BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (In an average week, how many hours do you provide care for this person?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Care Giving

In an average week, how many hours do you provide care for this person?*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 10 hours	10 to 20 hours	20 to 40 hours	40 or more hours	Don't know
TOTAL	1,493	661	48.4	44.4-52.5	218	13.1	10.8-15.7	208	14.5	12.1-17.4	217	14.0	11.6-16.8	189	10.0	8.1-12.3
GENDER
Male	437	212	54.5	47.2-61.7	62	12.9	9.1-18.0	63	14.3	10.2-19.9	49	8.9	6.0-12.9	51	9.3	6.1-14.1
Female	1,056	449	44.8	40.1-49.5	156	13.2	10.6-16.2	145	14.6	11.9-18.0	168	17.1	13.8-20.9	138	10.4	8.3-13.0
RACE
White	1,177	527	48.6	44.1-53.1	178	14.0	11.3-17.1	157	14.0	11.3-17.3	164	13.2	10.6-16.3	151	10.2	8.0-12.9
African American	234	105	53.8	43.1-64.2	28	9.2	5.7-14.6	36	14.8	9.6-21.9	39	15.8	9.9-24.4	26	6.4	3.8-10.4
Asian	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	36.9	6.1-84.1	2	27.4	5.6-70.5	1	13.6	1.7-59.5	1	22.1	2.9-72.9
Native American	33	10	23.6	9.9-46.5	6	11.2	2.8-35.6	5	24.0	6.5-58.9	5	19.3	4.9-52.8	7	21.8	8.3-46.3
Other Minorities	36	14	34.2	16.9-57.2	3	6.6	1.9-20.6	7	19.5	8.8-37.8	8	20.9	9.2-40.6	4	18.8	6.4-43.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	14	37.5	20.1-59.0	4	8.9	3.1-23.0	7	20.8	9.4-39.8	4	17.0	5.7-41.0	4	15.8	4.6-41.9
-English Speaking	28	12	42.6	22.6-65.3	4	10.9	3.8-27.5	7	25.4	11.6-46.9	3	18.9	5.8-46.6	2	2.2	0.5- 9.5
-Spanish Speaking	5	2	15.1	2.6-54.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.7	0.9-48.8	2	76.2	34.0-95.2
Non-Hispanic	1,456	644	48.7	44.6-52.9	214	13.2	10.9-15.9	200	14.3	11.8-17.2	213	13.9	11.5-16.7	185	9.8	7.9-12.1
AGE
18-24	28	15	56.7	34.2-76.7	4	12.2	3.3-36.6	5	13.5	5.1-31.2	3	8.8	2.7-25.2	1	8.8	1.3-42.1
25-34	111	52	54.6	42.2-66.4	17	15.0	8.5-25.1	19	13.7	8.2-22.1	13	10.1	5.4-18.1	10	6.7	3.2-13.5
35-44	212	98	52.0	42.2-61.6	31	9.7	6.3-14.8	36	17.6	11.2-26.6	29	11.4	6.9-18.3	18	9.3	5.3-15.7
