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
-FEMALES 2,496 1,878 74.5 72.2-76.7 135 6.2 5.0- 7.7 168 7.7 6.4- 9.3 164 6.1 5.0- 7.3 151 5.5 4.5- 6.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,650 1,221 72.8 69.9-75.5 90 6.5 5.0- 8.4 117 8.3 6.7-10.4 116 6.5 5.2- 8.1 106 5.9 4.6- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 300 233 75.4 68.3-81.4 14 6.4 3.4-11.7 15 4.7 2.4- 8.9 21 7.9 4.6-13.2 17 5.6 2.9-10.5
AGE
18-34 481 346 71.4 66.5-75.9 45 9.0 6.5-12.3 49 10.8 7.9-14.6 31 6.5 4.3- 9.5 *** *** ***
35-44 336 245 72.9 66.8-78.3 25 8.3 5.2-13.1 30 9.9 6.6-14.7 24 6.4 4.1- 9.8 12 2.5 1.2- 5.0
45-54 391 289 73.2 67.2-78.5 22 5.0 3.0- 8.2 21 5.4 3.3- 8.8 29 6.1 3.8- 9.6 30 10.2 6.5-15.7
55-64 454 322 73.1 67.8-77.8 17 3.3 1.9- 5.7 30 6.5 4.2- 9.9 43 8.6 5.9-12.4 42 8.5 5.7-12.4
65-74 466 378 80.3 74.2-85.2 13 5.0 1.9-12.4 25 5.4 3.4- 8.4 20 3.2 1.8- 5.6 30 6.1 4.0- 9.2
75+ 310 250 79.7 71.9-85.8 *** *** *** 11 5.0 1.6-14.6 15 4.4 2.5- 7.7 24 7.3 4.3-12.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 181 67.2 58.8-74.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 8.6 5.4-13.4 30 10.8 6.6-17.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 453 78.5 74.0-82.4 14 3.0 1.5- 5.8 37 7.2 4.9-10.6 41 5.6 3.9- 8.1 41 5.6 3.8- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 754 541 71.3 67.0-75.2 47 6.8 4.8- 9.6 59 8.6 6.4-11.5 57 8.0 5.9-10.7 50 5.3 3.8- 7.5
College Graduate 898 700 78.2 74.8-81.2 64 7.9 6.0-10.2 63 7.6 5.8-10.1 41 3.0 2.1- 4.4 30 3.3 2.1- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 259 163 62.8 54.9-70.1 *** *** *** 18 6.1 3.5-10.5 34 11.1 7.5-16.3 36 17.1 11.5-24.7
$15,000- 24,999 396 292 73.2 66.8-78.7 12 5.6 2.6-11.8 25 6.0 3.7- 9.7 36 8.5 5.8-12.4 31 6.7 4.2-10.4
$25,000- 34,999 228 160 66.8 58.3-74.3 14 6.4 3.4-11.6 20 11.3 6.7-18.5 22 11.7 7.2-18.4 12 3.8 1.7- 8.2
$35,000- 49,999 293 217 75.3 68.8-80.8 19 6.7 4.1-10.7 27 9.7 6.1-15.2 18 4.9 2.7- 8.6 12 3.4 1.8- 6.6
$50,000- 74,999 297 235 78.8 72.7-83.9 19 7.5 4.6-12.1 19 6.5 3.8-11.0 14 3.5 1.9- 6.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 501 409 80.4 75.6-84.5 35 7.6 5.0-11.4 30 6.3 4.2- 9.3 16 3.1 1.7- 5.5 11 2.6 1.2- 5.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 809 457 53.2 48.6-57.8 37 5.8 3.9- 8.5 77 11.7 8.8-15.5 110 13.3 10.6-16.6 128 15.9 12.8-19.7
No 1,630 1,378 83.9 81.5-86.1 95 6.4 5.0- 8.3 89 6.1 4.8- 7.7 49 2.7 1.9- 3.8 19 0.9 0.5- 1.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,406 1,812 74.6 72.2-76.8 132 6.3 5.1- 7.8 159 7.6 6.3- 9.2 157 5.9 4.9- 7.2 146 5.6 4.5- 6.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 667 502 75.7 71.7-79.3 47 7.2 5.2-10.0 51 7.6 5.6-10.4 37 5.6 3.9- 8.1 30 3.8 2.6- 5.6
Regional City or Suburban County 578 430 70.2 65.1-74.9 41 7.7 5.2-11.3 40 9.4 6.5-13.5 32 5.4 3.6- 8.0 35 7.3 4.9-10.7
Rural 1,251 946 76.3 73.1-79.3 47 4.4 3.0- 6.3 77 6.6 5.0- 8.6 95 6.9 5.3- 8.9 86 5.8 4.3- 7.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 902 80.0 77.0-82.7 78 7.0 5.4- 9.1 74 7.4 5.7- 9.5 50 4.4 3.2- 6.1 14 1.2 0.6- 2.2
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.9 5.2-21.6 13 11.4 5.9-21.0
Retired 745 599 78.8 73.9-83.0 31 4.8 2.6- 8.7 38 6.3 3.9-10.0 36 3.5 2.4- 5.1 41 6.6 4.4-10.0
Unable to Work 247 93 35.2 27.9-43.3 *** *** *** 20 7.2 4.1-12.2 49 20.2 14.6-27.3 78 32.2 24.9-40.5
Other not in Labor Force 271 208 75.0 68.1-80.8 15 7.1 4.1-12.1 27 11.3 7.3-17.2 17 5.7 3.2- 9.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.7 7.2-21.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 208 137 67.6 58.6-75.5 11 8.5 3.8-18.0 16 8.0 4.2-14.6 25 8.7 5.3-14.0 19 7.2 4.1-12.5
101% to 150% 363 257 69.2 62.9-74.9 *** *** *** 31 9.8 6.5-14.5 33 9.8 6.6-14.3 32 8.1 5.2-12.5
151% to 200% 174 126 72.0 62.6-79.9 11 6.6 3.4-12.2 13 8.8 4.5-16.6 17 11.0 6.1-19.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,106 879 79.3 76.1-82.1 72 7.3 5.5- 9.6 71 6.5 5.0- 8.5 48 3.6 2.5- 5.2 36 3.3 2.1- 5.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 484 362 78.2 73.0-82.7 20 4.1 2.5- 6.6 30 6.5 4.1-10.2 36 5.0 3.4- 7.3 36 6.1 3.5-10.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,047 780 72.2 68.5-75.6 49 5.6 3.9- 8.1 70 8.4 6.3-11.1 75 7.3 5.6- 9.5 73 6.5 5.0- 8.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 965 736 75.8 72.3-79.0 66 7.4 5.6- 9.8 68 7.3 5.5- 9.6 53 5.1 3.7- 7.0 42 4.4 3.0- 6.4

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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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