2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,861 3,758 78.0 76.4-79.5 243 4.9 4.2- 5.8 287 5.9 5.1- 6.8 309 6.8 5.9- 7.9 264 4.4 3.8- 5.1
-FEMALES 2,676 2,006 75.2 72.9-77.4 145 5.5 4.5- 6.7 171 6.6 5.4- 8.1 195 8.1 6.7- 9.8 159 4.6 3.7- 5.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,731 1,298 75.2 72.4-77.8 92 5.1 4.0- 6.5 107 6.1 4.8- 7.8 134 8.7 7.0-10.8 100 4.9 3.8- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 578 437 75.6 70.3-80.2 34 6.8 4.4-10.2 33 5.0 3.1- 8.0 44 9.1 5.9-13.6 30 3.6 2.2- 5.8
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.5 5.1-23.8
AGE
18-34 495 353 71.1 65.9-75.7 49 8.7 6.4-11.7 56 10.9 7.9-14.9 26 6.9 4.3-10.7 11 2.4 1.3- 4.5
35-44 352 274 77.0 70.6-82.4 24 5.4 3.3- 8.8 25 6.6 4.0-10.8 21 8.9 5.2-14.8 *** *** ***
45-54 426 304 73.7 67.9-78.9 26 4.8 3.0- 7.5 28 6.7 4.1-10.8 36 8.9 5.7-13.8 32 5.9 3.8- 9.0
55-64 524 372 72.8 67.4-77.7 25 6.1 3.6-10.2 23 4.2 2.3- 7.8 56 9.4 6.9-12.8 48 7.4 4.9-11.0
65-74 477 372 81.1 76.1-85.3 12 1.6 0.7- 3.6 29 4.5 2.8- 7.2 30 6.4 3.9-10.4 34 6.3 4.0- 9.6
75+ 366 299 81.6 75.8-86.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 8.2 5.0-13.3 26 6.7 4.1-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 265 188 70.7 62.2-77.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 17.1 11.4-25.0 28 5.6 3.4- 8.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 632 461 73.6 69.1-77.7 29 4.6 2.9- 7.1 50 7.7 5.5-10.7 50 8.5 6.2-11.7 42 5.5 3.8- 8.1
Some Post-H.S. 791 580 75.8 71.7-79.5 45 5.5 3.9- 7.9 49 6.7 4.7- 9.5 59 6.4 4.4- 9.3 58 5.5 3.9- 7.7
College Graduate 977 768 78.0 74.5-81.2 66 8.2 6.2-10.9 62 6.4 4.6- 8.7 50 5.3 3.7- 7.4 31 2.1 1.4- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 286 152 54.0 45.7-62.1 *** *** *** 27 11.8 6.6-20.1 46 17.0 11.7-24.1 51 12.4 8.5-17.6
$15,000- 24,999 423 290 68.5 62.0-74.2 22 4.5 2.7- 7.5 28 6.8 4.3-10.7 48 12.7 8.7-18.0 35 7.5 4.8-11.6
$25,000- 34,999 279 203 73.2 65.7-79.6 15 5.2 2.9- 9.5 21 7.4 4.0-13.2 27 10.7 6.7-16.8 13 3.5 1.7- 6.9
$35,000- 49,999 289 223 73.5 65.2-80.5 17 5.7 3.2- 9.8 17 6.4 3.7-10.9 22 12.2 6.6-21.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 316 262 85.5 80.4-89.5 19 5.6 3.2- 9.4 19 4.6 2.6- 8.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 542 446 82.0 77.5-85.8 37 6.8 4.7- 9.9 30 5.6 3.5- 8.9 22 4.1 2.5- 6.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 443 50.6 45.9-55.4 45 6.0 4.1- 8.7 70 8.0 5.7-10.9 155 22.1 18.2-26.7 137 13.3 10.6-16.4
No 1,740 1,493 85.1 82.7-87.1 97 5.3 4.2- 6.7 94 5.8 4.5- 7.4 36 2.6 1.7- 4.0 20 1.2 0.7- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 61 80.3 68.3-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,597 1,945 75.1 72.7-77.3 142 5.5 4.5- 6.7 164 6.6 5.3- 8.1 191 8.2 6.8- 9.9 155 4.7 3.8- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 690 520 75.0 70.8-78.8 53 7.7 5.7-10.3 50 8.7 6.1-12.2 42 6.0 4.3- 8.4 25 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Regional City or Suburban County 537 414 78.5 73.8-82.5 23 3.3 2.0- 5.4 38 6.2 4.4- 8.7 36 7.8 5.1-11.7 26 4.2 2.7- 6.7
Rural 1,449 1,072 73.4 69.9-76.6 69 4.8 3.6- 6.5 83 5.1 3.8- 6.8 117 10.1 7.8-13.1 108 6.6 5.0- 8.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 976 80.4 77.2-83.2 82 6.6 5.2- 8.5 82 7.4 5.7- 9.6 40 4.3 2.8- 6.6 15 1.2 0.7- 2.3
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.7 10.0-29.6 *** *** ***
Retired 797 648 84.5 81.2-87.4 24 1.9 1.1- 3.3 37 3.2 2.1- 4.7 46 5.8 4.1- 8.2 42 4.6 3.1- 6.8
Unable to Work 289 95 31.7 24.8-39.5 13 6.5 3.2-12.8 17 3.7 2.1- 6.6 78 32.3 24.9-40.7 86 25.8 19.6-33.0
Other not in Labor Force 267 202 76.4 69.2-82.4 22 7.4 4.6-11.8 25 10.0 5.9-16.4 11 4.8 2.4- 9.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.3 5.8-24.2 *** *** *** 11 7.9 3.8-15.7
50% to 100% 222 131 61.4 51.9-70.1 *** *** *** 23 10.5 6.1-17.5 27 12.5 7.3-20.7 31 9.6 5.8-15.4
101% to 150% 401 265 66.2 59.6-72.3 19 3.9 2.2- 6.8 27 5.7 3.5- 9.1 48 15.0 10.4-21.1 42 9.2 6.1-13.7
151% to 200% 186 141 75.3 65.8-82.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.4 7.8-22.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,133 917 81.4 78.2-84.3 71 6.5 4.9- 8.5 66 5.6 4.0- 7.7 50 4.4 2.9- 6.6 29 2.1 1.3- 3.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 620 451 68.5 62.2-74.2 27 5.3 3.1- 9.0 39 4.6 3.0- 7.1 50 12.1 7.9-18.2 53 9.4 6.3-13.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,009 751 74.4 70.9-77.7 58 5.6 4.1- 7.6 62 5.8 4.3- 7.8 77 8.6 6.5-11.3 61 5.5 4.0- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,047 804 77.5 74.0-80.6 60 5.4 4.0- 7.3 70 7.8 5.8-10.4 68 6.7 4.9- 9.1 45 2.6 1.9- 3.8

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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