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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 358 72 16.4 12.6-21.1 286 83.6 78.9-87.4
GENDER
Male 141 23 14.5 9.1-22.3 118 85.5 77.7-90.9
Female 217 49 18.4 13.5-24.4 168 81.6 75.6-86.5
RACE
White 306 61 16.9 12.9-21.9 245 83.1 78.1-87.1
Other 51 11 14.9 7.1-28.7 40 85.1 71.3-92.9
AGE
18-44 114 11 7.7 4.0-14.2 103 92.3 85.8-96.0
45+ 243 60 25.5 19.6-32.4 183 74.5 67.6-80.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 147 36 17.1 11.7-24.4 111 82.9 75.6-88.3
Some College + 211 36 15.9 11.0-22.5 175 84.1 77.5-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 157 37 18.2 12.4-25.9 120 81.8 74.1-87.6
$50,000+ 151 23 14.3 9.1-21.6 128 85.7 78.4-90.9

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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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