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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Catawba County

Care Giving

People may provide regular care or assistance to an older adult who has a long-term illness or disability.
During the past month, did you provide any such care or assistance to a family member or friend?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,057 2,804 19.1 18.1-20.1 11,253 80.9 79.9-81.9
-Catawba County 384 79 21.6 15.6-28.9 305 78.4 71.1-84.4
GENDER
Male 135 31 19.5 12.5-29.3 104 80.5 70.7-87.5
Female 249 48 23.2 14.9-34.4 201 76.8 65.6-85.1
RACE
White 338 71 24.0 17.2-32.5 267 76.0 67.5-82.8
Other 45 8 11.3 5.1-23.2 37 88.7 76.8-94.9
AGE
18-44 103 15 19.9 10.2-35.2 88 80.1 64.8-89.8
45+ 279 64 23.3 18.1-29.5 215 76.7 70.5-81.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 162 34 23.2 14.8-34.6 128 76.8 65.4-85.2
Some College + 222 45 20.3 12.7-30.7 177 79.7 69.3-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 190 40 20.6 13.8-29.7 150 79.4 70.3-86.2
$50,000+ 144 30 24.7 14.5-38.8 114 75.3 61.2-85.5

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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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