2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 647 128 16.8 13.8-20.4 519 83.2 79.6-86.2
GENDER
Male 278 43 14.4 10.4-19.8 235 85.6 80.2-89.6
Female 369 85 18.9 14.7-24.1 284 81.1 75.9-85.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 541 115 18.0 14.5-21.9 426 82.0 78.1-85.5
Non-Hispanic Black 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 20 21.9 13.9-32.9 81 78.1 67.1-86.1
55-64 108 31 24.5 16.5-34.8 77 75.5 65.2-83.5
65-74 133 36 26.7 18.8-36.6 97 73.3 63.4-81.2
75+ 149 23 11.1 6.6-18.0 126 88.9 82.0-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 23 17.5 11.2-26.3 110 82.5 73.7-88.8
Some Post-H.S. 187 33 14.9 10.1-21.5 154 85.1 78.5-89.9
College Graduate 257 61 22.2 16.9-28.6 196 77.8 71.4-83.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 267 58 20.5 15.2-26.9 209 79.5 73.1-84.8
No 371 68 14.0 10.6-18.3 303 86.0 81.7-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 590 120 16.9 13.7-20.6 470 83.1 79.4-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 273 46 14.8 10.8-20.0 227 85.2 80.0-89.2
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 264 64 22.3 16.7-29.0 200 77.7 71.0-83.3
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 184 41 18.3 13.0-25.2 143 81.7 74.8-87.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 31 13.7 8.8-20.6 139 86.3 79.4-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 71 18.9 14.5-24.3 240 81.1 75.7-85.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 31 13.7 8.8-20.6 139 86.3 79.4-91.2
HOUSING
Own 479 100 18.1 14.4-22.3 379 81.9 77.7-85.6
Rent 131 20 13.6 8.0-22.1 111 86.4 77.9-92.0
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 205 37 15.1 10.4-21.5 168 84.9 78.5-89.6
Rural 442 91 17.6 13.9-22.1 351 82.4 77.9-86.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 18 16.9 9.7-27.9 64 83.1 72.1-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 360 73 17.7 13.6-22.8 287 82.3 77.2-86.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 205 37 15.1 10.4-21.5 168 84.9 78.5-89.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 379 75 17.9 13.9-22.9 304 82.1 77.1-86.1
2nd Quartile 110 24 17.4 10.7-27.2 86 82.6 72.8-89.3
3rd Quartile 158 29 14.2 9.1-21.4 129 85.8 78.6-90.9

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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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