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
-MALES 2,176 235 9.6 8.3-11.2 1,941 90.4 88.8-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,467 152 9.1 7.5-11.1 1,315 90.9 88.9-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 352 46 11.0 7.9-15.2 306 89.0 84.8-92.1
Other 325 30 8.5 5.6-12.7 295 91.5 87.3-94.4
AGE
18-34 520 63 11.1 8.5-14.4 457 88.9 85.6-91.5
35-44 281 28 10.7 6.9-16.2 253 89.3 83.8-93.1
45-54 363 45 10.4 7.1-15.0 318 89.6 85.0-92.9
55-64 368 45 9.2 6.5-12.8 323 90.8 87.2-93.5
65-74 390 40 7.8 5.5-11.1 350 92.2 88.9-94.5
75+ 224 11 3.0 1.5- 6.0 213 97.0 94.0-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 37 13.3 9.1-19.2 212 86.7 80.8-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 584 61 8.3 6.1-11.2 523 91.7 88.8-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 575 75 11.6 8.9-15.0 500 88.4 85.0-91.1
College Graduate 762 62 7.0 5.2- 9.3 700 93.0 90.7-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 42 19.5 13.5-27.3 125 80.5 72.7-86.5
$15,000- 24,999 290 46 14.6 10.1-20.5 244 85.4 79.5-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 178 16 11.7 6.9-19.3 162 88.3 80.7-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 254 29 9.2 6.0-13.7 225 90.8 86.3-94.0
$50,000- 74,999 323 27 7.8 5.0-11.9 296 92.2 88.1-95.0
$75,000+ 596 40 6.8 4.7- 9.9 556 93.2 90.1-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 142 21.0 17.3-25.2 474 79.0 74.8-82.7
No 1,483 86 5.7 4.4- 7.3 1,397 94.3 92.7-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 612 76 11.1 8.5-14.4 536 88.9 85.6-91.5
Non-Veteran 1,558 159 9.2 7.7-11.1 1,399 90.8 88.9-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 592 53 8.0 5.9-10.7 539 92.0 89.3-94.1
Regional City or Suburban County 543 59 9.9 7.4-13.1 484 90.1 86.9-92.6
Rural 1,041 123 10.8 8.6-13.6 918 89.2 86.4-91.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,283 101 8.1 6.4-10.1 1,182 91.9 89.9-93.6
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 562 48 7.2 5.1- 9.9 514 92.8 90.1-94.9
Unable to Work 168 64 27.9 20.8-36.3 104 72.1 63.7-79.2
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 59 87.8 75.8-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 22 14.0 8.5-22.1 114 86.0 77.9-91.5
101% to 150% 268 51 15.8 11.1-22.0 217 84.2 78.0-88.9
151% to 200% 138 13 8.5 4.6-15.1 125 91.5 84.9-95.4
More than 200% 1,184 96 8.0 6.3-10.1 1,088 92.0 89.9-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 416 56 11.8 8.6-16.1 360 88.2 83.9-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 897 107 11.2 8.9-14.0 790 88.8 86.0-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 863 72 7.5 5.8- 9.8 791 92.5 90.2-94.2

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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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