2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

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  Total
Respond.^
Parent/Parent-in-law Child/Grandchild Spouse (include in-law) Grandparent/Other relative Non-relative/Family friend
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 555 208 39.1 34.5-44.0 60 10.3 7.7-13.7 114 20.8 17.0-25.2 99 18.5 14.7-22.9 74 11.3 8.7-14.4
GENDER
Male 191 67 38.2 30.5-46.5 12 7.6 4.0-14.1 55 26.3 19.7-34.1 34 17.5 11.9-24.9 23 10.5 6.7-15.9
Female 364 141 39.7 33.9-45.8 48 12.0 8.7-16.3 59 17.5 13.1-23.0 65 19.0 14.3-24.9 51 11.8 8.6-15.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 394 151 41.2 35.6-47.1 38 8.7 6.0-12.3 96 24.2 19.5-29.7 61 15.0 11.1-20.0 48 10.9 7.9-14.8
Non-Hispanic Black 105 *** *** *** 15 14.0 7.8-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.6 5.3-16.8
Non-Hispanic Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.0 5.8-23.1 *** *** ***
45-54 99 *** *** *** 15 17.0 9.5-28.5 17 19.2 11.6-30.2 12 11.1 5.9-20.0 11 10.9 5.8-19.6
55-64 135 67 47.8 38.5-57.3 *** *** *** 21 17.9 11.2-27.3 21 14.0 8.8-21.4 17 12.6 7.6-20.3
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.1 11.1-30.8 17 9.7 5.5-16.7
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.0 6.7-23.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** 16 12.7 7.1-21.6 15 13.7 7.5-23.8 24 23.4 14.9-34.8 14 9.5 5.2-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 159 56 34.4 26.7-43.1 14 8.3 4.6-14.4 35 25.0 18.0-33.8 32 20.5 14.0-28.9 22 11.7 7.5-17.8
College Graduate 256 103 43.6 36.7-50.7 27 10.7 7.1-15.9 55 21.4 16.0-28.1 38 12.8 9.0-18.0 33 11.4 7.7-16.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 210 65 30.3 23.5-38.0 21 9.8 6.0-15.7 56 28.5 21.5-36.7 35 19.1 13.0-27.0 33 12.4 8.4-17.9
No 339 141 44.7 38.6-51.0 39 10.9 7.6-15.5 57 15.9 11.9-21.0 62 17.7 13.2-23.4 40 10.7 7.6-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.4 8.0-27.6
Non-Veteran 494 193 40.6 35.6-45.8 52 10.3 7.5-13.9 92 18.3 14.5-22.7 94 20.1 15.9-25.0 63 10.7 8.1-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 132 48.3 41.6-55.1 32 11.7 7.9-16.8 37 14.5 10.1-20.3 46 16.5 12.0-22.2 31 9.1 6.2-13.3
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 182 41 26.1 19.0-34.9 14 5.1 2.6- 9.7 65 39.2 30.7-48.5 35 17.7 11.7-25.9 27 11.8 7.6-18.0
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.0 6.5-24.1
$50,000-74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.5 7.5-26.1 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.1 6.5-21.6 12 14.0 7.5-24.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 122 *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.2-16.4 25 21.8 13.7-33.0 23 19.8 12.1-30.8 17 11.5 6.6-19.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 312 117 40.1 34.0-46.6 34 11.3 7.8-16.0 76 24.2 19.2-30.2 51 15.6 11.4-21.1 34 8.7 5.9-12.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 122 *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.2-16.4 25 21.8 13.7-33.0 23 19.8 12.1-30.8 17 11.5 6.6-19.1
HOUSING
Own 402 149 39.2 33.7-44.9 43 9.9 7.1-13.8 103 25.4 20.6-30.7 59 15.4 11.3-20.5 48 10.1 7.4-13.7
Rent 108 38 34.9 25.4-45.7 15 15.0 8.2-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.5 10.0-26.1
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 146 65 48.7 39.7-57.8 14 8.6 4.8-14.9 26 16.8 11.0-24.8 24 16.7 10.9-24.6 17 9.2 5.5-15.1
Regional City or Suburban County 172 63 37.3 29.3-46.0 23 11.6 7.2-18.2 37 21.0 14.6-29.3 26 18.2 11.9-26.8 23 12.0 7.6-18.2
Rural 237 80 34.1 27.2-41.8 23 10.5 6.5-16.7 51 23.3 17.2-30.8 49 19.9 13.9-27.7 34 12.1 8.2-17.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 40 28.7 20.3-38.9 11 8.0 4.1-15.2 30 28.4 19.2-39.9 *** *** *** 17 11.5 6.7-19.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 67 35.2 27.8-43.4 25 13.5 8.6-20.6 40 21.6 15.3-29.4 41 20.2 14.2-28.0 23 9.5 5.8-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 237 101 48.4 41.2-55.7 24 9.0 5.6-14.1 44 15.7 11.4-21.2 34 14.2 9.8-20.1 34 12.7 8.9-17.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 206 83 47.1 39.3-55.1 19 8.8 5.3-14.3 42 17.3 12.4-23.5 31 12.3 8.4-17.9 31 14.5 9.8-20.7
2nd Quartile 152 60 39.5 30.9-48.9 19 12.1 7.4-19.2 29 23.1 15.6-32.9 28 17.8 11.8-26.1 16 7.4 4.1-12.9
3rd Quartile 139 47 34.3 25.8-43.9 18 11.3 6.2-19.7 33 23.6 16.5-32.5 24 19.9 12.7-29.7 17 11.0 6.5-17.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*These questions are asked only of caregivers. 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 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 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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