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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 579 97 14.3 11.2-18.1 482 85.7 81.9-88.8
GENDER
Male 207 19 7.3 3.9-13.4 188 92.7 86.6-96.1
Female 372 78 20.9 16.4-26.2 294 79.1 73.8-83.6
RACE
White 437 76 16.7 12.7-21.7 361 83.3 78.3-87.3
Other 142 21 9.5 5.7-15.4 121 90.5 84.6-94.3
AGE
18-44 199 24 11.4 7.1-17.7 175 88.6 82.3-92.9
45+ 374 73 18.3 14.4-23.0 301 81.7 77.0-85.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 157 24 11.7 7.2-18.5 133 88.3 81.5-92.8
Some College + 421 73 15.3 11.5-20.0 348 84.7 80.0-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 190 33 13.4 8.8-19.9 157 86.6 80.1-91.2
$50,000+ 311 57 16.1 11.8-21.6 254 83.9 78.4-88.2

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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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