2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 550 90 17.5 13.3-22.6 460 82.5 77.4-86.7
GENDER
Male 257 38 18.4 12.2-26.7 219 81.6 73.3-87.8
Female 293 52 16.7 11.8-23.2 241 83.3 76.8-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 450 84 19.8 15.0-25.6 366 80.2 74.4-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 103 16 18.5 11.0-29.4 87 81.5 70.6-89.0
55-64 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 25 19.6 11.8-30.8 82 80.4 69.2-88.2
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 161 31 18.9 12.8-26.9 130 81.1 73.1-87.2
College Graduate 189 32 16.5 11.3-23.5 157 83.5 76.5-88.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 204 39 21.0 13.4-31.3 165 79.0 68.7-86.6
No 342 50 15.2 10.9-21.0 292 84.8 79.0-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 489 78 17.3 12.8-22.8 411 82.7 77.2-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 276 42 16.6 12.0-22.5 234 83.4 77.5-88.0
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 32 15.7 10.3-23.3 140 84.3 76.7-89.7
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 13 17.7 9.9-29.7 58 82.3 70.3-90.1
$75,000+ 135 23 15.8 10.1-24.0 112 84.2 76.0-89.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 21 16.8 10.3-26.2 100 83.2 73.8-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 256 47 17.9 13.2-24.0 209 82.1 76.0-86.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 21 16.8 10.3-26.2 100 83.2 73.8-89.7
HOUSING
Own 380 70 20.9 15.5-27.6 310 79.1 72.4-84.5
Rent 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 161 29 18.4 12.2-26.6 132 81.6 73.4-87.8
Rural 389 61 17.2 12.2-23.8 328 82.8 76.2-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 29 19.5 11.7-30.8 145 80.5 69.2-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 273 52 20.0 14.4-27.1 221 80.0 72.9-85.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 272 43 18.4 11.9-27.2 229 81.6 72.8-88.1
2nd Quartile 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 164 38 21.7 15.2-29.9 126 78.3 70.1-84.8

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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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