2019 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 4,214 532 13.8 12.5-15.1 3,682 86.2 84.9-87.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 837 107 12.7 10.3-15.5 730 87.3 84.5-89.7
GENDER
Male 348 38 10.5 7.4-14.7 310 89.5 85.3-92.6
Female 489 69 14.4 11.1-18.4 420 85.6 81.6-88.9
AGE
18-34 175 28 14.3 9.7-20.7 147 85.7 79.3-90.3
35-44 128 15 13.0 7.6-21.4 113 87.0 78.6-92.4
45-54 151 22 13.1 8.4-19.8 129 86.9 80.2-91.6
55-64 166 30 17.3 11.8-24.5 136 82.7 75.5-88.2
65-74 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 34 14.7 10.1-20.9 197 85.3 79.1-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 282 38 13.0 9.2-18.0 244 87.0 82.0-90.8
College Graduate 246 24 10.1 6.5-15.4 222 89.9 84.6-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 20 16.1 10.2-24.7 87 83.9 75.3-89.8
$15,000- 24,999 135 21 15.4 9.6-23.6 114 84.6 76.4-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 13 16.6 9.5-27.4 74 83.4 72.6-90.5
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 79 28.7 22.9-35.2 207 71.3 64.8-77.1
No 518 28 6.2 4.1- 9.1 490 93.8 90.9-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 14 12.5 6.9-21.6 96 87.5 78.4-93.1
Non-Veteran 719 93 12.8 10.3-15.9 626 87.2 84.1-89.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 332 44 14.0 10.3-18.7 288 86.0 81.3-89.7
Regional City or Suburban County 207 27 12.5 8.0-19.1 180 87.5 80.9-92.0
Rural 298 36 10.8 7.6-15.2 262 89.2 84.8-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 45 10.2 7.5-13.8 372 89.8 86.2-92.5
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 38 33.1 24.3-43.3 85 66.9 56.7-75.7
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 19 21.2 13.3-32.0 78 78.8 68.0-86.7
101% to 150% 117 19 16.0 9.5-25.8 98 84.0 74.2-90.5
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 30 9.4 6.3-13.7 279 90.6 86.3-93.7
HOUSING
Own 406 33 8.5 5.8-12.4 373 91.5 87.6-94.2
Rent 343 59 18.7 14.4-24.1 284 81.3 75.9-85.6
Other arrangement 82 15 14.1 8.0-23.6 67 85.9 76.4-92.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 278 36 11.0 7.7-15.6 242 89.0 84.4-92.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 250 29 11.6 7.7-17.1 221 88.4 82.9-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 309 42 14.5 10.6-19.6 267 85.5 80.4-89.4

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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 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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