2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Frequent Mental Distress (within the past 30 days)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,662 581 12.3 11.2-13.6 4,081 87.7 86.4-88.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 866 114 12.6 10.1-15.5 752 87.4 84.5-89.9
GENDER
Male 352 46 11.0 7.9-15.2 306 89.0 84.8-92.1
Female 514 68 13.9 10.5-18.2 446 86.1 81.8-89.5
AGE
18-34 176 26 15.5 10.4-22.6 150 84.5 77.4-89.6
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 170 22 11.8 7.2-18.6 148 88.2 81.4-92.8
55-64 171 30 15.4 10.1-22.8 141 84.6 77.2-89.9
65-74 148 18 10.3 6.0-17.2 130 89.7 82.8-94.0
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 21 19.8 12.0-30.8 80 80.2 69.2-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 28 9.3 5.9-14.6 240 90.7 85.4-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 268 42 14.8 10.6-20.3 226 85.2 79.7-89.4
College Graduate 228 23 9.0 5.3-14.7 205 91.0 85.3-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 26 22.0 13.8-33.2 87 78.0 66.8-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 157 31 21.0 14.4-29.7 126 79.0 70.3-85.6
$25,000- 34,999 90 14 16.2 9.0-27.6 76 83.8 72.4-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 280 76 26.3 20.3-33.4 204 73.7 66.6-79.7
No 557 35 6.8 4.7- 9.7 522 93.2 90.3-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 20 11.9 7.3-18.9 114 88.1 81.1-92.7
Non-Veteran 732 94 12.7 10.0-16.0 638 87.3 84.0-90.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 34 11.4 7.9-16.3 257 88.6 83.7-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 181 23 12.4 7.9-18.9 158 87.6 81.1-92.1
Rural 394 57 14.0 10.1-19.1 337 86.0 80.9-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 434 33 7.6 5.2-11.0 401 92.4 89.0-94.8
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 25 9.8 6.2-15.2 196 90.2 84.8-93.8
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 18 18.7 11.2-29.6 78 81.3 70.4-88.8
101% to 150% 160 35 21.4 14.8-29.8 125 78.6 70.2-85.2
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 21 6.5 3.9-10.9 320 93.5 89.1-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 32 11.5 7.5-17.2 193 88.5 82.8-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 49 14.1 10.3-19.0 315 85.9 81.0-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 33 11.5 7.8-16.5 244 88.5 83.5-92.2

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*Frequent Mental Distress (FMD) was defined as having 14 or more days of poor mental health (including stress, depression, and problems with emotions) in the past 30 days.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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