BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (I am going to read a list of difficulties you may have faced as a caregiver.<br> Please indicate which one of the following is the greatest difficulty you have faced as a caregiver.*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Finacial burden	Time for self/family	Creates stress	Other difficulites	No difficulty
North Carolina	1,442	120	8.4	6.6-10.7	184	13.8	11.0-17.1	355	20.9	18.1-23.9	208	17.3	14.0-21.1	575	39.7	35.7-43.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	42	1	2.6	0.4-16.1	8	23.9	11.7-42.6	12	24.9	13.6-41.1	5	10.4	4.0-24.5	16	38.2	23.5-55.5
Buncombe	49	4	6.2	2.1-16.8	7	12.0	5.0-26.0	16	30.0	17.9-45.8	10	29.0	15.3-48.1	12	22.8	12.5-37.7
Cabarrus	41	4	7.9	2.6-21.5	6	12.4	4.9-27.9	9	20.3	8.6-40.7	3	4.5	1.1-16.7	19	55.0	31.7-76.3
Catawba	47	3	7.7	2.2-23.4	11	25.7	13.7-43.0	7	15.5	6.4-33.2	7	14.0	6.3-28.1	19	37.1	23.2-53.5
Cumberland	47	6	10.4	4.1-23.8	7	20.2	8.3-41.2	12	24.5	12.5-42.6	7	15.0	6.2-32.2	15	29.9	16.6-47.8
Davidson	52	3	9.1	2.8-25.2	9	18.5	9.2-33.5	10	17.0	8.7-30.4	6	11.2	4.8-23.8	24	44.3	29.7-60.0
Durham	42	7	19.1	8.9-36.1	4	6.5	2.3-17.0	11	27.8	14.7-46.1	4	12.6	4.5-30.4	16	34.1	19.3-52.7
Forsyth	40	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	6	20.2	8.0-42.4	10	19.5	9.9-34.9	7	19.6	8.6-38.7	16	39.1	23.4-57.5
Gaston	38	4	9.3	3.2-23.9	7	20.1	9.0-39.1	4	11.3	3.7-30.2	10	28.9	15.7-47.0	13	30.4	17.4-47.4
Guilford	36	4	11.7	4.3-27.9	4	10.3	3.8-25.3	12	32.8	18.5-51.2	2	9.6	1.7-39.3	14	35.6	20.0-55.0
Iredell	46	4	9.6	3.5-23.9	3	5.5	1.5-18.1	10	22.6	11.4-39.8	5	9.9	4.0-22.5	24	52.4	36.6-67.8
Johnston	41	8	27.2	12.8-48.7	4	6.5	2.1-18.8	10	17.7	8.3-33.7	1	2.7	0.4-17.2	18	45.9	28.8-64.0
Mecklenburg	66	6	7.5	3.1-16.7	6	9.0	3.6-20.4	16	27.2	15.6-43.1	12	31.1	16.2-51.3	26	25.3	15.8-37.9
New Hanover	45	4	17.2	5.5-42.6	7	10.0	4.4-21.4	9	17.8	7.9-35.4	5	8.5	3.3-20.1	20	46.5	29.3-64.6
Onslow	49	2	2.1	0.5- 8.6	5	10.5	3.8-25.6	13	20.7	11.2-35.1	8	16.4	7.6-31.7	21	50.4	33.8-66.8
