BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (What age is the person for whom you are giving care?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	< 20 years	20 to 50 years	50 to 75 years	75 years and older
North Carolina	1,499	54	3.6	2.4- 5.4	184	13.4	11.1-16.1	582	42.6	38.6-46.7	679	40.3	36.5-44.3
-Western NC	335	7	1.9	0.8- 4.4	36	16.0	10.6-23.4	128	43.0	35.3-51.0	164	39.1	32.5-46.2
GENDER
Male	123	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	13	14.4	7.7-25.3	58	52.8	40.3-64.9	50	31.6	22.2-42.7
Female	212	5	2.5	0.9- 6.5	23	17.4	10.0-28.4	70	34.2	26.3-43.2	114	45.9	37.4-54.6
RACE
White	318	7	2.0	0.9- 4.6	34	15.6	10.1-23.3	120	42.6	34.7-50.9	157	39.8	32.9-47.1
African American	5	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.4	1.5-56.9	3	57.4	15.8-90.6	1	30.3	4.4-80.4
Other Minorities	11	0	0.0	. - .	1	32.5	5.4-80.1	4	38.3	10.6-76.5	6	29.2	8.3-65.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	55.8	11.1-92.8	2	44.2	7.2-88.9
Non-Hispanic	330	7	1.9	0.8- 4.4	36	16.2	10.7-23.7	125	42.6	34.9-50.8	162	39.2	32.5-46.3
AGE
18-24	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	59.7	18.1-90.8	3	40.3	9.2-81.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	18	1	3.7	0.5-23.1	4	33.1	10.9-66.7	10	48.1	22.5-74.7	3	15.1	3.6-46.0
35-44	44	3	3.1	0.8-11.2	7	16.2	7.0-33.3	20	57.8	37.0-76.2	14	22.9	11.4-40.7
45-54	80	3	3.5	1.0-11.6	6	10.5	4.7-21.9	27	37.0	24.9-51.0	44	49.0	36.3-61.9
55-64	84	0	0.0	. - .	6	8.3	3.2-19.7	31	37.9	27.2-50.0	47	53.8	41.8-65.3
65+	101	0	0.0	. - .	11	11.3	6.0-20.2	37	37.8	27.6-49.2	53	50.9	39.9-61.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	0	0.0	. - .	4	30.3	8.1-68.2	7	24.8	9.8-49.8	17	44.9	21.1-71.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	121	3	2.0	0.5- 6.8	13	11.2	6.0-19.9	54	53.2	42.4-63.7	51	33.6	24.9-43.6
Some Post-H.S.	93	3	3.3	0.9-11.1	9	15.1	6.8-30.3	34	42.7	26.1-61.0	47	38.9	25.4-54.3
College Graduate	93	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	10	18.0	9.2-32.1	33	36.4	25.9-48.5	49	44.8	33.5-56.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	1	4.1	0.6-24.3	5	17.2	5.4-43.1	12	46.2	25.0-68.8	13	32.5	16.7-53.7
$15,000- 24,999	72	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	7	20.4	7.4-45.1	31	42.8	28.1-59.0	32	35.6	22.6-51.0
$25,000- 34,999	57	0	0.0	. - .	5	18.6	7.3-40.0	24	41.3	26.2-58.4	28	40.0	25.9-56.0
$35,000- 49,999	57	1	2.9	0.4-17.7	5	11.2	4.4-26.1	25	44.6	29.5-60.7	26	41.3	26.6-57.8
$50,000-74,999	42	2	5.5	1.2-22.0	5	16.8	7.2-34.6	15	42.6	26.5-60.4	20	35.2	21.8-51.4
$75,000+	41	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.2	3.9-36.6	15	50.9	26.1-75.3	22	35.9	18.0-58.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	131	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	21	21.4	13.5-32.1	46	34.6	25.3-45.3	63	43.6	33.5-54.3
No	203	6	2.7	1.1- 6.4	15	13.2	6.8-24.1	81	47.2	37.0-57.6	101	36.9	28.7-45.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.9	3.9-26.7	15	43.0	25.5-62.5	17	46.1	27.3-66.0
Non-Veteran	250	6	2.4	1.0- 5.7	28	16.6	10.2-25.7	91	42.0	32.7-51.8	125	39.1	31.3-47.4

