2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Caregiver

During the past 30 days, did you provide regular care or assistance to a friend or family member
who has a health problem or disability?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,792 755 20.1 18.4-21.9 3,037 79.9 78.1-81.6
-Eastern NC 1,588 319 22.2 19.4-25.3 1,269 77.8 74.7-80.6
GENDER
Male 679 118 18.3 14.9-22.2 561 81.7 77.8-85.1
Female 909 201 25.7 21.5-30.5 708 74.3 69.5-78.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 893 185 23.4 19.9-27.4 708 76.6 72.6-80.1
Non-Hispanic Black 449 94 22.3 16.8-28.9 355 77.7 71.1-83.2
Other 246 40 15.2 9.9-22.6 206 84.8 77.4-90.1
AGE
18-34 231 40 18.4 12.4-26.5 191 81.6 73.5-87.6
35-44 190 38 18.9 12.6-27.5 152 81.1 72.5-87.4
45-54 266 68 28.5 22.2-35.6 198 71.5 64.4-77.8
55-64 350 93 28.8 23.1-35.4 257 71.2 64.6-76.9
65-74 318 54 22.7 15.8-31.6 264 77.3 68.4-84.2
75+ 218 24 12.8 7.7-20.5 194 87.2 79.5-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 37 20.7 14.0-29.6 180 79.3 70.4-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 79 20.3 15.8-25.9 362 79.7 74.1-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 478 108 24.4 19.2-30.4 370 75.6 69.6-80.8
College Graduate 447 94 22.1 17.6-27.3 353 77.9 72.7-82.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 27 17.9 11.1-27.5 147 82.1 72.5-88.9
$15,000- 24,999 268 67 26.8 19.8-35.2 201 73.2 64.8-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 156 30 19.7 12.7-29.3 126 80.3 70.7-87.3
$35,000- 49,999 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 183 45 23.2 16.8-31.2 138 76.8 68.8-83.2
$75,000+ 306 66 21.8 16.4-28.3 240 78.2 71.7-83.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 123 26.4 21.2-32.4 482 73.6 67.6-78.8
No 972 195 19.9 16.7-23.4 777 80.1 76.6-83.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 52 20.9 15.4-27.6 200 79.1 72.4-84.6
Non-Veteran 1,334 267 22.5 19.3-25.9 1,067 77.5 74.1-80.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 19 17.8 11.1-27.3 86 82.2 72.7-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 229 50 19.7 14.4-26.4 179 80.3 73.6-85.6
Rural 1,254 250 23.1 19.8-26.9 1,004 76.9 73.1-80.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 754 169 23.1 19.1-27.7 585 76.9 72.3-80.9
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 81 19.6 15.1-25.1 407 80.4 74.9-84.9
Unable to Work 201 40 23.1 16.0-32.1 161 76.9 67.9-84.0
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 29 24.3 15.5-35.9 125 75.7 64.1-84.5
101% to 150% 270 65 24.9 18.4-32.7 205 75.1 67.3-81.6
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 694 145 22.4 18.2-27.4 549 77.6 72.6-81.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 592 116 23.9 18.9-29.7 476 76.1 70.3-81.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 715 145 21.7 18.0-25.9 570 78.3 74.1-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 58 21.4 15.2-29.3 223 78.6 70.7-84.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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.

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