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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
-Gaston County 370 75 23.0 17.2-30.1 295 77.0 69.9-82.8
GENDER
Male 143 26 19.3 11.1-31.4 117 80.7 68.6-88.9
Female 227 49 26.9 19.7-35.6 178 73.1 64.4-80.3
RACE
White 322 65 22.0 16.6-28.7 257 78.0 71.3-83.4
Other 48 10 27.3 11.0-53.3 38 72.7 46.7-89.0
AGE
18-44 111 27 26.8 17.1-39.5 84 73.2 60.5-82.9
45+ 258 48 18.9 14.1-24.9 210 81.1 75.1-85.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 187 39 27.5 18.3-39.1 148 72.5 60.9-81.7
Some College + 183 36 17.9 12.4-25.2 147 82.1 74.8-87.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 198 43 26.6 17.9-37.7 155 73.4 62.3-82.1
$50,000+ 112 23 18.7 12.1-27.9 89 81.3 72.1-87.9

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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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