2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,160 740 17.6 16.2-19.2 3,420 82.4 80.8-83.8
-Eastern NC 1,592 332 21.9 19.4-24.7 1,260 78.1 75.3-80.6
GENDER
Male 682 120 18.3 14.8-22.4 562 81.7 77.6-85.2
Female 910 212 25.2 21.6-29.2 698 74.8 70.8-78.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 879 191 23.8 20.3-27.7 688 76.2 72.3-79.7
Non-Hispanic Black 403 86 21.0 16.3-26.5 317 79.0 73.5-83.7
Other 288 53 17.0 12.0-23.5 235 83.0 76.5-88.0
AGE
18-34 254 36 17.3 12.0-24.3 218 82.7 75.7-88.0
35-44 214 45 22.3 16.4-29.5 169 77.7 70.5-83.6
45-54 240 56 26.9 20.4-34.6 184 73.1 65.4-79.6
55-64 305 80 26.9 21.2-33.6 225 73.1 66.4-78.8
65-74 348 77 20.8 16.2-26.3 271 79.2 73.7-83.8
75+ 195 33 20.4 13.2-30.0 162 79.6 70.0-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 24 23.2 14.9-34.3 131 76.8 65.7-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 85 17.7 13.8-22.3 341 82.3 77.7-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 445 102 24.5 19.7-30.0 343 75.5 70.0-80.3
College Graduate 557 120 23.4 19.1-28.3 437 76.6 71.7-80.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 139 27.5 22.8-32.7 437 72.5 67.3-77.2
No 1,004 189 18.9 15.9-22.3 815 81.1 77.7-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 41 15.4 10.9-21.3 203 84.6 78.7-89.1
Non-Veteran 1,344 291 23.3 20.4-26.5 1,053 76.7 73.5-79.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 779 148 20.5 17.1-24.2 631 79.5 75.8-82.9
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 105 21.7 17.3-26.8 388 78.3 73.2-82.7
Unable to Work 141 31 23.1 15.7-32.6 110 76.9 67.4-84.3
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 40 24.4 15.9-35.6 120 75.6 64.4-84.1
$25,000- 34,999 167 32 21.7 14.7-30.7 135 78.3 69.3-85.3
$35,000- 49,999 176 39 22.8 16.1-31.4 137 77.2 68.6-83.9
$50,000- 74,999 200 55 28.1 20.9-36.6 145 71.9 63.4-79.1
$75,000+ 404 88 20.1 15.7-25.3 316 79.9 74.7-84.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 389 58 18.4 13.5-24.6 331 81.6 75.4-86.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 24 20.1 12.0-31.6 96 79.9 68.4-88.0
101% to 150% 145 36 25.0 16.4-36.0 109 75.0 64.0-83.6
151% to 200% 136 31 23.1 15.5-32.9 105 76.9 67.1-84.5
More than 200% 753 170 22.7 19.1-26.6 583 77.3 73.4-80.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 389 58 18.4 13.5-24.6 331 81.6 75.4-86.5
HOUSING
Own 1,096 253 23.4 20.4-26.8 843 76.6 73.2-79.6
Rent 367 55 17.3 12.5-23.3 312 82.7 76.7-87.5
Other arrangement 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 133 26 22.6 15.2-32.4 107 77.4 67.6-84.8
Regional City or Suburban County 419 98 25.9 21.0-31.6 321 74.1 68.4-79.0
Rural 1,040 208 19.9 16.8-23.4 832 80.1 76.6-83.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 829 161 18.8 15.4-22.7 668 81.2 77.3-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 133 22.0 18.3-26.3 479 78.0 73.7-81.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 38 34.1 25.2-44.2 113 65.9 55.8-74.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 304 55 19.4 14.6-25.3 249 80.6 74.7-85.4
2nd Quartile 181 52 32.5 24.8-41.4 129 67.5 58.6-75.2
3rd Quartile 509 103 21.2 17.1-25.9 406 78.8 74.1-82.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 598 122 19.5 15.2-24.6 476 80.5 75.4-84.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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