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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham 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
-Durham County 313 57 18.0 12.2-25.8 256 82.0 74.2-87.8
GENDER
Male 107 16 16.9 8.2-31.6 91 83.1 68.4-91.8
Female 206 41 19.3 13.4-26.8 165 80.7 73.2-86.6
RACE
White 202 38 15.1 10.6-21.0 164 84.9 79.0-89.4
Other 108 18 20.9 10.7-36.7 90 79.1 63.3-89.3
AGE
18-44 98 9 12.3 4.9-27.8 89 87.7 72.2-95.1
45+ 211 47 24.5 17.8-32.9 164 75.5 67.1-82.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 16 22.2 9.8-42.9 64 77.8 57.1-90.2
Some College + 233 41 16.0 10.8-23.0 192 84.0 77.0-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 132 23 17.0 10.2-27.1 109 83.0 72.9-89.8
$50,000+ 141 27 14.1 9.3-20.9 114 85.9 79.1-90.7

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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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