2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the past 30 days, did you provide care for this person by
managing personal care such as giving medications, feeding, dressing, or bathing?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 743 384 51.8 47.0-56.6 359 48.2 43.4-53.0
-Non-Hispanic White 515 264 52.5 46.9-58.1 251 47.5 41.9-53.1
GENDER
Male 215 83 40.3 32.1-49.1 132 59.7 50.9-67.9
Female 300 181 61.5 54.1-68.4 119 38.5 31.6-45.9
AGE
18-34 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 76 52.5 42.2-62.6 71 47.5 37.4-57.8
65-74 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 172 99 52.2 42.7-61.6 73 47.8 38.4-57.3
College Graduate 184 80 47.2 38.3-56.3 104 52.8 43.7-61.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 92 54.1 44.4-63.5 83 45.9 36.5-55.6
No 339 172 52.0 45.0-58.8 167 48.0 41.2-55.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 441 240 55.6 49.5-61.6 201 44.4 38.4-50.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 322 170 52.7 45.2-60.0 152 47.3 40.0-54.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 250 132 52.5 44.6-60.3 118 47.5 39.7-55.4
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 154 66 38.8 29.4-49.2 88 61.2 50.8-70.6
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 291 135 47.1 39.8-54.6 156 52.9 45.4-60.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 112 52.1 43.6-60.5 102 47.9 39.5-56.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 189 92 52.2 43.0-61.2 97 47.8 38.8-57.0

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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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