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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 613 130 21.9 17.4-27.1 483 78.1 72.9-82.6
GENDER
Male 229 49 22.6 16.3-30.4 180 77.4 69.6-83.7
Female 384 81 21.2 15.3-28.7 303 78.8 71.3-84.7
RACE
White 426 76 17.6 13.6-22.5 350 82.4 77.5-86.4
Other 176 52 28.8 19.8-39.7 124 71.2 60.3-80.2
AGE
18-44 190 37 19.5 12.5-29.0 153 80.5 71.0-87.5
45+ 415 92 24.8 20.1-30.2 323 75.2 69.8-79.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 148 39 27.1 18.0-38.8 109 72.9 61.2-82.0
Some College + 462 90 19.8 15.0-25.8 372 80.2 74.2-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 230 55 25.3 16.8-36.3 175 74.7 63.7-83.2
$50,000+ 281 61 23.1 17.3-30.1 220 76.9 69.9-82.7

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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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