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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving-WHITES

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 11,088 2,249 20.0 18.9-21.2 8,839 80.0 78.8-81.1
GENDER
Male 4,068 737 18.0 16.3-19.8 3,331 82.0 80.2-83.7
Female 7,020 1,512 21.9 20.4-23.4 5,508 78.1 76.6-79.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 107 13 9.5 5.1-16.9 94 90.5 83.1-94.9
-English Speaking 107 13 9.5 5.1-16.9 94 90.5 83.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic 10,974 2,234 20.2 19.1-21.3 8,740 79.8 78.7-80.9
AGE
18-24 272 63 23.0 17.1-30.2 209 77.0 69.8-82.9
25-34 940 141 14.3 11.5-17.6 799 85.7 82.4-88.5
35-44 1,658 274 17.4 15.2-19.8 1,384 82.6 80.2-84.8
45-54 2,168 490 22.0 19.9-24.3 1,678 78.0 75.7-80.1
55-64 2,426 585 24.3 22.3-26.5 1,841 75.7 73.5-77.7
65-74 2,000 408 20.8 18.7-23.0 1,592 79.2 77.0-81.3
75+ 1,581 276 20.0 17.6-22.7 1,305 80.0 77.3-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,274 232 20.2 16.8-24.1 1,042 79.8 75.9-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,229 696 22.4 20.2-24.8 2,533 77.6 75.2-79.8
Some Post-H.S. 2,923 634 21.2 18.9-23.7 2,289 78.8 76.3-81.1
College Graduate 3,650 686 17.2 15.6-18.8 2,964 82.8 81.2-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 970 168 20.9 16.9-25.7 802 79.1 74.3-83.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,595 349 25.5 21.6-29.7 1,246 74.5 70.3-78.4
$25,000- 34,999 1,150 278 23.2 20.0-26.8 872 76.8 73.2-80.0
$35,000- 49,999 1,635 355 19.5 17.1-22.2 1,280 80.5 77.8-82.9
$50,000-74,999 1,734 346 19.5 17.0-22.3 1,388 80.5 77.7-83.0
$75,000+ 2,584 500 17.3 15.6-19.3 2,084 82.7 80.7-84.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,070 856 23.9 21.8-26.1 3,214 76.1 73.9-78.2
No 6,952 1,375 18.3 17.0-19.6 5,577 81.7 80.4-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,751 322 18.8 16.5-21.4 1,429 81.2 78.6-83.5
Non-Veteran 9,337 1,927 20.3 19.0-21.6 7,410 79.7 78.4-81.0

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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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