2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the past 30 days, did you provide care for this person by
managing personal care such as giving medications, feeding, dressing, or bathing?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 732 376 54.3 49.8-58.9 356 45.7 41.1-50.2
-FEMALES 457 241 54.9 49.2-60.5 216 45.1 39.5-50.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 284 143 55.1 48.0-62.1 141 44.9 37.9-52.0
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 139 73 54.4 44.5-64.0 66 45.6 36.0-55.5
College Graduate 193 102 55.1 46.7-63.1 91 44.9 36.9-53.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 133 69 55.0 44.6-64.9 64 45.0 35.1-55.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 168 84 51.4 42.3-60.5 84 48.6 39.5-57.7
No 286 155 56.7 49.4-63.6 131 43.3 36.4-50.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 443 232 54.8 49.0-60.5 211 45.2 39.5-51.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 137 78 56.3 46.4-65.8 59 43.7 34.2-53.6
Rural 215 110 54.6 45.8-63.2 105 45.4 36.8-54.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 213 107 49.6 41.6-57.5 106 50.4 42.5-58.4
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 117 56.2 48.1-63.9 105 43.8 36.1-51.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 201 106 51.9 43.3-60.4 95 48.1 39.6-56.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 60 54.9 44.7-64.8 59 45.1 35.2-55.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 114 67 59.1 48.5-68.9 47 40.9 31.1-51.5
3rd Quartile 142 71 47.8 38.0-57.8 71 52.2 42.2-62.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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