2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

What is the main health problem, long-term illness, or disability that the person you care for has?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Disabilities** Physical Health Conditions**** Cancer Hypertension, Diabetes and organ failure/disease Dementia and other Cognitive Impairment Disorders Mental Illnesses, such as Anxiety or Depression
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 673 238 35.1 30.6-39.9 101 15.3 12.0-19.3 56 8.1 5.7-11.4 149 24.7 20.4-29.6 86 10.0 7.7-12.9 43 6.7 4.6- 9.8
GENDER
Male 247 105 42.2 34.7-50.0 37 16.5 11.1-23.8 14 6.0 3.1-11.6 47 19.0 13.6-26.1 30 9.5 6.0-14.9 14 6.7 3.6-12.0
Female 426 133 30.6 25.1-36.8 64 14.5 10.7-19.4 42 9.4 6.3-13.9 102 28.3 22.5-35.0 56 10.3 7.5-14.0 29 6.8 4.1-10.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 462 167 35.9 30.5-41.7 71 16.0 12.0-20.9 36 8.1 5.3-12.3 100 23.2 18.3-29.0 62 9.8 7.1-13.4 26 7.0 4.3-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black 145 43 30.1 21.2-40.8 20 12.1 7.0-20.2 17 10.3 5.6-18.2 *** *** *** 14 9.1 5.0-16.0 12 5.7 2.9-11.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 149 46 30.4 22.0-40.3 24 17.7 11.3-26.6 15 9.4 5.1-16.7 33 21.5 14.2-31.1 17 9.6 5.4-16.6 14 11.5 6.0-20.8
55-64 189 68 34.1 25.9-43.4 22 13.0 7.9-20.6 13 6.6 3.4-12.4 43 25.5 17.9-34.8 29 14.8 9.5-22.3 14 6.2 3.1-11.8
65-74 125 *** *** *** 18 8.2 4.5-14.5 12 5.9 2.7-12.2 *** *** *** 21 11.7 6.7-19.6 *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 52 32.2 24.1-41.6 33 16.9 11.3-24.7 14 7.7 4.0-14.1 38 22.2 15.4-30.8 18 10.3 5.8-17.6 15 10.7 5.9-18.8
Some Post-H.S. 223 83 38.6 30.8-47.1 26 15.3 9.6-23.4 14 7.9 3.9-15.3 46 18.6 13.1-25.9 34 11.4 7.6-16.6 20 8.2 4.7-14.1
College Graduate 229 89 41.4 33.5-49.7 38 18.0 12.4-25.5 19 7.5 4.2-12.8 44 18.8 13.3-26.0 33 11.9 8.0-17.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.2 4.0-19.6
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** 11 13.8 6.9-25.6 *** *** *** 16 16.6 8.9-28.9 13 14.0 7.1-25.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 *** *** *** 16 15.3 8.7-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.5 11.6-30.9 16 11.5 6.5-19.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 55 38.0 28.6-48.3 27 16.0 10.2-24.3 *** *** *** 29 20.1 12.9-30.0 24 14.4 8.7-22.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** 12 13.2 6.5-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.7 4.1-17.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 234 74 30.7 23.6-38.7 33 14.5 9.8-21.0 25 8.6 4.9-14.7 58 28.9 21.4-37.6 24 8.4 4.8-14.3 20 8.9 5.0-15.2
No 437 164 37.5 31.8-43.5 68 15.7 11.6-21.0 31 7.9 5.0-12.1 91 22.7 17.6-28.7 62 10.9 8.1-14.4 21 5.4 3.1- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** 12 11.1 5.7-20.4 *** *** *** 15 17.6 10.2-28.6 11 8.9 4.3-17.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 583 199 33.6 28.8-38.8 89 15.8 12.2-20.2 51 8.4 5.8-12.0 134 25.6 20.9-30.9 75 10.2 7.7-13.3 35 6.4 4.2- 9.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 139 48 37.6 28.7-47.6 30 20.6 13.7-29.8 *** *** *** 26 21.6 14.2-31.6 18 9.3 5.5-15.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 126 38 27.5 19.3-37.6 23 17.6 10.5-27.9 12 9.9 4.5-20.4 *** *** *** 12 7.5 3.9-14.1 *** *** ***
Rural 408 152 37.7 31.5-44.3 48 11.1 7.8-15.5 35 8.5 5.6-12.7 90 22.8 17.5-29.1 56 11.8 8.4-16.3 27 8.2 5.0-13.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 129 40.1 33.5-47.0 49 13.6 9.6-18.9 23 7.5 4.6-12.0 72 22.6 17.2-29.1 36 9.0 6.0-13.4 25 7.2 4.4-11.5
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 182 56 29.7 21.7-39.2 26 14.0 8.4-22.2 15 6.6 3.1-13.5 39 26.8 18.5-37.3 40 18.1 12.3-25.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.0 4.5-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.4 4.7-21.4
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 125 37.7 31.4-44.5 56 15.1 11.0-20.5 24 8.5 4.9-14.1 67 19.7 14.8-25.8 52 12.9 9.3-17.7 17 6.0 3.3-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** 12 13.2 6.5-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.7 4.1-17.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 *** *** *** 24 12.1 6.8-20.6 15 9.0 4.6-16.9 39 22.7 15.2-32.5 22 15.4 9.0-25.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 258 83 32.6 26.0-40.1 39 14.7 10.2-20.7 26 10.9 6.6-17.3 61 24.6 18.2-32.3 32 9.2 6.0-13.8 17 8.1 4.5-13.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 238 88 36.8 29.5-44.7 38 17.3 11.8-24.7 15 5.1 2.5- 9.9 49 25.8 18.8-34.3 32 8.5 5.6-12.6 16 6.6 3.6-12.1

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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.
**Developmental Disabilities such as Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Spina Bifida or Disabilities such as eye/vision problem (blindness), hearing problems (deafness), Muscular Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury.
****Arthritis/Rheumatism, Asthma, Chronic respiratory conditions such as Emphysema or COPD, Physical health conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s Disease or Lung Disease/Emphysema.

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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