2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In an average week, how many hours do you provide care or assistance?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Up to 8 hours per week 9 to 19 hours per week 20-39 hours per week 40 hours or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 677 346 49.3 44.6-54.0 85 13.7 10.5-17.7 87 14.3 11.0-18.3 159 22.7 19.0-26.8
-FEMALES 429 217 49.5 43.6-55.4 55 12.5 9.0-17.2 51 14.3 10.2-19.6 106 23.6 19.0-28.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 268 135 48.2 40.9-55.7 36 12.9 8.5-19.2 35 17.3 11.7-24.8 62 21.6 16.3-28.1
Non-Hispanic Black 96 *** *** *** 14 13.2 6.9-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 79 *** *** *** 11 14.5 7.4-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** 13 9.8 5.3-17.6 11 15.7 8.3-27.7 21 19.5 11.8-30.5
65-74 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.7 4.8-18.5 *** *** ***
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 129 63 45.3 35.4-55.6 17 12.5 7.2-20.8 17 18.4 10.8-29.6 32 23.8 16.3-33.5
College Graduate 186 99 54.6 46.1-62.8 25 14.5 9.5-21.5 22 10.6 6.6-16.7 40 20.3 14.3-28.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 131 *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.0-22.5 16 12.6 6.8-22.1 25 20.0 12.8-29.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 151 70 47.1 37.5-56.8 20 10.7 6.6-16.9 18 15.2 8.9-24.5 43 27.1 19.5-36.3
No 276 146 50.8 43.4-58.2 34 13.1 8.5-19.7 33 14.0 9.1-21.0 63 22.1 16.6-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 415 213 49.9 43.9-55.9 52 12.4 8.8-17.2 47 13.8 9.7-19.3 103 23.9 19.2-29.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 101 *** *** *** 13 12.6 6.8-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 127 61 47.1 37.1-57.3 18 12.2 7.3-19.9 17 19.6 11.8-30.6 31 21.1 14.3-30.1
Rural 201 102 50.2 41.0-59.4 24 12.8 7.1-21.9 26 14.6 8.5-23.7 49 22.5 16.0-30.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 203 116 57.6 49.4-65.5 27 12.4 8.1-18.7 27 16.3 10.6-24.1 33 13.7 9.4-19.5
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 124 *** *** *** 14 10.6 5.7-18.7 15 10.8 6.2-18.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 216 110 49.8 41.6-58.1 31 12.4 8.1-18.5 30 15.7 10.3-23.2 45 22.0 15.7-29.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** 17 11.3 6.3-19.5 *** *** *** 29 21.9 14.0-32.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 98 54.3 45.3-63.0 25 13.8 8.2-22.4 16 9.3 5.0-16.8 50 22.5 16.4-30.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 113 *** *** *** 13 11.7 6.4-20.4 12 14.0 7.7-24.1 27 26.3 17.8-37.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.3 8.2-26.9 23 21.3 13.4-32.2
2nd Quartile 104 *** *** *** 14 12.0 6.5-21.0 *** *** *** 33 29.7 20.7-40.5
3rd Quartile 133 68 54.4 44.0-64.4 15 10.0 5.8-16.7 14 11.4 6.3-19.8 36 24.2 16.7-33.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 81 *** *** *** 13 13.3 6.5-25.3 *** *** *** 14 13.3 6.2-26.2

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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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