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%)
TOTAL 3,046 500 16.7 15.1-18.4 2,546 83.3 81.6-84.9
GENDER
Male 1,445 222 15.9 13.7-18.4 1,223 84.1 81.6-86.3
Female 1,601 278 17.4 15.1-19.9 1,323 82.6 80.1-84.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,907 304 16.1 14.2-18.1 1,603 83.9 81.9-85.8
Non-Hispanic Black 555 88 16.9 13.1-21.4 467 83.1 78.6-86.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 345 53 16.0 11.2-22.4 292 84.0 77.6-88.8
AGE
18-34 594 72 13.9 10.7-18.0 522 86.1 82.0-89.3
35-44 505 72 14.4 11.1-18.5 433 85.6 81.5-88.9
45-54 499 116 22.9 18.8-27.5 383 77.1 72.5-81.2
55-64 499 100 20.1 16.1-24.8 399 79.9 75.2-83.9
65-74 518 70 13.5 10.3-17.7 448 86.5 82.3-89.7
75+ 358 53 14.8 10.7-20.3 305 85.2 79.7-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 292 44 16.0 11.3-22.1 248 84.0 77.9-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 711 116 15.6 12.7-19.1 595 84.4 80.9-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 787 128 17.1 14.0-20.7 659 82.9 79.3-86.0
College Graduate 1,243 209 17.2 14.9-19.8 1,034 82.8 80.2-85.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 907 178 20.5 17.3-24.1 729 79.5 75.9-82.7
No 2,120 314 14.9 13.1-16.9 1,806 85.1 83.1-86.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 383 49 12.0 8.8-16.2 334 88.0 83.8-91.2
Non-Veteran 2,653 451 17.3 15.6-19.2 2,202 82.7 80.8-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,697 291 17.8 15.7-20.2 1,406 82.2 79.8-84.3
Unemployed 134 24 17.1 10.8-26.0 110 82.9 74.0-89.2
Retired 809 119 14.6 11.8-17.9 690 85.4 82.1-88.2
Unable to Work 206 34 14.8 9.8-21.7 172 85.2 78.3-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 179 29 14.5 9.2-22.2 150 85.5 77.8-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 30 14.0 8.8-21.7 146 86.0 78.3-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 263 35 12.3 8.4-17.8 228 87.7 82.2-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 310 56 19.2 14.2-25.6 254 80.8 74.4-85.8
$35,000- 49,999 306 52 18.3 12.8-25.4 254 81.7 74.6-87.2
$50,000-74,999 381 66 18.8 14.4-24.2 315 81.2 75.8-85.6
$75,000-100,000 310 63 20.3 15.4-26.3 247 79.7 73.7-84.6
$100,000-150,000 341 48 12.6 9.1-17.1 293 87.4 82.9-90.9
$150,000+ 278 40 14.5 10.5-19.8 238 85.5 80.2-89.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 681 110 17.0 13.7-21.0 571 83.0 79.0-86.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 236 34 14.2 9.2-21.2 202 85.8 78.8-90.8
101% to 150% 253 38 13.6 9.1-19.7 215 86.4 80.3-90.9
151% to 200% 234 43 21.9 15.5-30.0 191 78.1 70.0-84.5
More than 200% 1,554 258 16.4 14.3-18.7 1,296 83.6 81.3-85.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 681 110 17.0 13.7-21.0 571 83.0 79.0-86.3
HOUSING
Own 2,022 359 17.8 15.8-19.9 1,663 82.2 80.1-84.2
Rent 789 108 14.0 11.1-17.5 681 86.0 82.5-88.9
Other arrangement 201 27 13.1 8.0-20.7 174 86.9 79.3-92.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 950 142 16.1 13.3-19.3 808 83.9 80.7-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 785 125 15.4 12.7-18.6 660 84.6 81.4-87.3
Rural 1,311 233 18.2 15.6-21.0 1,078 81.8 79.0-84.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 838 150 18.1 14.9-21.9 688 81.9 78.1-85.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,216 181 15.2 12.9-18.0 1,035 84.8 82.0-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 992 169 17.3 14.6-20.3 823 82.7 79.7-85.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 942 158 16.4 13.8-19.4 784 83.6 80.6-86.2
2nd Quartile 776 126 17.0 14.0-20.5 650 83.0 79.5-86.0
3rd Quartile 864 131 15.8 12.9-19.2 733 84.2 80.8-87.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 464 85 18.6 14.2-24.0 379 81.4 76.0-85.8

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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