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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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%)
TOTAL 2,020 425 21.3 18.7-24.1 1,595 78.7 75.9-81.3
GENDER
Male 628 122 22.1 17.6-27.3 506 77.9 72.7-82.4
Female 1,392 303 20.5 17.9-23.4 1,089 79.5 76.6-82.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 18 6 24.9 9.8-50.4 12 75.1 49.6-90.2
-English Speaking 18 6 24.9 9.8-50.4 12 75.1 49.6-90.2
Non-Hispanic 1,994 419 21.3 18.7-24.2 1,575 78.7 75.8-81.3
AGE
18-24 91 14 18.0 9.6-31.3 77 82.0 68.7-90.4
25-34 243 56 22.6 16.1-30.7 187 77.4 69.3-83.9
35-44 345 79 21.3 16.3-27.3 266 78.7 72.7-83.7
45-54 437 106 24.4 19.3-30.3 331 75.6 69.7-80.7
55-64 424 84 22.9 17.8-29.0 340 77.1 71.0-82.2
65-74 300 62 20.9 15.0-28.4 238 79.1 71.6-85.0
75+ 167 22 13.3 8.3-20.6 145 86.7 79.4-91.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 67 17.6 12.6-24.1 336 82.4 75.9-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 679 145 23.5 18.7-29.0 534 76.5 71.0-81.3
Some Post-H.S. 545 116 19.0 14.7-24.3 429 81.0 75.7-85.3
College Graduate 392 97 24.1 18.8-30.3 295 75.9 69.7-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 339 66 20.7 14.8-28.2 273 79.3 71.8-85.2
$15,000- 24,999 448 98 23.6 18.0-30.4 350 76.4 69.6-82.0
$25,000- 34,999 296 68 24.5 17.0-33.9 228 75.5 66.1-83.0
$35,000- 49,999 276 84 26.0 19.7-33.4 192 74.0 66.6-80.3
$50,000-74,999 201 46 21.5 14.9-29.9 155 78.5 70.1-85.1
$75,000+ 162 27 14.2 8.9-21.7 135 85.8 78.3-91.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 772 147 20.4 16.4-25.1 625 79.6 74.9-83.6
No 1,234 275 21.6 18.4-25.2 959 78.4 74.8-81.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 49 25.5 17.5-35.5 217 74.5 64.5-82.5
Non-Veteran 1,754 376 20.6 18.0-23.5 1,378 79.4 76.5-82.0

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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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