BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (What age is the person whom you are giving care?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	<20 years	20 to 50 years	50 to 75 years	75 years and older
North Carolina	3,049	137	6.6	5.0- 8.7	334	14.0	12.0-16.3	1,043	35.0	32.5-37.7	1,535	44.3	41.6-47.0
-Western NC	602	17	3.7	2.1- 6.6	57	12.4	8.9-17.2	214	39.1	33.9-44.6	314	44.7	39.6-49.9
GENDER
Male	211	4	2.8	0.9- 8.6	27	17.8	11.0-27.5	75	36.6	28.1-46.2	105	42.7	34.3-51.6
Female	391	13	4.4	2.3- 8.5	30	8.5	5.6-12.7	139	41.0	34.8-47.5	209	46.1	39.9-52.4
RACE
White	560	17	4.0	2.2- 7.1	51	12.3	8.6-17.2	196	38.5	33.1-44.2	296	45.3	39.9-50.7
African American	18	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.0	0.4-19.5	8	57.0	30.1-80.3	9	39.9	17.6-67.4
Other Minorities	23	0	0.0	. - .	5	27.7	10.7-55.2	10	41.8	21.3-65.7	8	30.5	13.6-55.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	0	0.0	. - .	2	21.4	4.6-60.6	2	26.5	6.1-66.8	3	52.0	17.4-84.9
Non-Hispanic	595	17	3.8	2.1- 6.8	55	12.3	8.7-17.0	212	39.4	34.2-44.9	311	44.5	39.4-49.8
AGE
18-24	18	1	4.3	0.6-25.5	4	22.5	7.9-49.6	12	64.0	36.8-84.5	1	9.2	1.3-43.8
25-34	37	4	9.2	3.1-24.1	4	18.2	6.1-43.4	19	44.9	26.6-64.6	10	27.7	14.5-46.4
35-44	68	5	8.2	2.8-21.6	15	20.8	12.3-32.8	27	43.3	30.4-57.2	21	27.7	17.4-41.2
45-54	124	3	2.7	0.7- 9.4	8	7.7	3.6-15.6	55	44.3	34.7-54.4	58	45.3	35.6-55.4
55-64	181	3	1.0	0.3- 3.2	21	12.9	7.9-20.4	42	24.1	17.6-32.1	115	61.9	53.3-69.9
65-74	117	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	5	4.0	1.7- 9.4	46	41.1	30.8-52.3	65	54.4	43.3-65.1
75+	56	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	12	20.5	10.5-36.4	44	79.5	63.6-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	70	0	0.0	. - .	5	7.1	2.7-17.7	37	57.1	40.8-72.0	28	35.8	22.2-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	186	7	5.5	2.1-13.7	23	17.8	10.1-29.6	56	31.1	23.2-40.4	100	45.5	36.3-55.1
Some Post-H.S.	163	7	4.5	2.0- 9.9	16	11.6	6.5-19.7	66	45.0	34.7-55.7	74	38.9	29.9-48.8
College Graduate	182	3	2.8	0.8- 9.5	13	9.8	5.2-17.5	55	34.1	26.2-43.0	111	53.4	44.4-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	87	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5	13	18.6	9.7-32.7	34	49.4	34.9-63.9	38	30.9	20.1-44.2
$15,000- 24,999	108	2	4.0	0.7-19.6	11	10.5	5.4-19.2	35	34.4	23.6-47.0	60	51.1	39.1-63.0
$25,000- 34,999	69	3	5.9	1.5-20.1	8	11.9	5.8-23.1	26	46.8	33.0-61.0	32	35.4	24.0-48.8
$35,000- 49,999	106	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	5	4.3	1.5-11.7	34	36.9	26.6-48.5	66	57.5	46.0-68.3
$50,000-74,999	86	5	5.7	2.1-14.6	13	25.7	12.8-44.8	27	27.2	17.4-39.8	41	41.4	28.4-55.7
$75,000+	78	2	3.0	0.6-13.0	2	5.3	1.3-19.5	27	33.2	21.7-47.2	47	58.5	44.5-71.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	263	5	2.8	0.9- 8.1	29	13.0	8.5-19.3	96	39.2	31.9-47.0	133	45.1	37.7-52.7
No	332	12	4.5	2.3- 8.9	27	12.2	7.3-19.6	115	38.9	31.7-46.7	178	44.4	37.3-51.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	88	2	2.5	0.5-12.1	8	11.9	5.4-24.2	31	40.7	25.8-57.6	47	45.0	31.1-59.6
Non-Veteran	514	15	4.0	2.1- 7.3	49	12.5	8.6-17.9	183	38.9	33.5-44.5	267	44.6	39.2-50.2

