2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 842 626 76.6 73.2-79.7 51 5.4 3.9- 7.3 50 6.1 4.5- 8.3 72 7.7 6.0- 9.9 43 4.2 2.9- 6.0
GENDER
Male 352 276 81.4 76.7-85.3 15 3.7 2.1- 6.3 16 4.4 2.6- 7.4 24 6.1 4.0- 9.4 21 4.4 2.7- 7.0
Female 490 350 72.7 67.8-77.1 36 6.8 4.6- 9.8 34 7.5 5.2-10.9 48 9.0 6.6-12.2 22 4.0 2.3- 7.0
AGE
18-34 179 128 74.3 67.0-80.5 19 9.4 5.8-14.9 16 9.1 5.4-14.8 16 7.2 4.3-11.8 *** *** ***
35-44 128 102 81.1 72.7-87.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 150 112 77.1 69.1-83.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 8.0 4.4-13.9 *** *** ***
55-64 167 113 69.5 60.6-77.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 12.7 8.0-19.5 *** *** ***
65-74 130 101 79.6 70.8-86.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 60 85.0 74.6-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 57 77.2 66.2-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 179 77.9 71.0-83.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 6.4 3.8-10.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 286 201 74.3 68.4-79.5 17 5.2 3.0- 8.7 18 6.6 4.0-10.7 34 11.1 7.8-15.8 16 2.8 1.6- 4.7
College Graduate 245 189 78.5 72.4-83.6 23 8.9 5.7-13.6 16 7.0 4.2-11.5 16 5.2 3.0- 8.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 69 68.6 58.4-77.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.8 8.9-23.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 94 73.1 63.7-80.7 *** *** *** 13 11.6 6.5-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 74 78.0 68.0-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.9 8.0-23.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 128 88.9 82.8-93.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 147 51.1 44.2-58.0 19 6.9 4.0-11.6 22 8.7 5.4-13.6 55 19.7 14.9-25.5 41 13.6 9.4-19.3
No 525 452 87.2 83.8-90.0 30 4.9 3.3- 7.3 26 5.1 3.3- 7.6 16 2.7 1.6- 4.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 79 71.0 60.9-79.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.6-20.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 722 539 77.1 73.5-80.4 45 5.5 3.9- 7.6 44 6.3 4.5- 8.7 59 7.2 5.4- 9.5 35 3.9 2.5- 5.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 334 248 77.0 71.7-81.5 27 6.6 4.4- 9.8 23 5.9 3.8- 9.3 28 8.7 5.9-12.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 208 165 82.6 75.8-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 5.5 3.1- 9.4 *** *** ***
Rural 300 213 71.6 65.2-77.2 *** *** *** 18 6.9 4.2-11.2 27 7.9 5.3-11.8 29 9.5 6.0-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 346 83.8 79.6-87.2 26 4.6 3.0- 7.0 28 6.5 4.3- 9.6 23 5.1 3.3- 7.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 162 81.4 75.0-86.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 8.0 4.7-13.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.4 13.3-30.1 31 27.0 18.2-38.0
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.3 8.5-26.1 15 15.7 9.2-25.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 88 80.8 71.8-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 241 80.8 75.6-85.1 24 6.4 4.1- 9.8 20 6.2 3.8- 9.8 23 5.6 3.5- 9.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 409 328 82.1 77.5-85.9 18 3.8 2.2- 6.6 20 4.5 2.8- 7.2 29 5.8 3.8- 8.6 *** *** ***
Rent 342 234 69.0 63.2-74.3 30 8.8 5.9-12.8 22 7.3 4.6-11.5 36 10.9 7.7-15.3 20 4.0 2.5- 6.4
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 283 209 73.9 67.3-79.6 *** *** *** 15 6.7 3.9-11.4 28 9.0 6.0-13.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 250 185 77.0 70.6-82.4 17 6.2 3.5-10.7 16 6.6 3.8-11.3 16 5.4 3.1- 9.4 16 4.8 2.8- 8.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 309 232 78.1 72.8-82.7 23 5.8 3.7- 9.0 19 5.3 3.2- 8.7 28 8.6 5.8-12.6 *** *** ***

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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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