2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the next 2 years, do you expect to provide 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 3,046 500 16.7 15.1-18.4 2,546 83.3 81.6-84.9
-Non-Hispanic White 1,907 304 16.1 14.2-18.1 1,603 83.9 81.9-85.8
GENDER
Male 925 132 14.8 12.3-17.6 793 85.2 82.4-87.7
Female 982 172 17.3 14.6-20.4 810 82.7 79.6-85.4
AGE
18-34 317 30 9.6 6.5-13.9 287 90.4 86.1-93.5
35-44 276 39 14.3 10.2-19.6 237 85.7 80.4-89.8
45-54 297 70 22.9 18.0-28.7 227 77.1 71.3-82.0
55-64 330 70 21.7 16.8-27.4 260 78.3 72.6-83.2
65-74 382 47 13.7 10.0-18.5 335 86.3 81.5-90.0
75+ 273 39 14.2 9.6-20.5 234 85.8 79.5-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 16 18.4 11.0-29.2 68 81.6 70.8-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 57 14.1 10.7-18.4 352 85.9 81.6-89.3
Some Post-H.S. 495 81 15.6 12.3-19.5 414 84.4 80.5-87.7
College Graduate 917 150 17.5 14.9-20.6 767 82.5 79.4-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 158 26 15.1 9.9-22.4 132 84.9 77.6-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 175 27 15.8 10.2-23.6 148 84.2 76.4-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 281 53 20.5 15.4-26.8 228 79.5 73.2-84.6
$75,000+ 737 120 16.1 13.2-19.4 617 83.9 80.6-86.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 95 18.2 14.6-22.4 457 81.8 77.6-85.4
No 1,344 205 15.1 13.0-17.5 1,139 84.9 82.5-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 34 13.0 8.9-18.4 230 87.0 81.6-91.1
Non-Veteran 1,639 270 16.6 14.5-18.8 1,369 83.4 81.2-85.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 584 78 13.0 10.2-16.4 506 87.0 83.6-89.8
Regional City or Suburban County 504 86 16.6 13.2-20.8 418 83.4 79.2-86.8
Rural 819 140 18.1 15.1-21.5 679 81.9 78.5-84.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,042 177 17.0 14.5-19.8 865 83.0 80.2-85.5
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 602 81 14.0 10.9-17.9 521 86.0 82.1-89.1
Unable to Work 101 16 16.4 9.7-26.2 85 83.6 73.8-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 91 17 14.4 8.1-24.3 74 85.6 75.7-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 13 12.3 6.8-21.2 79 87.7 78.8-93.2
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 134 24 18.8 12.3-27.6 110 81.2 72.4-87.7
More than 200% 1,178 196 17.0 14.6-19.7 982 83.0 80.3-85.4
HOUSING
Own 1,465 243 16.9 14.8-19.3 1,222 83.1 80.7-85.2
Rent 330 49 15.0 11.0-20.2 281 85.0 79.8-89.0
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 411 71 18.5 14.3-23.6 340 81.5 76.4-85.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 854 119 14.1 11.6-17.1 735 85.9 82.9-88.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 642 114 17.0 13.9-20.6 528 83.0 79.4-86.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 688 123 17.4 14.3-21.0 565 82.6 79.0-85.7
2nd Quartile 507 73 14.8 11.6-18.8 434 85.2 81.2-88.4
3rd Quartile 518 77 14.8 11.6-18.7 441 85.2 81.3-88.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 194 31 19.4 13.1-27.8 163 80.6 72.2-86.9

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*This question was asked of respondents who were NOT caregivers at the time of the interview. 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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