BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In which of the following areas does the person you care for most need your help?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	Self-care	Home care	Transportation	Help w/depression	Other
North Carolina	1,368	306	21.4	18.3-24.8	440	32.9	28.9-37.1	341	23.9	20.5-27.7	113	9.1	6.9-11.9	168	12.7	10.0-16.1
-Eastern NC	385	91	28.0	21.5-35.5	121	26.4	20.4-33.4	108	26.7	20.7-33.6	33	9.2	5.3-15.4	32	9.8	5.3-17.5
GENDER
Male	88	18	23.5	12.9-39.0	30	28.6	18.1-42.0	35	40.0	27.0-54.6	2	1.0	0.3- 4.1	3	6.9	1.3-28.9
Female	297	73	29.7	22.1-38.6	91	25.6	18.6-34.1	73	21.4	15.4-29.1	31	12.3	7.1-20.7	29	11.0	5.7-20.1
RACE
White	257	59	28.4	20.5-37.8	79	25.2	18.6-33.1	77	27.8	20.5-36.4	24	11.0	6.0-19.3	18	7.7	3.6-15.7
African American	94	26	28.7	16.5-45.0	31	27.8	15.4-44.8	23	20.9	11.7-34.7	5	6.7	1.6-24.6	9	15.8	5.5-37.9
Other Minorities	30	6	27.1	10.8-53.2	9	20.4	8.5-41.5	6	40.9	18.7-67.6	4	5.1	1.6-14.9	5	6.5	2.4-16.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	3	47.8	15.1-82.6	2	20.0	4.4-57.5	4	32.1	7.5-73.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	375	88	27.2	20.7-34.8	119	26.7	20.6-33.9	103	26.3	20.3-33.4	33	9.5	5.5-16.0	32	10.2	5.5-18.1
AGE
18-24	8	1	11.1	1.4-52.9	2	6.9	1.2-30.7	1	7.3	0.9-41.1	2	31.5	6.4-75.6	2	43.3	10.1-83.9
25-34	31	4	12.4	4.2-31.3	18	54.6	31.8-75.7	4	12.2	3.8-33.2	3	14.5	3.1-47.3	2	6.3	1.5-22.5
35-44	61	14	31.0	16.9-49.9	18	19.5	10.4-33.6	14	28.6	15.0-47.6	10	9.8	4.5-20.1	5	11.1	2.7-35.7
45-54	103	25	35.2	22.2-50.8	26	17.9	10.6-28.5	31	30.3	18.9-44.7	10	6.6	2.8-14.6	11	10.1	3.3-26.7
55-64	88	15	20.2	10.4-35.8	30	29.1	17.4-44.4	32	39.2	25.7-54.6	5	6.8	1.7-23.5	6	4.6	1.8-11.2
65+	93	32	39.1	24.7-55.7	27	28.4	16.5-44.4	25	26.5	15.8-40.9	3	2.2	0.6- 7.5	6	3.8	1.5- 8.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	36	10	21.8	7.7-48.2	10	20.7	8.0-43.8	7	17.7	6.6-39.8	3	2.3	0.6- 8.7	6	37.5	13.1-70.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	115	35	33.6	21.8-47.9	37	34.0	21.4-49.3	29	20.6	12.5-32.1	6	7.0	1.9-22.5	8	4.7	2.0-11.0
Some Post-H.S.	110	23	26.3	16.2-39.7	36	22.2	14.5-32.5	36	40.5	28.0-54.4	7	5.2	2.2-11.9	8	5.8	2.3-13.6
College Graduate	124	23	25.9	15.0-40.9	38	24.5	15.7-36.0	36	24.0	14.8-36.5	17	17.0	8.2-32.1	10	8.6	2.9-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	35	7	27.5	10.3-55.7	12	37.2	12.9-70.4	10	24.6	9.8-49.6	3	8.5	2.1-28.5	3	2.2	0.6- 7.7
$15,000- 24,999	63	19	23.6	11.6-42.0	19	25.4	13.1-43.4	14	21.5	10.7-38.7	3	8.7	1.5-38.2	8	20.8	6.8-48.5
$25,000- 34,999	39	15	32.5	15.9-55.0	9	22.3	8.3-47.7	13	43.0	21.0-68.1	2	2.2	0.5- 9.3	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	61	9	25.8	12.0-46.8	27	28.1	15.9-44.6	18	26.8	14.2-44.8	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	6	18.6	6.3-43.7
$50,000-74,999	52	12	31.9	15.8-53.9	9	13.1	5.4-28.5	20	29.4	15.7-48.1	6	18.7	5.6-47.0	5	6.9	2.3-18.7
$75,000+	88	18	25.7	14.0-42.3	33	31.9	20.5-46.0	20	25.1	13.9-41.1	12	14.3	7.0-27.0	5	3.0	1.0- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	143	36	30.9	20.1-44.3	38	18.2	11.5-27.5	39	22.8	14.6-33.8	16	12.1	5.7-23.8	14	16.0	6.7-33.5
No	242	55	26.3	18.7-35.6	83	31.1	23.0-40.6	69	28.9	21.2-38.0	17	7.5	3.3-15.9	18	6.3	2.8-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	8	21.7	7.8-47.4	15	34.9	18.6-55.7	16	36.0	19.1-57.4	2	1.7	0.4- 7.3	3	5.6	1.5-19.1
Non-Veteran	295	70	29.2	21.7-38.0	85	20.9	15.4-27.6	83	28.3	21.3-36.5	30	12.1	6.9-20.3	27	9.6	4.6-18.8

