BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (In which of the following areas does the person you care for most need your help?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	Self-care	Home care	Transportation	Help w/depression	Other
North Carolina	1,368	306	21.4	18.3-24.8	440	32.9	28.9-37.1	341	23.9	20.5-27.7	113	9.1	6.9-11.9	168	12.7	10.0-16.1
-Western NC	310	71	19.2	14.5-25.0	97	36.5	28.4-45.5	76	21.9	16.7-28.2	23	6.7	4.0-11.1	43	15.6	10.8-22.1
GENDER
Male	108	15	9.7	5.3-17.0	36	38.3	24.7-53.9	35	28.2	18.7-40.1	5	4.2	1.5-11.4	17	19.6	11.2-32.0
Female	202	56	27.2	20.1-35.6	61	35.0	26.0-45.2	41	16.7	11.7-23.3	18	8.9	4.9-15.5	26	12.3	7.7-18.9
RACE
White	294	69	19.3	14.4-25.2	89	35.7	27.3-45.2	74	23.0	17.5-29.6	21	6.0	3.6- 9.9	41	16.0	11.0-22.8
African American	5	1	30.3	4.4-80.4	3	63.3	18.3-93.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.5	0.7-38.8
Other Minorities	10	1	11.1	1.4-53.2	4	31.7	7.8-72.0	2	4.4	0.8-21.6	2	42.2	8.5-85.1	1	10.6	1.3-51.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	1	41.1	6.1-88.3	1	34.5	4.5-85.3	2	24.4	3.4-74.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	305	70	19.0	14.3-24.8	95	36.3	28.0-45.4	74	22.0	16.7-28.4	23	6.9	4.1-11.3	43	15.9	11.0-22.4
AGE
18-24	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	46.0	10.4-86.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	30.9	5.5-77.6	1	23.0	3.0-74.3
25-34	18	2	4.6	1.0-18.5	8	43.3	18.6-71.9	4	18.6	5.3-48.2	1	6.5	0.9-35.1	3	26.9	8.9-58.2
35-44	44	11	23.4	11.3-42.4	17	43.3	22.2-67.1	7	15.2	6.3-32.3	3	5.3	1.6-16.2	6	12.9	5.0-29.5
45-54	72	14	14.1	7.7-24.3	24	39.7	26.5-54.6	20	26.8	16.9-39.7	5	6.2	2.2-16.0	9	13.2	6.8-24.2
55-64	79	21	25.9	16.6-38.0	23	26.9	17.7-38.7	22	31.8	21.1-44.8	2	2.4	0.6- 9.2	11	13.0	6.7-23.6
65+	89	22	27.9	18.5-39.7	23	27.8	18.3-39.9	22	22.0	14.2-32.4	10	8.5	4.3-16.4	12	13.8	7.5-24.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	8	19.9	7.5-43.1	8	49.3	22.0-77.0	5	15.9	5.6-37.8	1	0.5	0.1- 4.0	4	14.4	3.2-46.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	112	28	23.8	15.7-34.3	36	33.7	23.5-45.6	31	24.9	16.6-35.6	4	3.7	1.0-13.1	13	14.0	7.7-24.2
Some Post-H.S.	89	16	14.8	7.7-26.4	32	41.1	24.1-60.5	17	15.8	8.0-28.9	7	8.6	3.4-20.1	17	19.7	10.5-33.9
College Graduate	83	19	18.0	10.9-28.3	21	29.3	18.9-42.5	23	28.3	18.5-40.9	11	11.3	5.8-21.0	9	13.0	5.4-28.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	7	19.2	7.7-40.4	9	17.6	7.4-36.3	2	9.2	2.2-31.5	2	14.3	3.2-46.0	8	39.7	18.5-65.6
$15,000- 24,999	65	15	19.6	10.0-34.7	20	32.6	16.8-53.7	16	21.8	12.1-36.1	3	1.7	0.5- 6.4	11	24.3	12.3-42.4
$25,000- 34,999	55	17	31.5	18.3-48.5	13	32.5	16.9-53.3	16	22.0	12.4-35.9	5	6.8	2.6-16.4	4	7.2	2.5-19.3
$35,000- 49,999	53	11	17.4	8.9-31.3	17	35.1	21.1-52.3	13	25.8	12.5-45.8	4	8.2	2.1-26.8	8	13.5	6.5-26.0
$50,000-74,999	39	6	9.8	3.8-23.2	21	64.8	47.6-78.9	6	14.1	5.8-30.3	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	5	9.2	3.6-21.7
$75,000+	37	7	9.3	3.6-22.1	13	54.1	28.1-78.1	8	14.8	5.9-32.5	6	10.9	3.8-27.7	3	10.8	2.5-36.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	115	28	24.7	16.3-35.7	33	26.3	17.7-37.2	25	23.5	14.7-35.4	9	7.6	3.0-17.8	20	17.9	10.7-28.3
No	194	43	16.7	11.5-23.5	63	41.1	30.4-52.7	51	21.3	15.2-29.0	14	6.3	3.4-11.6	23	14.6	8.8-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	30	5	10.7	3.8-27.1	10	33.9	17.3-55.7	8	35.6	15.8-62.1	4	8.9	2.8-25.0	3	10.8	3.2-31.2
Non-Veteran	236	57	19.7	14.4-26.4	72	37.5	27.9-48.3	55	18.0	13.0-24.3	15	6.6	3.4-12.2	37	18.3	12.3-26.3

