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%)
TOTAL 4,160 740 17.6 16.2-19.2 3,420 82.4 80.8-83.8
GENDER
Male 1,883 276 15.1 13.1-17.3 1,607 84.9 82.7-86.9
Female 2,277 464 19.9 17.9-22.0 1,813 80.1 78.0-82.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,631 480 18.2 16.4-20.2 2,151 81.8 79.8-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 794 159 20.4 17.0-24.2 635 79.6 75.8-83.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 80 11 10.6 5.6-19.3 69 89.4 80.7-94.4
Hispanic 401 35 6.7 4.5- 9.7 366 93.3 90.3-95.5
AGE
18-34 734 90 13.4 10.6-16.8 644 86.6 83.2-89.4
35-44 641 104 16.7 13.5-20.4 537 83.3 79.6-86.5
45-54 688 133 20.9 17.4-25.0 555 79.1 75.0-82.6
55-64 731 165 22.6 18.9-26.7 566 77.4 73.3-81.1
65-74 780 161 19.0 15.8-22.7 619 81.0 77.3-84.2
75+ 494 75 14.9 11.4-19.2 419 85.1 80.8-88.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 392 47 14.1 10.1-19.3 345 85.9 80.7-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 967 166 17.1 14.2-20.4 801 82.9 79.6-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,126 226 19.2 16.6-22.1 900 80.8 77.9-83.4
College Graduate 1,658 297 17.7 15.7-20.0 1,361 82.3 80.0-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,325 286 21.3 18.6-24.4 1,039 78.7 75.6-81.4
No 2,808 448 16.0 14.4-17.8 2,360 84.0 82.2-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 514 85 16.0 12.6-20.1 429 84.0 79.9-87.4
Non-Veteran 3,637 655 17.9 16.4-19.5 2,982 82.1 80.5-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,224 353 15.8 14.1-17.7 1,871 84.2 82.3-85.9
Unemployed 207 58 27.0 19.9-35.5 149 73.0 64.5-80.1
Retired 1,157 218 18.0 15.4-20.9 939 82.0 79.1-84.6
Unable to Work 305 64 23.0 16.6-30.8 241 77.0 69.2-83.4
Other not in Labor Force 238 40 17.5 12.0-24.8 198 82.5 75.2-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 38 19.4 12.3-29.2 196 80.6 70.8-87.7
$15,000- 24,999 372 80 22.3 16.9-28.8 292 77.7 71.2-83.1
$25,000- 34,999 431 72 16.3 12.4-21.2 359 83.7 78.8-87.6
$35,000- 49,999 434 81 17.7 13.8-22.4 353 82.3 77.6-86.2
$50,000-74,999 523 106 19.3 15.5-23.7 417 80.7 76.3-84.5
$75,000-100,000 421 85 19.3 15.0-24.4 336 80.7 75.6-85.0
$100,000-150,000 451 75 15.4 12.0-19.5 376 84.6 80.5-88.0
$150,000+ 361 53 15.0 11.0-20.0 308 85.0 80.0-89.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 933 150 16.6 13.9-19.8 783 83.4 80.2-86.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 333 59 18.7 12.9-26.3 274 81.3 73.7-87.1
101% to 150% 359 76 22.3 17.2-28.5 283 77.7 71.5-82.8
151% to 200% 327 63 17.2 12.9-22.5 264 82.8 77.5-87.1
More than 200% 2,097 374 17.1 15.3-19.2 1,723 82.9 80.8-84.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 933 150 16.6 13.9-19.8 783 83.4 80.2-86.1
HOUSING
Own 2,823 541 18.5 16.8-20.4 2,282 81.5 79.6-83.2
Rent 1,013 138 15.2 12.5-18.3 875 84.8 81.7-87.5
Other arrangement 279 52 16.5 11.8-22.7 227 83.5 77.3-88.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,212 168 13.4 11.3-15.8 1,044 86.6 84.2-88.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,108 221 20.0 17.2-23.0 887 80.0 77.0-82.8
Rural 1,840 351 19.4 17.0-22.0 1,489 80.6 78.0-83.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,191 231 19.4 16.4-22.8 960 80.6 77.2-83.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,693 322 18.8 16.6-21.2 1,371 81.2 78.8-83.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,276 187 15.2 13.0-17.7 1,089 84.8 82.3-87.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,235 189 16.0 13.5-18.9 1,046 84.0 81.1-86.5
2nd Quartile 1,043 183 17.2 14.7-20.0 860 82.8 80.0-85.3
3rd Quartile 1,216 233 19.3 16.7-22.2 983 80.7 77.8-83.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 666 135 19.3 15.4-23.9 531 80.7 76.1-84.6

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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 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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