2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

If you could not provide care, would your friend/family member have to be placed in a long-term care facility such as a nursing home or assisted living facility?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 501 194 33.3 28.2-38.8 307 66.7 61.2-71.8
GENDER
Male 193 72 33.7 25.8-42.6 121 66.3 57.4-74.2
Female 308 122 33.0 26.5-40.2 186 67.0 59.8-73.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 367 148 35.4 29.3-41.9 219 64.6 58.1-70.7
Non-Hispanic Black 93 29 22.0 13.8-33.3 64 78.0 66.7-86.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 166 62 29.6 22.0-38.5 104 70.4 61.5-78.0
College Graduate 187 76 38.8 30.5-47.9 111 61.2 52.1-69.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 64 34.3 25.3-44.6 102 65.7 55.4-74.7
No 333 129 32.6 26.6-39.2 204 67.4 60.8-73.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 427 167 33.9 28.3-40.0 260 66.1 60.0-71.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 33 27.5 19.1-38.0 72 72.5 62.0-80.9
Regional City or Suburban County 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 301 124 38.7 31.2-46.8 177 61.3 53.2-68.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 231 94 35.9 28.3-44.2 137 64.1 55.8-71.7
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 69 34.8 26.3-44.5 102 65.2 55.5-73.7
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 115 36.2 29.2-43.7 161 63.8 56.3-70.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 191 67 26.2 19.5-34.3 124 73.8 65.7-80.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 78 36.2 28.0-45.4 104 63.8 54.6-72.0

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*Only asked about care recipients aged 60 or above. 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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