2024 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 3,421 561 15.5 14.2-17.0 2,860 84.5 83.0-85.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 598 107 17.7 14.4-21.6 491 82.3 78.4-85.6
GENDER
Male 223 28 13.8 9.4-19.9 195 86.2 80.1-90.6
Female 375 79 20.7 16.2-26.0 296 79.3 74.0-83.8
AGE
18-34 115 17 13.3 7.8-21.7 98 86.7 78.3-92.2
35-44 107 26 23.1 15.2-33.5 81 76.9 66.5-84.8
45-54 104 21 21.8 13.7-33.0 83 78.2 67.0-86.3
55-64 105 22 21.0 13.5-31.0 83 79.0 69.0-86.5
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 24 17.5 11.0-26.7 122 82.5 73.3-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 208 34 15.5 10.9-21.7 174 84.5 78.3-89.1
College Graduate 205 43 22.1 16.3-29.2 162 77.9 70.8-83.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 18 15.8 9.3-25.7 80 84.2 74.3-90.7
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 159 28 16.0 10.8-23.1 131 84.0 76.9-89.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 37 20.3 14.2-28.1 140 79.7 71.9-85.8
No 416 69 16.7 12.8-21.3 347 83.3 78.7-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 527 98 18.5 14.9-22.8 429 81.5 77.2-85.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 38 14.4 10.3-19.9 215 85.6 80.1-89.7
Regional City or Suburban County 152 28 16.0 10.6-23.4 124 84.0 76.6-89.4
Rural 193 41 23.1 16.5-31.4 152 76.9 68.6-83.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 339 67 19.7 15.3-25.1 272 80.3 74.9-84.7
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 15 9.9 5.6-17.0 120 90.1 83.0-94.4
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 291 50 16.7 12.4-22.0 241 83.3 78.0-87.6
HOUSING
Own 301 56 18.8 14.3-24.4 245 81.2 75.6-85.7
Rent 238 43 18.1 13.3-24.2 195 81.9 75.8-86.7
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 36 20.6 14.3-28.8 146 79.4 71.2-85.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 30 19.3 13.0-27.7 115 80.7 72.3-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 41 14.7 10.5-20.1 230 85.3 79.9-89.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 19 14.0 8.5-22.2 111 86.0 77.8-91.5
2nd Quartile 207 34 15.2 10.5-21.5 173 84.8 78.5-89.5
3rd Quartile 169 32 17.1 11.7-24.3 137 82.9 75.7-88.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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