2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

What is the main health problem, long-term illness, or disability that the person you care for has?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Disabilities** Physical Health Conditions**** Cancer Hypertension, Diabetes and organ failure/disease Dementia and other Cognitive Impairment Disorders Mental Illnesses, such as Anxiety or Depression
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 557 116 21.6 17.7-26.2 125 19.0 15.5-23.0 51 8.6 6.0-12.0 143 27.7 23.2-32.7 82 15.2 11.4-20.0 40 8.0 5.6-11.3
GENDER
Male 203 40 17.7 12.3-24.8 39 15.8 10.8-22.5 17 7.1 4.1-11.9 54 30.1 22.5-39.1 33 20.0 12.8-30.0 20 9.2 5.7-14.8
Female 354 76 24.2 19.0-30.3 86 21.1 16.6-26.4 34 9.5 6.1-14.6 89 26.1 20.8-32.1 49 12.0 8.5-16.6 20 7.1 4.2-11.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 363 77 23.9 18.8-29.9 85 19.0 14.9-24.0 36 9.9 6.5-14.8 88 25.6 20.3-31.7 56 15.4 10.6-21.7 21 6.2 3.9-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 120 23 15.0 9.0-24.0 19 16.5 9.8-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.5 9.6-26.8 14 12.5 6.7-22.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 67 *** *** *** 11 15.8 8.3-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** 13 17.1 9.5-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 21 24.1 15.3-35.7 25 20.9 13.0-31.7 13 11.4 6.4-19.6 25 22.3 13.9-33.8 11 10.2 5.2-18.8 11 11.2 5.6-21.0
55-64 131 21 16.5 10.1-25.8 34 22.4 15.4-31.4 *** *** *** 32 27.7 18.7-38.9 *** *** *** 11 8.0 4.0-15.1
65-74 118 25 21.1 13.5-31.4 29 18.0 11.9-26.4 12 8.4 3.8-17.3 *** *** *** 20 21.0 12.7-32.9 *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 28 19.5 12.4-29.4 20 13.1 7.8-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.5 4.7-18.3
Some Post-H.S. 170 39 25.0 18.0-33.6 40 20.9 14.7-28.9 17 10.6 5.8-18.8 43 23.7 17.2-31.8 22 12.6 7.9-19.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 226 40 17.7 12.7-24.2 60 23.2 17.7-29.9 24 10.5 6.7-16.0 46 22.2 16.2-29.7 38 17.1 11.8-24.1 18 9.2 5.6-14.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 49 22.1 15.9-29.8 42 15.4 10.6-21.7 16 7.1 4.1-12.2 63 30.7 23.4-39.1 31 18.1 11.0-28.3 15 6.6 3.6-11.8
No 335 65 20.7 15.8-26.6 82 21.3 16.7-26.9 35 9.6 6.2-14.6 79 26.1 20.5-32.7 50 13.5 9.6-18.5 24 8.8 5.6-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** 15 18.7 10.7-30.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.3 7.5-25.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 489 104 22.0 17.8-26.9 110 19.0 15.3-23.4 47 8.6 6.0-12.4 123 27.2 22.4-32.6 71 15.3 11.1-20.6 34 7.9 5.3-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 51 20.9 15.5-27.6 64 21.0 16.0-27.1 32 9.7 6.6-14.0 64 26.3 20.3-33.4 34 10.5 7.2-15.1 28 11.6 7.7-17.0
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 157 42 28.8 20.9-38.2 38 17.1 11.8-24.0 14 8.4 4.4-15.7 36 28.6 20.2-38.9 25 16.2 10.1-24.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 83 *** *** *** 22 21.7 13.7-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.4 7.9-27.8 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 63 *** *** *** 12 14.8 8.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 20 21.2 13.3-32.2 31 25.5 17.2-36.0 14 14.9 7.5-27.6 30 26.8 18.0-37.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 294 60 22.6 17.1-29.3 67 18.3 13.8-23.9 31 9.1 6.1-13.3 60 24.7 18.8-31.6 51 16.1 11.6-21.9 25 9.1 5.8-14.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 109 20 21.2 13.3-32.2 31 25.5 17.2-36.0 14 14.9 7.5-27.6 30 26.8 18.0-37.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 409 85 21.6 17.0-27.0 96 19.8 15.7-24.7 37 7.3 5.1-10.5 99 27.6 22.3-33.6 66 16.5 11.9-22.4 26 7.3 4.7-11.2
Rent 100 22 20.8 13.1-31.5 19 17.2 9.9-28.0 *** *** *** 28 27.2 18.0-38.8 13 15.7 8.0-28.5 11 13.5 7.0-24.5
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 127 25 22.1 14.7-31.9 31 20.0 13.4-28.9 13 8.6 4.6-15.6 30 23.2 15.7-33.0 15 15.8 9.1-26.1 13 10.2 5.8-17.5
Regional City or Suburban County 168 33 20.3 13.9-28.5 32 14.5 9.7-21.0 15 7.2 4.1-12.4 45 34.1 25.7-43.6 32 17.0 11.6-24.2 11 6.9 3.4-13.5
Rural 262 58 22.4 16.5-29.7 62 21.9 16.2-28.8 23 9.6 5.4-16.4 68 25.2 18.9-32.8 35 13.4 7.5-22.7 16 7.5 4.1-13.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 37 21.1 14.3-30.0 38 20.0 13.6-28.5 14 10.0 4.4-20.8 46 25.6 18.0-35.0 *** *** *** 13 7.2 3.8-13.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 235 46 20.8 15.1-28.0 52 19.1 13.9-25.6 27 9.0 5.9-13.4 62 29.0 22.4-36.7 34 14.1 9.4-20.7 14 8.0 4.3-14.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 148 33 23.1 16.0-32.0 35 18.0 12.4-25.6 *** *** *** 35 27.7 19.6-37.7 22 15.7 9.9-23.9 13 8.6 4.7-15.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 25 18.0 11.4-27.1 42 23.4 16.3-32.3 12 7.0 3.8-12.6 25 22.6 14.4-33.5 *** *** *** 16 10.6 6.1-17.8
2nd Quartile 141 34 22.7 15.8-31.5 26 17.7 11.7-26.1 11 6.3 3.3-11.9 43 31.0 23.0-40.4 19 14.1 8.6-22.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 169 36 25.6 18.2-34.9 33 13.1 9.0-18.8 17 8.3 4.8-14.1 46 29.5 21.7-38.6 24 15.8 9.9-24.3 13 7.6 4.1-13.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 21 17.5 10.1-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.7 3.9-18.6 *** *** ***

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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.
**Developmental Disabilities such as Autism, Down’s Syndrome, and Spina Bifida or Disabilities such as eye/vision problem (blindness), hearing problems (deafness), Muscular Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury.
****Arthritis/Rheumatism, Asthma, Chronic respiratory conditions such as Emphysema or COPD, Physical health conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s Disease or Lung Disease/Emphysema.

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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