Total
Respond.^

< 20 years

20 to 50 years

50 to 75 years

75 years and older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,499

3.6

2.4- 5.4

184

13.4

11.1-16.1

582

42.6

38.6-46.7

679

40.3

36.5-44.3

-Western NC

335

1.9

0.8- 4.4

16.0

10.6-23.4

128

43.0

35.3-51.0

164

39.1

32.5-46.2

GENDER

Male

123

1.3

0.3- 5.8

14.4

7.7-25.3

52.8

40.3-64.9

31.6

22.2-42.7

Female

212

2.5

0.9- 6.5

17.4

10.0-28.4

34.2

26.3-43.2

114

45.9

37.4-54.6

RACE

White

318

2.0

0.9- 4.6

15.6

10.1-23.3

120

42.6

34.7-50.9

157

39.8

32.9-47.1

African American

0.0

. - .

12.4

1.5-56.9

57.4

15.8-90.6

30.3

4.4-80.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

32.5

5.4-80.1

38.3

10.6-76.5

29.2

8.3-65.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

55.8

11.1-92.8

44.2

7.2-88.9

Non-Hispanic

330

1.9

0.8- 4.4

16.2

10.7-23.7

125

42.6

34.9-50.8

162

39.2

32.5-46.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

59.7

18.1-90.8

40.3

9.2-81.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

3.7

0.5-23.1

33.1

10.9-66.7

48.1

22.5-74.7

15.1

3.6-46.0

35-44

3.1

0.8-11.2

16.2

7.0-33.3

57.8

37.0-76.2

22.9

11.4-40.7

45-54

3.5

1.0-11.6

10.5

4.7-21.9

37.0

24.9-51.0

49.0

36.3-61.9

55-64

0.0

. - .

8.3

3.2-19.7

37.9

27.2-50.0

53.8

41.8-65.3

65+

101

0.0

. - .

11.3

6.0-20.2

37.8

27.6-49.2

50.9

39.9-61.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.0

. - .

30.3

8.1-68.2

24.8

9.8-49.8

44.9

21.1-71.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

121

2.0

0.5- 6.8

11.2

6.0-19.9

53.2

42.4-63.7

33.6

24.9-43.6

Some Post-H.S.

3.3

0.9-11.1

15.1

6.8-30.3

42.7

26.1-61.0

38.9

25.4-54.3

College Graduate

0.8

0.1- 5.8

18.0

9.2-32.1

36.4

25.9-48.5

44.8

33.5-56.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.1

0.6-24.3

17.2

5.4-43.1

46.2

25.0-68.8

32.5

16.7-53.7

$15,000- 24,999

1.3

0.3- 5.1

20.4

7.4-45.1

42.8

28.1-59.0

35.6

22.6-51.0

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

18.6

7.3-40.0

41.3

26.2-58.4

40.0

25.9-56.0

$35,000- 49,999

2.9

0.4-17.7

11.2

4.4-26.1

44.6

29.5-60.7

41.3

26.6-57.8

$50,000-74,999

5.5

1.2-22.0

16.8

7.2-34.6

42.6

26.5-60.4

35.2

21.8-51.4

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

13.2

3.9-36.6

50.9

26.1-75.3

35.9

18.0-58.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

131

0.4

0.1- 2.7

21.4

13.5-32.1

34.6

25.3-45.3

43.6

33.5-54.3

203

2.7

1.1- 6.4

13.2

6.8-24.1

47.2

37.0-57.6

101

36.9

28.7-45.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

10.9

3.9-26.7

43.0

25.5-62.5

46.1

27.3-66.0

Non-Veteran

250

2.4

1.0- 5.7

16.6

10.2-25.7

42.0

32.7-51.8

125

39.1

31.3-47.4

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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.

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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