2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

For how long have you provided care for that person?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 30 days 1 month to less than 6 months 6 months to less than 2 years 2 years to less than 5 years More than 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 738 121 17.8 14.3-22.1 97 13.6 10.5-17.4 180 23.7 19.8-28.1 157 21.2 17.5-25.3 183 23.7 20.0-27.9
GENDER
Male 286 47 15.4 10.9-21.1 47 18.8 13.5-25.7 69 22.0 16.5-28.7 56 19.4 14.4-25.7 67 24.4 18.5-31.5
Female 452 74 19.6 14.6-25.7 50 10.0 6.8-14.5 111 24.9 19.7-30.8 101 22.4 17.5-28.1 116 23.2 18.7-28.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 511 83 15.9 12.2-20.4 71 14.7 11.0-19.3 126 25.2 20.5-30.7 114 21.7 17.5-26.6 117 22.5 18.1-27.5
Non-Hispanic Black 150 *** *** *** 20 11.7 6.3-20.4 36 19.8 13.3-28.6 27 19.3 11.8-30.1 43 25.7 17.9-35.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.8 4.9-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 156 20 9.3 5.3-15.8 23 16.0 9.7-25.2 40 27.1 18.9-37.2 33 22.3 15.2-31.5 40 25.3 18.0-34.4
55-64 203 33 16.3 10.8-23.9 23 13.4 8.0-21.6 55 28.2 20.5-37.4 41 18.6 13.1-25.8 51 23.4 16.8-31.7
65-74 141 22 15.7 9.4-25.0 18 14.4 7.5-25.6 *** *** *** 38 25.4 17.0-36.3 32 20.7 12.9-31.5
75+ 68 *** *** *** 11 13.1 6.1-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 35 18.5 12.8-26.0 16 13.3 7.6-22.2 41 26.3 18.8-35.4 34 17.2 11.5-24.9 54 24.8 18.2-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 247 32 18.8 12.3-27.7 36 12.5 8.4-18.3 64 22.0 16.4-29.0 58 22.5 16.5-30.0 57 24.1 17.8-31.7
College Graduate 248 45 18.7 13.2-25.8 35 13.0 8.6-19.2 58 19.6 14.3-26.3 54 24.5 18.3-32.1 56 24.1 17.9-31.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 19 17.4 9.9-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 15.8 9.3-25.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 13 15.0 7.9-26.6 16 12.0 6.4-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.0 9.5-25.7 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 109 *** *** *** 16 15.8 8.9-26.3 27 20.8 13.3-31.0 *** *** *** 19 15.9 9.4-25.8
$75,000+ 164 28 15.8 10.2-23.7 27 16.5 10.3-25.4 39 19.3 12.5-28.5 34 24.1 16.6-33.5 36 24.3 16.8-33.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 14 12.5 6.7-22.1 14 14.1 7.4-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 19.0 12.3-28.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 263 34 17.9 11.6-26.5 37 14.5 9.5-21.5 64 22.5 16.5-29.8 50 16.0 11.2-22.4 78 29.1 22.4-37.0
No 473 87 17.9 13.8-22.8 60 13.2 9.5-17.9 114 24.2 19.3-29.8 107 23.9 19.2-29.4 105 20.9 16.6-25.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 17 15.2 8.7-25.1 17 16.6 9.4-27.7 27 23.6 15.5-34.2 21 16.1 9.5-26.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 630 104 18.2 14.3-23.0 80 13.1 9.9-17.2 153 23.7 19.5-28.5 136 21.9 17.9-26.5 157 23.0 19.1-27.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 155 27 15.5 10.2-22.9 21 14.7 9.1-22.9 36 23.5 16.5-32.2 34 24.4 16.9-34.0 37 21.9 15.5-30.0
Regional City or Suburban County 141 28 22.4 14.7-32.7 24 17.8 11.0-27.6 36 22.9 15.4-32.7 30 21.0 13.8-30.6 23 15.8 9.5-25.2
Rural 442 66 16.9 12.0-23.2 52 10.8 7.4-15.6 108 24.2 18.9-30.5 93 19.4 15.1-24.6 123 28.7 23.3-34.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 67 20.3 15.0-27.0 50 14.2 10.0-19.8 92 23.4 18.1-29.6 70 20.8 15.9-26.6 84 21.3 16.7-26.8
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 30 15.7 10.4-23.1 26 14.4 8.8-22.7 49 25.4 18.2-34.3 47 20.6 13.9-29.4 51 23.8 17.0-32.4
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.2 7.4-25.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 22 16.4 9.8-26.2 13 12.3 5.7-24.5 28 20.8 12.9-31.8 27 15.8 9.6-25.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 368 65 19.9 14.5-26.7 53 14.8 10.6-20.2 93 22.5 17.5-28.4 80 21.7 16.7-27.6 77 21.2 16.4-26.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 14 12.5 6.7-22.1 14 14.1 7.4-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 19.0 12.3-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 26 17.8 10.5-28.6 25 9.6 5.5-16.4 47 28.7 19.9-39.5 40 17.2 11.3-25.4 50 26.6 18.7-36.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 48 17.4 12.4-23.9 42 15.0 10.4-21.2 73 24.5 18.6-31.6 53 20.0 14.8-26.4 68 23.0 17.5-29.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 266 47 18.3 12.7-25.6 30 13.8 9.0-20.6 60 20.9 15.4-27.8 64 23.8 17.8-31.2 65 23.2 17.5-30.1

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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.

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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