BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (In an average week, how many hours do you provide care for this person?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Care Giving

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 10 hours	10 to 20 hours	20 to 40 hours	40 or more hours	Don't know
North Carolina	1,493	661	48.4	44.4-52.5	218	13.1	10.8-15.7	208	14.5	12.1-17.4	217	14.0	11.6-16.8	189	10.0	8.1-12.3
-Western NC	335	144	46.1	38.4-54.0	49	15.7	11.2-21.5	49	14.3	10.2-19.6	50	13.1	9.3-18.2	43	10.8	7.4-15.5
GENDER
Male	121	57	51.1	38.5-63.6	17	14.9	8.6-24.7	15	12.6	6.8-22.2	13	8.4	4.0-16.7	19	13.0	7.3-22.1
Female	214	87	41.6	32.8-51.0	32	16.4	10.8-24.1	34	15.8	10.9-22.4	37	17.4	12.0-24.5	24	8.9	5.6-13.8
RACE
White	317	139	47.9	39.9-55.9	44	15.0	10.5-20.8	45	14.4	10.2-20.0	48	13.1	9.2-18.4	41	9.6	6.8-13.5
African American	5	2	26.8	4.9-72.3	1	30.6	4.4-80.7	1	12.4	1.5-56.9	1	30.3	4.4-80.4	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	12	2	9.2	1.4-42.7	4	26.6	5.0-71.4	3	13.8	3.3-43.3	1	6.0	0.7-35.3	2	44.4	12.2-82.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	2	37.6	5.6-85.9	1	41.1	6.1-88.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.3	2.5-74.5
Non-Hispanic	330	141	46.0	38.2-54.0	48	15.4	11.0-21.3	49	14.5	10.4-19.9	50	13.3	9.5-18.5	42	10.8	7.4-15.5
AGE
18-24	5	3	40.3	9.2-81.9	1	25.2	3.4-76.5	1	34.5	5.3-83.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	19	9	51.6	25.9-76.6	2	13.9	3.3-43.4	4	13.4	4.6-33.3	3	11.6	2.5-40.4	1	9.5	1.3-44.8
35-44	44	18	54.1	33.0-73.8	10	21.2	10.0-39.4	9	11.5	4.9-24.6	6	11.3	4.2-26.9	1	1.8	0.2-12.3
45-54	79	31	42.0	29.4-55.7	17	18.4	10.7-29.9	11	17.1	9.3-29.4	12	12.7	6.7-22.9	8	9.8	4.6-19.6
55-64	85	37	39.4	28.5-51.3	15	17.9	10.5-28.8	12	14.6	7.9-25.4	10	13.4	6.9-24.3	11	14.7	8.1-25.3
65+	100	45	46.2	35.5-57.3	3	3.2	0.9-10.9	11	10.1	5.4-18.0	19	19.2	11.8-29.6	22	21.4	13.6-32.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	29	9	52.6	26.9-77.1	4	11.1	3.1-32.8	3	9.2	2.7-27.5	8	15.2	5.9-33.9	5	11.8	3.6-32.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	122	46	39.1	28.7-50.7	21	19.6	12.1-30.1	19	14.4	8.6-23.0	14	10.5	6.0-17.7	22	16.5	9.7-26.8
Some Post-H.S.	93	41	48.7	32.2-65.5	14	14.3	6.8-27.7	16	17.6	9.2-31.0	15	14.3	7.5-25.7	7	5.2	2.3-11.2
College Graduate	91	48	50.5	38.4-62.5	10	13.5	7.0-24.5	11	12.0	6.2-21.9	13	14.8	7.1-28.4	9	9.2	4.5-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	11	33.7	16.7-56.4	5	24.8	8.1-55.1	2	7.5	1.7-27.5	9	20.9	9.2-40.6	4	13.1	4.2-34.0
$15,000- 24,999	72	28	47.7	31.5-64.4	6	10.0	3.5-25.3	18	22.0	12.6-35.7	11	10.7	5.1-20.8	9	9.6	4.6-18.9
$25,000- 34,999	59	26	48.1	32.3-64.4	8	11.4	5.0-23.9	9	18.5	7.8-37.8	7	13.2	5.5-28.4	9	8.7	4.0-18.0
$35,000- 49,999	55	33	64.9	49.1-78.0	7	10.8	4.3-24.7	7	11.1	4.9-23.4	5	7.5	2.9-18.2	3	5.6	1.7-17.3
$50,000-74,999	41	15	29.1	16.6-45.7	15	44.4	28.1-62.0	3	9.8	3.1-27.2	3	5.5	1.2-21.9	5	11.3	4.4-25.9
$75,000+	41	18	50.9	25.9-75.5	5	10.7	3.8-26.4	7	14.7	5.9-32.3	8	18.6	6.9-41.2	3	5.1	1.3-17.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	129	49	37.6	27.6-48.8	20	18.8	11.1-30.0	19	14.7	8.8-23.5	18	12.6	7.4-20.6	23	16.3	10.4-24.6
No	205	95	50.3	40.3-60.3	28	14.0	8.9-21.1	30	14.1	9.1-21.2	32	13.4	8.6-20.3	20	8.2	4.6-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	34	14	50.3	30.4-70.1	4	12.0	4.2-29.7	3	6.5	2.0-19.6	6	14.7	5.7-32.8	7	16.5	7.4-32.6
Non-Veteran	251	108	48.0	38.8-57.2	41	16.8	11.5-23.8	40	14.5	10.1-20.4	36	12.8	8.4-19.0	26	8.0	5.1-12.2

