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
-MALES 248 129 49.0 41.4-56.7 30 15.6 10.0-23.4 36 14.2 9.4-20.8 53 21.2 15.6-28.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 172 95 54.1 45.0-62.9 19 12.9 7.7-20.9 20 11.3 6.4-19.2 38 21.7 15.2-30.0
Non-Hispanic Black 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.5 9.1-25.2 13 15.3 8.4-26.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.1 7.1-23.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 100 *** *** *** 12 12.1 5.8-23.8 19 17.0 9.9-27.8 *** *** ***
No 145 83 51.8 41.8-61.7 18 17.8 10.4-28.8 17 12.9 7.1-22.3 27 17.5 11.4-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 184 108 51.3 42.3-60.2 17 14.6 8.4-24.2 26 15.4 9.7-23.6 33 18.7 12.7-26.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 117 *** *** *** 18 16.1 9.1-27.0 18 16.1 8.8-27.5 31 26.1 17.3-37.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 129 78 54.7 44.2-64.7 18 17.8 10.7-28.3 16 15.2 8.5-25.5 17 12.4 7.5-19.8
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 139 76 55.1 44.9-64.8 18 14.1 8.2-23.2 19 11.3 6.0-20.2 26 19.6 12.9-28.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 109 *** *** *** 15 17.9 10.4-29.1 16 9.7 5.4-16.7 18 17.7 10.4-28.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.2 6.9-23.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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