2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

During the past 30 days, did you provide regular 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 4,160 740 17.6 16.2-19.2 3,420 82.4 80.8-83.8
-FEMALES 2,277 464 19.9 17.9-22.0 1,813 80.1 78.0-82.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,415 287 20.0 17.5-22.8 1,128 80.0 77.2-82.5
Non-Hispanic Black 483 106 22.3 18.1-27.2 377 77.7 72.8-81.9
Other 350 66 14.4 10.6-19.3 284 85.6 80.7-89.4
AGE
18-34 363 51 14.0 10.2-19.0 312 86.0 81.0-89.8
35-44 351 65 18.8 14.3-24.3 286 81.2 75.7-85.7
45-54 348 84 25.8 20.7-31.8 264 74.2 68.2-79.3
55-64 408 102 24.8 20.0-30.2 306 75.2 69.8-80.0
65-74 455 106 22.2 17.5-27.6 349 77.8 72.4-82.5
75+ 298 45 14.4 10.3-19.9 253 85.6 80.1-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 27 13.8 9.0-20.6 179 86.2 79.4-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 97 18.7 14.6-23.6 385 81.3 76.4-85.4
Some Post-H.S. 637 140 22.0 18.3-26.1 497 78.0 73.9-81.7
College Graduate 945 198 20.5 17.7-23.7 747 79.5 76.3-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 26 18.2 11.4-28.0 129 81.8 72.0-88.6
$15,000- 24,999 231 51 18.9 13.6-25.6 180 81.1 74.4-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 251 47 18.6 13.1-25.8 204 81.4 74.2-86.9
$35,000- 49,999 204 49 20.0 14.4-27.0 155 80.0 73.0-85.6
$50,000- 74,999 260 57 20.4 15.0-27.0 203 79.6 73.0-85.0
$75,000+ 620 134 20.9 17.3-25.0 486 79.1 75.0-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 762 170 21.8 18.4-25.7 592 78.2 74.3-81.6
No 1,498 291 19.0 16.7-21.7 1,207 81.0 78.3-83.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,205 450 19.9 17.9-22.0 1,755 80.1 78.0-82.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 644 107 15.9 12.9-19.5 537 84.1 80.5-87.1
Regional City or Suburban County 603 138 22.6 18.9-26.8 465 77.4 73.2-81.1
Rural 1,030 219 21.2 18.0-24.8 811 78.8 75.2-82.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 216 18.9 16.3-21.8 877 81.1 78.2-83.7
Unemployed 114 *** *** *** 82 71.3 60.0-80.5
Retired 682 141 19.7 16.2-23.7 541 80.3 76.3-83.8
Unable to Work 174 36 20.8 14.2-29.3 138 79.2 70.7-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 198 34 18.8 12.4-27.4 164 81.2 72.6-87.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 39 14.8 10.1-21.1 163 85.2 78.9-89.9
101% to 150% 218 49 22.8 16.4-30.7 169 77.2 69.3-83.6
151% to 200% 179 38 18.5 12.6-26.4 141 81.5 73.6-87.4
More than 200% 1,052 223 20.1 17.3-23.1 829 79.9 76.9-82.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 696 140 19.0 15.3-23.2 556 81.0 76.8-84.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 898 204 22.2 19.0-25.8 694 77.8 74.2-81.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 120 18.0 14.9-21.6 563 82.0 78.4-85.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 652 116 18.1 14.7-22.0 536 81.9 78.0-85.3
2nd Quartile 554 115 19.9 16.4-24.0 439 80.1 76.0-83.6
3rd Quartile 661 144 20.3 16.9-24.3 517 79.7 75.7-83.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 410 89 23.5 17.8-30.3 321 76.5 69.7-82.2

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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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