-38.9 17 43.3 26.6-61.7
$75,000+ 55 20 38.8 23.5-56.7 20 39.9 25.1-56.9 15 21.3 11.0-37.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 161 58 37.6 27.4-49.2 51 35.6 25.9-46.6 52 26.8 16.5-40.5
No 230 90 40.8 32.0-50.3 76 35.4 26.8-44.9 64 23.8 17.5-31.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 21 32.2 20.1-47.2 22 40.6 27.3-55.5 18 27.2 16.6-41.2
Non-Veteran 330 127 40.8 33.1-49.0 105 34.6 27.4-42.7 98 24.6 18.2-32.3

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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, 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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