2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 941 664 67.9 63.6-71.9 60 6.1 4.5- 8.3 72 7.7 5.7-10.3 72 8.8 6.5-11.7 73 9.5 7.0-12.9
GENDER
Male 428 330 73.6 67.2-79.0 25 6.0 3.8- 9.3 25 6.8 4.1-11.2 25 6.7 3.9-11.1 23 7.0 4.0-12.1
Female 513 334 62.6 56.6-68.2 35 6.2 4.0- 9.4 47 8.5 6.0-12.1 47 10.8 7.5-15.2 50 11.9 8.3-17.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 830 586 68.5 63.9-72.7 57 6.5 4.7- 8.9 58 6.7 4.7- 9.3 63 8.8 6.4-12.0 66 9.6 6.9-13.1
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 136 *** *** *** 15 8.7 4.9-15.1 17 13.3 7.8-21.6 18 15.5 9.2-25.1 *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 152 100 68.8 58.3-77.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 174 124 78.0 69.7-84.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 210 161 77.8 69.2-84.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 163 133 75.7 64.1-84.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 169 70.9 62.6-78.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 8.0 4.6-13.6 21 11.7 6.7-19.5
Some Post-H.S. 268 174 62.2 54.5-69.3 20 7.4 4.3-12.4 18 7.8 4.4-13.6 29 12.0 7.8-18.1 27 10.6 6.4-16.9
College Graduate 336 253 70.4 63.3-76.7 23 8.9 5.6-13.8 34 14.4 9.4-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 15.1 8.7-25.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 92 73.8 62.3-82.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 152 78.4 69.6-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 338 183 52.6 44.7-60.3 25 5.1 3.1- 8.5 29 8.2 4.9-13.3 47 16.1 11.0-23.0 54 18.0 12.5-25.3
No 573 459 76.6 71.5-81.1 35 7.0 4.7-10.1 40 7.4 5.0-10.8 22 4.3 2.5- 7.4 17 4.7 2.6- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 110 79.6 69.3-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 801 554 66.4 61.6-70.9 52 6.2 4.5- 8.6 69 8.6 6.3-11.5 64 9.4 6.9-12.8 62 9.4 6.6-13.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 223 159 71.2 63.3-78.0 *** *** *** 24 8.4 5.2-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 718 505 66.5 61.3-71.3 47 6.0 4.1- 8.5 48 7.4 5.0-10.7 58 9.6 6.8-13.4 60 10.6 7.4-14.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 311 71.7 65.5-77.3 38 8.4 5.7-12.2 34 7.5 4.9-11.3 20 6.4 3.8-10.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 261 78.1 71.1-83.7 *** *** *** 19 4.5 2.5- 8.0 *** *** *** 23 8.3 4.8-14.1
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.2 8.5-25.7
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 329 76.0 70.1-81.1 33 8.5 5.6-12.7 33 7.5 4.7-11.8 19 4.3 2.4- 7.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 225 70.6 62.1-77.8 21 7.4 4.4-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 9.2 5.4-15.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 260 185 67.2 59.4-74.1 *** *** *** 17 8.5 4.9-14.2 22 8.6 5.1-14.0 19 11.4 6.8-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 369 254 66.7 59.8-72.9 22 6.7 4.1-10.7 35 8.4 5.5-12.7 34 10.0 6.5-15.2 24 8.2 4.7-13.8

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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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