Total
Respond.^

<20 years

20 to 50 years

50 to 75 years

75 years and older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,049

137

6.6

5.0- 8.7

334

14.0

12.0-16.3

1,043

35.0

32.5-37.7

1,535

44.3

41.6-47.0

-Western NC

602

3.7

2.1- 6.6

12.4

8.9-17.2

214

39.1

33.9-44.6

314

44.7

39.6-49.9

GENDER

Male

211

2.8

0.9- 8.6

17.8

11.0-27.5

36.6

28.1-46.2

105

42.7

34.3-51.6

Female

391

4.4

2.3- 8.5

8.5

5.6-12.7

139

41.0

34.8-47.5

209

46.1

39.9-52.4

RACE

White

560

4.0

2.2- 7.1

12.3

8.6-17.2

196

38.5

33.1-44.2

296

45.3

39.9-50.7

African American

0.0

. - .

3.0

0.4-19.5

57.0

30.1-80.3

39.9

17.6-67.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

27.7

10.7-55.2

41.8

21.3-65.7

30.5

13.6-55.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

21.4

4.6-60.6

26.5

6.1-66.8

52.0

17.4-84.9

Non-Hispanic

595

3.8

2.1- 6.8

12.3

8.7-17.0

212

39.4

34.2-44.9

311

44.5

39.4-49.8

AGE

18-24

4.3

0.6-25.5

22.5

7.9-49.6

64.0

36.8-84.5

9.2

1.3-43.8

25-34

9.2

3.1-24.1

18.2

6.1-43.4

44.9

26.6-64.6

27.7

14.5-46.4

35-44

8.2

2.8-21.6

20.8

12.3-32.8

43.3

30.4-57.2

27.7

17.4-41.2

45-54

124

2.7

0.7- 9.4

7.7

3.6-15.6

44.3

34.7-54.4

45.3

35.6-55.4

55-64

181

1.0

0.3- 3.2

12.9

7.9-20.4

24.1

17.6-32.1

115

61.9

53.3-69.9

65-74

117

0.4

0.1- 2.7

4.0

1.7- 9.4

41.1

30.8-52.3

54.4

43.3-65.1

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.5

10.5-36.4

79.5

63.6-89.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

7.1

2.7-17.7

57.1

40.8-72.0

35.8

22.2-52.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

186

5.5

2.1-13.7

17.8

10.1-29.6

31.1

23.2-40.4

100

45.5

36.3-55.1

Some Post-H.S.

163

4.5

2.0- 9.9

11.6

6.5-19.7

45.0

34.7-55.7

38.9

29.9-48.8

College Graduate

182

2.8

0.8- 9.5

9.8

5.2-17.5

34.1

26.2-43.0

111

53.4

44.4-62.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1.1

0.3- 4.5

18.6

9.7-32.7

49.4

34.9-63.9

30.9

20.1-44.2

$15,000- 24,999

108

4.0

0.7-19.6

10.5

5.4-19.2

34.4

23.6-47.0

51.1

39.1-63.0

$25,000- 34,999

5.9

1.5-20.1

11.9

5.8-23.1

46.8

33.0-61.0

35.4

24.0-48.8

$35,000- 49,999

106

1.2

0.2- 8.3

4.3

1.5-11.7

36.9

26.6-48.5

57.5

46.0-68.3

$50,000-74,999

5.7

2.1-14.6

25.7

12.8-44.8

27.2

17.4-39.8

41.4

28.4-55.7

$75,000+

3.0

0.6-13.0

5.3

1.3-19.5

33.2

21.7-47.2

58.5

44.5-71.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

263

2.8

0.9- 8.1

13.0

8.5-19.3

39.2

31.9-47.0

133

45.1

37.7-52.7

332

4.5

2.3- 8.9

12.2

7.3-19.6

115

38.9

31.7-46.7

178

44.4

37.3-51.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2.5

0.5-12.1

11.9

5.4-24.2

40.7

25.8-57.6

45.0

31.1-59.6

Non-Veteran

514

4.0

2.1- 7.3

12.5

8.6-17.9

183

38.9

33.5-44.5

267

44.6

39.2-50.2

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*Asked only of care givers.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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