2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 400 78 18.2 14.3-22.9 322 81.8 77.1-85.7
GENDER
Male 192 41 21.0 15.4-28.1 151 79.0 71.9-84.6
Female 208 37 15.5 10.3-22.7 171 84.5 77.3-89.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 314 60 18.5 14.1-23.8 254 81.5 76.2-85.9
Non-Hispanic Black 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 19 18.8 11.5-29.3 75 81.2 70.7-88.5
Some Post-H.S. 111 19 13.5 8.1-21.7 92 86.5 78.3-91.9
College Graduate 143 32 23.9 16.6-33.1 111 76.1 66.9-83.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 139 26 16.5 10.1-25.9 113 83.5 74.1-89.9
No 258 52 19.4 14.6-25.4 206 80.6 74.6-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 355 72 18.9 14.7-24.1 283 81.1 75.9-85.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 46 20.8 15.3-27.8 160 79.2 72.2-84.7
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 18 14.8 8.3-25.0 104 85.2 75.0-91.7
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 96 23 21.3 13.6-31.7 73 78.7 68.3-86.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 180 39 19.7 14.0-26.9 141 80.3 73.1-86.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 271 55 19.1 14.3-25.2 216 80.9 74.8-85.7
Rent 108 21 19.6 12.1-30.1 87 80.4 69.9-87.9
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 115 22 20.4 13.1-30.5 93 79.6 69.5-86.9
Rural 285 56 17.4 13.1-22.8 229 82.6 77.2-86.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 21 14.7 8.6-24.0 103 85.3 76.0-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 192 35 16.9 11.6-23.8 157 83.1 76.2-88.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 204 41 18.9 13.4-26.0 163 81.1 74.0-86.6
2nd Quartile 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 109 26 25.1 16.6-36.0 83 74.9 64.0-83.4

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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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