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
-MALES 1,883 276 15.1 13.1-17.3 1,607 84.9 82.7-86.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 193 16.2 13.7-19.0 1,023 83.8 81.0-86.3
Non-Hispanic Black 311 53 17.7 12.7-24.1 258 82.3 75.9-87.3
Other 318 29 8.4 5.4-12.9 289 91.6 87.1-94.6
AGE
18-34 371 39 12.7 8.9-17.7 332 87.3 82.3-91.1
35-44 290 39 14.3 10.2-19.8 251 85.7 80.2-89.8
45-54 340 49 15.6 11.2-21.2 291 84.4 78.8-88.8
55-64 323 63 20.2 14.8-26.8 260 79.8 73.2-85.2
65-74 325 55 15.0 11.0-20.1 270 85.0 79.9-89.0
75+ 196 30 15.5 10.0-23.2 166 84.5 76.8-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 20 14.4 8.6-23.0 166 85.6 77.0-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 69 15.7 11.8-20.6 416 84.3 79.4-88.2
Some Post-H.S. 489 86 15.7 12.4-19.7 403 84.3 80.3-87.6
College Graduate 713 99 13.9 11.2-17.1 614 86.1 82.9-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 25 13.1 8.4-19.8 155 86.9 80.2-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 230 32 15.7 10.7-22.6 198 84.3 77.4-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 263 49 18.3 13.3-24.7 214 81.7 75.3-86.7
$75,000+ 613 79 12.0 9.4-15.4 534 88.0 84.6-90.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 563 116 20.7 16.5-25.6 447 79.3 74.4-83.5
No 1,310 157 12.6 10.5-15.1 1,153 87.4 84.9-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 446 71 15.1 11.6-19.5 375 84.9 80.5-88.4
Non-Veteran 1,432 205 15.1 12.8-17.7 1,227 84.9 82.3-87.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 568 61 10.5 8.0-13.8 507 89.5 86.2-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 505 83 16.9 13.2-21.5 422 83.1 78.5-86.8
Rural 810 132 17.4 14.1-21.4 678 82.6 78.6-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,131 137 12.9 10.7-15.5 994 87.1 84.5-89.3
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 475 77 15.6 12.0-20.1 398 84.4 79.9-88.0
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 27 21.7 14.0-32.2 114 78.3 67.8-86.0
151% to 200% 148 25 15.5 10.0-23.1 123 84.5 76.9-90.0
More than 200% 1,045 151 14.3 11.9-17.0 894 85.7 83.0-88.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 495 91 19.9 15.2-25.7 404 80.1 74.3-84.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 795 118 15.1 12.3-18.3 677 84.9 81.7-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 593 67 11.9 9.1-15.6 526 88.1 84.4-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 583 73 13.7 10.2-18.2 510 86.3 81.8-89.8
2nd Quartile 489 68 14.2 10.9-18.3 421 85.8 81.7-89.1
3rd Quartile 555 89 18.1 14.3-22.6 466 81.9 77.4-85.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 256 46 13.7 9.4-19.4 210 86.3 80.6-90.6

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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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