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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,104 387 12.4 10.9-14.0 2,717 87.6 86.0-89.1
GENDER
Male 1,467 152 9.1 7.5-11.1 1,315 90.9 88.9-92.5
Female 1,637 235 15.4 13.1-17.9 1,402 84.6 82.1-86.9
AGE
18-34 583 92 16.6 13.2-20.5 491 83.4 79.5-86.8
35-44 361 64 15.6 11.6-20.5 297 84.4 79.5-88.4
45-54 475 85 16.9 13.0-21.8 390 83.1 78.2-87.0
55-64 564 61 9.3 6.8-12.6 503 90.7 87.4-93.2
65-74 649 63 8.0 5.6-11.1 586 92.0 88.9-94.4
75+ 431 20 2.7 1.6- 4.4 411 97.3 95.6-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 51 21.5 15.2-29.5 156 78.5 70.5-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 721 102 13.0 10.2-16.5 619 87.0 83.5-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 912 125 13.4 10.9-16.4 787 86.6 83.6-89.1
College Graduate 1,263 109 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,154 92.3 90.4-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 72 27.5 20.9-35.2 160 72.5 64.8-79.1
$15,000- 24,999 362 73 19.8 14.8-25.9 289 80.2 74.1-85.2
$25,000- 34,999 257 35 13.3 9.1-19.1 222 86.7 80.9-90.9
$35,000- 49,999 371 54 15.7 11.4-21.3 317 84.3 78.7-88.6
$50,000- 74,999 464 43 8.6 6.1-12.1 421 91.4 87.9-93.9
$75,000+ 884 65 7.8 5.7-10.5 819 92.2 89.5-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 950 225 26.0 22.3-30.0 725 74.0 70.0-77.7
No 2,087 155 6.9 5.7- 8.4 1,932 93.1 91.6-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 59 11.6 8.5-15.8 439 88.4 84.2-91.5
Non-Veteran 2,606 327 12.5 10.9-14.2 2,279 87.5 85.8-89.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 71 9.8 7.5-12.8 649 90.2 87.2-92.5
Regional City or Suburban County 792 104 14.0 11.2-17.3 688 86.0 82.7-88.8
Rural 1,596 212 12.8 10.7-15.2 1,384 87.2 84.8-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,555 157 10.4 8.7-12.5 1,398 89.6 87.5-91.3
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,004 75 6.1 4.4- 8.4 929 93.9 91.6-95.6
Unable to Work 241 102 37.1 29.7-45.1 139 62.9 54.9-70.3
Other not in Labor Force 209 33 17.3 11.5-25.1 176 82.7 74.9-88.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 43 24.7 16.9-34.6 110 75.3 65.4-83.1
101% to 150% 352 80 21.7 16.8-27.6 272 78.3 72.4-83.2
151% to 200% 215 31 13.9 8.6-21.6 184 86.1 78.4-91.4
More than 200% 1,753 158 8.9 7.3-10.7 1,595 91.1 89.3-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 532 76 13.2 9.8-17.4 456 86.8 82.6-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,319 187 14.8 12.4-17.6 1,132 85.2 82.4-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,257 124 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,133 90.4 88.2-92.2

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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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