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
-FEMALES 2,486 346 14.8 13.1-16.8 2,140 85.2 83.2-86.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,637 235 15.4 13.1-17.9 1,402 84.6 82.1-86.9
Non-Hispanic Black 514 68 13.9 10.5-18.2 446 86.1 81.8-89.5
Other 300 38 13.8 9.3-19.9 262 86.2 80.1-90.7
AGE
18-34 479 82 19.5 15.5-24.3 397 80.5 75.7-84.5
35-44 334 61 16.0 11.9-21.2 273 84.0 78.8-88.1
45-54 396 73 18.8 14.4-24.2 323 81.2 75.8-85.6
55-64 453 64 13.4 9.8-18.0 389 86.6 82.0-90.2
65-74 465 48 9.4 6.2-13.9 417 90.6 86.1-93.8
75+ 300 15 4.5 2.3- 8.6 285 95.5 91.4-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 56 23.2 17.0-30.8 193 76.8 69.2-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 583 88 15.5 12.0-19.8 495 84.5 80.2-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 753 116 16.2 13.1-19.8 637 83.8 80.2-86.9
College Graduate 897 86 8.9 6.9-11.5 811 91.1 88.5-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 258 72 27.5 21.0-35.0 186 72.5 65.0-79.0
$15,000- 24,999 394 74 19.3 14.7-24.9 320 80.7 75.1-85.3
$25,000- 34,999 227 38 16.0 11.0-22.7 189 84.0 77.3-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 290 37 15.6 10.5-22.4 253 84.4 77.6-89.5
$50,000- 74,999 298 30 11.4 7.4-17.1 268 88.6 82.9-92.6
$75,000+ 500 38 8.0 5.5-11.6 462 92.0 88.4-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 803 203 29.0 24.8-33.5 600 71.0 66.5-75.2
No 1,626 134 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,492 91.7 89.9-93.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,398 332 14.7 12.9-16.6 2,066 85.3 83.4-87.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 72 11.7 9.0-15.1 597 88.3 84.9-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 575 88 18.2 14.4-22.6 487 81.8 77.4-85.6
Rural 1,242 186 15.3 12.7-18.2 1,056 84.7 81.8-87.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 128 11.9 9.8-14.5 992 88.1 85.5-90.2
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 732 60 7.0 4.9-10.0 672 93.0 90.0-95.1
Unable to Work 249 91 37.8 30.2-46.0 158 62.2 54.0-69.8
Other not in Labor Force 270 42 19.3 13.9-26.3 228 80.7 73.7-86.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 48 21.7 15.2-29.9 159 78.3 70.1-84.8
101% to 150% 363 77 22.0 17.2-27.6 286 78.0 72.4-82.8
151% to 200% 171 30 19.1 12.0-29.1 141 80.9 70.9-88.0
More than 200% 1,105 102 9.4 7.4-11.9 1,003 90.6 88.1-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 479 73 14.9 10.9-20.0 406 85.1 80.0-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,044 160 17.0 14.2-20.3 884 83.0 79.7-85.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 963 113 12.6 10.2-15.5 850 87.4 84.5-89.8

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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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