2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In an average week, how many hours do you provide care or assistance?*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Up to 8 hours per week 9 to 19 hours per week 20-39 hours per week 40 hours or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 697 399 55.9 50.8-60.8 96 16.3 12.7-20.6 60 7.9 5.6-11.2 142 19.9 16.2-24.3
GENDER
Male 270 166 57.8 50.0-65.2 38 15.6 10.8-21.9 22 8.6 4.9-14.7 44 18.0 12.5-25.2
Female 427 233 54.5 47.9-61.0 58 16.8 12.0-23.0 38 7.5 4.8-11.5 98 21.2 16.4-27.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 601 355 57.0 51.5-62.3 85 17.1 13.1-22.1 50 8.1 5.5-11.7 111 17.8 14.0-22.3
No 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 177 93 51.4 41.6-61.0 34 25.2 16.7-36.1 *** *** *** 32 15.7 10.1-23.5
Overweight 231 150 60.2 51.0-68.8 28 14.1 8.8-21.9 *** *** *** 39 18.9 12.4-27.8
Obese 245 132 53.2 44.8-61.3 32 15.0 9.9-21.9 *** *** *** 59 23.9 17.5-31.7
Current Smoker
Yes 151 *** *** *** 26 19.7 11.8-31.2 *** *** *** 35 23.5 15.0-34.9
No 540 321 58.7 53.1-64.1 69 15.0 11.3-19.7 46 8.4 5.7-12.4 104 17.8 14.0-22.3
History of CVD**
Yes 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 604 356 57.9 52.5-63.1 82 16.4 12.5-21.2 49 6.8 4.7- 9.8 117 18.9 15.0-23.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 613 345 54.0 48.6-59.3 86 16.8 12.9-21.6 58 8.8 6.2-12.4 124 20.4 16.3-25.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 641 370 55.1 49.8-60.3 86 16.2 12.4-20.8 57 8.2 5.7-11.7 128 20.6 16.5-25.3
COPD
Yes 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 605 352 56.4 51.0-61.6 87 17.4 13.4-22.2 52 8.1 5.5-11.6 114 18.2 14.5-22.6
Current Asthma
Yes 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 613 353 56.2 50.8-61.5 85 16.4 12.5-21.2 53 7.3 5.1-10.4 122 20.0 16.0-24.8
Diabetes
Yes 111 *** *** *** 20 19.8 11.9-31.0 *** *** *** 24 22.0 13.5-33.7
No 586 339 56.2 50.7-61.6 76 15.6 11.7-20.5 53 8.6 5.9-12.4 118 19.5 15.4-24.3
Functional Disability
Yes 243 134 52.6 43.9-61.1 28 16.3 10.0-25.5 21 8.2 4.7-13.9 60 22.9 16.5-30.8
No 452 264 57.4 51.2-63.4 68 16.3 12.3-21.4 38 7.8 4.9-12.0 82 18.5 14.0-24.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 268 147 53.9 45.5-62.0 32 15.9 10.1-24.1 21 6.8 3.8-11.7 68 23.5 17.1-31.3
No 429 252 57.1 50.8-63.2 64 16.5 12.3-21.8 39 8.7 5.6-13.2 74 17.7 13.3-23.1

Back to Caregiver.

*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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts