2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

What age is the person to whom you are giving care?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Under 18 years old 18 to 64 years old 65 years old and older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 734 31 4.5 2.9- 7.0 230 36.2 31.6-41.2 473 59.2 54.3-64.0
GENDER
Male 278 *** *** *** 88 35.4 28.5-42.9 183 62.2 54.6-69.2
Female 456 24 5.9 3.5- 9.6 142 36.8 30.7-43.3 290 57.3 50.8-63.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 510 21 4.5 2.6- 7.5 136 31.4 26.3-37.1 353 64.1 58.4-69.5
Non-Hispanic Black 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 155 *** *** *** 51 36.6 27.4-46.8 97 58.3 48.2-67.9
55-64 205 *** *** *** 66 32.6 24.9-41.3 136 66.7 57.9-74.4
65-74 140 *** *** *** 30 21.5 13.9-31.8 107 76.1 65.7-84.1
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 *** *** *** 65 42.7 33.8-52.1 102 54.8 45.5-63.8
Some Post-H.S. 247 *** *** *** 90 40.4 32.5-48.8 150 56.4 48.0-64.4
College Graduate 248 12 7.9 4.0-15.1 52 23.7 17.6-31.1 184 68.4 60.2-75.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 111 *** *** *** 21 16.8 10.1-26.8 88 82.7 72.8-89.5
$75,000+ 157 *** *** *** 37 32.4 23.3-42.9 113 62.3 51.8-71.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 12 3.9 1.9- 7.7 100 43.5 35.4-51.9 151 52.7 44.4-60.8
No 469 19 4.9 2.8- 8.4 130 32.5 27.0-38.5 320 62.6 56.5-68.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 630 29 5.0 3.1- 7.8 195 37.0 31.9-42.4 406 58.1 52.7-63.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 152 *** *** *** 47 32.8 24.3-42.5 96 59.4 49.7-68.5
Regional City or Suburban County 141 *** *** *** 51 38.9 29.3-49.6 *** *** ***
Rural 441 16 3.0 1.6- 5.4 132 36.8 30.4-43.7 293 60.3 53.4-66.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 358 20 6.1 3.5-10.4 120 39.7 33.1-46.8 218 54.2 47.2-61.0
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 *** *** *** 40 25.5 17.7-35.2 166 73.7 64.0-81.5
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 363 11 3.3 1.5- 7.0 83 29.6 23.4-36.7 269 67.1 59.9-73.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 62.3 51.5-71.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 13 5.6 3.0-10.3 85 36.0 29.1-43.6 183 58.4 50.8-65.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 264 12 4.3 2.0- 8.8 84 36.9 29.4-45.1 168 58.8 50.7-66.5

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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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