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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County 363 66 20.0 14.6-26.8 297 80.0 73.2-85.4
GENDER
Male 133 28 22.5 14.1-33.9 105 77.5 66.1-85.9
Female 230 38 17.6 11.5-26.0 192 82.4 74.0-88.5
RACE
White 269 56 23.3 16.6-31.7 213 76.7 68.3-83.4
Other 94 10 13.1 5.8-26.9 84 86.9 73.1-94.2
AGE
18-44 108 17 21.2 12.3-34.0 91 78.8 66.0-87.7
45+ 253 48 18.5 13.8-24.3 205 81.5 75.7-86.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 145 28 28.1 17.6-41.7 117 71.9 58.3-82.4
Some College + 218 38 14.7 10.2-20.7 180 85.3 79.3-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 28 15.6 9.1-25.2 134 84.4 74.8-90.9
$50,000+ 151 28 20.3 13.2-29.9 123 79.7 70.1-86.8

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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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