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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,114 2,431 78.4 76.5-80.2 154 5.5 4.5- 6.8 183 6.0 5.0- 7.1 176 5.2 4.3- 6.2 170 4.9 4.0- 6.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 585 448 78.4 74.4-81.9 50 7.8 5.8-10.5 51 8.0 5.8-10.9 29 4.9 3.2- 7.3 *** *** ***
35-44 362 274 76.9 71.4-81.6 26 7.6 4.8-11.9 25 7.1 4.6-10.8 23 5.3 3.4- 8.4 *** *** ***
45-54 475 354 76.0 70.9-80.4 *** *** *** 27 5.1 3.3- 7.7 43 7.4 5.1-10.7 33 8.0 5.2-12.1
55-64 567 427 76.4 71.6-80.6 29 4.9 3.0- 8.0 30 4.7 3.0- 7.2 36 5.9 3.9- 8.9 45 8.0 5.4-11.8
65-74 643 529 82.6 78.0-86.4 *** *** *** 34 4.6 3.1- 6.7 24 3.5 2.1- 5.8 40 5.6 3.9- 8.0
75+ 441 364 81.1 74.5-86.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 3.4 2.0- 5.8 30 6.7 4.1-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 142 69.9 60.9-77.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 5.9 3.6- 9.7 33 12.4 7.9-19.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 727 569 80.5 76.8-83.7 23 3.5 2.1- 5.8 39 5.2 3.5- 7.7 47 5.7 4.0- 8.0 49 5.1 3.6- 7.1
Some Post-H.S. 913 694 75.8 72.2-79.1 49 6.1 4.4- 8.6 54 6.1 4.4- 8.2 64 7.0 5.2- 9.2 52 5.0 3.5- 7.2
College Graduate 1,264 1,026 82.2 79.7-84.6 77 6.5 5.0- 8.3 80 6.4 5.0- 8.2 45 2.5 1.8- 3.6 36 2.3 1.5- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 138 61.9 53.8-69.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 12.7 8.5-18.6 42 18.9 13.1-26.4
$15,000- 24,999 360 247 68.8 62.1-74.9 *** *** *** 27 5.8 3.7- 9.1 35 9.2 6.2-13.5 36 8.8 5.8-13.1
$25,000- 34,999 259 197 77.4 70.6-83.0 *** *** *** 18 7.2 4.4-11.7 19 8.2 4.8-13.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 373 282 76.5 70.9-81.3 23 5.6 3.5- 8.8 31 8.6 5.6-13.0 *** *** *** 22 5.3 3.4- 8.3
$50,000- 74,999 462 373 78.9 73.5-83.4 25 6.7 4.1-10.6 26 5.2 3.3- 8.3 23 4.7 2.9- 7.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 885 760 86.4 83.3-89.0 45 5.2 3.5- 7.5 41 4.0 2.8- 5.6 23 2.4 1.4- 4.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 955 558 56.4 52.2-60.5 44 5.6 3.9- 8.0 91 10.8 8.3-14.1 122 12.3 9.9-15.1 140 14.9 12.0-18.3
No 2,090 1,817 87.1 85.2-88.8 107 5.5 4.3- 7.0 90 4.0 3.2- 5.1 49 2.3 1.7- 3.3 27 1.0 0.7- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 405 80.0 74.6-84.5 *** *** *** 24 4.7 2.7- 8.0 29 7.2 4.6-11.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,614 2,027 78.2 76.1-80.1 134 5.8 4.7- 7.2 159 6.2 5.1- 7.5 146 4.8 4.0- 5.9 148 5.0 4.1- 6.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 717 562 79.5 75.8-82.8 47 6.9 4.9- 9.6 49 6.0 4.4- 8.2 30 3.8 2.5- 5.7 29 3.7 2.3- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 795 623 77.2 73.1-80.7 42 5.6 3.8- 8.2 48 7.1 5.0-10.2 38 4.6 3.2- 6.6 44 5.5 3.8- 7.9
Rural 1,606 1,250 78.6 75.9-81.1 65 4.6 3.3- 6.3 86 5.0 3.9- 6.5 108 6.5 5.1- 8.2 97 5.3 4.1- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,554 1,306 84.3 82.0-86.3 94 6.1 4.8- 7.7 84 5.2 4.1- 6.7 54 3.3 2.4- 4.6 16 1.0 0.6- 1.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,014 825 79.9 75.9-83.4 36 4.3 2.5- 7.3 50 5.7 3.7- 8.6 45 3.8 2.6- 5.3 58 6.4 4.5- 9.0
Unable to Work 239 80 36.1 28.1-45.0 *** *** *** 20 7.2 4.2-12.1 51 20.2 14.7-27.2 82 32.9 25.3-41.5
Other not in Labor Force 211 157 76.6 69.3-82.6 *** *** *** 26 11.4 7.1-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 92 61.8 51.1-71.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 12.2 7.5-19.2 18 10.7 6.0-18.5
101% to 150% 353 240 71.0 65.0-76.4 *** *** *** 32 8.3 5.6-12.3 29 8.1 5.3-12.4 39 8.9 5.9-13.1
151% to 200% 217 162 76.6 69.1-82.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 8.5 4.9-14.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,752 1,449 82.8 80.4-84.9 94 5.8 4.5- 7.4 95 4.9 3.9- 6.2 60 3.3 2.4- 4.4 54 3.3 2.3- 4.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 537 407 76.7 71.5-81.3 29 6.7 4.0-11.1 30 5.4 3.5- 8.3 36 6.0 3.8- 9.2 35 5.1 3.3- 7.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,324 1,024 76.8 73.7-79.6 58 4.8 3.4- 6.8 74 6.3 4.7- 8.4 84 6.1 4.7- 7.9 84 6.0 4.6- 7.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,257 1,004 80.5 77.7-83.1 67 6.0 4.5- 7.9 79 5.7 4.4- 7.4 56 4.0 2.9- 5.5 51 3.8 2.6- 5.6

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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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