Orange	31	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.3	2.6-19.0	10	34.4	18.4-55.0	5	19.2	7.8-40.3	12	39.1	21.6-59.9
Pitt	43	2	4.8	1.2-17.7	4	7.4	2.4-20.8	8	12.9	6.0-25.7	3	7.0	2.0-21.7	26	67.9	50.2-81.6
Randolph	42	1	3.1	0.4-19.3	7	14.5	6.0-30.9	17	26.9	14.8-43.9	5	17.7	5.9-42.4	12	37.8	19.3-60.8
Robeson	40	3	6.8	2.0-21.0	6	14.9	5.7-33.7	7	16.8	7.4-33.8	7	17.3	7.6-34.5	17	44.3	26.5-63.6
Rowan	50	7	12.1	5.2-25.8	3	4.2	1.3-12.7	11	14.8	7.8-26.2	8	22.9	10.6-42.6	21	46.0	29.8-63.0
Union	35	2	2.9	0.7-11.5	4	10.8	3.9-26.4	8	15.1	6.9-30.2	8	23.8	11.2-43.5	13	47.4	29.2-66.2
Wake	60	8	16.3	7.5-31.9	8	13.7	6.5-26.6	15	22.8	13.1-36.5	6	8.4	3.4-19.4	23	38.8	24.8-55.0
Wayne	36	3	11.9	3.2-35.6	4	12.3	4.2-30.8	8	24.0	11.9-42.5	10	24.2	12.4-42.0	11	27.6	14.5-46.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	409	38	10.9	6.9-16.6	49	12.8	8.7-18.5	90	19.2	14.1-25.7	62	19.2	13.4-26.8	170	37.9	31.0-45.3
Piedmont	714	57	7.6	5.5-10.5	98	15.3	11.2-20.4	170	19.5	16.1-23.5	98	16.5	12.0-22.3	291	41.1	35.5-46.9
Western NC	319	25	7.0	4.1-11.7	37	9.5	6.5-13.8	95	29.9	23.4-37.3	48	16.3	11.5-22.7	114	37.3	29.5-45.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	202	16	8.4	4.3-15.8	27	11.3	7.2-17.2	59	28.9	21.8-37.1	30	20.9	13.8-30.4	70	30.6	23.7-38.5
Northwest	361	27	6.2	4.0- 9.4	44	13.1	9.0-18.7	87	22.5	17.5-28.6	52	13.7	9.8-18.8	151	44.5	37.5-51.8
Charlotte	194	17	7.1	3.9-12.7	26	14.0	8.0-23.5	39	18.6	12.4-26.9	35	22.8	14.1-34.6	77	37.4	27.6-48.3
Greensboro	159	7	4.7	2.1-10.3	22	10.0	5.9-16.5	53	26.7	18.3-37.3	18	20.2	8.2-41.6	59	38.3	26.7-51.5
Southern Regional	133	17	14.0	6.9-26.2	18	20.0	9.7-36.6	29	18.3	10.5-30.0	19	12.2	6.4-21.8	50	35.6	23.2-50.2
Coastal	60	4	8.7	2.6-25.4	9	13.3	5.4-29.4	12	16.5	7.6-32.1	10	21.8	8.8-44.5	25	39.7	24.3-57.3
Wake	153	23	14.5	8.7-23.2	19	16.3	8.5-28.8	37	19.1	12.8-27.5	12	8.3	4.2-15.6	62	41.8	30.9-53.5
Area L	17	2	12.2	2.9-39.0	2	9.3	2.2-31.7	3	19.8	5.4-51.5	4	29.2	10.0-60.6	6	29.5	12.2-55.7
Eastern	163	7	2.3	0.9- 5.5	17	11.7	5.5-23.4	36	17.0	10.2-26.9	28	20.9	11.8-34.4	75	48.1	35.4-61.1

