2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

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  Total
Respond.^
Parent/Parent-in-law Child/Grandchild Spouse (include in-law) Grandparent/Other relative Non-relative/Family friend
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 729 273 41.0 36.5-45.7 77 11.3 8.8-14.5 132 17.2 14.1-20.9 143 19.5 16.1-23.4 104 10.9 8.7-13.6
-FEMALES 457 166 38.6 33.1-44.3 55 13.2 9.8-17.5 74 16.5 12.5-21.5 95 20.5 16.4-25.5 67 11.2 8.4-14.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 285 115 43.2 36.2-50.5 33 12.9 8.8-18.4 52 18.6 13.4-25.4 49 16.9 12.2-22.9 36 8.4 5.6-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 103 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.8-24.0 *** *** *** 28 27.2 18.2-38.7 18 13.8 8.1-22.5
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** 12 17.0 9.1-29.5 *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.1-27.2 *** *** ***
55-64 101 *** *** *** 11 11.4 6.0-20.6 13 14.3 7.0-26.9 20 22.4 14.1-33.7 16 10.6 6.0-17.9
65-74 105 23 17.1 10.4-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.1 7.1-19.7
75+ 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** 15 16.6 9.2-28.1 *** *** *** 20 16.5 9.7-26.5 12 9.8 4.7-19.3
Some Post-H.S. 139 49 39.4 29.9-49.8 17 13.3 7.9-21.6 26 16.9 10.9-25.2 31 22.4 15.3-31.6 16 8.0 4.7-13.3
College Graduate 195 87 49.8 41.5-58.1 19 10.5 6.4-16.6 20 7.9 4.6-13.3 36 17.8 12.2-25.2 33 14.1 9.4-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 134 69 57.2 46.9-66.9 14 10.2 5.8-17.3 *** *** *** 25 19.8 12.7-29.6 16 7.8 4.2-14.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 169 51 32.5 24.3-41.9 17 10.9 6.4-17.8 33 20.5 14.0-28.9 36 19.0 13.1-26.8 32 17.1 11.4-25.0
No 285 114 41.8 34.8-49.2 38 14.6 10.2-20.5 39 14.0 9.2-20.6 59 21.6 16.1-28.2 35 8.0 5.4-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 159 38.1 32.6-44.0 54 13.5 10.0-17.9 72 16.7 12.6-21.8 92 20.4 16.1-25.4 66 11.3 8.4-15.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 15 13.7 8.0-22.5 14 15.9 8.8-27.2 21 20.7 12.9-31.5 14 9.7 5.4-16.8
Regional City or Suburban County 137 51 39.9 30.6-50.1 12 9.7 5.2-17.4 25 17.2 10.9-26.1 30 22.2 15.1-31.3 19 11.1 6.5-18.2
Rural 215 74 36.6 28.4-45.7 28 15.7 10.2-23.4 35 16.3 10.4-24.6 44 19.1 13.2-26.9 34 12.2 7.9-18.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 211 102 52.1 44.1-60.0 26 13.1 8.6-19.5 16 6.0 3.4-10.6 39 18.3 13.1-25.1 28 10.4 6.7-15.9
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 141 28 17.3 11.3-25.5 12 10.8 5.6-19.7 44 38.0 28.2-48.8 33 21.6 14.3-31.2 24 12.4 7.6-19.4
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 223 98 50.1 42.1-58.2 22 11.5 7.3-17.7 34 13.1 8.6-19.2 41 16.5 11.4-23.2 28 8.8 5.6-13.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** 14 12.7 6.8-22.5 23 14.5 8.7-23.1 26 20.3 12.6-31.2 24 12.7 7.7-20.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 202 69 34.2 26.6-42.8 26 16.1 10.6-23.6 31 15.3 9.7-23.3 44 21.8 15.6-29.7 32 12.6 8.3-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 118 *** *** *** 15 9.7 5.6-16.4 20 19.6 12.2-30.0 25 18.9 12.4-27.9 11 8.2 4.1-15.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 115 *** *** *** 16 14.3 8.1-23.9 *** *** *** 23 18.4 11.9-27.4 18 9.7 5.6-16.3
2nd Quartile 114 43 38.0 28.3-48.7 16 15.5 9.2-24.9 20 16.9 10.5-26.1 22 20.1 12.8-30.0 13 9.6 5.1-17.3
3rd Quartile 141 50 35.9 26.9-46.0 13 9.5 5.3-16.5 27 15.7 10.1-23.6 32 25.1 16.9-35.5 19 13.9 8.4-22.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.5 6.6-22.4

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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 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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