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%)
TOTAL 3,421 561 15.5 14.2-17.0 2,860 84.5 83.0-85.8
GENDER
Male 1,497 194 12.6 10.8-14.7 1,303 87.4 85.3-89.2
Female 1,924 367 18.1 16.1-20.2 1,557 81.9 79.8-83.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,190 397 16.8 15.0-18.7 1,793 83.2 81.3-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black 598 107 17.7 14.4-21.6 491 82.3 78.4-85.6
Non-Hispanic Other 156 21 10.9 6.6-17.4 135 89.1 82.6-93.4
Hispanic 454 30 6.6 4.5- 9.6 424 93.4 90.4-95.5
AGE
18-34 617 57 9.0 6.8-11.9 560 91.0 88.1-93.2
35-44 531 72 13.2 10.2-16.9 459 86.8 83.1-89.8
45-54 562 102 18.3 14.9-22.3 460 81.7 77.7-85.1
55-64 595 135 22.3 18.7-26.4 460 77.7 73.6-81.3
65-74 574 108 17.8 14.3-21.9 466 82.2 78.1-85.7
75+ 488 74 13.4 10.1-17.6 414 86.6 82.4-89.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 340 30 8.4 5.4-12.7 310 91.6 87.3-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 727 108 15.0 12.1-18.3 619 85.0 81.7-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 933 160 16.0 13.5-18.8 773 84.0 81.2-86.5
College Graduate 1,412 260 18.1 15.9-20.6 1,152 81.9 79.4-84.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,100 214 19.0 16.3-22.0 886 81.0 78.0-83.7
No 2,283 341 14.0 12.4-15.7 1,942 86.0 84.3-87.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 369 61 16.9 12.8-21.9 308 83.1 78.1-87.2
Non-Veteran 3,049 500 15.4 14.0-16.9 2,549 84.6 83.1-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,820 281 15.0 13.2-17.0 1,539 85.0 83.0-86.8
Unemployed 142 28 16.5 10.9-24.3 114 83.5 75.7-89.1
Retired 997 184 17.1 14.4-20.1 813 82.9 79.9-85.6
Unable to Work 210 36 17.5 12.2-24.5 174 82.5 75.5-87.8
Other not in Labor Force 217 24 10.7 6.8-16.4 193 89.3 83.6-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 11 8.5 4.2-16.3 95 91.5 83.7-95.8
$15,000- 24,999 216 37 18.4 12.8-25.7 179 81.6 74.3-87.2
$25,000- 34,999 259 38 14.9 10.3-21.1 221 85.1 78.9-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 431 75 16.1 12.4-20.6 356 83.9 79.4-87.6
$50,000-74,999 395 73 16.4 12.7-20.9 322 83.6 79.1-87.3
$75,000-100,000 369 63 16.2 12.4-21.1 306 83.8 78.9-87.6
$100,000-150,000 363 65 15.7 12.1-20.1 298 84.3 79.9-87.9
$150,000+ 411 76 17.1 13.6-21.5 335 82.9 78.5-86.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 871 123 14.0 11.4-17.2 748 86.0 82.8-88.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 11 15.3 8.1-27.0 56 84.7 73.0-91.9
50% to 100% 212 28 14.6 9.3-22.2 184 85.4 77.8-90.7
101% to 150% 339 57 14.6 10.9-19.4 282 85.4 80.6-89.1
151% to 200% 169 25 16.4 10.6-24.4 144 83.6 75.6-89.4
More than 200% 1,741 316 16.6 14.8-18.7 1,425 83.4 81.3-85.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 871 123 14.0 11.4-17.2 748 86.0 82.8-88.6
HOUSING
Own 2,250 407 16.8 15.1-18.6 1,843 83.2 81.4-84.9
Rent 913 109 12.8 10.4-15.8 804 87.2 84.2-89.6
Other arrangement 231 43 11.9 8.4-16.7 188 88.1 83.3-91.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,111 147 12.8 10.8-15.2 964 87.2 84.8-89.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,002 175 16.9 14.4-19.8 827 83.1 80.2-85.6
Rural 1,308 239 16.8 14.5-19.4 1,069 83.2 80.6-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 711 124 17.3 14.1-21.0 587 82.7 79.0-85.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,130 198 16.2 13.8-18.8 932 83.8 81.2-86.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,580 239 14.2 12.4-16.3 1,341 85.8 83.7-87.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,193 207 15.9 13.7-18.4 986 84.1 81.6-86.3
2nd Quartile 1,069 154 13.7 11.5-16.3 915 86.3 83.7-88.5
3rd Quartile 838 141 15.9 13.3-19.0 697 84.1 81.0-86.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 321 59 19.5 14.5-25.6 262 80.5 74.4-85.5

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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 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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