2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,845 271 14.8 13.0-16.8 1,574 85.2 83.2-87.0
GENDER
Male 826 101 12.9 10.5-15.9 725 87.1 84.1-89.5
Female 1,019 170 16.4 14.0-19.2 849 83.6 80.8-86.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,076 178 16.2 13.8-18.8 898 83.8 81.2-86.2
Non-Hispanic Black 361 60 16.2 12.3-21.1 301 83.8 78.9-87.7
Other 401 32 7.5 5.2-10.8 369 92.5 89.2-94.8
AGE
18-34 387 29 7.2 4.8-10.8 358 92.8 89.2-95.2
35-44 317 47 16.4 12.0-21.9 270 83.6 78.1-88.0
45-54 322 51 15.6 11.7-20.6 271 84.4 79.4-88.3
55-64 304 64 21.8 17.1-27.3 240 78.2 72.7-82.9
65-74 269 37 14.1 10.0-19.7 232 85.9 80.3-90.0
75+ 213 33 13.9 9.3-20.3 180 86.1 79.7-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 16 11.3 6.6-18.8 166 88.7 81.2-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 361 42 11.9 8.5-16.4 319 88.1 83.6-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 482 74 15.0 11.8-18.9 408 85.0 81.1-88.2
College Graduate 816 138 17.7 14.9-20.8 678 82.3 79.2-85.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 87 17.8 14.2-22.2 426 82.2 77.8-85.8
No 1,309 180 13.5 11.6-15.8 1,129 86.5 84.2-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 29 19.4 13.1-27.7 134 80.6 72.3-86.9
Non-Veteran 1,682 242 14.3 12.5-16.4 1,440 85.7 83.6-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,081 152 14.2 12.0-16.8 929 85.8 83.2-88.0
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 445 75 16.5 12.9-20.9 370 83.5 79.1-87.1
Unable to Work 87 16 20.4 12.3-31.9 71 79.6 68.1-87.7
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 18 20.8 12.7-32.2 92 79.2 67.8-87.3
$25,000- 34,999 126 18 13.3 7.8-21.8 108 86.7 78.2-92.2
$35,000- 49,999 218 29 15.0 10.1-21.7 189 85.0 78.3-89.9
$50,000- 74,999 198 29 13.7 9.1-20.0 169 86.3 80.0-90.9
$75,000+ 680 103 14.5 11.9-17.7 577 85.5 82.3-88.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 465 69 15.3 11.7-19.6 396 84.7 80.4-88.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 14 16.9 9.5-28.3 100 83.1 71.7-90.5
101% to 150% 158 21 12.2 7.6-19.1 137 87.8 80.9-92.4
151% to 200% 88 16 18.8 10.7-30.8 72 81.2 69.2-89.3
More than 200% 969 144 14.5 12.2-17.2 825 85.5 82.8-87.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 465 69 15.3 11.7-19.6 396 84.7 80.4-88.3
HOUSING
Own 1,147 191 16.0 13.8-18.5 956 84.0 81.5-86.2
Rent 549 55 12.0 8.9-16.0 494 88.0 84.0-91.1
Other arrangement 135 25 12.4 7.8-18.9 110 87.6 81.1-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,035 135 13.0 10.9-15.6 900 87.0 84.4-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 505 90 17.2 13.8-21.2 415 82.8 78.8-86.2
Rural 305 46 15.7 11.4-21.3 259 84.3 78.7-88.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 680 108 15.5 12.7-18.9 572 84.5 81.1-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,095 152 13.8 11.7-16.3 943 86.2 83.7-88.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 634 93 14.5 11.7-17.9 541 85.5 82.1-88.3
2nd Quartile 784 108 13.3 10.9-16.3 676 86.7 83.7-89.1
3rd Quartile 385 62 16.5 12.7-21.2 323 83.5 78.8-87.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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