2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the next 2 years, do you expect to provide 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%)
TOTAL 2,709 424 16.0 14.3-17.9 2,285 84.0 82.1-85.7
GENDER
Male 1,226 190 16.0 13.4-18.8 1,036 84.0 81.2-86.6
Female 1,483 234 16.1 13.7-18.7 1,249 83.9 81.3-86.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,771 274 15.3 13.3-17.6 1,497 84.7 82.4-86.7
Non-Hispanic Black 542 74 15.3 11.6-19.9 468 84.7 80.1-88.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 199 33 16.9 10.9-25.2 166 83.1 74.8-89.1
AGE
18-34 472 80 17.7 13.8-22.3 392 82.3 77.7-86.2
35-44 330 50 13.9 10.0-18.8 280 86.1 81.2-90.0
45-54 461 91 19.5 15.1-24.7 370 80.5 75.3-84.9
55-64 516 103 19.8 15.6-24.7 413 80.2 75.3-84.4
65-74 506 56 10.2 7.4-13.9 450 89.8 86.1-92.6
75+ 397 37 9.4 6.3-13.9 360 90.6 86.1-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 294 50 16.9 12.0-23.4 244 83.1 76.6-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 682 117 17.3 13.9-21.3 565 82.7 78.7-86.1
Some Post-H.S. 764 100 14.1 11.2-17.7 664 85.9 82.3-88.8
College Graduate 966 156 16.6 13.9-19.8 810 83.4 80.2-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 264 43 17.3 11.6-25.0 221 82.7 75.0-88.4
$15,000- 24,999 395 53 12.9 9.3-17.6 342 87.1 82.4-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 271 47 18.0 12.5-25.4 224 82.0 74.6-87.5
$35,000- 49,999 308 43 14.7 10.1-20.9 265 85.3 79.1-89.9
$50,000-74,999 346 54 16.2 11.7-22.0 292 83.8 78.0-88.3
$75,000+ 642 118 16.9 13.6-20.8 524 83.1 79.2-86.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 484 66 15.9 11.9-21.0 418 84.1 79.0-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 919 139 16.4 13.3-20.1 780 83.6 79.9-86.7
No 1,774 282 15.9 13.8-18.2 1,492 84.1 81.8-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 39 9.9 6.9-14.1 340 90.1 85.9-93.1
Non-Veteran 2,329 385 16.8 14.9-19.0 1,944 83.2 81.0-85.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 639 110 18.9 15.5-22.9 529 81.1 77.1-84.5
Regional City or Suburban County 537 74 13.3 10.2-17.1 463 86.7 82.9-89.8
Rural 1,534 240 15.3 13.0-18.0 1,294 84.7 82.0-87.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,352 251 18.8 16.2-21.6 1,101 81.2 78.4-83.8
Unemployed 91 19 19.5 11.8-30.6 72 80.5 69.4-88.2
Retired 808 88 10.7 8.2-13.8 720 89.3 86.2-91.8
Unable to Work 283 39 15.3 10.1-22.4 244 84.7 77.6-89.9
Other not in Labor Force 161 24 11.8 7.0-19.2 137 88.2 80.8-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 75 12 12.7 5.8-25.8 63 87.3 74.2-94.2
50% to 100% 225 48 20.4 14.4-28.2 177 79.6 71.8-85.6
101% to 150% 389 43 10.5 7.3-15.0 346 89.5 85.0-92.7
151% to 200% 184 28 19.0 12.0-28.7 156 81.0 71.3-88.0
More than 200% 1,345 225 16.3 13.9-19.0 1,120 83.7 81.0-86.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 484 66 15.9 11.9-21.0 418 84.1 79.0-88.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 660 110 17.5 13.3-22.7 550 82.5 77.3-86.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,003 142 15.1 12.5-18.2 861 84.9 81.8-87.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,047 172 16.3 13.7-19.3 875 83.7 80.7-86.3

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*These questions are asked only of caregivers. Subpopulation estimates (e.g. gender) refer to the survey respondent, not to the person for whom they provide care.

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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