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
-MALES 1,226 190 16.0 13.4-18.8 1,036 84.0 81.2-86.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 805 118 15.7 12.7-19.2 687 84.3 80.8-87.3
Non-Hispanic Black 221 32 14.1 9.1-21.2 189 85.9 78.8-90.9
Other 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 237 35 16.8 11.6-23.7 202 83.2 76.3-88.4
35-44 156 29 17.2 11.2-25.5 127 82.8 74.5-88.8
45-54 230 38 17.2 11.4-25.1 192 82.8 74.9-88.6
55-64 230 53 22.1 16.2-29.5 177 77.9 70.5-83.8
65-74 224 23 10.0 6.0-16.2 201 90.0 83.8-94.0
75+ 141 11 6.7 3.2-13.4 130 93.3 86.6-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 35 25.1 16.8-35.7 101 74.9 64.3-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 59 16.1 11.7-21.6 276 83.9 78.4-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 318 34 11.6 7.8-16.8 284 88.4 83.2-92.2
College Graduate 436 62 15.6 11.9-20.4 374 84.4 79.6-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 24 12.4 7.7-19.4 143 87.6 80.6-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 112 23 17.9 10.3-29.5 89 82.1 70.5-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 155 22 17.1 10.6-26.4 133 82.9 73.6-89.4
$50,000- 74,999 187 28 15.8 10.0-24.0 159 84.2 76.0-90.0
$75,000+ 345 52 15.6 11.3-21.2 293 84.4 78.8-88.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 373 58 17.1 12.1-23.5 315 82.9 76.5-87.9
No 847 130 15.5 12.7-18.8 717 84.5 81.2-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 340 34 9.9 6.7-14.4 306 90.1 85.6-93.3
Non-Veteran 884 156 17.6 14.6-21.2 728 82.4 78.8-85.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 298 41 16.3 11.7-22.1 257 83.7 77.9-88.3
Regional City or Suburban County 253 32 12.5 8.6-17.9 221 87.5 82.1-91.4
Rural 675 117 17.8 14.0-22.3 558 82.2 77.7-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 726 129 18.3 15.0-22.2 597 81.7 77.8-85.0
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 316 29 7.6 4.9-11.7 287 92.4 88.3-95.1
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 169 19 9.2 5.1-15.9 150 90.8 84.1-94.9
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 693 104 15.5 12.3-19.3 589 84.5 80.7-87.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 271 53 21.1 14.1-30.5 218 78.9 69.5-85.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 438 64 15.6 11.7-20.4 374 84.4 79.6-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 517 73 15.0 11.6-19.2 444 85.0 80.8-88.4

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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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