Total
Respond.^

Finacial burden

Time for self/family

Creates stress

Other difficulites

No difficulty

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,442

120

8.4

6.6-10.7

184

13.8

11.0-17.1

355

20.9

18.1-23.9

208

17.3

14.0-21.1

575

39.7

35.7-43.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

2.6

0.4-16.1

23.9

11.7-42.6

24.9

13.6-41.1

10.4

4.0-24.5

38.2

23.5-55.5

Buncombe

6.2

2.1-16.8

12.0

5.0-26.0

30.0

17.9-45.8

29.0

15.3-48.1

22.8

12.5-37.7

Cabarrus

7.9

2.6-21.5

12.4

4.9-27.9

20.3

8.6-40.7

4.5

1.1-16.7

55.0

31.7-76.3

Catawba

7.7

2.2-23.4

25.7

13.7-43.0

15.5

6.4-33.2

14.0

6.3-28.1

37.1

23.2-53.5

Cumberland

10.4

4.1-23.8

20.2

8.3-41.2

24.5

12.5-42.6

15.0

6.2-32.2

29.9

16.6-47.8

Davidson

9.1

2.8-25.2

18.5

9.2-33.5

17.0

8.7-30.4

11.2

4.8-23.8

44.3

29.7-60.0

Durham

19.1

8.9-36.1

6.5

2.3-17.0

27.8

14.7-46.1

12.6

4.5-30.4

34.1

19.3-52.7

Forsyth

1.6

0.2-10.7

20.2

8.0-42.4

19.5

9.9-34.9

19.6

8.6-38.7

39.1

23.4-57.5

Gaston

9.3

3.2-23.9

20.1

9.0-39.1

11.3

3.7-30.2

28.9

15.7-47.0

30.4

17.4-47.4

Guilford

11.7

4.3-27.9

10.3

3.8-25.3

32.8

18.5-51.2

9.6

1.7-39.3

35.6

20.0-55.0

Iredell

9.6

3.5-23.9

5.5

1.5-18.1

22.6

11.4-39.8

9.9

4.0-22.5

52.4

36.6-67.8

Johnston

27.2

12.8-48.7

6.5

2.1-18.8

17.7

8.3-33.7

2.7

0.4-17.2

45.9

28.8-64.0

Mecklenburg

7.5

3.1-16.7

9.0

3.6-20.4

27.2

15.6-43.1

31.1

16.2-51.3

25.3

15.8-37.9

New Hanover

17.2

5.5-42.6

10.0

4.4-21.4

17.8

7.9-35.4

8.5

3.3-20.1

46.5

29.3-64.6

Onslow

2.1

0.5- 8.6

10.5

3.8-25.6

20.7

11.2-35.1

16.4

7.6-31.7

50.4

33.8-66.8

Orange

0.0

. - .

7.3

2.6-19.0

34.4

18.4-55.0

19.2

7.8-40.3

39.1

21.6-59.9

Pitt

4.8

1.2-17.7

7.4

2.4-20.8

12.9

6.0-25.7

7.0

2.0-21.7

67.9

50.2-81.6

Randolph

3.1

0.4-19.3

14.5

6.0-30.9

26.9

14.8-43.9

17.7

5.9-42.4

37.8

19.3-60.8

Robeson

6.8

2.0-21.0

14.9

5.7-33.7

16.8

7.4-33.8

17.3

7.6-34.5

44.3

26.5-63.6

Rowan

12.1

5.2-25.8

4.2

1.3-12.7

14.8

7.8-26.2

22.9

10.6-42.6

46.0

29.8-63.0

Union

2.9

0.7-11.5

10.8

3.9-26.4

15.1

6.9-30.2

23.8

11.2-43.5

47.4

29.2-66.2

Wake

16.3

7.5-31.9

13.7

6.5-26.6

22.8

13.1-36.5

8.4

3.4-19.4

38.8

24.8-55.0

Wayne

11.9

3.2-35.6

12.3

4.2-30.8

24.0

11.9-42.5

24.2

12.4-42.0

27.6

14.5-46.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

409

10.9

6.9-16.6

12.8

8.7-18.5

19.2

14.1-25.7

19.2

13.4-26.8

170

37.9

31.0-45.3

Piedmont

714

7.6

5.5-10.5

15.3

11.2-20.4

170

19.5

16.1-23.5

16.5

12.0-22.3

291

41.1

35.5-46.9

Western NC

319

7.0

4.1-11.7

9.5

6.5-13.8

29.9

23.4-37.3

16.3

11.5-22.7

114

37.3

29.5-45.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

202

8.4

4.3-15.8

11.3

7.2-17.2

28.9

21.8-37.1

20.9

13.8-30.4

30.6

23.7-38.5

Northwest

361

6.2

4.0- 9.4

13.1

9.0-18.7

22.5

17.5-28.6

13.7

9.8-18.8

151

44.5

37.5-51.8

Charlotte

194

7.1

3.9-12.7

14.0

8.0-23.5

18.6

12.4-26.9

22.8

14.1-34.6

37.4

27.6-48.3

Greensboro

159

4.7

2.1-10.3

10.0

5.9-16.5

26.7

18.3-37.3

20.2

8.2-41.6

38.3

26.7-51.5

Southern Regional

133

14.0

6.9-26.2

20.0

9.7-36.6

18.3

10.5-30.0

12.2

6.4-21.8

35.6

23.2-50.2

Coastal

8.7

2.6-25.4

13.3

5.4-29.4

16.5

7.6-32.1

21.8

8.8-44.5

39.7

24.3-57.3

Wake

153

14.5

8.7-23.2

16.3

8.5-28.8

19.1

12.8-27.5

8.3

4.2-15.6

41.8

30.9-53.5

Area L

12.2

2.9-39.0

9.3

2.2-31.7

19.8

5.4-51.5

29.2

10.0-60.6

29.5

12.2-55.7

Eastern

163

2.3

0.9- 5.5

11.7

5.5-23.4

17.0

10.2-26.9

20.9

11.8-34.4

48.1

35.4-61.1

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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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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Care Giving

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