2021 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 4,160 740 17.6 16.2-19.2 3,420 82.4 80.8-83.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 794 159 20.4 17.0-24.2 635 79.6 75.8-83.0
GENDER
Male 311 53 17.7 12.7-24.1 258 82.3 75.9-87.3
Female 483 106 22.3 18.1-27.2 377 77.7 72.8-81.9
AGE
18-34 123 16 13.7 7.8-22.9 107 86.3 77.1-92.2
35-44 131 29 21.7 14.6-31.0 102 78.3 69.0-85.4
45-54 142 34 27.8 19.4-38.0 108 72.2 62.0-80.6
55-64 156 35 21.5 14.9-30.1 121 78.5 69.9-85.1
65-74 145 32 22.1 14.5-32.3 113 77.9 67.7-85.5
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 43 20.8 14.7-28.8 175 79.2 71.2-85.3
Some Post-H.S. 242 43 17.9 12.9-24.3 199 82.1 75.7-87.1
College Graduate 264 59 22.2 16.8-28.7 205 77.8 71.3-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 15 14.7 8.4-24.5 93 85.3 75.5-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 91 19 18.9 11.3-29.7 72 81.1 70.3-88.7
$50,000- 74,999 98 22 21.4 13.0-33.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 31 21.1 14.3-29.9 110 78.9 70.1-85.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 69 23.1 17.7-29.6 232 76.9 70.4-82.3
No 489 90 19.2 15.1-24.1 399 80.8 75.9-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 23 18.5 11.8-27.8 92 81.5 72.2-88.2
Non-Veteran 678 136 20.6 17.0-24.8 542 79.4 75.2-83.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 263 50 19.6 14.5-25.9 213 80.4 74.1-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 216 46 23.5 16.8-31.9 170 76.5 68.1-83.2
Rural 315 63 18.6 13.8-24.5 252 81.4 75.5-86.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 392 76 18.5 14.4-23.4 316 81.5 76.6-85.6
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 214 41 22.3 15.7-30.7 173 77.7 69.3-84.3
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 20 20.7 12.4-32.6 70 79.3 67.4-87.6
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 64 18.9 14.2-24.6 261 81.1 75.4-85.8
HOUSING
Own 452 97 21.6 17.2-26.7 355 78.4 73.3-82.8
Rent 274 55 22.8 16.9-30.1 219 77.2 69.9-83.1
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 316 61 18.8 13.6-25.4 255 81.2 74.6-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 267 56 19.7 14.6-25.9 211 80.3 74.1-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 211 42 22.5 16.4-30.0 169 77.5 70.0-83.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 20 18.0 10.8-28.2 107 82.0 71.8-89.2
2nd Quartile 180 43 22.2 16.3-29.7 137 77.8 70.3-83.7
3rd Quartile 293 55 20.1 14.7-26.9 238 79.9 73.1-85.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 194 41 19.4 13.3-27.5 153 80.6 72.5-86.7

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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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