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
-MALES 275 135 53.5 45.8-61.0 140 46.5 39.0-54.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 192 97 52.6 43.6-61.5 95 47.4 38.5-56.4
Non-Hispanic Black 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 157 76 54.7 45.2-63.9 81 45.3 36.1-54.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 204 94 51.6 42.8-60.4 110 48.4 39.6-57.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 137 70 57.6 47.8-66.8 67 42.4 33.2-52.2
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 151 73 56.1 46.7-65.2 78 43.9 34.8-53.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 118 61 58.0 47.5-67.8 57 42.0 32.2-52.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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