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%)
TOTAL 3,792 755 20.1 18.4-21.9 3,037 79.9 78.1-81.6
GENDER
Male 1,661 295 17.4 15.2-19.8 1,366 82.6 80.2-84.8
Female 2,131 460 22.6 20.2-25.2 1,671 77.4 74.8-79.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,491 522 22.0 19.9-24.2 1,969 78.0 75.8-80.1
Non-Hispanic Black 768 154 19.4 15.9-23.5 614 80.6 76.5-84.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 118 25 18.1 11.3-27.8 93 81.9 72.2-88.7
Hispanic 248 19 5.1 3.0- 8.5 229 94.9 91.5-97.0
AGE
18-34 594 84 14.0 10.8-17.9 510 86.0 82.1-89.2
35-44 449 83 18.9 14.7-24.0 366 81.1 76.0-85.3
45-54 670 158 22.9 19.2-27.2 512 77.1 72.8-80.8
55-64 800 210 27.8 23.8-32.1 590 72.2 67.9-76.2
65-74 728 144 21.2 17.2-25.9 584 78.8 74.1-82.8
75+ 517 71 15.1 11.2-20.1 446 84.9 79.9-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 422 63 16.6 12.3-22.1 359 83.4 77.9-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 954 184 20.6 17.5-24.1 770 79.4 75.9-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,107 252 22.2 19.2-25.5 855 77.8 74.5-80.8
College Graduate 1,304 254 18.7 16.2-21.5 1,050 81.3 78.5-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 359 59 18.2 13.2-24.6 300 81.8 75.4-86.8
$15,000- 24,999 575 128 24.3 19.6-29.6 447 75.7 70.4-80.4
$25,000- 34,999 385 89 18.6 14.4-23.7 296 81.4 76.3-85.6
$35,000- 49,999 432 91 22.4 17.4-28.4 341 77.6 71.6-82.6
$50,000-74,999 491 111 21.7 17.4-26.8 380 78.3 73.2-82.6
$75,000+ 868 166 18.8 15.7-22.4 702 81.2 77.6-84.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 684 111 17.4 13.8-21.6 573 82.6 78.4-86.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,304 269 22.6 19.5-25.9 1,035 77.4 74.1-80.5
No 2,469 484 19.0 17.1-21.1 1,985 81.0 78.9-82.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 523 111 22.2 17.9-27.1 412 77.8 72.9-82.1
Non-Veteran 3,269 644 19.8 18.0-21.7 2,625 80.2 78.3-82.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 873 157 17.4 14.7-20.6 716 82.6 79.4-85.3
Regional City or Suburban County 737 142 19.9 16.5-23.9 595 80.1 76.1-83.5
Rural 2,184 456 22.0 19.6-24.6 1,728 78.0 75.4-80.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,866 371 19.4 17.1-21.8 1,495 80.6 78.2-82.9
Unemployed 134 29 20.0 12.8-29.9 105 80.0 70.1-87.2
Retired 1,136 211 20.3 17.2-23.8 925 79.7 76.2-82.8
Unable to Work 406 87 20.4 15.7-26.1 319 79.6 73.9-84.3
Other not in Labor Force 233 55 24.5 18.0-32.5 178 75.5 67.5-82.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 305 51 17.7 12.6-24.3 254 82.3 75.7-87.4
101% to 150% 574 138 24.3 19.8-29.4 436 75.7 70.6-80.2
151% to 200% 262 54 18.9 13.6-25.8 208 81.1 74.2-86.4
More than 200% 1,849 374 20.1 17.7-22.6 1,475 79.9 77.4-82.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 684 111 17.4 13.8-21.6 573 82.6 78.4-86.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 943 195 25.0 21.0-29.6 748 75.0 70.4-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,411 289 20.6 18.0-23.4 1,122 79.4 76.6-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,440 271 18.2 15.8-20.9 1,169 81.8 79.1-84.2

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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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