2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 3,046 500 16.7 15.1-18.4 2,546 83.3 81.6-84.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 555 88 16.9 13.1-21.4 467 83.1 78.6-86.9
GENDER
Male 221 40 20.3 14.1-28.3 181 79.7 71.7-85.9
Female 334 48 14.3 10.1-19.9 286 85.7 80.1-89.9
AGE
18-34 99 12 16.4 9.0-27.9 87 83.6 72.1-91.0
35-44 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 106 16 17.1 9.3-29.4 90 82.9 70.6-90.7
65-74 91 16 12.1 6.7-21.1 75 87.9 78.9-93.3
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 20 14.6 8.5-23.9 133 85.4 76.1-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 173 26 18.9 12.3-27.9 147 81.1 72.1-87.7
College Graduate 185 35 15.7 10.9-22.2 150 84.3 77.8-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 99 16 15.5 8.8-25.8 83 84.5 74.2-91.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 203 46 27.4 19.5-37.0 157 72.6 63.0-80.5
No 348 41 11.8 8.2-16.8 307 88.2 83.2-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 13 12.8 7.0-22.2 68 87.2 77.8-93.0
Non-Veteran 473 75 17.5 13.3-22.6 398 82.5 77.4-86.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 186 30 19.4 13.0-27.8 156 80.6 72.2-87.0
Regional City or Suburban County 140 18 11.6 6.7-19.4 122 88.4 80.6-93.3
Rural 229 40 18.0 12.0-26.2 189 82.0 73.8-88.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 283 45 18.6 13.3-25.4 238 81.4 74.6-86.7
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 28 17.5 11.3-26.1 116 82.5 73.9-88.7
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 35 13.0 8.7-19.2 193 87.0 80.8-91.3
HOUSING
Own 310 62 19.5 14.5-25.7 248 80.5 74.3-85.5
Rent 193 21 13.0 7.5-21.7 172 87.0 78.3-92.5
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 33 15.3 9.8-23.1 193 84.7 76.9-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 185 36 18.8 12.8-26.6 149 81.2 73.4-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 144 19 16.4 9.8-26.1 125 83.6 73.9-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 125 26 20.9 13.7-30.6 99 79.1 69.4-86.3
3rd Quartile 206 27 13.9 8.8-21.1 179 86.1 78.9-91.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 138 24 17.0 9.9-27.6 114 83.0 72.4-90.1

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*This question was asked of respondents who were NOT caregivers at the time of the interview. 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 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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