45-54	385	170	46.9	39.1-54.8	69	16.3	11.9-21.9	46	13.4	9.1-19.1	61	16.4	11.3-23.1	39	7.1	4.7-10.7
55-64	354	159	45.5	38.2-52.9	55	14.9	10.6-20.7	51	15.4	10.9-21.3	43	13.6	9.3-19.6	46	10.6	7.4-15.0
65-74	268	112	42.7	35.1-50.8	30	8.6	5.5-13.1	35	15.2	10.1-22.3	48	17.5	12.2-24.5	43	16.0	10.8-23.0
75+	125	50	36.5	26.6-47.7	10	5.2	2.6-10.1	15	9.6	5.2-17.2	19	21.8	11.8-36.7	31	26.9	17.5-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	120	41	39.6	25.8-55.2	13	11.6	5.5-23.0	11	13.0	5.1-29.6	23	16.4	9.0-28.0	32	19.4	11.9-30.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	430	175	47.5	39.3-55.9	68	13.6	9.5-19.2	69	15.9	11.3-22.1	56	10.6	7.4-14.9	62	12.3	8.0-18.3
Some Post-H.S.	448	192	46.2	38.9-53.6	73	14.9	10.9-20.2	72	16.6	12.4-22.0	67	15.0	10.6-20.9	44	7.2	4.9-10.4
College Graduate	495	253	53.3	46.9-59.6	64	11.1	7.9-15.4	56	11.6	8.3-15.9	71	15.6	11.3-21.1	51	8.5	5.9-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	41	42.5	28.8-57.4	18	11.5	5.8-21.4	17	15.1	8.1-26.4	26	21.2	12.7-33.2	19	9.7	5.6-16.5
$15,000- 24,999	240	84	38.0	28.8-48.2	32	17.1	10.3-27.1	44	16.2	10.9-23.5	45	17.7	11.7-25.7	35	10.9	6.8-17.2
$25,000- 34,999	178	73	44.4	31.0-58.6	30	15.8	9.3-25.7	27	16.5	8.5-29.6	27	13.8	8.4-22.0	21	9.5	5.0-17.3
$35,000- 49,999	247	120	43.4	34.2-53.1	31	12.3	7.1-20.4	30	15.8	9.6-25.1	43	18.6	12.2-27.3	23	10.0	5.7-17.0
$50,000-74,999	224	110	57.5	47.3-67.0	49	14.8	10.3-20.9	27	13.8	8.8-21.0	18	8.0	4.0-15.3	20	6.0	3.5-10.1
$75,000+	308	152	55.4	47.6-62.9	45	13.2	9.0-18.9	37	11.4	7.7-16.7	36	11.0	7.3-16.4	38	9.0	6.0-13.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	543	206	40.6	33.6-48.0	78	13.2	9.7-17.8	83	16.8	12.6-22.1	90	16.6	12.5-21.7	86	12.8	9.0-17.8
No	942	451	52.7	47.8-57.6	138	12.4	9.9-15.4	125	13.5	10.7-17.0	126	12.7	9.9-16.3	102	8.6	6.6-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	164	70	41.7	31.6-52.5	29	21.3	13.3-32.4	22	12.0	7.1-19.8	22	16.2	9.0-27.5	21	8.7	4.6-15.8
Non-Veteran	1,121	498	49.2	44.4-54.0	161	12.2	9.7-15.1	164	14.5	11.8-17.7	165	14.4	11.5-17.7	133	9.8	7.6-12.6