Total
Respond.^

Self-care

Home care

Transportation

Help w/depression

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,368

306

21.4

18.3-24.8

440

32.9

28.9-37.1

341

23.9

20.5-27.7

113

9.1

6.9-11.9

168

12.7

10.0-16.1

-Eastern NC

385

28.0

21.5-35.5

121

26.4

20.4-33.4

108

26.7

20.7-33.6

9.2

5.3-15.4

9.8

5.3-17.5

GENDER

Male

23.5

12.9-39.0

28.6

18.1-42.0

40.0

27.0-54.6

1.0

0.3- 4.1

6.9

1.3-28.9

Female

297

29.7

22.1-38.6

25.6

18.6-34.1

21.4

15.4-29.1

12.3

7.1-20.7

11.0

5.7-20.1

RACE

White

257

28.4

20.5-37.8

25.2

18.6-33.1

27.8

20.5-36.4

11.0

6.0-19.3

7.7

3.6-15.7

African American

28.7

16.5-45.0

27.8

15.4-44.8

20.9

11.7-34.7

6.7

1.6-24.6

15.8

5.5-37.9

Other Minorities

27.1

10.8-53.2

20.4

8.5-41.5

40.9

18.7-67.6

5.1

1.6-14.9

6.5

2.4-16.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.8

15.1-82.6

20.0

4.4-57.5

32.1

7.5-73.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

375

27.2

20.7-34.8

119

26.7

20.6-33.9

103

26.3

20.3-33.4

9.5

5.5-16.0

10.2

5.5-18.1

AGE

18-24

11.1

1.4-52.9

6.9

1.2-30.7

7.3

0.9-41.1

31.5

6.4-75.6

43.3

10.1-83.9

25-34

12.4

4.2-31.3

54.6

31.8-75.7

12.2

3.8-33.2

14.5

3.1-47.3

6.3

1.5-22.5

35-44

31.0

16.9-49.9

19.5

10.4-33.6

28.6

15.0-47.6

9.8

4.5-20.1

11.1

2.7-35.7

45-54

103

35.2

22.2-50.8

17.9

10.6-28.5

30.3

18.9-44.7

6.6

2.8-14.6

10.1

3.3-26.7

55-64

20.2

10.4-35.8

29.1

17.4-44.4

39.2

25.7-54.6

6.8

1.7-23.5

4.6

1.8-11.2

65+

39.1

24.7-55.7

28.4

16.5-44.4

26.5

15.8-40.9

2.2

0.6- 7.5

3.8

1.5- 8.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

21.8

7.7-48.2

20.7

8.0-43.8

17.7

6.6-39.8

2.3

0.6- 8.7

37.5

13.1-70.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

115

33.6

21.8-47.9

34.0

21.4-49.3

20.6

12.5-32.1

7.0

1.9-22.5

4.7

2.0-11.0

Some Post-H.S.

110

26.3

16.2-39.7

22.2

14.5-32.5

40.5

28.0-54.4

5.2

2.2-11.9

5.8

2.3-13.6

College Graduate

124

25.9

15.0-40.9

24.5

15.7-36.0

24.0

14.8-36.5

17.0

8.2-32.1

8.6

2.9-23.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

27.5

10.3-55.7

37.2

12.9-70.4

24.6

9.8-49.6

8.5

2.1-28.5

2.2

0.6- 7.7

$15,000- 24,999

23.6

11.6-42.0

25.4

13.1-43.4

21.5

10.7-38.7

8.7

1.5-38.2

20.8

6.8-48.5

$25,000- 34,999

32.5

15.9-55.0

22.3

8.3-47.7

43.0

21.0-68.1

2.2

0.5- 9.3

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

25.8

12.0-46.8

28.1

15.9-44.6

26.8

14.2-44.8

0.7

0.1- 5.0

18.6

6.3-43.7

$50,000-74,999

31.9

15.8-53.9

13.1

5.4-28.5

29.4

15.7-48.1

18.7

5.6-47.0

6.9

2.3-18.7

$75,000+

25.7

14.0-42.3

31.9

20.5-46.0

25.1

13.9-41.1

14.3

7.0-27.0

3.0

1.0- 8.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

143

30.9

20.1-44.3

18.2

11.5-27.5

22.8

14.6-33.8

12.1

5.7-23.8

16.0

6.7-33.5

242

26.3

18.7-35.6

31.1

23.0-40.6

28.9

21.2-38.0

7.5

3.3-15.9

6.3

2.8-13.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.7

7.8-47.4

34.9

18.6-55.7

36.0

19.1-57.4

1.7

0.4- 7.3

5.6

1.5-19.1

Non-Veteran

295

29.2

21.7-38.0

20.9

15.4-27.6

28.3

21.3-36.5

12.1

6.9-20.3

9.6

4.6-18.8

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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.

**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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