2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the next 2 years, do you expect to provide 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%)
North Carolina 3,046 500 16.7 15.1-18.4 2,546 83.3 81.6-84.9
-FEMALES 1,601 278 17.4 15.1-19.9 1,323 82.6 80.1-84.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 982 172 17.3 14.6-20.4 810 82.7 79.6-85.4
Non-Hispanic Black 334 48 14.3 10.1-19.9 286 85.7 80.1-89.9
Other 262 52 20.2 13.7-28.8 210 79.8 71.2-86.3
AGE
18-34 280 37 15.3 10.6-21.6 243 84.7 78.4-89.4
35-44 267 37 14.3 10.0-20.1 230 85.7 79.9-90.0
45-54 239 65 26.3 20.4-33.2 174 73.7 66.8-79.6
55-64 271 55 19.2 14.1-25.7 216 80.8 74.3-85.9
65-74 292 41 12.6 8.6-18.1 251 87.4 81.9-91.4
75+ 213 33 15.1 9.7-22.6 180 84.9 77.4-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 22 14.7 8.7-23.5 126 85.3 76.5-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 54 14.4 10.6-19.4 281 85.6 80.6-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 431 71 18.6 14.1-24.0 360 81.4 76.0-85.9
College Graduate 681 129 18.7 15.5-22.3 552 81.3 77.7-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 20 14.0 7.7-24.1 95 86.0 75.9-92.3
$15,000- 24,999 159 18 10.4 6.1-17.1 141 89.6 82.9-93.9
$25,000- 34,999 174 36 21.7 14.8-30.6 138 78.3 69.4-85.2
$35,000- 49,999 139 24 16.1 8.5-28.3 115 83.9 71.7-91.5
$50,000- 74,999 178 35 21.7 15.1-30.1 143 78.3 69.9-84.9
$75,000+ 442 82 17.2 13.5-21.6 360 82.8 78.4-86.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 100 20.4 16.2-25.4 409 79.6 74.6-83.8
No 1,080 173 15.8 13.2-18.7 907 84.2 81.3-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,547 271 17.5 15.2-20.1 1,276 82.5 79.9-84.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 489 75 15.8 12.1-20.3 414 84.2 79.7-87.9
Regional City or Suburban County 411 73 17.3 13.3-22.1 338 82.7 77.9-86.7
Rural 701 130 19.0 15.3-23.2 571 81.0 76.8-84.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 792 149 19.3 16.0-23.0 643 80.7 77.0-84.0
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 462 72 14.7 11.1-19.3 390 85.3 80.7-88.9
Unable to Work 115 19 16.9 9.5-28.1 96 83.1 71.9-90.5
Other not in Labor Force 150 24 13.8 8.6-21.5 126 86.2 78.5-91.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 21 11.4 6.8-18.5 116 88.6 81.5-93.2
101% to 150% 148 19 10.2 5.6-17.7 129 89.8 82.3-94.4
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 745 140 17.4 14.4-20.9 605 82.6 79.1-85.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 85 17.3 13.1-22.4 392 82.7 77.6-86.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 96 17.3 13.6-21.8 513 82.7 78.2-86.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 515 97 17.6 14.2-21.6 418 82.4 78.4-85.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 479 82 16.2 12.7-20.5 397 83.8 79.5-87.3
2nd Quartile 397 77 18.9 14.7-24.0 320 81.1 76.0-85.3
3rd Quartile 451 72 17.1 12.8-22.4 379 82.9 77.6-87.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 274 47 16.7 11.4-23.9 227 83.3 76.1-88.6

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*This question was asked of respondents who were NOT caregivers at the time of the interview. 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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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