2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the past 30 days, did you provide regular care for this person by helping with nursing or medical tasks such as injections, wound care, or tube feedings?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 552 107 20.5 16.6-25.0 445 79.5 75.0-83.4
-MALES 189 33 17.3 11.7-25.0 156 82.7 75.0-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 138 27 21.5 14.0-31.6 111 78.5 68.4-86.0
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 82 12 14.1 7.7-24.6 70 85.9 75.4-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 115 20 13.2 8.1-20.9 95 86.8 79.1-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 143 23 15.8 9.5-25.1 120 84.2 74.9-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** 42 86.7 75.3-93.3
Regional City or Suburban County 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 105 20 14.5 8.9-22.8 85 85.5 77.2-91.1
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 123 20 17.6 10.7-27.5 103 82.4 72.5-89.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 83 16 17.0 9.8-27.8 67 83.0 72.2-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 75 14 15.5 8.5-26.6 61 84.5 73.4-91.5
2nd Quartile 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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