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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 644 102 15.2 12.0-19.1 542 84.8 80.9-88.0
GENDER
Male 230 40 16.1 10.9-23.0 190 83.9 77.0-89.1
Female 414 62 14.5 10.8-19.1 352 85.5 80.9-89.2
RACE
White 455 75 14.7 11.3-19.0 380 85.3 81.0-88.7
Other 185 27 16.2 10.4-24.5 158 83.8 75.5-89.6
AGE
18-44 226 28 12.9 8.4-19.4 198 87.1 80.6-91.6
45+ 410 72 17.8 13.9-22.4 338 82.2 77.6-86.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 166 24 11.2 6.9-17.6 142 88.8 82.4-93.1
Some College + 477 78 16.9 12.9-21.9 399 83.1 78.1-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 235 43 19.4 13.2-27.6 192 80.6 72.4-86.8
$50,000+ 325 46 12.1 8.8-16.5 279 87.9 83.5-91.2

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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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