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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,631 480 18.2 16.4-20.2 2,151 81.8 79.8-83.6
GENDER
Male 1,216 193 16.2 13.7-19.0 1,023 83.8 81.0-86.3
Female 1,415 287 20.0 17.5-22.8 1,128 80.0 77.2-82.5
AGE
18-34 400 56 16.6 12.4-21.9 344 83.4 78.1-87.6
35-44 350 56 16.1 12.0-21.2 294 83.9 78.8-88.0
45-54 406 73 18.8 14.8-23.7 333 81.2 76.3-85.2
55-64 488 114 23.5 18.9-28.7 374 76.5 71.3-81.1
65-74 571 117 18.6 15.1-22.8 454 81.4 77.2-84.9
75+ 375 58 14.3 10.6-18.9 317 85.7 81.1-89.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 22 15.2 9.6-23.2 112 84.8 76.8-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 562 94 16.6 12.9-21.1 468 83.4 78.9-87.1
Some Post-H.S. 722 155 21.2 17.9-25.0 567 78.8 75.0-82.1
College Graduate 1,211 209 17.2 14.9-19.8 1,002 82.8 80.2-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 170 43 23.4 16.6-32.0 127 76.6 68.0-83.4
$25,000- 34,999 229 45 18.7 13.1-25.8 184 81.3 74.2-86.9
$35,000- 49,999 265 55 20.9 15.5-27.4 210 79.1 72.6-84.5
$50,000- 74,999 372 70 18.9 14.6-24.2 302 81.1 75.8-85.4
$75,000+ 973 161 16.2 13.6-19.2 812 83.8 80.8-86.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 816 179 21.3 17.8-25.2 637 78.7 74.8-82.2
No 1,797 296 16.7 14.7-19.0 1,501 83.3 81.0-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 54 16.1 12.0-21.3 292 83.9 78.7-88.0
Non-Veteran 2,282 426 18.5 16.6-20.6 1,856 81.5 79.4-83.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 733 97 12.5 10.1-15.4 636 87.5 84.6-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 719 151 20.3 17.0-24.0 568 79.7 76.0-83.0
Rural 1,179 232 20.6 17.6-24.0 947 79.4 76.0-82.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,376 220 16.4 14.2-18.9 1,156 83.6 81.1-85.8
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 857 163 17.4 14.6-20.7 694 82.6 79.3-85.4
Unable to Work 163 40 26.3 17.6-37.4 123 73.7 62.6-82.4
Other not in Labor Force 128 26 22.0 13.8-33.1 102 78.0 66.9-86.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 40 27.0 18.9-36.9 123 73.0 63.1-81.1
151% to 200% 199 44 19.3 13.8-26.3 155 80.7 73.7-86.2
More than 200% 1,573 271 17.1 15.0-19.4 1,302 82.9 80.6-85.0
HOUSING
Own 2,031 378 18.6 16.6-20.8 1,653 81.4 79.2-83.4
Rent 430 60 14.1 10.5-18.6 370 85.9 81.4-89.5
Other arrangement 149 36 21.2 14.0-30.8 113 78.8 69.2-86.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 606 119 20.1 15.9-25.1 487 79.9 74.9-84.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,203 238 20.0 17.3-22.9 965 80.0 77.1-82.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 822 123 14.9 12.3-17.9 699 85.1 82.1-87.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 909 153 17.5 14.4-21.1 756 82.5 78.9-85.6
2nd Quartile 695 121 17.3 14.3-20.8 574 82.7 79.2-85.7
3rd Quartile 738 149 19.7 16.5-23.4 589 80.3 76.6-83.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 57 19.7 13.9-27.2 232 80.3 72.8-86.1

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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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