2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 837 545 63.8 60.0-67.6 65 7.0 5.3- 9.2 89 12.4 9.9-15.4 93 11.8 9.5-14.5 45 5.0 3.5- 7.0
GENDER
Male 348 248 70.2 64.3-75.4 22 6.1 3.8- 9.6 29 9.9 6.7-14.4 31 8.7 6.0-12.4 18 5.1 3.0- 8.6
Female 489 297 58.6 53.4-63.7 43 7.8 5.5-10.8 60 14.5 11.1-18.7 62 14.3 11.0-18.4 27 4.9 3.1- 7.6
AGE
18-34 175 85 52.6 44.5-60.6 16 7.5 4.3-12.6 29 16.9 11.7-23.7 36 18.3 13.1-24.9 *** *** ***
35-44 128 81 60.9 50.7-70.1 15 11.5 6.6-19.4 14 12.7 7.2-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 151 93 63.2 54.3-71.3 13 7.1 3.9-12.5 20 15.4 9.7-23.6 17 10.7 6.5-17.2 *** *** ***
55-64 166 104 63.8 55.2-71.6 *** *** *** 15 9.0 5.1-15.5 23 14.6 9.5-21.9 13 7.4 4.1-13.1
65-74 130 101 78.5 68.8-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 156 66.7 59.3-73.3 19 8.3 5.1-13.3 15 7.8 4.6-13.0 24 9.5 6.1-14.4 17 7.8 4.5-13.2
Some Post-H.S. 282 174 59.7 52.9-66.2 18 4.7 2.7- 7.9 37 16.4 11.8-22.4 40 15.6 11.4-21.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 246 158 62.0 54.9-68.7 23 8.7 5.6-13.2 34 15.9 11.2-22.2 22 10.1 6.4-15.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 66 62.0 51.1-71.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.5 6.7-19.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 87 64.8 55.2-73.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.7-20.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.9 8.7-24.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 18.7 11.0-30.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 97 66.1 56.6-74.4 *** *** *** 26 20.7 13.6-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 147 48.3 41.6-55.1 23 8.2 5.1-13.0 21 8.3 5.2-13.0 57 21.8 16.7-27.9 38 13.3 9.2-18.9
No 518 371 69.4 64.6-73.8 41 6.8 4.8- 9.5 64 14.6 11.3-18.6 35 7.7 5.5-10.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 69 64.9 54.2-74.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 719 469 63.3 59.1-67.4 54 6.9 5.1- 9.3 76 12.8 10.1-16.1 83 12.4 9.9-15.4 37 4.6 3.1- 6.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 332 204 59.7 53.6-65.6 30 8.2 5.5-12.1 42 14.2 10.3-19.3 38 11.9 8.6-16.3 18 6.0 3.6- 9.8
Regional City or Suburban County 207 142 70.2 62.3-77.1 *** *** *** 19 9.5 5.7-15.3 26 12.4 8.0-18.8 *** *** ***
Rural 298 199 64.9 58.4-70.9 23 7.5 4.8-11.6 28 12.1 8.3-17.5 29 11.0 7.5-15.9 19 4.5 2.7- 7.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 267 65.1 59.8-70.1 39 7.8 5.4-11.0 48 12.4 9.2-16.6 51 12.0 9.0-15.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 172 83.5 76.7-88.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 66 51.2 41.1-61.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.4 14.2-30.9 19 14.8 9.0-23.2
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.3 7.8-24.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 78 68.5 57.9-77.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.6 5.3-16.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 198 63.3 56.8-69.4 25 6.8 4.5-10.3 43 15.6 11.2-21.2 34 12.0 8.3-16.9 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 406 291 70.7 65.3-75.6 27 5.3 3.5- 8.1 46 12.8 9.4-17.3 28 7.4 5.0-10.9 *** *** ***
Rent 343 207 57.5 51.4-63.4 32 9.1 6.2-13.4 29 9.4 6.3-13.7 52 17.0 12.8-22.2 23 6.9 4.4-10.8
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.9 9.7-27.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 278 190 69.5 62.9-75.4 17 5.1 3.0- 8.6 25 10.3 6.8-15.5 33 12.1 8.3-17.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 250 164 62.1 54.8-68.8 21 8.6 5.3-13.4 26 13.6 9.2-19.7 24 9.3 6.1-14.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 309 191 61.5 55.1-67.5 27 7.1 4.6-10.8 38 12.8 9.0-17.9 36 13.4 9.6-18.4 17 5.2 3.1- 8.7

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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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