2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,662 3,092 65.6 63.9-67.4 376 8.5 7.5- 9.6 436 9.7 8.7-10.8 458 9.7 8.7-10.8 300 6.4 5.5- 7.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 866 566 65.5 61.4-69.3 67 7.6 5.7-10.1 83 10.9 8.5-14.0 95 10.0 7.9-12.7 55 5.9 4.3- 8.1
GENDER
Male 352 245 69.9 63.8-75.3 22 7.3 4.5-11.6 28 9.3 6.0-14.0 30 6.7 4.4-10.1 27 6.9 4.4-10.6
Female 514 321 61.8 56.4-67.0 45 7.9 5.6-11.0 55 12.3 9.0-16.6 65 12.8 9.6-16.9 28 5.2 3.2- 8.2
AGE
18-34 176 92 50.2 42.0-58.5 16 9.0 5.3-14.9 34 21.0 14.8-28.8 24 13.4 8.7-20.0 *** *** ***
35-44 119 75 69.5 59.3-78.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 170 115 73.3 65.1-80.2 15 5.6 3.2- 9.6 *** *** *** 21 9.5 5.6-15.8 *** *** ***
55-64 171 113 70.7 62.0-78.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 10.1 6.1-16.3 *** *** ***
65-74 148 106 71.2 60.9-79.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 188 71.3 64.0-77.5 18 7.9 4.5-13.5 22 8.8 5.4-14.0 25 8.5 5.1-13.8 15 3.6 2.0- 6.3
Some Post-H.S. 268 165 61.6 54.3-68.4 25 7.8 5.0-11.9 24 11.4 7.2-17.7 32 11.7 8.0-16.9 22 7.5 4.7-11.8
College Graduate 228 151 67.7 60.0-74.5 17 6.9 4.1-11.5 27 13.0 8.5-19.4 26 9.3 6.0-14.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.2-23.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 97 57.5 47.8-66.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.3 9.4-23.9 17 10.5 6.3-17.1
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 80 72.8 63.0-80.7 *** *** *** 14 10.6 6.0-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 85 71.9 61.8-80.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 280 143 50.2 42.5-57.9 *** *** *** 29 12.6 8.2-19.1 49 19.2 13.8-25.9 42 13.0 9.0-18.5
No 557 398 70.9 66.2-75.3 50 9.0 6.6-12.3 53 10.7 7.8-14.4 46 6.9 4.9- 9.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 89 71.4 62.0-79.3 *** *** *** 15 9.6 5.4-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 732 477 64.5 60.0-68.7 59 7.7 5.7-10.4 68 11.2 8.5-14.6 84 10.8 8.4-13.8 44 5.8 4.0- 8.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 186 65.2 58.6-71.3 24 7.6 4.8-12.0 38 13.4 9.4-18.7 28 8.9 5.8-13.4 15 4.9 2.8- 8.4
Regional City or Suburban County 181 124 68.1 59.5-75.6 *** *** *** 15 10.8 6.2-18.1 17 8.3 4.8-14.0 *** *** ***
Rural 394 256 64.1 57.6-70.1 29 8.7 5.6-13.2 30 8.3 5.1-13.1 50 12.4 8.9-17.1 29 6.5 3.9-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 434 302 70.8 65.5-75.6 33 6.7 4.5- 9.7 43 10.5 7.5-14.6 44 8.7 6.2-11.9 *** *** ***
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 165 76.3 68.9-82.4 18 8.9 5.2-14.7 *** *** *** 16 5.5 3.1- 9.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.8 8.2-25.2 18 14.6 8.0-24.9
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.9 9.6-28.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 87 50.7 41.3-60.0 17 13.0 7.4-21.8 14 11.0 6.0-19.2 25 15.4 9.9-23.3 17 10.0 5.8-16.5
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 244 72.9 66.8-78.2 27 7.9 5.1-12.1 34 8.9 6.1-12.9 25 6.5 4.0-10.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 152 69.4 60.9-76.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 9.3 5.8-14.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 241 65.3 59.1-71.0 27 6.3 4.1- 9.6 32 10.8 7.2-15.8 41 10.9 7.7-15.2 23 6.8 4.2-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 173 63.9 57.1-70.3 25 8.6 5.4-13.4 36 13.0 9.0-18.4 29 9.5 6.2-14.3 14 5.0 2.8- 8.7

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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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