2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

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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 4,662 3,092 65.6 63.9-67.4 376 8.5 7.5- 9.6 436 9.7 8.7-10.8 458 9.7 8.7-10.8 300 6.4 5.5- 7.4
-Western 875 579 63.8 59.2-68.0 49 5.8 4.1- 8.2 91 11.6 9.1-14.7 94 10.2 7.9-13.1 62 8.6 5.9-12.3
GENDER
Male 418 294 67.0 60.4-73.1 22 5.6 3.3- 9.2 42 11.1 7.8-15.7 41 8.9 6.1-12.9 *** *** ***
Female 457 285 60.6 54.5-66.5 27 6.1 3.8- 9.6 49 12.0 8.6-16.7 53 11.4 8.1-15.9 43 9.8 6.5-14.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 766 502 64.1 59.4-68.6 42 5.8 4.0- 8.3 81 11.0 8.5-14.2 87 10.9 8.4-14.0 54 8.2 5.5-12.1
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 141 65 49.5 39.9-59.2 *** *** *** 29 19.7 13.3-28.1 24 14.1 8.9-21.6 *** *** ***
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.8 5.4-17.1 *** *** ***
55-64 169 110 66.1 56.2-74.8 *** *** *** 24 15.1 9.8-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 195 148 76.0 67.1-83.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 8.2 4.7-14.2 *** *** ***
75+ 125 106 88.8 81.0-93.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 148 66.5 58.2-73.9 *** *** *** 27 14.7 9.7-21.8 22 11.3 6.7-18.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 267 162 60.3 52.0-67.9 *** *** *** 28 10.8 6.9-16.6 42 14.3 9.7-20.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 295 204 64.6 57.1-71.5 25 11.9 7.5-18.4 27 9.7 6.0-15.2 24 7.6 4.7-12.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.2 7.7-24.7 24 17.8 10.8-27.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.7 6.9-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 144 68.0 57.9-76.8 19 11.3 6.7-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 165 52.1 44.2-59.9 *** *** *** 39 16.5 11.5-23.3 45 13.6 9.2-19.7 34 13.0 7.9-20.6
No 555 400 70.1 64.7-75.0 36 6.6 4.5- 9.7 50 9.4 6.7-13.0 44 7.6 5.4-10.6 25 6.3 3.5-11.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.4 6.9-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 760 501 63.1 58.3-67.7 43 5.7 4.0- 8.2 76 11.5 8.8-14.9 81 10.2 7.8-13.4 59 9.4 6.5-13.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 142 60.7 52.8-68.1 20 7.7 4.8-12.1 29 14.7 9.6-21.7 22 9.0 5.6-14.1 13 7.9 4.4-13.7
Rural 651 438 65.0 59.5-70.2 29 5.0 3.1- 8.0 62 10.3 7.6-13.8 73 10.8 8.0-14.4 49 8.9 5.6-13.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 268 63.8 57.2-69.9 28 7.0 4.5-10.9 43 11.3 7.9-16.0 40 9.8 6.8-13.9 24 8.1 4.5-14.2
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 299 235 80.5 74.2-85.6 *** *** *** 20 8.0 4.5-13.6 19 4.5 2.7- 7.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 21.5 13.0-33.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 17.7 11.3-26.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 413 291 67.3 60.8-73.3 29 9.4 6.1-14.0 44 10.8 7.4-15.3 28 5.6 3.6- 8.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 169 63.5 54.1-72.0 *** *** *** 22 9.1 5.2-15.3 23 10.8 6.5-17.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 279 193 68.6 60.8-75.4 *** *** *** 27 9.1 5.9-13.9 33 10.7 6.9-16.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 218 58.6 51.8-65.1 29 8.6 5.7-12.8 42 15.5 11.0-21.4 39 9.5 6.5-13.6 19 7.7 4.5-13.0

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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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