Total
Respond.^

Less than 10 hours

10 to 20 hours

20 to 40 hours

40 or more hours

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,493

661

48.4

44.4-52.5

218

13.1

10.8-15.7

208

14.5

12.1-17.4

217

14.0

11.6-16.8

189

10.0

8.1-12.3

GENDER

Male

437

212

54.5

47.2-61.7

12.9

9.1-18.0

14.3

10.2-19.9

8.9

6.0-12.9

9.3

6.1-14.1

Female

1,056

449

44.8

40.1-49.5

156

13.2

10.6-16.2

145

14.6

11.9-18.0

168

17.1

13.8-20.9

138

10.4

8.3-13.0

RACE

White

1,177

527

48.6

44.1-53.1

178

14.0

11.3-17.1

157

14.0

11.3-17.3

164

13.2

10.6-16.3

151

10.2

8.0-12.9

African American

234

105

53.8

43.1-64.2

9.2

5.7-14.6

14.8

9.6-21.9

15.8

9.9-24.4

6.4

3.8-10.4

Asian

0.0

. - .

36.9

6.1-84.1

27.4

5.6-70.5

13.6

1.7-59.5

22.1

2.9-72.9

Native American

23.6

9.9-46.5

11.2

2.8-35.6

24.0

6.5-58.9

19.3

4.9-52.8

21.8

8.3-46.3

Other Minorities

34.2

16.9-57.2

6.6

1.9-20.6

19.5

8.8-37.8

20.9

9.2-40.6

18.8

6.4-43.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.5

20.1-59.0

8.9

3.1-23.0

20.8

9.4-39.8

17.0

5.7-41.0

15.8

4.6-41.9

-English Speaking

42.6

22.6-65.3

10.9

3.8-27.5

25.4

11.6-46.9

18.9

5.8-46.6

2.2

0.5- 9.5

-Spanish Speaking

15.1

2.6-54.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.7

0.9-48.8

76.2

34.0-95.2

Non-Hispanic

1,456

644

48.7

44.6-52.9

214

13.2

10.9-15.9

200

14.3

11.8-17.2

213

13.9

11.5-16.7

185

9.8

7.9-12.1

AGE

18-24

56.7

34.2-76.7

12.2

3.3-36.6

13.5

5.1-31.2

8.8

2.7-25.2

8.8

1.3-42.1

25-34

111

54.6

42.2-66.4

15.0

8.5-25.1

13.7

8.2-22.1

10.1

5.4-18.1

6.7

3.2-13.5

35-44

212

52.0

42.2-61.6

9.7

6.3-14.8

17.6

11.2-26.6

11.4

6.9-18.3

9.3

5.3-15.7

45-54

385

170

46.9

39.1-54.8

16.3

11.9-21.9

13.4

9.1-19.1

16.4

11.3-23.1

7.1

4.7-10.7

55-64

354

159

45.5

38.2-52.9

14.9

10.6-20.7

15.4

10.9-21.3

13.6

9.3-19.6

10.6

7.4-15.0

65-74

268

112

42.7

35.1-50.8

8.6

5.5-13.1

15.2

10.1-22.3

17.5

12.2-24.5

16.0

10.8-23.0

75+

125

36.5

26.6-47.7

5.2

2.6-10.1

9.6

5.2-17.2

21.8

11.8-36.7

26.9

17.5-39.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

120

39.6

25.8-55.2

11.6

5.5-23.0

13.0

5.1-29.6

16.4

9.0-28.0

19.4

11.9-30.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

430

175

47.5

39.3-55.9

13.6

9.5-19.2

15.9

11.3-22.1

10.6

7.4-14.9

12.3

8.0-18.3

Some Post-H.S.

448

192

46.2

38.9-53.6

14.9

10.9-20.2

16.6

12.4-22.0

15.0

10.6-20.9

7.2

4.9-10.4

College Graduate

495

253

53.3

46.9-59.6

11.1

7.9-15.4

11.6

8.3-15.9

15.6

11.3-21.1

8.5

5.9-12.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

42.5

28.8-57.4

11.5

5.8-21.4

15.1

8.1-26.4

21.2

12.7-33.2

9.7

5.6-16.5

$15,000- 24,999

240

38.0

28.8-48.2

17.1

10.3-27.1

16.2

10.9-23.5

17.7

11.7-25.7

10.9

6.8-17.2

$25,000- 34,999

178

44.4

31.0-58.6

15.8

9.3-25.7

16.5

8.5-29.6

13.8

8.4-22.0

9.5

5.0-17.3

$35,000- 49,999

247

120

43.4

34.2-53.1

12.3

7.1-20.4

15.8

9.6-25.1

18.6

12.2-27.3

10.0

5.7-17.0

$50,000-74,999

224

110

57.5

47.3-67.0

14.8

10.3-20.9

13.8

8.8-21.0

8.0

4.0-15.3

6.0

3.5-10.1

$75,000+

308

152

55.4

47.6-62.9

13.2

9.0-18.9

11.4

7.7-16.7

11.0

7.3-16.4

9.0

6.0-13.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

543

206

40.6

33.6-48.0

13.2

9.7-17.8

16.8

12.6-22.1

16.6

12.5-21.7

12.8

9.0-17.8

942

451

52.7

47.8-57.6

138

12.4

9.9-15.4

125

13.5

10.7-17.0

126

12.7

9.9-16.3

102

8.6

6.6-11.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

164

41.7

31.6-52.5

21.3

13.3-32.4

12.0

7.1-19.8

16.2

9.0-27.5

8.7

4.6-15.8

Non-Veteran

1,121

498

49.2

44.4-54.0

161

12.2

9.7-15.1

164

14.5

11.8-17.7

165

14.4

11.5-17.7

133

9.8

7.6-12.6

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These questions are asked only of caregivers.

^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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