BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (For how long have you provided care for this person?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year	1-5 years	More than 5 years
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
-Western NC	326	104	38.1	30.2-46.6	127	36.1	29.4-43.3	95	25.9	20.4-32.2
GENDER
Male	120	39	42.5	29.7-56.4	44	30.9	21.4-42.3	37	26.6	18.1-37.4
Female	206	65	34.0	25.3-43.8	83	40.8	32.4-49.9	58	25.2	18.8-32.9
RACE
White	308	98	39.5	31.3-48.4	121	36.2	29.4-43.7	89	24.2	19.0-30.3
African American	5	1	30.6	4.4-80.7	4	69.4	19.3-95.6	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	12	5	11.7	3.0-36.2	2	19.9	4.0-59.5	5	68.3	32.0-90.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	3	96.9	76.3-99.7	1	3.1	0.3-23.7
Non-Hispanic	321	104	38.7	30.7-47.3	124	35.5	28.8-42.8	93	25.8	20.3-32.3
AGE
18-24	5	1	5.8	0.7-36.0	3	69.1	22.4-94.5	1	25.2	3.4-76.5
25-34	19	12	76.6	49.0-91.8	5	12.8	3.7-35.9	2	10.6	1.8-43.4
35-44	44	16	52.8	31.8-72.9	17	30.0	16.1-48.9	11	17.2	8.2-32.5
45-54	77	25	27.8	17.9-40.5	26	38.7	26.2-52.9	26	33.5	22.6-46.6
55-64	83	19	22.9	14.6-34.0	31	33.9	23.6-45.9	33	43.2	31.9-55.3
65+	95	30	27.7	19.1-38.5	44	51.1	39.7-62.3	21	21.2	13.4-31.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	10	51.3	25.2-76.7	11	33.6	15.2-59.0	7	15.1	5.5-35.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	118	45	35.2	25.5-46.3	40	34.5	24.4-46.3	33	30.3	21.0-41.6
Some Post-H.S.	90	23	40.8	23.8-60.3	36	34.9	21.9-50.5	31	24.3	14.8-37.3
College Graduate	90	26	33.5	22.3-47.0	40	40.8	29.8-52.9	24	25.6	16.8-37.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	6	21.8	7.3-49.7	13	44.1	24.0-66.5	12	34.1	16.8-57.0
$15,000- 24,999	71	22	40.3	24.2-58.9	28	35.0	22.1-50.6	21	24.7	14.5-38.9
$25,000- 34,999	55	20	32.6	19.5-49.1	21	44.3	28.1-61.8	14	23.1	12.9-37.9
$35,000- 49,999	54	22	53.6	37.7-68.9	16	23.5	13.5-37.6	16	22.9	13.3-36.6
$50,000-74,999	40	14	43.5	27.0-61.6	17	30.0	17.4-46.6	9	26.4	13.9-44.4
$75,000+	41	14	49.5	24.6-74.6	14	28.3	13.4-50.1	13	22.2	10.3-41.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	127	37	31.3	21.6-42.9	51	36.6	27.2-47.2	39	32.1	23.0-42.8
No	198	67	41.5	31.1-52.7	76	35.9	27.3-45.5	55	22.6	16.3-30.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	10	40.7	21.5-63.1	13	37.3	20.5-57.7	10	22.1	10.7-40.1
Non-Veteran	244	79	40.8	31.4-51.1	96	34.9	27.3-43.3	69	24.3	18.3-31.4

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

More than 5 years

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

-Western NC

326

104

38.1

30.2-46.6

127

36.1

29.4-43.3

25.9

20.4-32.2

GENDER

Male

120

42.5

29.7-56.4

30.9

21.4-42.3

26.6

18.1-37.4

Female

206

34.0

25.3-43.8

40.8

32.4-49.9

25.2

18.8-32.9

RACE

White

308

39.5

31.3-48.4

121

36.2

29.4-43.7

24.2

19.0-30.3

African American

30.6

4.4-80.7

69.4

19.3-95.6

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

11.7

3.0-36.2

19.9

4.0-59.5

68.3

32.0-90.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

96.9

76.3-99.7

3.1

0.3-23.7

Non-Hispanic

321

104

38.7

30.7-47.3

124

35.5

28.8-42.8

25.8

20.3-32.3

AGE

18-24

5.8

0.7-36.0

69.1

22.4-94.5

25.2

3.4-76.5

25-34

76.6

49.0-91.8

12.8

3.7-35.9

10.6

1.8-43.4

35-44

52.8

31.8-72.9

30.0

16.1-48.9

17.2

8.2-32.5

45-54

27.8

17.9-40.5

38.7

26.2-52.9

33.5

22.6-46.6

55-64

22.9

14.6-34.0

33.9

23.6-45.9

43.2

31.9-55.3

65+

27.7

19.1-38.5

51.1

39.7-62.3

21.2

13.4-31.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

51.3

25.2-76.7

33.6

15.2-59.0

15.1

5.5-35.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

118

35.2

25.5-46.3

34.5

24.4-46.3

30.3

21.0-41.6

Some Post-H.S.

40.8

23.8-60.3

34.9

21.9-50.5

24.3

14.8-37.3

College Graduate

33.5

22.3-47.0

40.8

29.8-52.9

25.6

16.8-37.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.8

7.3-49.7

44.1

24.0-66.5

34.1

16.8-57.0

$15,000- 24,999

40.3

24.2-58.9

35.0

22.1-50.6

24.7

14.5-38.9

$25,000- 34,999

32.6

19.5-49.1

44.3

28.1-61.8

23.1

12.9-37.9

$35,000- 49,999

53.6

37.7-68.9

23.5

13.5-37.6

22.9

13.3-36.6

$50,000-74,999

43.5

27.0-61.6

30.0

17.4-46.6

26.4

13.9-44.4

$75,000+

49.5

24.6-74.6

28.3

13.4-50.1

22.2

10.3-41.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

127

31.3

21.6-42.9

36.6

27.2-47.2

32.1

23.0-42.8

198

41.5

31.1-52.7

35.9

27.3-45.5

22.6

16.3-30.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

40.7

21.5-63.1

37.3

20.5-57.7

22.1

10.7-40.1

Non-Veteran

244

40.8

31.4-51.1

34.9

27.3-43.3

24.3

18.3-31.4

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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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