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
-MALES 1,661 295 17.4 15.2-19.8 1,366 82.6 80.2-84.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,106 219 19.4 16.6-22.5 887 80.6 77.5-83.4
Non-Hispanic Black 296 43 14.1 10.0-19.6 253 85.9 80.4-90.0
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 286 30 10.5 6.9-15.8 256 89.5 84.2-93.1
35-44 204 31 15.7 10.4-23.2 173 84.3 76.8-89.6
45-54 316 65 20.3 15.3-26.4 251 79.7 73.6-84.7
55-64 351 81 23.9 18.6-30.1 270 76.1 69.9-81.4
65-74 310 55 18.5 13.6-24.8 255 81.5 75.2-86.4
75+ 182 29 15.5 10.0-23.2 153 84.5 76.8-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 29 15.2 9.9-22.6 167 84.8 77.4-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 462 86 19.8 15.7-24.7 376 80.2 75.3-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 441 89 18.3 14.3-23.2 352 81.7 76.8-85.7
College Graduate 560 90 14.5 11.4-18.3 470 85.5 81.7-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 19 13.2 7.6-21.9 114 86.8 78.1-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 238 48 22.1 15.6-30.3 190 77.9 69.7-84.4
$25,000- 34,999 154 33 15.7 10.4-23.1 121 84.3 76.9-89.6
$35,000- 49,999 203 33 16.5 11.0-24.2 170 83.5 75.8-89.0
$50,000- 74,999 245 43 17.7 12.4-24.7 202 82.3 75.3-87.6
$75,000+ 454 78 17.8 13.7-22.7 376 82.2 77.3-86.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 118 23.5 19.0-28.6 418 76.5 71.4-81.0
No 1,117 175 14.7 12.3-17.5 942 85.3 82.5-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 472 101 22.9 18.4-28.2 371 77.1 71.8-81.6
Non-Veteran 1,187 194 15.8 13.3-18.6 993 84.2 81.4-86.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 390 59 14.4 10.9-18.7 331 85.6 81.3-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 325 51 14.5 10.4-20.0 274 85.5 80.0-89.6
Rural 946 185 20.9 17.6-24.6 761 79.1 75.4-82.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 965 163 16.3 13.6-19.5 802 83.7 80.5-86.4
Unemployed 64 11 14.1 6.9-26.6 53 85.9 73.4-93.1
Retired 436 76 18.7 14.4-24.0 360 81.3 76.0-85.6
Unable to Work 145 38 25.7 17.6-35.8 107 74.3 64.2-82.4
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 18 13.5 7.7-22.4 98 86.5 77.6-92.3
101% to 150% 241 53 22.2 15.9-30.0 188 77.8 70.0-84.1
151% to 200% 115 21 17.0 10.0-27.3 94 83.0 72.7-90.0
More than 200% 911 158 17.4 14.5-20.8 753 82.6 79.2-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 375 68 25.4 19.3-32.8 307 74.6 67.2-80.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 116 18.3 14.8-22.4 484 81.7 77.6-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 686 111 14.3 11.4-17.8 575 85.7 82.2-88.6

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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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