2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 768 154 19.4 15.9-23.5 614 80.6 76.5-84.1
GENDER
Male 296 43 14.1 10.0-19.6 253 85.9 80.4-90.0
Female 472 111 23.6 18.4-29.7 361 76.4 70.3-81.6
AGE
18-34 136 21 16.3 9.3-27.2 115 83.7 72.8-90.7
35-44 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 32 21.9 14.3-32.0 99 78.1 68.0-85.7
55-64 175 39 21.3 14.9-29.5 136 78.7 70.5-85.1
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 48 21.1 15.1-28.8 183 78.9 71.2-84.9
Some Post-H.S. 214 51 22.3 15.7-30.7 163 77.7 69.3-84.3
College Graduate 212 41 17.9 12.2-25.5 171 82.1 74.5-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 47 24.8 17.2-34.4 116 75.2 65.6-82.8
$25,000- 34,999 77 18 18.2 10.3-30.1 59 81.8 69.9-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 15 17.0 9.5-28.5 54 83.0 71.5-90.5
$75,000+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 58 22.2 15.6-30.6 225 77.8 69.4-84.4
No 481 96 18.1 14.2-22.9 385 81.9 77.1-85.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 22 22.7 14.5-33.6 76 77.3 66.4-85.5
Non-Veteran 670 132 19.0 15.2-23.5 538 81.0 76.5-84.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 220 40 17.9 12.5-24.9 180 82.1 75.1-87.5
Regional City or Suburban County 148 29 16.4 10.3-25.0 119 83.6 75.0-89.7
Rural 400 85 22.5 16.8-29.5 315 77.5 70.5-83.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 75 18.9 14.1-25.0 300 81.1 75.0-85.9
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 38 24.0 16.3-34.0 161 76.0 66.0-83.7
Unable to Work 127 23 14.0 8.1-22.9 104 86.0 77.1-91.9
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 42 25.9 18.0-35.7 111 74.1 64.3-82.0
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 269 52 20.2 14.2-27.9 217 79.8 72.1-85.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 48 23.4 16.2-32.5 192 76.6 67.5-83.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 56 16.9 12.3-22.8 225 83.1 77.2-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 247 50 20.0 14.1-27.5 197 80.0 72.5-85.9

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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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