2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

How old is the person to whom you are giving care?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Under 18 years old 18 to 64 years old 65 years old and older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 711 34 5.4 3.7- 7.8 230 34.8 30.4-39.4 447 59.8 55.1-64.4
GENDER
Male 264 *** *** *** 93 36.4 29.3-44.1 161 59.4 51.6-66.7
Female 447 24 6.2 3.9- 9.6 137 33.7 28.3-39.7 286 60.1 54.2-65.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 468 18 4.8 2.8- 8.0 124 29.5 24.5-35.1 326 65.7 60.0-71.0
Non-Hispanic Black 148 *** *** *** 59 45.6 35.7-55.8 83 50.7 40.7-60.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 15 15.8 9.0-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 *** *** *** 42 32.9 23.8-43.6 *** *** ***
55-64 162 *** *** *** 54 30.6 22.8-39.7 105 68.0 58.9-76.0
65-74 158 *** *** *** 34 16.4 10.6-24.6 123 81.4 72.5-88.0
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 51.5 41.3-61.6
Some Post-H.S. 216 12 7.3 4.0-13.0 70 34.2 27.0-42.2 134 58.5 50.4-66.1
College Graduate 288 15 5.8 3.3-10.1 64 21.5 16.6-27.5 209 72.7 66.3-78.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 12 5.8 3.1-10.5 99 37.4 30.4-44.9 165 56.8 49.2-64.2
No 429 22 5.2 3.2- 8.4 130 33.2 27.6-39.3 277 61.6 55.5-67.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 630 30 5.6 3.7- 8.2 209 35.9 31.2-41.0 391 58.5 53.5-63.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 21 6.1 3.8- 9.8 127 38.8 32.8-45.1 194 55.1 48.8-61.3
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 *** *** *** 42 19.5 13.6-27.3 167 78.4 70.3-84.7
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 74 *** *** *** 19 21.9 13.4-33.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 136 *** *** *** 46 38.2 28.5-48.9 87 58.7 48.1-68.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 368 13 4.0 2.2- 7.3 102 28.5 23.2-34.5 253 67.5 61.4-73.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 136 *** *** *** 46 38.2 28.5-48.9 87 58.7 48.1-68.6
HOUSING
Own 524 25 5.5 3.5- 8.6 145 28.8 24.1-34.0 354 65.6 60.3-70.6
Rent 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 36.1 26.7-46.7
Other arrangement 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 161 12 7.3 3.9-13.3 55 36.6 28.3-45.7 94 56.1 47.0-64.8
Regional City or Suburban County 215 *** *** *** 65 33.5 26.0-41.8 144 63.2 54.8-70.8
Rural 335 16 5.9 3.3-10.1 110 34.8 28.1-42.2 209 59.3 51.9-66.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 224 *** *** *** 75 35.5 26.8-45.2 139 58.5 48.9-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 309 14 5.4 3.0- 9.7 110 38.2 31.8-45.1 185 56.4 49.5-63.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 *** *** *** 45 29.4 21.9-38.2 123 65.8 57.0-73.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 178 *** *** *** 57 35.0 26.5-44.6 112 59.1 49.5-68.1
2nd Quartile 179 11 6.3 3.3-11.8 54 33.1 25.5-41.8 114 60.5 51.8-68.6
3rd Quartile 221 *** *** *** 72 35.5 28.0-43.8 141 60.7 52.5-68.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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