2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Caregiver

In the past 30 days, did you provide regular care for this person by managing personal care such as bathing, getting to the bathroom, or helping to eat?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 549 216 41.9 37.1-46.9 333 58.1 53.1-62.9
Western 126 44 35.5 26.1-46.1 82 64.5 53.9-73.9
GENDER
Male 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$15,000- 24,999 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
50% to 100% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 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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