2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the next 2 years, do you expect to provide 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%)
North Carolina 2,709 424 16.0 14.3-17.9 2,285 84.0 82.1-85.7
-FEMALES 1,483 234 16.1 13.7-18.7 1,249 83.9 81.3-86.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 966 156 15.0 12.4-18.0 810 85.0 82.0-87.6
Non-Hispanic Black 321 42 16.3 11.4-22.8 279 83.7 77.2-88.6
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 235 45 18.6 13.2-25.4 190 81.4 74.6-86.8
35-44 173 21 10.8 6.6-17.1 152 89.2 82.9-93.4
45-54 231 53 21.9 16.0-29.3 178 78.1 70.7-84.0
55-64 286 50 17.5 12.2-24.5 236 82.5 75.5-87.8
65-74 282 33 10.4 6.9-15.4 249 89.6 84.6-93.1
75+ 256 26 11.4 7.0-18.0 230 88.6 82.0-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 15 8.4 4.5-14.9 143 91.6 85.1-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 58 19.0 14.0-25.1 288 81.0 74.9-86.0
Some Post-H.S. 446 66 16.3 12.2-21.4 380 83.7 78.6-87.8
College Graduate 530 94 17.6 13.8-22.2 436 82.4 77.8-86.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 23 12.7 7.5-20.8 141 87.3 79.2-92.5
$15,000- 24,999 227 29 13.5 8.7-20.5 198 86.5 79.5-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 159 24 18.1 11.0-28.6 135 81.9 71.4-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 153 21 11.7 6.3-20.7 132 88.3 79.3-93.7
$50,000- 74,999 159 26 16.7 10.5-25.5 133 83.3 74.5-89.5
$75,000+ 297 66 18.6 13.9-24.4 231 81.4 75.6-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 546 81 15.8 12.2-20.2 465 84.2 79.8-87.8
No 926 152 16.3 13.4-19.8 774 83.7 80.2-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,444 229 16.2 13.8-18.9 1,215 83.8 81.1-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 341 69 21.5 16.6-27.3 272 78.5 72.7-83.4
Regional City or Suburban County 284 42 14.1 9.7-20.1 242 85.9 79.9-90.3
Rural 858 123 13.1 10.5-16.2 735 86.9 83.8-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 626 122 19.3 15.6-23.7 504 80.7 76.3-84.4
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 492 59 13.1 9.5-17.9 433 86.9 82.1-90.5
Unable to Work 188 23 13.3 8.1-21.2 165 86.7 78.8-91.9
Other not in Labor Force 124 22 13.6 7.9-22.6 102 86.4 77.4-92.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 25 16.0 9.7-25.2 114 84.0 74.8-90.3
101% to 150% 220 24 12.0 7.5-18.7 196 88.0 81.3-92.5
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 652 121 17.2 13.8-21.3 531 82.8 78.7-86.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 389 57 14.5 10.3-20.2 332 85.5 79.8-89.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 564 78 14.8 11.4-18.9 486 85.2 81.1-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 530 99 17.7 14.0-22.2 431 82.3 77.8-86.0

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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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