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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 373 79 25.9 17.9-35.9 294 74.1 64.1-82.1
GENDER
Male 128 23 28.4 15.4-46.3 105 71.6 53.7-84.6
Female 245 56 23.1 17.2-30.3 189 76.9 69.7-82.8
RACE
White 322 67 25.7 16.6-37.6 255 74.3 62.4-83.4
Other 50 11 26.5 13.3-45.8 39 73.5 54.2-86.7
AGE
18-44 97 21 30.0 16.5-48.2 76 70.0 51.8-83.5
45+ 273 56 21.5 16.3-27.8 217 78.5 72.2-83.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 118 28 24.2 14.6-37.4 90 75.8 62.6-85.4
Some College + 255 51 26.8 16.4-40.6 204 73.2 59.4-83.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 166 36 26.6 13.8-44.9 130 73.4 55.1-86.2
$50,000+ 162 31 22.1 15.1-31.1 131 77.9 68.9-84.9

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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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