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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Cumberland 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
-Cumberland County 355 68 18.8 14.1-24.7 287 81.2 75.3-85.9
GENDER
Male 111 18 15.0 8.5-24.9 93 85.0 75.1-91.5
Female 244 50 22.2 16.3-29.6 194 77.8 70.4-83.7
RACE
White 197 35 17.7 11.5-26.2 162 82.3 73.8-88.5
Other 156 33 20.5 14.0-28.9 123 79.5 71.1-86.0
AGE
18-44 139 23 17.0 10.4-26.3 116 83.0 73.7-89.6
45+ 216 45 21.4 15.8-28.2 171 78.6 71.8-84.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 158 33 18.5 12.3-26.8 125 81.5 73.2-87.7
Some College + 197 35 19.1 12.7-27.7 162 80.9 72.3-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 204 45 20.7 14.4-28.7 159 79.3 71.3-85.6
$50,000+ 109 21 19.6 12.3-29.9 88 80.4 70.1-87.7

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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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