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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,490 522 22.0 19.9-24.2 1,968 78.0 75.8-80.1
GENDER
Male 1,106 219 19.4 16.6-22.5 887 80.6 77.5-83.4
Female 1,384 303 24.4 21.4-27.6 1,081 75.6 72.4-78.6
AGE
18-34 315 45 15.3 10.9-21.0 270 84.7 79.0-89.1
35-44 241 53 23.6 17.4-31.2 188 76.4 68.8-82.6
45-54 443 116 24.7 20.1-30.0 327 75.3 70.0-79.9
55-64 539 150 30.6 25.7-36.0 389 69.4 64.0-74.3
65-74 528 100 20.5 16.0-26.0 428 79.5 74.0-84.0
75+ 407 54 13.3 9.6-18.2 353 86.7 81.8-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 39 25.3 17.8-34.6 130 74.7 65.4-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 580 122 23.0 18.9-27.7 458 77.0 72.3-81.1
Some Post-H.S. 766 172 22.6 19.0-26.6 594 77.4 73.4-81.0
College Graduate 974 188 18.8 15.9-22.0 786 81.2 78.0-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 38 23.8 16.2-33.6 144 76.2 66.4-83.8
$15,000- 24,999 283 60 29.3 22.2-37.5 223 70.7 62.5-77.8
$25,000- 34,999 248 60 21.5 15.8-28.6 188 78.5 71.4-84.2
$35,000- 49,999 274 58 22.3 16.5-29.5 216 77.7 70.5-83.5
$50,000- 74,999 380 90 23.4 18.3-29.5 290 76.6 70.5-81.7
$75,000+ 710 138 18.4 15.0-22.3 572 81.6 77.7-85.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 178 22.6 19.0-26.7 676 77.4 73.3-81.0
No 1,623 343 21.7 19.2-24.5 1,280 78.3 75.5-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 76 21.1 16.2-26.9 294 78.9 73.1-83.8
Non-Veteran 2,120 446 22.1 19.8-24.6 1,674 77.9 75.4-80.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 503 95 19.6 15.8-24.0 408 80.4 76.0-84.2
Regional City or Suburban County 502 100 21.8 17.5-26.8 402 78.2 73.2-82.5
Rural 1,486 327 23.4 20.5-26.6 1,159 76.6 73.4-79.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 253 21.1 18.3-24.2 940 78.9 75.8-81.7
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 857 158 19.6 16.3-23.5 699 80.4 76.5-83.7
Unable to Work 229 55 23.0 16.6-31.1 174 77.0 68.9-83.4
Other not in Labor Force 143 42 35.9 26.3-46.7 101 64.1 53.3-73.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 311 75 26.4 20.1-33.8 236 73.6 66.2-79.9
151% to 200% 179 35 20.1 13.4-29.1 144 79.9 70.9-86.6
More than 200% 1,416 294 20.4 17.8-23.2 1,122 79.6 76.8-82.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 539 115 26.5 21.3-32.6 424 73.5 67.4-78.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 959 215 23.5 20.2-27.2 744 76.5 72.8-79.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 993 192 19.3 16.4-22.7 801 80.7 77.3-83.6

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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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