2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,421 561 15.5 14.2-17.0 2,860 84.5 83.0-85.8
Eastern NC 929 162 17.2 14.5-20.3 767 82.8 79.7-85.5
GENDER
Male 393 50 11.3 8.2-15.3 343 88.7 84.7-91.8
Female 536 112 22.2 18.1-26.8 424 77.8 73.2-81.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 573 104 16.9 13.7-20.8 469 83.1 79.2-86.3
Non-Hispanic Black 203 41 21.0 15.1-28.5 162 79.0 71.5-84.9
Other 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 154 20 14.3 9.0-22.0 134 85.7 78.0-91.0
35-44 143 17 8.6 5.1-14.2 126 91.4 85.8-94.9
45-54 139 31 25.3 17.4-35.2 108 74.7 64.8-82.6
55-64 183 40 23.4 17.0-31.2 143 76.6 68.8-83.0
65-74 172 35 20.2 13.8-28.7 137 79.8 71.3-86.2
75+ 126 18 13.9 8.1-22.6 108 86.1 77.4-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 233 43 19.8 14.3-26.7 190 80.2 73.3-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 264 53 19.1 14.4-25.0 211 80.9 75.0-85.6
College Graduate 339 61 17.0 12.9-22.0 278 83.0 78.0-87.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 69 21.1 16.3-26.8 251 78.9 73.2-83.7
No 603 93 15.5 12.3-19.4 510 84.5 80.6-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 24 13.7 8.9-20.6 127 86.3 79.4-91.1
Non-Veteran 777 138 17.9 14.9-21.4 639 82.1 78.6-85.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 466 83 17.9 14.1-22.4 383 82.1 77.6-85.9
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 288 45 15.4 10.9-21.2 243 84.6 78.8-89.1
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 29 20.2 13.4-29.3 91 79.8 70.7-86.6
$50,000- 74,999 126 26 18.7 12.2-27.7 100 81.3 72.3-87.8
$75,000+ 279 60 20.1 15.3-25.9 219 79.9 74.1-84.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 236 23 12.6 7.9-19.5 213 87.4 80.5-92.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 20 17.5 10.6-27.4 79 82.5 72.6-89.4
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 101 20.1 16.3-24.5 360 79.9 75.5-83.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 236 23 12.6 7.9-19.5 213 87.4 80.5-92.1
HOUSING
Own 624 116 18.2 14.9-22.0 508 81.8 78.0-85.1
Rent 233 34 16.1 11.2-22.6 199 83.9 77.4-88.8
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 292 48 17.4 12.7-23.3 244 82.6 76.7-87.3
Rural 561 102 17.7 14.3-21.8 459 82.3 78.2-85.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 559 95 17.1 13.7-21.2 464 82.9 78.8-86.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 17 19.5 11.1-31.8 73 80.5 68.2-88.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 50 16.5 12.2-22.0 230 83.5 78.0-87.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 39 19.7 14.1-26.9 141 80.3 73.1-85.9
2nd Quartile 175 22 14.3 8.8-22.2 153 85.7 77.8-91.2
3rd Quartile 295 50 16.4 12.1-22.0 245 83.6 78.0-87.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 279 51 18.4 13.5-24.6 228 81.6 75.4-86.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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