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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 279 84 29.6 23.2-37.0 44 15.6 10.9-21.9 23 8.1 4.7-13.8 71 29.5 22.5-37.7 41 10.2 6.9-14.6 16 7.0 3.7-12.7
Non-Hispanic Black 105 *** *** *** 13 8.4 4.0-17.0 17 15.6 8.5-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.1 6.5-24.8 20 20.2 12.1-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 123 38 26.4 17.5-37.9 15 14.7 8.2-25.0 11 6.9 3.3-13.6 *** *** *** 22 16.1 9.8-25.3 *** *** ***
65-74 81 *** *** *** 11 5.7 2.5-12.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.6 7.5-26.5 *** *** ***
75+ 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 *** *** *** 18 12.7 7.3-21.3 *** *** *** 33 22.3 14.8-32.3 26 14.4 9.1-21.9 13 7.8 3.8-15.4
College Graduate 151 49 34.9 25.6-45.6 26 17.6 11.0-26.9 16 9.9 5.3-17.8 33 21.2 13.9-31.0 21 12.5 7.7-19.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** 14 14.7 8.1-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.2 8.0-26.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 137 36 28.2 19.1-39.5 19 14.7 8.6-23.8 17 7.0 3.8-12.6 *** *** *** 15 7.9 4.2-14.2 12 7.5 3.3-16.0
No 289 97 31.6 25.0-39.1 45 14.4 9.9-20.5 25 10.4 6.4-16.6 64 25.7 18.9-33.8 41 11.4 7.9-16.1 17 6.5 3.5-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 416 127 30.2 24.6-36.4 64 14.7 10.9-19.7 42 9.6 6.4-14.2 100 28.4 22.5-35.2 55 10.3 7.5-14.0 28 6.8 4.1-11.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 88 *** *** *** 17 15.1 8.5-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 84 *** *** *** 17 17.2 9.5-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 254 85 31.4 23.9-39.9 30 12.4 7.8-19.0 26 9.4 5.8-14.9 58 24.7 17.4-33.7 38 13.7 9.4-19.7 17 8.5 4.4-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 194 66 36.2 27.7-45.7 31 13.5 8.7-20.4 16 8.9 5.1-15.0 43 24.8 17.3-34.1 19 7.7 4.5-12.8 19 8.9 5.0-15.2
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 121 *** *** *** 15 10.7 5.1-21.0 11 6.8 2.7-16.3 *** *** *** 29 22.2 14.1-33.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.8 6.8-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 200 63 31.6 24.0-40.5 35 14.5 9.8-21.0 15 9.9 5.0-18.6 46 24.5 17.4-33.3 30 13.9 9.3-20.4 11 5.6 2.4-12.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.6 3.8-18.6 27 21.8 13.3-33.5 14 16.0 8.6-27.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 42 26.7 19.0-36.2 25 13.9 8.8-21.4 19 13.5 7.6-22.9 42 27.4 19.0-37.7 23 10.3 6.3-16.4 11 8.2 4.0-15.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 144 48 33.1 24.2-43.3 22 14.7 8.9-23.4 12 5.7 2.8-11.2 *** *** *** 19 8.1 4.7-13.7 *** *** ***

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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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