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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,171 2,442 77.5 75.5-79.3 164 5.0 4.1- 6.0 185 6.0 5.0- 7.2 209 6.9 5.7- 8.2 171 4.7 3.9- 5.7
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 556 421 76.8 72.5-80.6 48 7.8 5.7-10.5 52 8.6 6.3-11.7 25 4.7 3.0- 7.3 *** *** ***
35-44 355 273 77.8 71.9-82.7 27 6.0 3.8- 9.3 19 4.4 2.5- 7.5 23 8.9 5.4-14.2 *** *** ***
45-54 526 398 76.9 72.0-81.2 32 4.0 2.7- 5.9 34 7.6 5.1-11.1 41 8.1 5.4-12.1 21 3.4 2.0- 5.8
55-64 626 459 75.0 70.4-79.1 30 5.4 3.4- 8.3 27 4.4 2.6- 7.3 56 7.6 5.5-10.6 54 7.6 5.3-10.7
65-74 624 490 79.1 74.8-82.9 19 2.7 1.6- 4.5 39 5.8 3.8- 8.6 35 5.7 3.7- 8.8 41 6.7 4.7- 9.5
75+ 457 375 80.3 74.8-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 7.5 4.5-12.1 32 8.3 5.4-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 133 64.7 55.8-72.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 18.7 12.4-27.2 27 9.4 6.0-14.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 743 559 76.0 72.1-79.6 27 3.9 2.5- 6.1 52 6.6 4.8- 9.1 56 7.7 5.7-10.4 49 5.8 4.1- 8.0
Some Post-H.S. 907 698 80.5 77.3-83.4 39 3.8 2.7- 5.5 51 5.7 4.1- 7.8 65 5.4 4.0- 7.3 54 4.6 3.2- 6.4
College Graduate 1,316 1,051 79.6 76.7-82.1 94 8.2 6.5-10.3 75 6.1 4.6- 8.0 56 3.7 2.7- 5.1 40 2.4 1.6- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 240 138 54.3 45.8-62.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 19.6 13.4-27.7 40 13.6 9.3-19.6
$15,000- 24,999 373 247 67.0 60.4-73.0 20 4.1 2.5- 6.6 25 8.1 5.0-13.0 49 12.8 8.9-18.2 32 8.0 5.1-12.2
$25,000- 34,999 302 223 77.5 71.2-82.7 13 4.1 2.3- 7.3 21 4.5 2.6- 7.7 30 10.4 6.7-16.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 365 282 76.5 70.3-81.8 22 6.5 3.9-10.6 23 6.1 3.8- 9.8 22 7.3 4.1-12.7 16 3.6 2.0- 6.3
$50,000- 74,999 477 395 84.9 80.9-88.3 27 4.7 3.0- 7.2 25 4.5 2.8- 7.2 *** *** *** 15 3.1 1.8- 5.3
$75,000+ 921 771 83.7 80.5-86.4 58 6.2 4.6- 8.3 44 4.9 3.4- 6.9 30 3.3 2.0- 5.2 18 2.0 1.1- 3.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 957 549 57.3 53.1-61.4 41 4.5 3.1- 6.6 68 7.1 5.2- 9.6 155 17.3 14.2-20.9 144 13.8 11.3-16.7
No 2,123 1,820 85.2 83.2-87.1 118 5.1 4.2- 6.3 109 5.4 4.3- 6.8 50 2.8 1.9- 4.1 26 1.4 0.9- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 407 81.9 77.5-85.7 18 4.6 2.7- 7.9 19 4.8 2.9- 7.8 23 3.3 2.0- 5.4 31 5.3 3.5- 8.0
Non-Veteran 2,671 2,035 76.8 74.7-78.8 146 5.0 4.1- 6.1 165 6.1 5.0- 7.4 185 7.4 6.1- 8.9 140 4.6 3.8- 5.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 737 578 78.5 74.9-81.8 51 6.8 5.1- 9.1 45 6.3 4.4- 8.9 41 5.7 4.0- 8.0 22 2.6 1.6- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 672 530 79.1 75.0-82.7 29 3.8 2.4- 5.8 50 7.2 5.2- 9.9 33 5.9 3.7- 9.0 30 4.0 2.7- 6.1
Rural 1,763 1,335 75.7 72.9-78.3 84 4.4 3.4- 5.7 90 5.0 3.8- 6.6 135 8.3 6.6-10.4 119 6.6 5.3- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,613 1,338 83.6 81.3-85.6 99 5.5 4.4- 6.8 98 5.9 4.6- 7.4 55 3.7 2.6- 5.2 23 1.4 0.9- 2.3
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.0-27.5 *** *** ***
Retired 993 800 81.3 78.0-84.2 30 2.3 1.5- 3.5 50 4.5 3.1- 6.3 53 5.1 3.6- 7.3 60 6.9 5.1- 9.2
Unable to Work 254 86 35.1 27.3-43.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 31.6 24.1-40.3 73 24.0 17.9-31.3
Other not in Labor Force 206 150 72.9 64.9-79.7 22 10.6 6.6-16.7 18 8.9 5.0-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 88 60.7 50.0-70.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 16.4 9.6-26.6 18 10.2 5.7-17.6
101% to 150% 380 255 67.2 60.6-73.3 *** *** *** 22 6.2 3.6-10.5 47 13.6 9.4-19.4 40 9.0 6.0-13.1
151% to 200% 230 170 75.7 68.1-81.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 12.7 8.0-19.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,725 1,413 83.0 80.7-85.0 104 5.8 4.6- 7.2 94 5.1 4.0- 6.5 62 3.3 2.4- 4.6 52 2.8 2.0- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 606 456 74.1 68.5-79.0 22 3.3 2.0- 5.4 28 2.7 1.6- 4.5 54 11.5 7.8-16.5 46 8.4 5.7-12.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,201 920 76.8 73.6-79.6 62 4.4 3.3- 6.0 69 5.6 4.2- 7.3 74 7.0 5.2- 9.3 76 6.2 4.8- 8.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,365 1,067 78.8 76.0-81.3 80 5.7 4.5- 7.4 88 7.0 5.5- 9.0 81 5.7 4.4- 7.5 49 2.7 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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