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
-MALES 2,180 1,803 84.7 82.7-86.4 85 3.8 2.9- 5.0 89 3.7 2.9- 4.8 103 4.0 3.2- 5.1 100 3.8 2.9- 4.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,464 1,210 84.4 82.0-86.6 64 4.5 3.3- 6.2 66 3.4 2.5- 4.6 60 3.7 2.7- 5.1 64 3.9 2.8- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 328 282 88.7 84.2-92.1 12 3.3 1.7- 6.5 *** *** *** 18 3.7 2.0- 6.5 11 1.9 0.9- 3.9
AGE
18-34 522 442 86.3 82.8-89.2 29 4.9 3.3- 7.3 27 4.6 2.9- 7.0 18 3.4 2.0- 5.6 *** *** ***
35-44 281 247 88.3 83.4-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 3.6 1.8- 7.0 *** *** ***
45-54 365 294 83.0 77.8-87.1 *** *** *** 17 4.8 2.7- 8.6 26 5.2 3.2- 8.4 19 4.6 2.8- 7.6
55-64 371 290 80.6 74.8-85.4 22 6.4 3.6-10.9 15 2.4 1.4- 4.1 19 4.2 2.4- 7.2 25 6.4 3.6-11.2
65-74 383 316 84.8 80.1-88.6 *** *** *** 16 3.1 1.8- 5.4 18 4.9 2.8- 8.5 25 6.0 3.8- 9.5
75+ 227 186 81.0 72.5-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 8.3 4.6-14.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 197 83.8 78.1-88.3 *** *** *** 11 3.8 1.9- 7.5 17 5.2 3.0- 9.0 20 5.7 3.3- 9.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 585 487 87.0 83.6-89.8 19 3.5 2.0- 6.0 21 2.6 1.6- 4.4 27 3.5 2.2- 5.7 31 3.4 2.2- 5.1
Some Post-H.S. 579 469 81.2 77.0-84.8 23 4.4 2.7- 7.1 22 4.3 2.6- 7.1 36 5.4 3.7- 7.8 29 4.7 2.9- 7.4
College Graduate 760 644 86.5 83.4-89.1 39 4.8 3.3- 6.9 34 4.2 2.8- 6.2 23 2.4 1.4- 4.1 20 2.1 1.2- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 108 72.3 63.8-79.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 9.3 5.2-16.0 25 12.1 7.5-19.0
$15,000- 24,999 286 213 76.9 70.6-82.3 15 5.7 3.3- 9.6 18 5.5 3.0- 9.9 23 7.6 4.5-12.4 17 4.3 2.4- 7.6
$25,000- 34,999 180 154 86.2 79.0-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 254 217 87.0 81.7-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1
$50,000- 74,999 322 270 83.6 77.3-88.4 13 4.5 2.1- 9.1 15 3.6 2.0- 6.5 15 4.1 2.2- 7.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 599 528 89.3 85.9-91.9 26 4.2 2.6- 6.6 19 2.6 1.4- 4.7 14 2.0 1.0- 3.7 12 2.0 1.0- 3.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 380 64.9 60.0-69.6 29 5.0 3.1- 7.8 47 7.1 5.0-10.0 74 10.6 8.1-13.9 83 12.4 9.4-16.2
No 1,488 1,352 91.4 89.5-92.9 53 3.4 2.4- 4.7 41 2.6 1.8- 3.7 26 1.7 1.1- 2.7 16 1.0 0.6- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 613 493 81.2 76.8-84.9 25 3.6 2.1- 6.1 24 3.2 1.8- 5.6 34 5.8 3.9- 8.6 37 6.1 3.9- 9.5
Non-Veteran 1,560 1,303 85.6 83.5-87.6 60 3.9 2.9- 5.3 65 3.9 2.9- 5.2 69 3.5 2.6- 4.7 63 3.0 2.3- 4.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 594 508 86.5 82.9-89.4 29 4.8 3.1- 7.2 22 3.0 1.8- 4.9 14 2.5 1.4- 4.5 21 3.2 1.7- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 544 447 85.5 81.9-88.5 21 3.0 1.8- 5.0 24 4.3 2.6- 7.1 27 4.0 2.6- 6.2 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8
Rural 1,042 848 82.5 79.3-85.2 35 3.6 2.3- 5.6 43 3.9 2.7- 5.7 62 5.3 3.9- 7.3 54 4.7 3.4- 6.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,289 1,149 89.8 87.7-91.6 53 4.1 2.9- 5.6 43 2.9 2.0- 4.2 30 2.2 1.4- 3.3 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 563 455 81.3 76.7-85.1 18 3.0 1.6- 5.6 22 3.7 2.0- 6.7 27 4.9 3.1- 7.6 41 7.2 4.9-10.3
Unable to Work 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 15.0 9.8-22.2 40 25.2 16.7-36.0
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 98 74.8 65.2-82.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 9.4 5.0-16.8 11 7.6 3.7-14.7
101% to 150% 267 193 78.1 71.9-83.3 13 5.1 2.8- 9.1 17 4.8 2.7- 8.2 22 7.0 4.1-11.8 22 5.0 2.9- 8.4
151% to 200% 137 117 88.2 81.2-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,185 1,022 86.7 84.1-89.0 50 4.2 2.9- 6.0 46 3.5 2.4- 4.9 31 2.4 1.6- 3.7 36 3.2 2.1- 4.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 416 332 80.2 74.3-85.1 16 4.9 2.3-10.3 17 4.8 2.7- 8.4 26 5.7 3.4- 9.4 25 4.3 2.6- 7.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 899 732 84.1 81.2-86.7 39 3.4 2.3- 5.0 35 3.5 2.3- 5.1 53 5.0 3.6- 6.8 40 4.0 2.8- 5.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 865 739 86.4 83.4-89.0 30 3.9 2.6- 5.8 37 3.7 2.4- 5.6 24 2.7 1.7- 4.3 35 3.3 2.1- 5.2

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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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