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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving-FEMALES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,329 594 44.6 41.1-48.2 735 55.4 51.8-58.9
RACE
White 1,097 494 45.3 41.4-49.3 603 54.7 50.7-58.6
African American 187 82 43.4 34.6-52.6 105 56.6 47.4-65.4
Asian 3 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
Native American 26 12 50.0 28.3-71.8 14 50.0 28.2-71.7
Other Minorities 14 4 29.4 8.3-65.6 10 70.6 34.4-91.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 4 20.0 6.1-49.1 12 80.0 50.9-93.9
-English Speaking 14 4 28.5 9.8-59.3 10 71.5 40.7-90.2
-Spanish Speaking 2 0 0.0 . - . 2 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,311 589 45.0 41.4-48.6 722 55.0 51.4-58.6
AGE
18-24 18 11 61.2 32.4-83.9 7 38.8 16.1-67.6
25-34 62 31 48.0 33.0-63.4 31 52.0 36.6-67.0
35-44 158 61 42.2 32.8-52.1 97 57.8 47.9-67.2
45-54 297 128 41.2 34.4-48.4 169 58.8 51.6-65.6
55-64 369 176 47.4 41.3-53.5 193 52.6 46.5-58.7
65-74 254 112 43.7 36.1-51.6 142 56.3 48.4-63.9
75+ 158 65 38.9 30.3-48.2 93 61.1 51.8-69.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 62 47.8 36.8-59.1 72 52.2 40.9-63.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 189 45.9 39.6-52.3 227 54.1 47.7-60.4
Some Post-H.S. 391 169 41.3 35.0-47.7 222 58.7 52.3-65.0
College Graduate 388 174 45.6 39.0-52.4 214 54.4 47.6-61.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 66 64.0 52.7-74.0 57 36.0 26.0-47.3
$15,000- 24,999 205 91 40.2 32.0-48.9 114 59.8 51.1-68.0
$25,000- 34,999 177 72 40.2 30.9-50.3 105 59.8 49.7-69.1
$35,000- 49,999 227 92 40.8 32.7-49.3 135 59.2 50.7-67.3
$50,000-74,999 187 89 43.7 34.8-53.0 98 56.3 47.0-65.2
$75,000+ 252 114 45.0 37.1-53.1 138 55.0 46.9-62.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 465 234 48.4 42.3-54.6 231 51.6 45.4-57.7
No 855 358 42.9 38.5-47.4 497 57.1 52.6-61.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 11 48.1 23.7-73.5 8 51.9 26.5-76.3
Non-Veteran 1,310 583 44.6 41.0-48.2 727 55.4 51.8-59.0

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*Asked only of care givers providing care to those age 60 and older.

^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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