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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC 2,751 581 21.0 19.0-23.1 2,170 79.0 76.9-81.0
GENDER
Male 1,018 185 18.7 15.6-22.3 833 81.3 77.7-84.4
Female 1,733 396 23.1 20.7-25.7 1,337 76.9 74.3-79.3
RACE
White 2,550 543 21.5 19.5-23.8 2,007 78.5 76.2-80.5
African American 85 21 23.6 13.6-37.9 64 76.4 62.1-86.4
Other Minorities 109 16 11.3 5.4-22.1 93 88.7 77.9-94.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 8 12.7 5.1-28.1 57 87.3 71.9-94.9
Non-Hispanic 2,680 572 21.3 19.3-23.5 2,108 78.7 76.5-80.7
AGE
18-24 73 15 20.4 11.0-34.7 58 79.6 65.3-89.0
25-34 225 45 17.2 12.4-23.5 180 82.8 76.5-87.6
35-44 359 74 21.8 17.1-27.5 285 78.2 72.5-82.9
45-54 501 126 24.9 20.6-29.7 375 75.1 70.3-79.4
55-64 619 143 22.6 19.1-26.6 476 77.4 73.4-80.9
65-74 544 99 17.3 13.9-21.3 445 82.7 78.7-86.1
75+ 419 79 23.4 18.7-28.9 340 76.6 71.1-81.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 429 77 23.0 17.0-30.4 352 77.0 69.6-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 849 189 22.2 18.6-26.3 660 77.8 73.7-81.4
Some Post-H.S. 720 182 23.8 20.1-27.9 538 76.2 72.1-79.9
College Graduate 748 133 15.9 13.1-19.2 615 84.1 80.8-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 328 68 23.7 17.5-31.3 260 76.3 68.7-82.5
$15,000- 24,999 538 112 21.9 17.1-27.6 426 78.1 72.4-82.9
$25,000- 34,999 304 75 21.8 16.3-28.6 229 78.2 71.4-83.7
$35,000- 49,999 430 99 21.5 16.9-27.0 331 78.5 73.0-83.1
$50,000-74,999 381 81 22.5 17.6-28.3 300 77.5 71.7-82.4
$75,000+ 422 81 17.6 13.8-22.2 341 82.4 77.8-86.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,086 236 24.9 21.3-28.8 850 75.1 71.2-78.7
No 1,642 340 19.2 16.8-21.7 1,302 80.8 78.3-83.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 74 20.5 15.6-26.4 348 79.5 73.6-84.4
Non-Veteran 2,329 507 21.1 18.9-23.4 1,822 78.9 76.6-81.1

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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