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
-FEMALES 1,924 367 18.1 16.1-20.2 1,557 81.9 79.8-83.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,225 254 19.3 16.8-22.0 971 80.7 78.0-83.2
Non-Hispanic Black 375 79 20.7 16.2-26.0 296 79.3 74.0-83.8
Other 312 31 10.4 6.8-15.5 281 89.6 84.5-93.2
AGE
18-34 299 38 13.2 9.3-18.3 261 86.8 81.7-90.7
35-44 294 51 16.3 12.1-21.6 243 83.7 78.4-87.9
45-54 335 70 21.0 16.4-26.5 265 79.0 73.5-83.6
55-64 335 85 25.7 20.6-31.5 250 74.3 68.5-79.4
65-74 333 66 18.6 14.1-24.3 267 81.4 75.7-85.9
75+ 295 48 12.4 8.8-17.3 247 87.6 82.7-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 12 4.2 2.2- 7.8 154 95.8 92.2-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 380 70 19.2 14.7-24.7 310 80.8 75.3-85.3
Some Post-H.S. 557 116 19.3 15.9-23.3 441 80.7 76.7-84.1
College Graduate 815 167 20.1 17.1-23.4 648 79.9 76.6-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** 55 90.4 80.5-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 135 26 20.5 13.1-30.6 109 79.5 69.4-86.9
$25,000- 34,999 168 32 20.6 13.9-29.3 136 79.4 70.7-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 232 48 19.1 14.0-25.6 184 80.9 74.4-86.0
$50,000- 74,999 225 44 17.5 12.6-23.9 181 82.5 76.1-87.4
$75,000+ 576 120 19.6 16.2-23.5 456 80.4 76.5-83.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 142 21.6 18.0-25.7 495 78.4 74.3-82.0
No 1,264 222 16.5 14.2-19.1 1,042 83.5 80.9-85.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,864 353 17.9 16.0-20.1 1,511 82.1 79.9-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 606 92 14.3 11.5-17.6 514 85.7 82.4-88.5
Regional City or Suburban County 543 118 21.8 17.9-26.2 425 78.2 73.8-82.1
Rural 775 157 18.6 15.4-22.2 618 81.4 77.8-84.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 911 173 18.8 16.0-21.9 738 81.2 78.1-84.0
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 613 124 18.2 14.8-22.1 489 81.8 77.9-85.2
Unable to Work 123 21 15.8 9.8-24.5 102 84.2 75.5-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 182 22 11.8 7.4-18.5 160 88.2 81.5-92.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 20 20.5 12.2-32.3 98 79.5 67.7-87.8
101% to 150% 216 38 15.2 10.5-21.4 178 84.8 78.6-89.5
151% to 200% 99 20 22.7 14.1-34.5 79 77.3 65.5-85.9
More than 200% 916 190 19.3 16.6-22.4 726 80.7 77.6-83.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 410 86 22.6 17.8-28.3 324 77.4 71.7-82.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 656 127 16.4 13.4-19.9 529 83.6 80.1-86.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 858 154 17.2 14.5-20.3 704 82.8 79.7-85.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 653 132 19.3 16.0-23.0 521 80.7 77.0-84.0
2nd Quartile 593 103 15.9 12.7-19.7 490 84.1 80.3-87.3
3rd Quartile 488 91 16.5 13.1-20.6 397 83.5 79.4-86.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 190 41 25.7 18.3-34.9 149 74.3 65.1-81.7

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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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