2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,214 2,777 64.4 62.7-66.1 316 7.1 6.2- 8.0 441 11.1 10.1-12.3 413 10.7 9.6-11.8 267 6.7 5.8- 7.8
-Eastern NC 1,381 909 64.2 61.1-67.1 98 6.7 5.4- 8.3 143 10.9 9.1-13.0 144 12.2 10.1-14.5 87 6.1 4.7- 7.8
GENDER
Male 620 448 70.9 66.6-75.0 36 5.4 3.8- 7.7 52 9.3 6.9-12.5 51 9.3 6.8-12.6 33 5.0 3.4- 7.2
Female 761 461 57.8 53.5-62.0 62 7.9 6.0-10.4 91 12.3 9.8-15.5 93 14.9 11.9-18.4 54 7.0 5.0- 9.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 828 540 61.8 57.8-65.7 59 6.9 5.3- 9.1 88 11.2 8.8-14.1 85 12.4 9.8-15.5 56 7.7 5.7-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 329 225 68.8 62.6-74.3 25 6.8 4.4-10.5 31 10.5 7.2-14.9 35 11.6 8.0-16.5 *** *** ***
Other 224 144 66.2 58.2-73.4 *** *** *** 24 10.3 6.6-15.7 24 12.2 7.6-19.0 18 5.9 3.5- 9.9
AGE
18-34 284 142 50.7 44.0-57.4 26 8.0 5.3-11.9 45 14.3 10.4-19.4 52 20.0 15.1-26.0 19 7.0 4.2-11.6
35-44 191 113 59.6 51.4-67.2 18 8.4 5.0-13.9 24 13.3 8.5-20.2 23 12.2 7.8-18.6 13 6.6 3.7-11.5
45-54 221 149 66.4 59.0-73.1 *** *** *** 24 11.9 7.8-17.5 26 13.6 9.0-20.0 *** *** ***
55-64 253 173 69.0 62.3-75.1 13 5.6 3.1- 9.7 21 9.0 5.6-14.0 25 8.6 5.6-13.1 21 7.8 4.7-12.6
65-74 255 190 76.6 70.4-81.8 19 7.2 4.5-11.4 19 6.5 3.9-10.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 130 82.7 74.7-88.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 90 69.5 59.1-78.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.0 9.7-25.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 279 70.0 64.4-75.0 17 4.2 2.5- 7.0 36 9.9 7.0-13.9 32 9.4 6.4-13.7 29 6.5 4.3- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 455 268 55.6 50.2-60.8 44 9.6 7.0-13.0 55 13.5 10.1-17.8 55 14.7 11.1-19.2 33 6.7 4.5- 9.8
College Graduate 397 268 66.1 60.7-71.1 33 8.5 5.9-12.1 45 12.0 8.8-16.0 37 10.0 7.1-13.9 14 3.5 2.0- 6.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 275 51.0 45.7-56.2 33 6.9 4.7-10.0 49 10.7 7.7-14.6 90 19.5 15.5-24.1 64 12.0 9.0-15.8
No 822 600 71.5 67.7-75.1 61 6.6 5.0- 8.6 87 10.6 8.4-13.3 51 8.3 6.1-11.1 23 3.0 1.8- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 250 168 66.3 59.0-72.8 21 7.3 4.5-11.4 24 10.1 6.5-15.2 21 9.6 5.9-15.3 16 6.8 3.8-12.0
Non-Veteran 1,122 736 63.8 60.3-67.1 74 6.4 5.0- 8.2 118 11.1 9.0-13.5 123 12.8 10.5-15.5 71 5.9 4.5- 7.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 683 458 66.8 62.6-70.8 48 5.9 4.3- 8.0 74 10.6 8.3-13.5 77 12.4 9.7-15.8 26 4.3 2.7- 6.9
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 375 294 79.6 74.5-83.9 25 7.0 4.6-10.4 27 7.0 4.4-10.9 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 160 77 47.1 37.9-56.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 19.5 13.1-28.0 33 18.4 12.4-26.3
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.4 8.9-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 81 53.4 43.5-63.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 19.1 12.4-28.2 16 9.5 5.4-16.2
$15,000- 24,999 193 113 58.0 49.3-66.2 *** *** *** 22 12.4 7.6-19.4 25 16.4 10.7-24.3 23 9.2 5.7-14.5
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 120 68.3 60.1-75.6 *** *** *** 21 11.3 7.0-17.7 16 8.8 5.1-14.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 153 99 61.1 51.8-69.7 15 9.0 5.1-15.3 14 10.5 5.9-17.9 19 15.2 9.4-23.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 309 207 64.2 57.6-70.3 25 8.0 5.2-12.1 42 14.5 10.5-19.6 25 9.9 6.1-15.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 83 54.5 44.1-64.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.6 12.6-29.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 143 98 71.3 62.2-79.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.2 5.6-17.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 75 59.5 49.0-69.2 *** *** *** 14 11.3 6.3-19.3 *** *** *** 13 14.1 7.7-24.4
More than 200% 605 405 64.4 59.8-68.8 48 7.6 5.6-10.3 72 13.0 10.1-16.5 59 11.6 8.6-15.3 21 3.5 2.2- 5.5
HOUSING
Own 864 613 69.3 65.5-72.8 54 5.7 4.3- 7.6 88 10.9 8.6-13.6 68 9.4 7.2-12.2 41 4.7 3.3- 6.7
Rent 409 232 53.8 48.0-59.5 41 10.6 7.5-14.6 38 9.6 6.6-13.7 62 16.8 12.8-21.8 36 9.2 6.1-13.6
Other arrangement 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.6 9.9-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 15 13.4 7.5-22.7 *** *** *** 13 15.8 8.5-27.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 436 282 64.0 58.4-69.3 28 5.9 3.9- 8.9 53 12.5 9.1-16.8 52 13.6 10.1-18.0 21 4.0 2.5- 6.4
Rural 840 571 66.2 62.2-69.9 55 6.4 4.8- 8.4 80 10.3 8.1-13.0 79 10.9 8.5-13.9 55 6.3 4.5- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 768 523 67.9 63.8-71.7 44 5.3 3.8- 7.3 76 9.4 7.3-12.0 75 11.1 8.6-14.2 50 6.2 4.3- 8.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 334 211 59.3 53.1-65.3 28 8.9 6.0-13.0 45 15.9 11.7-21.2 34 11.6 8.0-16.6 16 4.3 2.5- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 279 175 61.1 53.9-67.9 26 7.5 4.9-11.4 22 8.4 5.1-13.7 35 15.2 10.5-21.6 21 7.7 4.8-12.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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