2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

For how long have you provided care for that person?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 30 days 1 month to less than 6 months 6 months to less than 2 years 2 years to less than 5 years More than 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 723 79 12.2 9.1-16.1 89 12.1 9.5-15.3 162 20.5 17.3-24.3 151 21.9 18.1-26.2 242 33.3 29.1-37.7
GENDER
Male 269 29 11.7 6.7-19.5 36 13.3 9.2-18.7 54 19.2 14.2-25.5 58 21.9 16.1-29.2 92 33.9 27.1-41.4
Female 454 50 12.5 9.0-17.1 53 11.4 8.2-15.6 108 21.4 17.3-26.2 93 21.9 17.2-27.3 150 32.8 27.8-38.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 470 47 12.4 8.5-17.7 59 11.5 8.6-15.3 115 22.9 18.7-27.6 102 22.3 17.7-27.7 147 31.0 26.1-36.3
Non-Hispanic Black 153 15 9.7 5.3-17.3 17 13.2 7.8-21.6 27 15.5 9.8-23.7 35 23.1 15.7-32.8 59 38.4 29.3-48.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 89 17 19.4 11.5-30.7 15 17.2 10.0-27.9 25 22.7 14.6-33.4 *** *** *** 14 12.4 6.9-21.3
35-44 100 11 10.9 5.3-21.1 18 14.9 9.0-23.8 14 11.6 6.5-19.7 17 15.9 9.5-25.4 *** *** ***
45-54 130 13 9.5 5.0-17.4 11 8.0 3.9-16.0 32 26.3 18.0-36.7 25 18.2 11.8-27.0 49 37.9 28.4-48.5
55-64 162 16 12.5 5.6-25.6 15 8.5 4.9-14.4 36 19.8 13.5-28.0 37 26.7 19.0-36.0 58 32.6 24.4-42.1
65-74 157 16 9.9 4.8-19.3 19 12.6 6.9-21.8 32 16.1 10.9-23.0 34 19.4 13.1-27.9 56 41.9 32.4-52.2
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 164 22 15.3 8.2-26.6 20 14.2 8.7-22.3 34 17.2 11.4-25.2 30 18.0 11.2-27.8 58 35.3 26.5-45.3
Some Post-H.S. 221 23 11.5 7.1-18.1 25 10.4 6.7-16.0 52 21.9 16.3-28.8 50 22.8 16.8-30.1 71 33.3 26.3-41.2
College Graduate 290 27 10.4 6.6-16.0 37 11.7 8.0-16.8 69 23.6 18.4-29.7 59 21.1 16.0-27.3 98 33.2 27.2-39.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 281 32 14.2 8.5-22.6 26 10.7 6.9-16.2 64 18.9 14.3-24.5 56 17.2 12.6-23.1 103 39.1 32.0-46.7
No 436 47 11.2 8.0-15.4 62 12.7 9.4-16.8 98 21.8 17.5-26.9 94 24.9 19.7-30.8 135 29.5 24.5-35.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 640 75 13.3 9.9-17.6 77 11.5 8.8-14.9 148 20.6 17.1-24.6 131 21.6 17.6-26.2 209 33.0 28.6-37.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 345 40 11.6 8.0-16.4 44 11.9 8.5-16.4 83 23.6 18.7-29.3 69 21.6 16.7-27.3 109 31.3 25.8-37.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 215 21 9.4 5.4-15.9 28 12.2 7.8-18.5 48 20.7 15.0-28.0 48 20.6 15.0-27.7 70 37.0 29.0-45.8
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.1 7.7-27.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.3 7.3-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.2 8.3-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.0 10.4-29.4 14 13.1 6.8-23.8 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 105 *** *** *** 15 14.9 7.8-26.7 23 20.9 13.4-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.7 10.8-30.4 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 75 *** *** *** 13 15.8 8.4-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 20 15.0 8.9-24.0 16 10.6 6.0-17.9 32 21.1 14.2-30.3 25 22.0 14.2-32.3 47 31.4 23.0-41.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.8 6.8-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 370 32 8.9 5.7-13.5 52 14.0 10.2-18.9 92 24.9 20.0-30.5 78 20.7 16.0-26.3 116 31.6 26.1-37.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 20 15.0 8.9-24.0 16 10.6 6.0-17.9 32 21.1 14.2-30.3 25 22.0 14.2-32.3 47 31.4 23.0-41.1
HOUSING
Own 527 55 11.9 8.3-16.8 61 10.2 7.6-13.6 118 21.6 17.6-26.1 111 21.2 17.1-26.0 182 35.1 30.1-40.4
Rent 138 18 12.8 7.4-21.3 19 17.8 10.9-27.7 30 16.9 11.2-24.6 *** *** *** 41 28.0 19.9-37.8
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 165 15 8.2 4.5-14.6 19 12.7 7.7-20.0 35 21.7 15.2-30.0 30 17.5 12.0-24.7 66 39.9 31.5-48.9
Regional City or Suburban County 217 28 14.6 9.7-21.3 25 10.4 6.6-16.1 55 24.3 18.2-31.6 41 20.3 14.3-28.2 68 30.4 23.5-38.3
Rural 341 36 12.6 7.5-20.2 45 13.1 9.2-18.4 72 17.0 12.9-22.0 80 25.6 19.5-32.9 108 31.7 25.6-38.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 224 27 15.2 8.2-26.4 29 11.5 7.5-17.4 50 19.3 13.8-26.2 49 25.2 17.5-35.0 69 28.8 21.5-37.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 315 34 12.0 8.2-17.4 41 13.9 9.8-19.4 76 22.8 17.8-28.8 53 18.6 13.5-25.0 111 32.7 26.8-39.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 184 18 9.8 5.8-16.2 19 10.2 6.2-16.5 36 18.5 12.9-25.8 49 23.6 17.3-31.2 62 37.9 29.9-46.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 185 17 11.2 5.2-22.2 18 8.5 4.9-14.5 46 22.1 15.9-29.8 40 22.9 15.8-32.0 64 35.3 27.0-44.6
2nd Quartile 180 20 12.2 7.6-19.2 19 11.8 7.1-18.8 37 20.0 13.9-27.8 41 20.7 15.0-28.0 63 35.3 27.7-43.8
3rd Quartile 226 26 14.8 9.6-22.3 37 16.2 11.4-22.6 49 19.3 14.2-25.7 39 17.6 11.7-25.5 75 32.1 25.2-39.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 16 7.5 3.8-14.5 15 11.3 5.8-20.8 30 21.8 14.2-31.9 *** *** *** 40 25.9 17.2-36.9

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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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