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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,771 274 15.3 13.3-17.6 1,497 84.7 82.4-86.7
GENDER
Male 805 118 15.7 12.7-19.2 687 84.3 80.8-87.3
Female 966 156 15.0 12.4-18.0 810 85.0 82.0-87.6
AGE
18-34 251 32 12.1 8.1-17.7 219 87.9 82.3-91.9
35-44 174 32 16.9 11.4-24.2 142 83.1 75.8-88.6
45-54 296 66 21.3 15.9-27.9 230 78.7 72.1-84.1
55-64 346 72 20.7 15.6-26.8 274 79.3 73.2-84.4
65-74 378 41 10.8 7.5-15.2 337 89.2 84.8-92.5
75+ 313 29 8.8 5.7-13.5 284 91.2 86.5-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 56 13.2 9.6-18.0 349 86.8 82.0-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 530 73 13.6 10.5-17.6 457 86.4 82.4-89.5
College Graduate 723 130 19.3 15.9-23.2 593 80.7 76.8-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 199 21 8.4 5.2-13.5 178 91.6 86.5-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 174 27 16.0 9.9-24.7 147 84.0 75.3-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 195 26 13.1 8.0-20.7 169 86.9 79.3-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 264 42 15.3 10.6-21.7 222 84.7 78.3-89.4
$75,000+ 520 103 18.8 15.0-23.3 417 81.2 76.7-85.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 93 16.2 12.5-20.7 513 83.8 79.3-87.5
No 1,153 179 15.0 12.6-17.7 974 85.0 82.3-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 30 11.8 7.9-17.2 239 88.2 82.8-92.1
Non-Veteran 1,501 244 15.9 13.6-18.4 1,257 84.1 81.6-86.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 366 67 18.7 14.4-23.8 299 81.3 76.2-85.6
Regional City or Suburban County 362 51 12.2 8.8-16.7 311 87.8 83.3-91.2
Rural 1,043 156 15.1 12.3-18.4 887 84.9 81.6-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 854 158 17.8 14.8-21.2 696 82.2 78.8-85.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 615 67 10.8 8.0-14.3 548 89.2 85.7-92.0
Unable to Work 156 21 14.1 7.8-24.1 135 85.9 75.9-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 93 18 14.3 8.1-24.1 75 85.7 75.9-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 214 19 5.8 3.5- 9.7 195 94.2 90.3-96.5
151% to 200% 127 18 16.5 9.5-26.9 109 83.5 73.1-90.5
More than 200% 1,021 178 17.2 14.5-20.4 843 82.8 79.6-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 381 59 17.6 12.1-25.0 322 82.4 75.0-87.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 666 88 12.5 9.8-15.8 578 87.5 84.2-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 724 127 17.0 13.9-20.6 597 83.0 79.4-86.1

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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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