2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

What is the main health problem, long-term illness, or disability that the person you care for has?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Disabilities** Physical Health Conditions**** Cancer Hypertension, Diabetes and organ failure/disease Dementia and other Cognitive Impairment Disorders Mental Illnesses, such as Anxiety or Depression
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 673 238 35.1 30.6-39.9 101 15.3 12.0-19.3 56 8.1 5.7-11.4 149 24.7 20.4-29.6 86 10.0 7.7-12.9 43 6.7 4.6- 9.8
-Non-Hispanic White 462 167 35.9 30.5-41.7 71 16.0 12.0-20.9 36 8.1 5.3-12.3 100 23.2 18.3-29.0 62 9.8 7.1-13.4 26 7.0 4.3-11.0
GENDER
Male 183 83 45.8 36.8-54.9 27 16.5 10.2-25.5 *** *** *** 29 13.5 8.6-20.6 21 9.3 5.2-16.1 *** *** ***
Female 279 84 29.6 23.2-37.0 44 15.6 10.9-21.9 23 8.1 4.7-13.8 71 29.5 22.5-37.7 41 10.2 6.9-14.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.5 13.0-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 135 49 34.6 25.2-45.3 19 13.5 7.8-22.4 *** *** *** 28 24.1 15.7-35.2 22 15.5 9.3-24.6 *** *** ***
65-74 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.4 7.6-22.7 *** *** ***
75+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 113 *** *** *** 24 18.3 11.4-28.0 *** *** *** 26 18.8 12.0-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 56 36.5 27.4-46.5 15 15.0 8.3-25.6 *** *** *** 33 19.6 12.8-28.8 25 10.7 6.6-16.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 167 70 44.7 35.6-54.2 28 18.2 11.9-26.7 *** *** *** 30 17.8 11.9-25.9 23 10.5 6.4-16.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** 22 16.0 9.8-25.1 *** *** *** 24 19.0 11.7-29.3 17 13.9 7.5-24.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 153 48 30.2 22.0-39.9 20 12.2 7.2-19.7 *** *** *** 37 27.6 18.7-38.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 308 119 38.7 32.0-46.0 51 17.8 12.6-24.4 19 7.0 3.9-12.3 63 21.3 15.7-28.2 43 9.7 6.8-13.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 403 140 34.5 28.8-40.7 62 16.1 11.9-21.5 32 8.1 5.1-12.6 92 24.4 19.1-30.7 54 9.7 6.9-13.6 23 7.1 4.3-11.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 83 *** *** *** 19 20.5 12.0-32.9 *** *** *** 16 20.3 12.3-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 291 111 38.8 31.6-46.5 35 11.7 7.8-17.2 25 9.0 5.6-14.3 60 20.2 14.2-27.8 43 11.1 7.3-16.3 17 9.2 5.2-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 93 42.0 34.1-50.3 32 13.1 8.5-19.6 *** *** *** 49 21.6 15.4-29.5 24 9.0 5.4-14.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 138 *** *** *** 20 15.7 9.0-26.1 *** *** *** 25 20.0 12.6-30.2 34 19.8 13.1-28.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 267 99 37.7 30.6-45.4 46 15.8 11.1-22.1 22 9.4 5.3-16.4 51 18.7 13.4-25.4 37 11.9 7.9-17.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 191 69 35.0 27.2-43.6 30 15.6 10.3-22.9 *** *** *** 43 22.8 15.8-31.8 21 7.7 4.4-13.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 168 59 35.6 27.0-45.2 26 17.6 10.9-27.1 *** *** *** 36 25.4 17.4-35.7 27 10.5 6.7-16.1 *** *** ***

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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.
**Developmental Disabilities such as Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Spina Bifida or Disabilities such as eye/vision problem (blindness), hearing problems (deafness), Muscular Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury.
****Arthritis/Rheumatism, Asthma, Chronic respiratory conditions such as Emphysema or COPD, Physical health conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s Disease or Lung Disease/Emphysema.

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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