2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

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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 4,844 3,311 65.9 64.1-67.7 359 7.9 6.9- 9.0 436 10.3 9.1-11.5 409 8.8 7.8- 9.9 329 7.2 6.2- 8.3
-Piedmont NC 1,984 1,303 65.3 62.7-67.7 176 8.6 7.2-10.2 219 11.7 10.1-13.5 178 8.7 7.3-10.2 108 5.8 4.6- 7.2
GENDER
Male 903 651 69.9 66.2-73.3 61 6.9 5.2- 9.1 82 10.1 7.9-12.7 64 7.3 5.5- 9.5 45 5.9 4.2- 8.2
Female 1,081 652 61.0 57.4-64.4 115 10.1 8.1-12.6 137 13.2 11.0-15.9 114 9.9 8.1-12.2 63 5.7 4.2- 7.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,288 842 65.6 62.5-68.5 129 9.4 7.8-11.4 133 11.1 9.2-13.3 113 8.2 6.7-10.1 71 5.7 4.3- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 393 255 65.7 59.9-71.1 26 6.1 3.8- 9.6 54 12.8 9.5-17.1 35 8.5 5.8-12.2 23 6.9 4.1-11.2
Other 303 206 62.9 55.4-69.8 *** *** *** 32 13.1 8.6-19.3 30 11.2 7.4-16.5 14 4.4 2.4- 7.9
AGE
18-34 476 271 58.3 53.0-63.5 53 10.5 7.6-14.5 80 16.7 13.2-21.0 59 11.3 8.5-14.8 *** *** ***
35-44 304 192 63.4 56.9-69.4 30 9.7 6.5-14.3 44 14.0 10.2-18.9 23 6.5 4.1-10.2 *** *** ***
45-54 347 210 60.2 54.0-66.1 40 10.0 7.1-14.0 41 12.3 8.8-17.1 28 8.1 5.3-12.3 28 9.3 6.2-13.9
55-64 362 254 71.2 65.5-76.3 30 7.5 5.0-11.1 22 6.3 3.9-10.1 32 8.9 5.9-13.1 24 6.1 3.8- 9.6
65-74 283 207 73.1 66.6-78.7 *** *** *** 18 6.3 3.7-10.4 26 9.2 5.9-14.2 19 6.7 4.1-10.6
75+ 182 146 81.2 73.9-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 97 57.6 48.4-66.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 9.8 5.6-16.6 25 14.6 9.4-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 294 65.9 60.6-70.8 28 6.6 4.4- 9.9 42 10.0 7.2-13.7 52 10.5 7.8-14.0 32 6.9 4.5-10.5
Some Post-H.S. 495 319 66.3 61.5-70.9 38 6.9 4.9- 9.8 66 14.0 10.8-18.0 42 7.7 5.5-10.5 30 5.0 3.3- 7.6
College Graduate 874 589 66.8 63.1-70.2 99 11.5 9.3-14.2 98 11.8 9.6-14.5 67 7.8 5.9-10.1 21 2.2 1.3- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 79 45.7 37.0-54.7 *** *** *** 21 14.5 9.0-22.6 31 17.8 12.0-25.7 27 14.2 9.1-21.4
$15,000- 24,999 249 145 57.1 49.4-64.5 *** *** *** 28 11.3 7.4-16.9 31 11.6 7.7-17.1 26 12.0 8.0-17.8
$25,000- 34,999 166 106 66.8 57.9-74.6 18 9.3 5.5-15.4 20 13.5 8.3-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 136 66.1 58.2-73.2 19 7.1 4.2-11.7 31 11.2 7.5-16.4 23 11.2 7.1-17.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 271 174 65.6 58.5-72.0 34 10.1 6.8-14.8 33 12.6 8.6-18.1 17 5.5 3.2- 9.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 581 416 69.8 65.3-74.0 58 10.7 8.1-14.0 58 11.5 8.7-15.0 39 6.6 4.7- 9.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 486 255 51.5 46.1-56.9 30 6.3 4.1- 9.7 54 10.6 7.9-14.1 83 17.6 13.9-22.1 64 13.9 10.4-18.2
No 1,419 1,004 70.3 67.3-73.0 137 9.1 7.5-11.1 153 11.8 9.9-13.9 89 5.9 4.6- 7.4 36 3.0 2.0- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 165 74.4 67.4-80.4 *** *** *** 18 9.0 5.4-14.6 18 7.7 4.7-12.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,762 1,138 64.3 61.5-66.9 164 9.0 7.5-10.8 201 12.0 10.3-14.0 160 8.8 7.3-10.4 99 5.9 4.6- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,161 750 64.1 60.8-67.3 108 8.8 7.1-10.9 144 13.4 11.1-15.9 111 9.8 7.9-11.9 48 4.0 2.9- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 447 299 66.8 61.4-71.8 33 7.6 5.2-10.9 48 10.5 7.7-14.2 32 6.3 4.2- 9.4 35 8.8 5.9-13.0
Rural 376 254 66.7 60.4-72.4 35 9.3 5.9-14.6 27 8.2 5.4-12.4 35 8.6 5.9-12.3 25 7.2 4.6-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,148 759 66.0 62.7-69.2 116 9.4 7.7-11.5 141 13.0 10.9-15.5 93 7.8 6.3- 9.8 39 3.7 2.5- 5.4
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 335 79.1 74.5-83.1 26 5.7 3.6- 8.8 28 5.4 3.5- 8.1 30 6.3 4.2- 9.2 19 3.5 2.1- 5.9
Unable to Work 142 53 37.3 28.2-47.3 *** *** *** 14 10.0 5.7-17.2 30 18.3 12.2-26.6 37 28.2 20.0-38.1
Other not in Labor Force 176 116 63.1 53.8-71.5 19 11.8 6.5-20.4 25 16.1 10.4-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.2 10.0-25.3 17 11.3 6.3-19.2 19 17.0 10.6-26.1
101% to 150% 220 121 57.3 49.3-65.0 24 9.2 5.7-14.5 24 9.5 5.9-14.8 29 13.1 8.6-19.5 22 11.0 6.6-17.5
151% to 200% 117 79 71.5 61.1-80.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,022 699 67.9 64.4-71.2 103 9.8 7.9-12.1 116 12.3 10.1-14.9 74 6.9 5.3- 8.8 30 3.1 1.9- 4.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 592 390 64.4 59.7-68.9 47 8.2 6.0-11.1 69 12.5 9.6-16.0 45 7.3 5.3-10.0 41 7.6 5.2-11.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,299 849 65.5 62.3-68.5 121 8.8 7.1-10.9 144 11.7 9.8-14.0 124 9.2 7.6-11.3 61 4.8 3.6- 6.3

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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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