2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the past 30 days, did you provide regular care for this person by managing personal care such as bathing, getting to the bathroom, or helping to eat?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 549 216 41.9 37.1-46.9 333 58.1 53.1-62.9
-FEMALES 360 147 43.1 37.1-49.4 213 56.9 50.6-62.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 250 97 39.6 32.7-47.1 153 60.4 52.9-67.3
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 47 39.7 30.0-50.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 161 61 39.8 31.5-48.8 100 60.2 51.2-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 117 44 36.9 27.6-47.3 73 63.1 52.7-72.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 140 49 34.6 25.8-44.6 91 65.4 55.4-74.2
No 217 97 48.9 41.1-56.8 120 51.1 43.2-58.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 346 146 44.7 38.5-51.0 200 55.3 49.0-61.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 156 60 39.8 30.7-49.7 96 60.2 50.3-69.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 169 72 42.1 33.8-50.9 97 57.9 49.1-66.2
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 186 71 38.3 30.6-46.6 115 61.7 53.4-69.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 126 50 41.0 31.1-51.7 76 59.0 48.3-68.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 61 40.7 32.2-49.7 90 59.3 50.3-67.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 50 41.4 32.1-51.4 80 58.6 48.6-67.9
2nd Quartile 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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