2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,409 266 18.7 16.4-21.2 1,143 81.3 78.8-83.6
GENDER
Male 624 101 15.5 12.5-19.1 523 84.5 80.9-87.5
Female 785 165 21.4 18.1-25.1 620 78.6 74.9-81.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 929 187 20.7 17.8-24.0 742 79.3 76.0-82.2
Non-Hispanic Black 293 53 17.5 12.9-23.3 240 82.5 76.7-87.1
Other 187 26 8.9 5.7-13.6 161 91.1 86.4-94.3
AGE
18-34 258 32 12.3 8.3-17.9 226 87.7 82.1-91.7
35-44 190 32 18.0 12.4-25.4 158 82.0 74.6-87.6
45-54 266 51 20.1 15.1-26.3 215 79.9 73.7-84.9
55-64 294 72 24.7 19.3-31.0 222 75.3 69.0-80.7
65-74 227 47 20.7 15.0-27.7 180 79.3 72.3-85.0
75+ 160 31 18.6 12.2-27.3 129 81.4 72.7-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 15 12.5 7.1-21.0 114 87.5 79.0-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 314 60 19.5 14.9-25.1 254 80.5 74.9-85.1
Some Post-H.S. 392 91 22.0 17.7-27.0 301 78.0 73.0-82.3
College Graduate 573 100 17.2 13.9-21.0 473 82.8 79.0-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 19 19.5 12.0-30.1 96 80.5 69.9-88.0
$15,000- 24,999 177 34 19.8 13.4-28.1 143 80.2 71.9-86.6
$25,000- 34,999 130 31 16.2 10.7-23.8 99 83.8 76.2-89.3
$35,000- 49,999 158 36 21.7 15.3-30.0 122 78.3 70.0-84.7
$50,000- 74,999 196 38 20.1 14.1-27.8 158 79.9 72.2-85.9
$75,000+ 396 68 17.7 13.7-22.6 328 82.3 77.4-86.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 389 78 20.1 15.7-25.4 311 79.9 74.6-84.3
No 1,015 187 18.2 15.6-21.2 828 81.8 78.8-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 35 22.7 15.8-31.4 119 77.3 68.6-84.2
Non-Veteran 1,255 231 18.2 15.8-20.9 1,024 81.8 79.1-84.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 768 138 17.6 14.6-21.0 630 82.4 79.0-85.4
Regional City or Suburban County 334 66 20.8 16.1-26.5 268 79.2 73.5-83.9
Rural 307 62 18.5 13.9-24.1 245 81.5 75.9-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 769 125 16.9 14.0-20.2 644 83.1 79.8-86.0
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 78 21.7 17.0-27.4 284 78.3 72.6-83.0
Unable to Work 114 25 18.1 11.3-27.7 89 81.9 72.3-88.7
Other not in Labor Force 113 28 23.0 15.1-33.4 85 77.0 66.6-84.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 41 23.5 16.5-32.2 132 76.5 67.8-83.5
151% to 200% 91 19 17.1 10.1-27.5 72 82.9 72.5-89.9
More than 200% 767 145 18.9 15.9-22.4 622 81.1 77.6-84.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 467 93 19.6 15.7-24.1 374 80.4 75.9-84.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 860 156 17.8 14.9-21.1 704 82.2 78.9-85.1

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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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