2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In an average week, how many hours do you provide care or assistance?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 20 hours per week 20-39 hours per week 40 hours or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 526 352 66.4 61.4-71.0 72 15.4 12.0-19.5 102 18.2 14.7-22.4
GENDER
Male 180 125 69.3 60.6-76.8 28 16.8 11.1-24.6 27 14.0 8.9-21.3
Female 346 227 64.7 58.5-70.4 44 14.5 10.7-19.5 75 20.8 16.3-26.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 371 257 69.4 63.5-74.7 43 13.0 9.4-17.7 71 17.7 13.5-22.7
Non-Hispanic Black 100 *** *** *** 22 24.1 15.7-35.2 19 20.2 12.6-30.8
Non-Hispanic Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 95 *** *** *** 20 22.0 14.0-32.8 18 14.9 8.6-24.7
55-64 127 86 69.1 59.3-77.5 16 11.2 6.5-18.6 25 19.7 12.8-29.1
65-74 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.3 10.9-29.0
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 101 64 68.0 57.2-77.2 17 15.4 9.2-24.7 20 16.5 10.1-25.9
Some Post-H.S. 156 101 65.7 56.8-73.5 28 18.9 12.9-26.9 27 15.4 10.2-22.7
College Graduate 239 168 67.0 59.3-73.8 24 11.5 7.5-17.2 47 21.6 15.6-29.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 127 62.4 53.9-70.1 32 17.8 12.2-25.3 40 19.8 14.0-27.2
No 322 222 69.2 63.0-74.8 38 13.2 9.4-18.3 62 17.6 13.3-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 472 315 65.5 60.2-70.4 66 16.0 12.3-20.4 91 18.5 14.7-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 182 71.4 64.9-77.1 39 15.5 11.1-21.2 44 13.1 9.4-18.0
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 117 62.0 52.2-71.0 18 14.7 8.7-23.6 35 23.3 16.0-32.6
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.8 11.9-31.1
$50,000-74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 63 54 87.5 76.6-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.5 8.8-28.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 111 *** *** *** 13 13.5 7.5-23.0 25 20.0 12.3-30.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 297 213 70.3 63.8-76.0 35 14.4 10.1-20.2 49 15.3 11.3-20.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 111 *** *** *** 13 13.5 7.5-23.0 25 20.0 12.3-30.9
HOUSING
Own 379 263 68.0 62.3-73.3 46 14.6 10.7-19.5 70 17.4 13.4-22.2
Rent 105 *** *** *** 20 19.0 11.9-29.0 23 23.2 14.6-34.6
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 136 93 66.8 57.2-75.1 22 18.3 11.8-27.2 21 14.9 9.5-22.8
Regional City or Suburban County 163 100 62.7 53.6-71.0 27 18.2 12.0-26.6 36 19.1 13.2-26.9
Rural 227 159 69.3 61.6-76.1 23 11.0 7.2-16.5 45 19.7 14.0-27.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.9-21.3 24 21.1 13.2-31.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 122 65.4 56.9-73.0 27 16.5 11.0-24.0 37 18.2 12.7-25.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 222 153 67.7 60.1-74.5 28 15.7 10.5-22.7 41 16.7 11.9-22.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 196 133 67.9 59.9-75.0 23 14.4 9.3-21.6 40 17.7 12.5-24.5
2nd Quartile 144 90 62.9 53.3-71.5 27 20.6 13.8-29.5 27 16.6 10.8-24.4
3rd Quartile 133 93 70.7 61.0-78.9 13 10.6 5.6-19.0 27 18.7 12.4-27.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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