Total
Respond.^

Self-care

Home care

Transportation

Help w/depression

Other

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,368

306

21.4

18.3-24.8

440

32.9

28.9-37.1

341

23.9

20.5-27.7

113

9.1

6.9-11.9

168

12.7

10.0-16.1

-Western NC

310

19.2

14.5-25.0

36.5

28.4-45.5

21.9

16.7-28.2

6.7

4.0-11.1

15.6

10.8-22.1

GENDER

Male

108

9.7

5.3-17.0

38.3

24.7-53.9

28.2

18.7-40.1

4.2

1.5-11.4

19.6

11.2-32.0

Female

202

27.2

20.1-35.6

35.0

26.0-45.2

16.7

11.7-23.3

8.9

4.9-15.5

12.3

7.7-18.9

RACE

White

294

19.3

14.4-25.2

35.7

27.3-45.2

23.0

17.5-29.6

6.0

3.6- 9.9

16.0

11.0-22.8

African American

30.3

4.4-80.4

63.3

18.3-93.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.5

0.7-38.8

Other Minorities

11.1

1.4-53.2

31.7

7.8-72.0

4.4

0.8-21.6

42.2

8.5-85.1

10.6

1.3-51.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.1

6.1-88.3

34.5

4.5-85.3

24.4

3.4-74.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

305

19.0

14.3-24.8

36.3

28.0-45.4

22.0

16.7-28.4

6.9

4.1-11.3

15.9

11.0-22.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

46.0

10.4-86.2

0.0

. - .

30.9

5.5-77.6

23.0

3.0-74.3

25-34

4.6

1.0-18.5

43.3

18.6-71.9

18.6

5.3-48.2

6.5

0.9-35.1

26.9

8.9-58.2

35-44

23.4

11.3-42.4

43.3

22.2-67.1

15.2

6.3-32.3

5.3

1.6-16.2

12.9

5.0-29.5

45-54

14.1

7.7-24.3

39.7

26.5-54.6

26.8

16.9-39.7

6.2

2.2-16.0

13.2

6.8-24.2

55-64

25.9

16.6-38.0

26.9

17.7-38.7

31.8

21.1-44.8

2.4

0.6- 9.2

13.0

6.7-23.6

65+

27.9

18.5-39.7

27.8

18.3-39.9

22.0

14.2-32.4

8.5

4.3-16.4

13.8

7.5-24.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.9

7.5-43.1

49.3

22.0-77.0

15.9

5.6-37.8

0.5

0.1- 4.0

14.4

3.2-46.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

112

23.8

15.7-34.3

33.7

23.5-45.6

24.9

16.6-35.6

3.7

1.0-13.1

14.0

7.7-24.2

Some Post-H.S.

14.8

7.7-26.4

41.1

24.1-60.5

15.8

8.0-28.9

8.6

3.4-20.1

19.7

10.5-33.9

College Graduate

18.0

10.9-28.3

29.3

18.9-42.5

28.3

18.5-40.9

11.3

5.8-21.0

13.0

5.4-28.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.2

7.7-40.4

17.6

7.4-36.3

9.2

2.2-31.5

14.3

3.2-46.0

39.7

18.5-65.6

$15,000- 24,999

19.6

10.0-34.7

32.6

16.8-53.7

21.8

12.1-36.1

1.7

0.5- 6.4

24.3

12.3-42.4

$25,000- 34,999

31.5

18.3-48.5

32.5

16.9-53.3

22.0

12.4-35.9

6.8

2.6-16.4

7.2

2.5-19.3

$35,000- 49,999

17.4

8.9-31.3

35.1

21.1-52.3

25.8

12.5-45.8

8.2

2.1-26.8

13.5

6.5-26.0

$50,000-74,999

9.8

3.8-23.2

64.8

47.6-78.9

14.1

5.8-30.3

2.1

0.3-13.4

9.2

3.6-21.7

$75,000+

9.3

3.6-22.1

54.1

28.1-78.1

14.8

5.9-32.5

10.9

3.8-27.7

10.8

2.5-36.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

115

24.7

16.3-35.7

26.3

17.7-37.2

23.5

14.7-35.4

7.6

3.0-17.8

17.9

10.7-28.3

194

16.7

11.5-23.5

41.1

30.4-52.7

21.3

15.2-29.0

6.3

3.4-11.6

14.6

8.8-23.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.7

3.8-27.1

33.9

17.3-55.7

35.6

15.8-62.1

8.9

2.8-25.0

10.8

3.2-31.2

Non-Veteran

236

19.7

14.4-26.4

37.5

27.9-48.3

18.0

13.0-24.3

6.6

3.4-12.2

18.3

12.3-26.3

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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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