2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 562 84 15.3 11.3-20.4 478 84.7 79.6-88.7
GENDER
Male 260 42 19.3 12.7-28.1 218 80.7 71.9-87.3
Female 302 42 11.4 7.8-16.3 260 88.6 83.7-92.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 500 77 16.3 12.0-21.9 423 83.7 78.1-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 22 17.8 10.1-29.3 78 82.2 70.7-89.9
65-74 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 108 17 16.1 8.7-27.8 91 83.9 72.2-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 26 16.5 9.6-26.8 114 83.5 73.2-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 164 17 12.1 7.3-19.5 147 87.9 80.5-92.7
College Graduate 203 33 16.2 10.4-24.3 170 83.8 75.7-89.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 34 17.5 10.3-28.1 185 82.5 71.9-89.7
No 338 50 14.1 10.0-19.5 288 85.9 80.5-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 475 70 14.6 10.4-20.1 405 85.4 79.9-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 133 19 15.2 9.0-24.5 114 84.8 75.5-91.0
Rural 429 65 15.3 10.6-21.7 364 84.7 78.3-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 238 42 18.1 11.7-26.8 196 81.9 73.2-88.3
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 210 26 13.2 7.9-21.0 184 86.8 79.0-92.1
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 48 16.9 10.8-25.5 228 83.1 74.5-89.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 19 10.7 6.4-17.4 137 89.3 82.6-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 218 34 17.7 11.6-26.0 184 82.3 74.0-88.4

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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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