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
-MALES 2,185 1,752 81.0 78.8-83.0 98 4.4 3.4- 5.6 116 5.1 4.1- 6.3 114 5.4 4.2- 6.9 105 4.2 3.3- 5.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,440 1,144 79.9 77.2-82.3 72 4.9 3.7- 6.4 78 5.8 4.5- 7.6 75 4.9 3.6- 6.5 71 4.6 3.5- 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black 363 295 84.0 78.5-88.2 12 2.0 0.9- 4.4 19 3.3 1.9- 5.7 20 7.5 4.3-12.6 17 3.3 1.8- 5.7
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 499 411 82.6 78.1-86.4 31 6.0 3.9- 9.1 31 5.5 3.6- 8.3 16 4.1 2.2- 7.5 *** *** ***
35-44 297 243 84.1 78.8-88.3 17 4.5 2.6- 7.6 13 3.8 2.0- 7.2 15 5.3 2.9- 9.5 *** *** ***
45-54 388 313 79.8 74.2-84.4 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 23 6.4 4.0- 9.9 23 8.0 4.9-12.8 14 3.1 1.5- 6.0
55-64 404 301 76.1 70.5-80.9 19 5.5 3.2- 9.4 21 4.2 2.4- 7.2 32 6.6 4.1-10.2 31 7.6 4.9-11.4
65-74 368 290 79.6 74.1-84.2 15 3.2 1.8- 5.7 19 5.6 3.2- 9.7 17 4.1 2.3- 7.2 27 7.5 4.9-11.3
75+ 210 175 80.5 71.7-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.3 2.1-12.8 14 9.4 5.0-16.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 232 182 75.9 67.8-82.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.6 5.3-16.8 20 7.8 4.8-12.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 609 480 80.4 76.3-84.0 23 3.9 2.4- 6.3 34 5.0 3.4- 7.4 36 5.7 3.8- 8.5 36 5.0 3.3- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 541 421 81.0 76.9-84.5 18 3.5 2.0- 5.9 37 6.0 4.2- 8.6 39 6.1 4.2- 8.9 26 3.4 2.1- 5.3
College Graduate 798 665 84.2 81.0-87.0 53 6.4 4.7- 8.7 37 5.1 3.5- 7.5 21 2.0 1.2- 3.4 22 2.2 1.3- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 130 68.4 59.3-76.3 *** *** *** 15 8.0 4.3-14.3 16 9.2 4.8-16.8 23 11.6 7.1-18.4
$15,000- 24,999 311 230 74.2 67.4-80.0 17 5.1 2.8- 9.0 17 7.1 3.9-12.3 27 8.9 5.5-14.2 20 4.7 2.7- 8.2
$25,000- 34,999 197 161 83.8 75.6-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 8.7 4.1-17.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 218 82.8 76.6-87.6 14 5.0 2.6- 9.6 15 4.6 2.5- 8.4 11 4.6 2.2- 9.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 311 253 81.9 76.2-86.5 16 5.0 2.7- 9.1 16 5.8 3.4- 9.9 13 3.5 1.8- 6.5 13 3.8 2.1- 7.0
$75,000+ 600 516 86.3 82.5-89.3 32 5.2 3.5- 7.8 24 3.8 2.4- 6.1 15 2.4 1.2- 4.8 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 397 64.7 59.7-69.4 23 4.9 3.0- 8.0 45 6.7 4.7- 9.4 75 11.6 8.6-15.3 84 12.2 9.4-15.6
No 1,476 1,286 86.8 84.4-88.9 71 4.2 3.2- 5.7 65 4.5 3.4- 6.0 35 3.1 2.0- 4.8 19 1.3 0.8- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 636 509 80.5 76.5-83.9 25 4.4 2.7- 6.9 32 5.3 3.6- 7.8 32 4.4 2.9- 6.6 38 5.4 3.7- 7.8
Non-Veteran 1,545 1,241 81.2 78.6-83.5 73 4.4 3.3- 5.8 83 4.9 3.8- 6.4 81 5.7 4.2- 7.5 67 3.8 2.9- 5.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 608 515 84.7 81.1-87.8 30 5.1 3.4- 7.6 20 3.2 2.0- 5.1 29 4.8 3.1- 7.3 14 2.1 1.2- 3.8
Regional City or Suburban County 446 350 79.5 74.5-83.7 19 4.1 2.4- 6.9 36 7.7 5.2-11.4 19 4.3 2.4- 7.5 22 4.4 2.7- 7.1
Rural 1,131 887 78.4 74.9-81.4 49 3.8 2.7- 5.5 60 5.3 3.9- 7.1 66 6.6 4.6- 9.2 69 6.0 4.5- 7.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 1,155 86.1 83.7-88.2 64 4.2 3.2- 5.7 66 4.4 3.3- 5.8 44 4.0 2.7- 5.8 20 1.2 0.7- 2.0
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 511 402 78.5 73.6-82.7 18 2.4 1.4- 4.0 26 5.6 3.5- 8.8 27 4.7 2.8- 7.8 38 8.8 6.1-12.5
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 7.2 3.6-13.9 32 18.0 11.6-26.8 38 20.4 13.7-29.1
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 108 81.0 71.6-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 295 219 74.8 67.7-80.8 14 4.1 2.1- 7.8 16 6.5 3.5-11.8 24 8.8 5.1-14.8 22 5.7 3.4- 9.5
151% to 200% 142 104 77.9 68.5-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.1 3.6-17.1 13 6.0 3.0-11.5
More than 200% 1,142 960 84.9 82.2-87.3 58 4.7 3.4- 6.3 53 4.5 3.3- 6.2 37 3.0 2.0- 4.6 34 2.8 1.9- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 346 82.3 77.3-86.4 14 2.9 1.5- 5.3 19 2.6 1.4- 4.8 28 6.4 3.9-10.2 29 5.8 3.6- 9.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 779 620 79.9 76.2-83.2 34 3.8 2.5- 5.8 47 5.6 4.1- 7.8 35 5.3 3.5- 8.1 43 5.3 3.8- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 786 81.4 78.2-84.2 50 5.1 3.6- 7.0 50 5.2 3.8- 7.2 51 5.2 3.7- 7.4 33 3.1 2.1- 4.6

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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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