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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	Self-care	Home care	Transportation	Help w/depression	Other
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	394	62	14.1	9.8-19.9	143	36.7	29.2-44.9	117	28.0	21.6-35.5	27	8.5	4.9-14.4	45	12.7	8.2-19.1
Female	974	244	25.7	21.7-30.1	297	30.6	26.3-35.3	224	21.5	17.9-25.7	86	9.5	6.9-12.8	123	12.7	9.5-16.9
RACE
White	1,085	234	20.1	16.7-24.0	353	34.1	29.8-38.7	273	23.9	20.2-28.1	90	8.7	6.5-11.5	135	13.2	10.1-17.2
African American	213	56	23.7	16.4-32.9	61	28.7	18.6-41.5	55	24.9	16.3-36.1	15	9.6	4.1-20.7	26	13.2	7.1-23.1
Asian	4	1	18.0	2.1-69.5	1	17.5	2.0-68.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	47.4	8.6-89.6	1	17.2	2.0-68.2
Native American	27	2	24.7	5.1-67.0	10	20.1	7.7-43.2	5	31.3	9.7-65.8	6	16.6	4.7-44.7	4	7.3	2.3-21.0
Other Minorities	31	13	42.8	22.8-65.5	10	26.0	12.5-46.4	6	17.7	6.4-40.5	1	12.8	1.9-52.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	10	43.2	23.9-64.8	8	22.7	10.7-41.9	12	28.8	13.7-50.7	2	5.3	1.2-21.0	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	27	7	34.3	16.2-58.6	7	25.8	11.8-47.6	12	35.3	17.2-58.9	1	4.5	0.6-26.3	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	5	3	82.5	40.9-97.0	1	8.7	0.9-48.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.8	1.0-49.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,333	296	20.7	17.6-24.2	431	33.2	29.1-37.5	328	23.8	20.3-27.6	111	9.2	7.0-12.2	167	13.1	10.3-16.6
AGE
18-24	25	6	27.2	11.4-51.9	8	24.2	9.6-49.0	3	21.3	6.0-53.4	4	10.8	3.1-31.7	4	16.4	5.0-42.4
25-34	107	20	16.3	9.9-25.7	49	43.3	31.2-56.3	16	10.7	5.9-18.5	10	15.4	7.1-30.3	12	14.3	6.5-28.6
35-44	199	35	17.3	11.5-25.2	70	33.6	24.5-44.1	42	26.4	18.0-37.0	23	6.9	4.3-11.1	29	15.7	9.3-25.4
45-54	356	77	21.9	15.9-29.4	115	35.3	27.6-43.9	89	23.7	17.7-30.9	35	10.4	6.8-15.7	40	8.7	5.4-13.7
55-64	325	69	20.3	15.2-26.6	96	25.5	19.7-32.3	101	32.9	26.2-40.4	16	6.3	3.2-11.8	43	15.0	9.3-23.4
65-74	240	70	31.0	23.6-39.5	71	28.5	21.5-36.7	58	26.1	19.2-34.3	16	5.8	3.3- 9.8	25	8.6	5.5-13.3
75+	106	27	29.8	18.2-44.9	29	29.2	18.7-42.5	28	21.6	13.4-32.9	9	6.4	3.0-12.9	13	13.0	7.2-22.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	33	22.8	13.6-35.6	34	34.3	21.8-49.4	23	17.9	10.4-28.9	7	3.0	1.2- 7.2	14	22.1	9.2-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	396	106	24.9	18.8-32.2	125	34.9	26.7-44.1	101	23.9	17.3-32.1	23	7.0	3.8-12.6	41	9.3	5.7-14.9
Some Post-H.S.	412	81	20.2	14.9-26.8	133	29.2	23.0-36.3	106	25.3	19.5-32.0	35	10.3	6.2-16.5	57	15.1	9.7-22.6
College Graduate	449	86	18.9	14.2-24.7	148	34.1	28.0-40.7	111	24.0	18.6-30.4	48	11.3	7.6-16.6	56	11.8	8.2-16.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	24	21.5	12.4-34.7	37	37.1	22.8-54.1	20	15.4	8.5-26.3	10	9.1	4.2-18.5	17	16.9	8.9-29.6
$15,000- 24,999	216	57	32.0	22.6-43.2	65	24.4	17.3-33.2	49	20.2	14.0-28.3	11	5.7	2.1-14.5	34	17.7	10.6-28.0
$25,000- 34,999	165	54	25.5	17.3-36.0	41	32.8	18.9-50.5	40	20.4	12.6-31.5	15	10.4	5.1-19.8	15	10.9	4.0-26.2
$35,000- 49,999	231	46	19.4	12.9-28.1	83	35.7	26.4-46.1	63	26.4	19.2-35.0	13	6.3	2.9-13.2	26	12.3	6.6-21.9
$50,000-74,999	207	38	18.4	11.9-27.3	70	26.2	19.0-34.9	53	26.3	17.2-38.1	21	16.4	8.9-28.4	25	12.7	6.0-24.8
$75,000+	280	50	14.8	10.3-21.0	104	41.2	33.1-49.9	62	24.0	17.0-32.7	31	9.9	6.3-15.1	33	10.0	6.7-14.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	499	110	20.9	16.2-26.7	150	33.0	26.0-40.9	114	21.1	16.0-27.2	55	11.7	8.1-16.5	70	13.3	9.1-19.0
No	862	194	21.0	17.2-25.3	288	33.1	28.4-38.2	226	25.6	21.3-30.5	57	7.8	5.1-11.6	97	12.5	9.1-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	149	29	16.4	9.6-26.5	50	40.2	29.3-52.1	40	27.1	18.1-38.5	13	6.9	3.3-13.7	17	9.4	5.4-16.0
Non-Veteran	1,032	232	21.6	18.0-25.7	326	32.1	27.5-37.1	251	22.9	19.1-27.2	87	9.9	7.2-13.5	136	13.6	10.3-17.8

