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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Caregiver Status

People may provide regular care or assistance to a friend or family member who has a health problem, long-term illness, or disability.
During the past month, did you provide any such care or assistance to a friend or family member?

(Also see North Carolina Added Questions:Care Giving)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,199 3,140 22.5 21.3-23.7 10,059 77.5 76.3-78.7
-Buncombe County 398 103 24.8 19.9-30.5 295 75.2 69.5-80.1
GENDER
Male 145 29 19.2 12.5-28.4 116 80.8 71.6-87.5
Female 253 74 29.7 23.1-37.2 179 70.3 62.8-76.9
RACE
White 363 93 24.2 19.3-29.9 270 75.8 70.1-80.7
Other 32 9 30.6 12.5-57.8 23 69.4 42.2-87.5
AGE
18-44 107 23 21.1 13.4-31.5 84 78.9 68.5-86.6
45+ 290 80 28.3 22.9-34.5 210 71.7 65.5-77.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 121 30 26.2 16.9-38.4 91 73.8 61.6-83.1
Some College + 274 72 23.1 18.0-29.1 202 76.9 70.9-82.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 189 56 28.7 21.5-37.2 133 71.3 62.8-78.5
$50,000+ 160 33 20.2 13.8-28.7 127 79.8 71.3-86.2

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^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.

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