2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Caregiver

In the past 30 days, did you provide regular care for this person by
managing household tasks such as help with transportation, shopping, or managing money?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 551 435 79.6 75.5-83.2 116 20.4 16.8-24.5
-Non-Hispanic White 390 313 80.3 75.3-84.5 77 19.7 15.5-24.7
GENDER
Male 140 114 80.6 72.0-87.0 26 19.4 13.0-28.0
Female 250 199 80.1 73.7-85.3 51 19.9 14.7-26.3
AGE
18-34 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 105 75 70.8 59.8-79.8 30 29.2 20.2-40.2
65-74 87 71 81.5 69.3-89.6 16 18.5 10.4-30.7
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 68 *** *** *** 14 20.5 12.0-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 111 94 84.3 75.0-90.5 17 15.7 9.5-25.0
College Graduate 191 155 79.9 72.6-85.7 36 20.1 14.3-27.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 156 125 76.2 67.3-83.3 31 23.8 16.7-32.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 151 122 81.5 73.0-87.7 29 18.5 12.3-27.0
No 234 186 78.9 72.3-84.3 48 21.1 15.7-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 344 276 80.1 74.8-84.6 68 19.9 15.4-25.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 85 71 86.8 77.6-92.5 14 13.2 7.5-22.4
Regional City or Suburban County 126 95 75.9 66.6-83.3 31 24.1 16.7-33.4
Rural 179 147 80.5 72.3-86.7 32 19.5 13.3-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 177 145 80.9 73.4-86.7 32 19.1 13.3-26.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 158 126 81.6 73.6-87.5 32 18.4 12.5-26.4
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 187 78.2 71.2-83.8 46 21.8 16.2-28.8
HOUSING
Own 312 249 79.6 74.0-84.3 63 20.4 15.7-26.0
Rent 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 149 123 80.9 72.2-87.4 26 19.1 12.6-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 167 131 79.8 72.3-85.7 36 20.2 14.3-27.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 171 140 80.4 72.6-86.4 31 19.6 13.6-27.4
2nd Quartile 95 75 79.9 68.8-87.7 20 20.1 12.3-31.2
3rd Quartile 95 77 84.9 75.5-91.1 18 15.1 8.9-24.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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