Total
Respond.^

Self-care

Home care

Transportation

Help w/depression

Other

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

394

14.1

9.8-19.9

143

36.7

29.2-44.9

117

28.0

21.6-35.5

8.5

4.9-14.4

12.7

8.2-19.1

Female

974

244

25.7

21.7-30.1

297

30.6

26.3-35.3

224

21.5

17.9-25.7

9.5

6.9-12.8

123

12.7

9.5-16.9

RACE

White

1,085

234

20.1

16.7-24.0

353

34.1

29.8-38.7

273

23.9

20.2-28.1

8.7

6.5-11.5

135

13.2

10.1-17.2

African American

213

23.7

16.4-32.9

28.7

18.6-41.5

24.9

16.3-36.1

9.6

4.1-20.7

13.2

7.1-23.1

Asian

18.0

2.1-69.5

17.5

2.0-68.6

0.0

. - .

47.4

8.6-89.6

17.2

2.0-68.2

Native American

24.7

5.1-67.0

20.1

7.7-43.2

31.3

9.7-65.8

16.6

4.7-44.7

7.3

2.3-21.0

Other Minorities

42.8

22.8-65.5

26.0

12.5-46.4

17.7

6.4-40.5

12.8

1.9-52.4

0.6

0.1- 4.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.2

23.9-64.8

22.7

10.7-41.9

28.8

13.7-50.7

5.3

1.2-21.0

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

34.3

16.2-58.6

25.8

11.8-47.6

35.3

17.2-58.9

4.5

0.6-26.3

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

82.5

40.9-97.0

8.7

0.9-48.8

0.0

. - .

8.8

1.0-49.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,333

296

20.7

17.6-24.2

431

33.2

29.1-37.5

328

23.8

20.3-27.6

111

9.2

7.0-12.2

167

13.1

10.3-16.6

AGE

18-24

27.2

11.4-51.9

24.2

9.6-49.0

21.3

6.0-53.4

10.8

3.1-31.7

16.4

5.0-42.4

25-34

107

16.3

9.9-25.7

43.3

31.2-56.3

10.7

5.9-18.5

15.4

7.1-30.3

14.3

6.5-28.6

35-44

199

17.3

11.5-25.2

33.6

24.5-44.1

26.4

18.0-37.0

6.9

4.3-11.1

15.7

9.3-25.4

45-54

356

21.9

15.9-29.4

115

35.3

27.6-43.9

23.7

17.7-30.9

10.4

6.8-15.7

8.7

5.4-13.7

55-64

325

20.3

15.2-26.6

25.5

19.7-32.3

101

32.9

26.2-40.4

6.3

3.2-11.8

15.0

9.3-23.4

65-74

240

31.0

23.6-39.5

28.5

21.5-36.7

26.1

19.2-34.3

5.8

3.3- 9.8

8.6

5.5-13.3

75+

106

29.8

18.2-44.9

29.2

18.7-42.5

21.6

13.4-32.9

6.4

3.0-12.9

13.0

7.2-22.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

22.8

13.6-35.6

34.3

21.8-49.4

17.9

10.4-28.9

3.0

1.2- 7.2

22.1

9.2-44.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

396

106

24.9

18.8-32.2

125

34.9

26.7-44.1

101

23.9

17.3-32.1

7.0

3.8-12.6

9.3

5.7-14.9

Some Post-H.S.

412

20.2

14.9-26.8

133

29.2

23.0-36.3

106

25.3

19.5-32.0

10.3

6.2-16.5

15.1

9.7-22.6

College Graduate

449

18.9

14.2-24.7

148

34.1

28.0-40.7

111

24.0

18.6-30.4

11.3

7.6-16.6

11.8

8.2-16.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

21.5

12.4-34.7

37.1

22.8-54.1

15.4

8.5-26.3

9.1

4.2-18.5

16.9

8.9-29.6

$15,000- 24,999

216

32.0

22.6-43.2

24.4

17.3-33.2

20.2

14.0-28.3

5.7

2.1-14.5

17.7

10.6-28.0

$25,000- 34,999

165

25.5

17.3-36.0

32.8

18.9-50.5

20.4

12.6-31.5

10.4

5.1-19.8

10.9

4.0-26.2

$35,000- 49,999

231

19.4

12.9-28.1

35.7

26.4-46.1

26.4

19.2-35.0

6.3

2.9-13.2

12.3

6.6-21.9

$50,000-74,999

207

18.4

11.9-27.3

26.2

19.0-34.9

26.3

17.2-38.1

16.4

8.9-28.4

12.7

6.0-24.8

$75,000+

280

14.8

10.3-21.0

104

41.2

33.1-49.9

24.0

17.0-32.7

9.9

6.3-15.1

10.0

6.7-14.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

499

110

20.9

16.2-26.7

150

33.0

26.0-40.9

114

21.1

16.0-27.2

11.7

8.1-16.5

13.3

9.1-19.0

862

194

21.0

17.2-25.3

288

33.1

28.4-38.2

226

25.6

21.3-30.5

7.8

5.1-11.6

12.5

9.1-16.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

149

16.4

9.6-26.5

40.2

29.3-52.1

27.1

18.1-38.5

6.9

3.3-13.7

9.4

5.4-16.0

Non-Veteran

1,032

232

21.6

18.0-25.7

326

32.1

27.5-37.1

251

22.9

19.1-27.2

9.9

7.2-13.5

136

13.6

10.3-17.8

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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.

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