2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In an average week, how many hours do you provide care or assistance?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Up to 8 hours per week 9 to 19 hours per week 20-39 hours per week 40 hours or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 677 346 49.3 44.6-54.0 85 13.7 10.5-17.7 87 14.3 11.0-18.3 159 22.7 19.0-26.8
GENDER
Male 248 129 49.0 41.4-56.7 30 15.6 10.0-23.4 36 14.2 9.4-20.8 53 21.2 15.6-28.2
Female 429 217 49.5 43.6-55.4 55 12.5 9.0-17.2 51 14.3 10.2-19.6 106 23.6 19.0-28.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 440 230 50.5 44.8-56.3 55 12.9 9.3-17.6 55 14.9 10.8-20.2 100 21.6 17.4-26.6
Non-Hispanic Black 144 72 47.4 37.5-57.6 23 17.9 10.5-28.8 18 12.8 7.4-21.1 31 21.9 14.6-31.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.3 6.8-24.2
35-44 98 *** *** *** 11 13.2 6.6-24.5 12 15.1 8.3-25.9 22 20.5 13.1-30.8
45-54 124 *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.5-20.1 17 12.9 6.7-23.3 36 31.6 22.4-42.5
55-64 153 84 55.1 45.6-64.2 21 12.5 7.6-20.0 17 13.6 8.0-22.3 31 18.7 12.6-27.0
65-74 146 *** *** *** 17 9.4 5.4-16.0 19 10.6 6.2-17.5 41 29.2 20.4-39.7
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 69 42.1 32.9-51.8 20 14.3 7.9-24.3 21 17.8 10.7-28.0 44 25.9 18.3-35.3
Some Post-H.S. 206 105 49.0 40.9-57.1 28 13.7 8.9-20.5 23 14.2 8.8-22.1 50 23.2 17.1-30.6
College Graduate 274 150 56.7 49.7-63.4 33 12.4 8.5-17.6 38 12.2 8.5-17.1 53 18.7 13.9-24.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 114 45.4 37.9-53.0 32 11.3 7.4-16.8 37 15.9 10.9-22.6 68 27.4 21.1-34.8
No 421 229 51.2 45.2-57.1 52 14.9 10.6-20.5 50 13.6 9.6-18.9 90 20.4 16.1-25.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.4 7.4-23.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 599 321 50.4 45.3-55.4 69 13.1 9.7-17.5 73 14.4 10.9-18.7 136 22.2 18.3-26.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 332 194 56.4 49.8-62.7 45 14.7 10.5-20.2 43 15.8 11.2-21.8 50 13.1 9.7-17.5
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 189 86 45.8 37.2-54.8 20 9.4 5.6-15.4 25 12.2 7.7-18.9 58 32.6 24.5-41.8
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.7 8.5-27.4
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.7 6.9-25.3 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 72 *** *** *** 13 16.7 9.2-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 130 *** *** *** 12 9.8 5.2-17.6 14 16.4 8.7-28.5 31 21.9 14.8-31.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.4 8.1-27.5
More than 200% 355 186 52.0 45.6-58.3 49 13.1 9.4-18.0 49 13.9 9.8-19.3 71 21.0 16.2-26.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 130 *** *** *** 12 9.8 5.2-17.6 14 16.4 8.7-28.5 31 21.9 14.8-31.2
HOUSING
Own 498 253 48.8 43.4-54.2 64 14.1 10.5-18.8 64 13.8 10.2-18.3 117 23.4 19.1-28.3
Rent 125 *** *** *** 13 13.5 6.3-26.8 17 13.4 7.9-21.9 29 20.4 13.0-30.6
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 157 88 53.6 44.4-62.6 16 10.4 6.0-17.2 17 11.1 6.2-18.9 36 25.0 17.7-34.1
Regional City or Suburban County 202 106 49.3 41.0-57.7 27 15.7 9.9-24.1 26 15.5 10.1-23.2 43 19.4 13.8-26.6
Rural 318 152 46.8 39.7-54.0 42 14.1 9.4-20.7 44 15.2 10.2-21.9 80 23.9 18.5-30.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 205 93 42.1 33.4-51.3 25 13.3 7.3-23.2 36 21.4 14.3-30.8 51 23.1 16.7-31.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 158 54.4 47.4-61.3 40 15.4 10.6-21.9 32 9.5 6.1-14.4 68 20.7 15.7-26.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 174 95 48.0 39.5-56.6 20 11.6 7.1-18.5 19 15.2 9.3-24.0 40 25.1 18.1-33.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 96 44.7 36.2-53.6 24 15.9 9.8-24.8 24 17.5 11.0-26.7 36 21.8 15.0-30.6
2nd Quartile 167 86 52.8 44.0-61.4 20 12.7 7.6-20.3 13 8.1 4.2-15.1 48 26.5 19.6-34.7
3rd Quartile 207 109 53.3 44.8-61.6 23 13.4 7.8-22.0 26 12.2 7.9-18.4 49 21.1 15.2-28.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 123 *** *** *** 18 12.0 6.6-20.9 *** *** *** 26 18.7 11.4-29.1

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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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