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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Care Giving

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 1 year 1-5 years More than 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,456 466 35.3 31.3-39.4 532 36.0 32.1-40.0 458 28.8 25.5-32.4
-Piedmont NC 725 238 36.8 31.2-42.8 256 33.9 28.8-39.5 231 29.3 24.6-34.5
GENDER
Male 223 74 38.6 28.6-49.7 67 31.8 22.7-42.5 82 29.6 21.9-38.7
Female 502 164 35.5 29.3-42.4 189 35.4 29.7-41.5 149 29.1 23.5-35.4
RACE
White 569 197 37.4 31.3-43.9 200 34.5 28.8-40.7 172 28.1 22.9-34.0
African American 123 28 30.9 16.6-50.1 46 33.5 20.8-49.1 49 35.6 23.7-49.5
Other Minorities 28 11 52.2 29.3-74.3 9 29.4 12.9-53.8 8 18.4 7.9-37.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 20 7 28.7 12.0-54.2 8 41.2 19.7-66.7 5 30.1 12.4-56.7
Non-Hispanic 702 229 37.2 31.4-43.3 248 33.9 28.7-39.6 225 28.9 24.2-34.2
AGE
18-24 11 6 48.2 19.5-78.1 2 34.1 9.6-71.7 3 17.7 5.0-46.6
25-34 59 27 49.8 32.6-67.0 23 35.5 21.3-52.9 9 14.7 6.7-29.4
35-44 100 35 31.1 20.3-44.5 36 36.2 24.3-50.0 29 32.7 20.3-48.2
45-54 198 61 40.3 29.6-52.0 64 26.7 19.5-35.4 73 33.0 24.7-42.6
55-64 165 47 26.6 19.2-35.6 69 45.1 34.7-55.9 49 28.3 20.4-37.9
65+ 186 59 29.7 22.2-38.5 61 31.9 24.2-40.7 66 38.4 30.3-47.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 25 54.8 38.0-70.5 15 22.6 12.3-37.8 15 22.7 12.6-37.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 57 38.5 26.2-52.4 60 30.5 20.3-42.9 64 31.1 20.9-43.4
Some Post-H.S. 222 74 37.6 27.8-48.6 80 36.8 27.7-47.0 68 25.5 18.6-34.0
College Graduate 267 82 32.1 24.8-40.5 101 35.9 28.3-44.2 84 32.0 24.9-40.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 17 40.2 22.8-60.5 20 28.5 16.1-45.4 14 31.3 16.0-52.1
$15,000- 24,999 93 30 31.6 20.2-45.7 32 31.3 18.6-47.6 31 37.1 24.4-51.8
$25,000- 34,999 75 22 46.3 25.3-68.7 21 17.1 9.1-29.7 32 36.6 20.5-56.4
$35,000- 49,999 123 31 18.5 11.9-27.7 50 37.7 26.5-50.4 42 43.7 30.2-58.3
$50,000-74,999 126 46 42.2 28.9-56.8 49 41.0 27.8-55.6 31 16.8 10.5-25.8
$75,000+ 171 64 37.5 28.3-47.8 56 36.8 27.4-47.2 51 25.7 18.4-34.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 252 72 34.2 24.2-45.8 88 31.4 23.3-40.7 92 34.5 26.0-44.1
No 466 164 38.4 31.7-45.6 166 34.5 28.2-41.4 136 27.1 21.6-33.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 25 26.4 15.8-40.6 34 34.7 22.9-48.9 27 38.9 25.3-54.5
Non-Veteran 535 176 39.2 32.3-46.5 188 33.2 27.2-39.8 171 27.7 22.5-33.5

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*These questions are asked only of caregivers.
(See 2006 NC BRFSS for comparison.)

^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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