2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,018 318 15.7 13.9-17.7 1,700 84.3 82.3-86.1
GENDER
Male 944 118 12.8 10.4-15.7 826 87.2 84.3-89.6
Female 1,074 200 18.2 15.6-21.1 874 81.8 78.9-84.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,302 205 15.3 13.2-17.7 1,097 84.7 82.3-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 369 72 20.7 16.1-26.1 297 79.3 73.9-83.9
Other 309 37 9.7 6.6-13.9 272 90.3 86.1-93.4
AGE
18-34 399 47 11.9 8.5-16.3 352 88.1 83.7-91.5
35-44 358 46 13.7 10.0-18.6 312 86.3 81.4-90.0
45-54 345 61 18.9 14.3-24.5 284 81.1 75.5-85.7
55-64 323 66 19.5 15.1-24.8 257 80.5 75.2-84.9
65-74 325 59 18.0 13.6-23.5 266 82.0 76.5-86.4
75+ 222 33 13.3 9.1-19.0 189 86.7 81.0-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 18 11.9 7.0-19.5 151 88.1 80.5-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 59 15.5 11.6-20.2 351 84.5 79.8-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 520 93 16.6 13.4-20.5 427 83.4 79.5-86.6
College Graduate 912 145 15.9 13.4-18.7 767 84.1 81.3-86.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 545 108 17.8 14.4-21.7 437 82.2 78.3-85.6
No 1,462 209 15.0 12.9-17.3 1,253 85.0 82.7-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 32 15.6 10.7-22.1 179 84.4 77.9-89.3
Non-Veteran 1,804 286 15.7 13.8-17.9 1,518 84.3 82.1-86.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 163 13.8 11.6-16.2 1,006 86.2 83.8-88.4
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 492 81 16.8 13.2-21.1 411 83.2 78.9-86.8
Unable to Work 114 26 22.0 14.2-32.5 88 78.0 67.5-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 124 19 13.0 7.8-20.9 105 87.0 79.1-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 30 25.3 16.9-36.1 116 74.7 63.9-83.1
$25,000- 34,999 189 31 14.2 9.6-20.6 158 85.8 79.4-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 210 31 13.2 8.9-19.2 179 86.8 80.8-91.1
$50,000- 74,999 252 38 15.2 10.6-21.5 214 84.8 78.5-89.4
$75,000+ 694 102 15.4 12.5-18.8 592 84.6 81.2-87.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 71 15.7 12.1-20.2 352 84.3 79.8-87.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 26 17.8 10.8-27.8 120 82.2 72.2-89.2
101% to 150% 152 32 21.2 14.7-29.6 120 78.8 70.4-85.3
151% to 200% 153 27 16.1 10.4-24.1 126 83.9 75.9-89.6
More than 200% 1,088 157 14.6 12.3-17.3 931 85.4 82.7-87.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 423 71 15.7 12.1-20.2 352 84.3 79.8-87.9
HOUSING
Own 1,347 218 15.7 13.6-18.1 1,129 84.3 81.9-86.4
Rent 511 71 16.3 12.5-20.9 440 83.7 79.1-87.5
Other arrangement 134 23 13.8 8.7-21.3 111 86.2 78.7-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,079 142 13.0 10.8-15.5 937 87.0 84.5-89.2
Regional City or Suburban County 528 94 17.3 13.7-21.5 434 82.7 78.5-86.3
Rural 411 82 20.6 16.2-25.7 329 79.4 74.3-83.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 41 20.8 14.7-28.7 147 79.2 71.3-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 808 137 16.8 13.9-20.1 671 83.2 79.9-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 140 13.9 11.5-16.6 882 86.1 83.4-88.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 659 91 14.3 11.3-17.9 568 85.7 82.1-88.7
2nd Quartile 748 122 15.6 12.9-18.8 626 84.4 81.2-87.1
3rd Quartile 543 92 17.4 13.6-21.8 451 82.6 78.2-86.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** 55 81.5 69.0-89.7

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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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