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%)
North Carolina 3,792 755 20.1 18.4-21.9 3,037 79.9 78.1-81.6
-FEMALES 2,131 460 22.6 20.2-25.2 1,671 77.4 74.8-79.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,384 303 24.4 21.4-27.6 1,081 75.6 72.4-78.6
Non-Hispanic Black 472 111 23.6 18.4-29.7 361 76.4 70.3-81.6
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 308 54 17.3 12.4-23.5 254 82.7 76.5-87.6
35-44 244 52 22.1 16.0-29.6 192 77.9 70.4-84.0
45-54 353 93 25.6 20.2-31.8 260 74.4 68.2-79.8
55-64 449 129 31.4 25.8-37.5 320 68.6 62.5-74.2
65-74 418 89 23.6 17.8-30.6 329 76.4 69.4-82.2
75+ 335 42 14.9 9.8-21.9 293 85.1 78.1-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 34 18.1 11.8-26.7 192 81.9 73.3-88.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 491 98 21.6 17.1-26.9 393 78.4 73.1-82.9
Some Post-H.S. 665 163 25.1 20.9-29.8 502 74.9 70.2-79.1
College Graduate 744 164 22.3 18.7-26.5 580 77.7 73.5-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 40 21.8 14.7-31.1 186 78.2 68.9-85.3
$15,000- 24,999 335 80 26.4 20.0-33.9 255 73.6 66.1-80.0
$25,000- 34,999 231 56 21.0 15.1-28.3 175 79.0 71.7-84.9
$35,000- 49,999 229 58 28.7 20.9-38.0 171 71.3 62.0-79.1
$50,000- 74,999 246 68 25.5 19.0-33.2 178 74.5 66.8-81.0
$75,000+ 414 88 20.1 15.5-25.5 326 79.9 74.5-84.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 151 21.8 17.7-26.4 617 78.2 73.6-82.3
No 1,350 309 23.1 20.2-26.3 1,041 76.9 73.7-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,080 450 22.7 20.3-25.4 1,630 77.3 74.6-79.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 483 98 20.1 16.1-24.8 385 79.9 75.2-83.9
Regional City or Suburban County 412 91 24.7 19.6-30.7 321 75.3 69.3-80.4
Rural 1,236 271 23.1 19.8-26.9 965 76.9 73.1-80.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 208 23.1 19.6-27.0 692 76.9 73.0-80.4
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 700 135 21.5 17.4-26.2 565 78.5 73.8-82.6
Unable to Work 261 49 16.7 11.4-23.7 212 83.3 76.3-88.6
Other not in Labor Force 189 49 27.7 20.0-37.0 140 72.3 63.0-80.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 33 20.7 13.5-30.5 155 79.3 69.5-86.5
101% to 150% 333 85 26.4 20.3-33.5 248 73.6 66.5-79.7
151% to 200% 146 33 20.9 13.6-30.8 113 79.1 69.2-86.4
More than 200% 938 216 22.9 19.5-26.8 722 77.1 73.2-80.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 568 127 24.7 19.6-30.6 441 75.3 69.4-80.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 173 22.5 19.0-26.6 637 77.5 73.4-81.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 753 160 22.0 18.2-26.2 593 78.0 73.8-81.8

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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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