Total
Respond.^

Less than 10 hours

10 to 20 hours

20 to 40 hours

40 or more hours

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,493

661

48.4

44.4-52.5

218

13.1

10.8-15.7

208

14.5

12.1-17.4

217

14.0

11.6-16.8

189

10.0

8.1-12.3

-Western NC

335

144

46.1

38.4-54.0

15.7

11.2-21.5

14.3

10.2-19.6

13.1

9.3-18.2

10.8

7.4-15.5

GENDER

Male

121

51.1

38.5-63.6

14.9

8.6-24.7

12.6

6.8-22.2

8.4

4.0-16.7

13.0

7.3-22.1

Female

214

41.6

32.8-51.0

16.4

10.8-24.1

15.8

10.9-22.4

17.4

12.0-24.5

8.9

5.6-13.8

RACE

White

317

139

47.9

39.9-55.9

15.0

10.5-20.8

14.4

10.2-20.0

13.1

9.2-18.4

9.6

6.8-13.5

African American

26.8

4.9-72.3

30.6

4.4-80.7

12.4

1.5-56.9

30.3

4.4-80.4

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

9.2

1.4-42.7

26.6

5.0-71.4

13.8

3.3-43.3

6.0

0.7-35.3

44.4

12.2-82.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

37.6

5.6-85.9

41.1

6.1-88.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

21.3

2.5-74.5

Non-Hispanic

330

141

46.0

38.2-54.0

15.4

11.0-21.3

14.5

10.4-19.9

13.3

9.5-18.5

10.8

7.4-15.5

AGE

18-24

40.3

9.2-81.9

25.2

3.4-76.5

34.5

5.3-83.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

51.6

25.9-76.6

13.9

3.3-43.4

13.4

4.6-33.3

11.6

2.5-40.4

9.5

1.3-44.8

35-44

54.1

33.0-73.8

21.2

10.0-39.4

11.5

4.9-24.6

11.3

4.2-26.9

1.8

0.2-12.3

45-54

42.0

29.4-55.7

18.4

10.7-29.9

17.1

9.3-29.4

12.7

6.7-22.9

9.8

4.6-19.6

55-64

39.4

28.5-51.3

17.9

10.5-28.8

14.6

7.9-25.4

13.4

6.9-24.3

14.7

8.1-25.3

65+

100

46.2

35.5-57.3

3.2

0.9-10.9

10.1

5.4-18.0

19.2

11.8-29.6

21.4

13.6-32.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

52.6

26.9-77.1

11.1

3.1-32.8

9.2

2.7-27.5

15.2

5.9-33.9

11.8

3.6-32.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

122

39.1

28.7-50.7

19.6

12.1-30.1

14.4

8.6-23.0

10.5

6.0-17.7

16.5

9.7-26.8

Some Post-H.S.

48.7

32.2-65.5

14.3

6.8-27.7

17.6

9.2-31.0

14.3

7.5-25.7

5.2

2.3-11.2

College Graduate

50.5

38.4-62.5

13.5

7.0-24.5

12.0

6.2-21.9

14.8

7.1-28.4

9.2

4.5-18.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

33.7

16.7-56.4

24.8

8.1-55.1

7.5

1.7-27.5

20.9

9.2-40.6

13.1

4.2-34.0

$15,000- 24,999

47.7

31.5-64.4

10.0

3.5-25.3

22.0

12.6-35.7

10.7

5.1-20.8

9.6

4.6-18.9

$25,000- 34,999

48.1

32.3-64.4

11.4

5.0-23.9

18.5

7.8-37.8

13.2

5.5-28.4

8.7

4.0-18.0

$35,000- 49,999

64.9

49.1-78.0

10.8

4.3-24.7

11.1

4.9-23.4

7.5

2.9-18.2

5.6

1.7-17.3

$50,000-74,999

29.1

16.6-45.7

44.4

28.1-62.0

9.8

3.1-27.2

5.5

1.2-21.9

11.3

4.4-25.9

$75,000+

50.9

25.9-75.5

10.7

3.8-26.4

14.7

5.9-32.3

18.6

6.9-41.2

5.1

1.3-17.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

129

37.6

27.6-48.8

18.8

11.1-30.0

14.7

8.8-23.5

12.6

7.4-20.6

16.3

10.4-24.6

205

50.3

40.3-60.3

14.0

8.9-21.1

14.1

9.1-21.2

13.4

8.6-20.3

8.2

4.6-14.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

50.3

30.4-70.1

12.0

4.2-29.7

6.5

2.0-19.6

14.7

5.7-32.8

16.5

7.4-32.6

Non-Veteran

251

108

48.0

38.8-57.2

16.8

11.5-23.8

14.5

10.1-20.4

12.8

8.4-19.0

8.0

5.1-12.2

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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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