2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,238 3,248 76.9 75.4-78.4 233 5.3 4.6- 6.1 265 6.2 5.4- 7.1 289 6.6 5.8- 7.5 203 5.0 4.2- 5.9
-Eastern NC 1,386 1,049 75.0 72.1-77.7 64 4.5 3.4- 6.0 90 7.0 5.5- 8.8 98 7.0 5.6- 8.6 85 6.5 5.0- 8.5
GENDER
Male 623 507 81.3 77.5-84.6 19 3.3 1.9- 5.4 35 5.8 4.0- 8.3 30 4.3 2.9- 6.3 32 5.3 3.6- 7.8
Female 763 542 69.2 64.9-73.1 45 5.7 4.1- 7.9 55 8.1 6.0-10.9 68 9.4 7.2-12.2 53 7.7 5.3-10.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 827 630 74.9 71.2-78.3 42 4.8 3.4- 6.8 55 6.9 5.2- 9.2 55 7.0 5.2- 9.3 45 6.3 4.5- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 336 246 73.1 66.9-78.5 16 4.5 2.6- 7.8 20 7.7 4.8-12.2 30 7.8 5.2-11.4 24 6.9 4.0-11.6
Other 223 173 79.8 72.6-85.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 290 218 74.3 68.3-79.6 16 6.0 3.5- 9.9 26 9.3 6.2-13.8 25 8.0 5.3-11.9 *** *** ***
35-44 191 148 76.2 68.4-82.6 *** *** *** 16 8.7 5.0-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 217 161 72.1 64.7-78.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 11.4 7.3-17.5 15 7.2 4.1-12.6
55-64 254 179 69.3 61.8-75.9 18 5.3 3.1- 8.8 15 6.5 3.8-11.1 15 6.2 3.6-10.3 27 12.7 7.7-20.2
65-74 254 201 80.5 74.5-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 5.3 3.0- 9.1 15 7.0 4.0-11.8
75+ 164 129 81.3 72.9-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 97 72.2 62.6-80.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.8 5.9-18.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 306 77.9 72.6-82.5 *** *** *** 28 7.3 4.8-11.0 23 5.3 3.3- 8.3 28 7.2 4.4-11.5
Some Post-H.S. 460 321 69.3 64.2-74.0 31 7.3 4.9-10.8 27 6.1 4.0- 9.3 49 10.6 7.8-14.2 32 6.6 4.3- 9.9
College Graduate 392 321 81.9 77.2-85.8 19 4.5 2.8- 7.1 23 6.5 4.2- 9.9 18 4.8 2.9- 7.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 282 52.7 47.3-58.1 23 4.4 2.7- 7.2 54 11.5 8.5-15.3 77 15.3 12.0-19.3 72 16.1 12.2-21.0
No 829 727 87.3 84.4-89.7 39 4.7 3.3- 6.6 33 4.5 3.0- 6.6 19 2.4 1.4- 3.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 192 75.2 68.5-80.8 *** *** *** 17 7.2 4.3-12.0 20 8.5 5.3-13.1 15 6.8 3.9-11.7
Non-Veteran 1,125 848 74.9 71.6-77.9 56 5.0 3.7- 6.7 73 7.0 5.4- 9.0 78 6.7 5.2- 8.5 70 6.5 4.8- 8.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 692 576 83.6 80.2-86.5 34 4.3 3.0- 6.3 40 6.0 4.2- 8.4 28 4.4 2.9- 6.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 377 304 82.1 77.1-86.3 14 3.1 1.7- 5.4 20 4.8 2.8- 8.1 25 5.5 3.5- 8.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 153 62 37.6 28.9-47.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 17.3 11.4-25.4 53 39.1 29.6-49.5
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 85 59.8 49.7-69.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.1 7.0-20.1 17 12.7 7.3-21.3
$15,000- 24,999 190 122 64.3 55.5-72.2 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.9-19.8 17 9.4 5.4-15.8 20 9.2 5.2-15.8
$25,000- 34,999 118 92 79.5 70.0-86.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 136 76.5 68.5-83.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.0 4.6-13.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 154 120 74.9 65.9-82.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 263 82.6 77.2-87.0 16 6.3 3.7-10.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.0 10.5-26.3 15 11.2 6.5-18.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 100 74.4 65.2-81.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.8 6.1-18.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 90 73.6 63.7-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 493 79.4 75.3-82.9 29 4.8 3.2- 7.1 33 6.4 4.4- 9.2 35 5.9 4.1- 8.5 20 3.5 2.1- 5.8
HOUSING
Own 867 680 77.9 74.4-81.1 33 3.1 2.1- 4.5 48 5.9 4.3- 8.0 55 6.5 4.8- 8.7 51 6.6 4.7- 9.3
Rent 408 295 72.0 66.5-76.8 23 6.3 3.9- 9.8 31 7.9 5.2-11.9 34 8.5 6.0-12.0 25 5.4 3.4- 8.5
Other arrangement 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 439 329 74.0 68.7-78.6 21 4.2 2.6- 6.9 29 8.4 5.6-12.2 35 6.8 4.7- 9.7 25 6.7 4.2-10.4
Rural 842 641 75.7 72.0-79.1 36 4.0 2.8- 5.8 50 5.9 4.3- 8.0 60 7.5 5.6- 9.9 55 6.9 4.9- 9.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 770 586 75.6 71.6-79.2 29 3.6 2.3- 5.5 49 6.7 4.9- 9.1 54 6.7 4.9- 9.0 52 7.4 5.2-10.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 335 250 73.8 68.0-78.8 17 4.1 2.5- 6.8 21 8.3 5.2-13.0 28 8.2 5.5-12.1 19 5.6 3.4- 9.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 213 75.2 68.5-80.8 18 7.1 4.2-11.7 20 6.1 3.6-10.2 16 6.1 3.6-10.3 *** *** ***

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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 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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