2018 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 4,676 3,681 79.4 77.9-80.8 220 5.1 4.3- 6.0 257 5.8 5.0- 6.7 267 5.1 4.4- 5.9 251 4.7 4.0- 5.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 867 685 80.5 77.1-83.5 36 3.8 2.6- 5.5 50 6.8 4.9- 9.3 47 4.4 3.1- 6.2 49 4.6 3.3- 6.4
GENDER
Male 354 286 82.7 77.6-86.7 *** *** *** 17 5.9 3.4-10.1 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 24 4.9 3.1- 7.7
Female 513 399 78.7 73.9-82.8 29 5.4 3.5- 8.3 33 7.5 4.9-11.2 27 4.1 2.5- 6.5 25 4.3 2.7- 7.0
AGE
18-34 177 139 78.1 70.5-84.2 *** *** *** 17 10.6 6.4-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 100 87.7 79.8-92.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 168 132 79.4 70.9-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 125 78.2 70.0-84.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 6.7 3.7-11.8 *** *** ***
65-74 149 124 82.8 74.3-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 77 74.7 63.4-83.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 222 88.1 83.0-91.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 267 204 76.9 70.3-82.4 *** *** *** 17 8.4 4.8-14.2 14 5.5 3.1- 9.6 21 5.9 3.7- 9.3
College Graduate 227 182 79.9 72.9-85.4 16 7.4 4.3-12.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 155 122 77.7 68.4-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 99 88.1 80.4-93.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 101 82.0 72.6-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 277 168 61.8 54.3-68.8 *** *** *** 22 9.4 5.7-15.1 32 11.1 7.3-16.3 44 14.3 10.0-19.9
No 561 491 87.4 83.6-90.4 23 3.7 2.3- 5.8 27 5.8 3.7- 9.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 103 79.4 71.1-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.7 6.2-17.9
Non-Veteran 732 582 80.7 76.9-83.9 32 4.0 2.6- 5.9 43 7.3 5.1-10.2 41 4.5 3.1- 6.5 34 3.6 2.4- 5.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 236 81.6 76.0-86.2 14 4.5 2.5- 7.9 17 6.6 3.8-11.4 *** *** *** 16 4.2 2.5- 7.1
Regional City or Suburban County 182 140 78.3 70.4-84.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 394 309 80.6 75.3-85.0 *** *** *** 24 6.7 4.1-10.8 29 6.3 4.0- 9.8 22 4.3 2.4- 7.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 378 87.5 83.4-90.7 18 3.5 2.1- 5.9 24 5.9 3.7- 9.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 179 80.5 73.6-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 8.5 5.1-14.0
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 120 74.5 65.1-82.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 289 85.9 81.0-89.7 17 4.1 2.3- 7.1 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 177 83.2 76.7-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 4.4 2.4- 7.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 285 78.9 73.6-83.4 *** *** *** 18 5.8 3.4- 9.8 26 7.0 4.6-10.7 20 4.9 3.0- 7.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 223 81.0 75.0-85.9 16 5.0 2.9- 8.5 18 7.7 4.5-12.8 *** *** *** 16 4.7 2.6- 8.2

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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 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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