2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In an average week, how many hours do you provide care or assistance?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 20 hours per week 20-39 hours per week 40 hours or more
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 526 352 66.4 61.4-71.0 72 15.4 12.0-19.5 102 18.2 14.7-22.4
-Non-Hispanic White 371 257 69.4 63.5-74.7 43 13.0 9.4-17.7 71 17.7 13.5-22.7
GENDER
Male 131 92 70.8 60.3-79.4 18 13.8 8.0-22.8 21 15.4 9.0-25.0
Female 240 165 68.5 61.3-75.0 25 12.4 8.3-18.3 50 19.0 14.0-25.4
AGE
18-34 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 72 76.2 65.7-84.3 *** *** *** 18 15.9 9.3-25.8
65-74 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 110 76 71.3 61.1-79.8 17 15.7 9.5-24.7 17 13.0 7.5-21.4
College Graduate 182 130 68.1 59.2-75.9 14 8.6 5.0-14.6 38 23.2 16.2-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 117 81.6 74.3-87.2 12 7.1 3.9-12.5 20 11.3 7.1-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 141 92 65.4 55.2-74.3 20 15.0 9.1-23.8 29 19.6 12.9-28.7
No 226 163 72.7 65.5-79.0 21 10.5 6.6-16.2 42 16.8 11.8-23.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 331 227 68.1 61.8-73.8 41 14.3 10.3-19.6 63 17.6 13.2-23.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.7 7.5-23.7
Regional City or Suburban County 121 76 64.3 53.7-73.7 18 15.5 9.1-25.2 27 20.2 13.2-29.7
Rural 171 123 72.4 63.6-79.8 16 10.0 6.0-16.3 32 17.5 11.4-26.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 170 123 77.5 70.1-83.5 21 12.4 7.9-19.0 26 10.1 6.5-15.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 *** *** *** 14 13.9 7.7-23.8 35 28.8 20.2-39.3
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 223 167 74.9 67.6-81.0 22 12.3 7.7-19.1 34 12.8 8.9-18.1
HOUSING
Own 298 213 70.3 63.8-76.1 31 12.4 8.5-17.8 54 17.3 12.8-22.9
Rent 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 142 97 67.7 57.9-76.2 18 14.0 8.3-22.6 27 18.3 11.9-27.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 157 115 72.5 63.7-79.9 15 12.6 7.4-20.6 27 14.9 9.7-22.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 164 115 70.6 61.9-78.0 16 11.7 7.0-18.9 33 17.8 12.0-25.4
2nd Quartile 90 *** *** *** 15 18.2 10.7-29.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.3 11.7-30.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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