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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,190 397 16.8 15.0-18.7 1,793 83.2 81.3-85.0
GENDER
Male 965 143 13.9 11.6-16.6 822 86.1 83.4-88.4
Female 1,225 254 19.3 16.8-22.0 971 80.7 78.0-83.2
AGE
18-34 290 25 9.0 5.9-13.4 265 91.0 86.6-94.1
35-44 280 39 13.4 9.5-18.6 241 86.6 81.4-90.5
45-54 321 64 19.8 15.4-25.2 257 80.2 74.8-84.6
55-64 421 106 24.4 20.0-29.3 315 75.6 70.7-80.0
65-74 437 88 18.7 14.8-23.4 349 81.3 76.6-85.2
75+ 420 70 15.3 11.5-20.2 350 84.7 79.8-88.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 18 16.6 9.4-27.5 75 83.4 72.5-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 68 15.1 11.7-19.3 348 84.9 80.7-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 609 112 17.1 14.0-20.7 497 82.9 79.3-86.0
College Graduate 1,066 197 17.6 15.2-20.3 869 82.4 79.7-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 21 23.0 14.3-34.9 87 77.0 65.1-85.7
$25,000- 34,999 131 25 18.2 11.8-27.0 106 81.8 73.0-88.2
$35,000- 49,999 229 48 19.8 14.3-26.8 181 80.2 73.2-85.7
$50,000- 74,999 267 48 14.6 10.6-19.9 219 85.4 80.1-89.4
$75,000+ 881 160 16.4 13.9-19.3 721 83.6 80.7-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 755 152 19.7 16.4-23.4 603 80.3 76.6-83.6
No 1,408 240 15.1 13.2-17.3 1,168 84.9 82.7-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 267 47 18.7 13.7-24.9 220 81.3 75.1-86.3
Non-Veteran 1,920 350 16.5 14.7-18.5 1,570 83.5 81.5-85.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 579 88 14.2 11.4-17.7 491 85.8 82.3-88.6
Regional City or Suburban County 687 128 17.9 14.8-21.5 559 82.1 78.5-85.2
Rural 924 181 17.6 14.9-20.7 743 82.4 79.3-85.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,060 181 16.0 13.7-18.6 879 84.0 81.4-86.3
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 817 161 18.3 15.3-21.7 656 81.7 78.3-84.7
Unable to Work 126 23 16.9 10.6-25.7 103 83.1 74.3-89.4
Other not in Labor Force 105 15 14.7 8.4-24.3 90 85.3 75.7-91.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 189 38 17.8 12.4-24.7 151 82.2 75.3-87.6
151% to 200% 92 13 16.5 9.0-28.5 79 83.5 71.5-91.0
More than 200% 1,282 239 16.7 14.5-19.1 1,043 83.3 80.9-85.5
HOUSING
Own 1,684 319 17.4 15.4-19.5 1,365 82.6 80.5-84.6
Rent 362 48 14.3 10.1-19.7 314 85.7 80.3-89.9
Other arrangement 126 28 15.1 9.7-22.8 98 84.9 77.2-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 75 18.0 13.9-22.9 325 82.0 77.1-86.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 811 151 17.0 14.1-20.2 660 83.0 79.8-85.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 979 171 16.1 13.7-18.9 808 83.9 81.1-86.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 863 172 18.6 15.8-21.7 691 81.4 78.3-84.2
2nd Quartile 654 98 13.5 10.8-16.7 556 86.5 83.3-89.2
3rd Quartile 527 97 17.6 14.1-21.8 430 82.4 78.2-85.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 30 20.5 13.6-29.8 116 79.5 70.2-86.4

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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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