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
-MALES 1,497 194 12.6 10.8-14.7 1,303 87.4 85.3-89.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 965 143 13.9 11.6-16.6 822 86.1 83.4-88.4
Non-Hispanic Black 223 28 13.8 9.4-19.9 195 86.2 80.1-90.6
Other 298 20 6.2 3.9- 9.9 278 93.8 90.1-96.1
AGE
18-34 318 19 4.9 3.0- 7.9 299 95.1 92.1-97.0
35-44 237 21 9.9 6.2-15.5 216 90.1 84.5-93.8
45-54 227 32 15.2 10.5-21.5 195 84.8 78.5-89.5
55-64 260 50 18.7 13.9-24.6 210 81.3 75.4-86.1
65-74 241 42 16.8 11.9-23.2 199 83.2 76.8-88.1
75+ 193 26 14.9 9.3-23.1 167 85.1 76.9-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 18 11.8 7.1-19.2 156 88.2 80.8-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 38 10.9 7.8-15.2 309 89.1 84.8-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 376 44 11.6 8.5-15.6 332 88.4 84.4-91.5
College Graduate 597 93 15.6 12.5-19.3 504 84.4 80.7-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 11 15.6 8.2-27.4 70 84.4 72.6-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** 85 94.5 85.5-98.0
$35,000- 49,999 199 27 12.8 8.1-19.7 172 87.2 80.3-91.9
$50,000- 74,999 170 29 15.1 10.0-22.1 141 84.9 77.9-90.0
$75,000+ 567 84 13.5 10.8-16.9 483 86.5 83.1-89.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 463 72 15.7 12.0-20.2 391 84.3 79.8-88.0
No 1,019 119 11.2 9.2-13.5 900 88.8 86.5-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 311 47 15.7 11.5-21.0 264 84.3 79.0-88.5
Non-Veteran 1,185 147 11.8 9.9-14.1 1,038 88.2 85.9-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 55 11.3 8.5-14.8 450 88.7 85.2-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 459 57 12.0 9.0-15.9 402 88.0 84.1-91.0
Rural 533 82 14.5 11.3-18.3 451 85.5 81.7-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 909 108 11.6 9.5-14.2 801 88.4 85.8-90.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** 61 90.1 80.3-95.3
Retired 384 60 15.5 11.5-20.6 324 84.5 79.4-88.5
Unable to Work 87 15 19.7 11.4-31.9 72 80.3 68.1-88.6
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** 86 92.2 82.3-96.8
101% to 150% 123 19 13.8 8.4-22.0 104 86.2 78.0-91.6
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** 65 91.1 78.1-96.7
More than 200% 825 126 14.1 11.6-16.9 699 85.9 83.1-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 301 38 11.2 7.7-15.9 263 88.8 84.1-92.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 474 71 15.8 12.3-20.2 403 84.2 79.8-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 722 85 11.0 8.7-13.8 637 89.0 86.2-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 540 75 12.1 9.4-15.5 465 87.9 84.5-90.6
2nd Quartile 476 51 11.3 8.4-15.0 425 88.7 85.0-91.6
3rd Quartile 350 50 15.2 11.3-20.2 300 84.8 79.8-88.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 131 18 12.0 6.8-20.4 113 88.0 79.6-93.2

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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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