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%)
TOTAL 4,214 532 13.8 12.5-15.1 3,682 86.2 84.9-87.5
GENDER
Male 1,968 211 11.7 10.0-13.6 1,757 88.3 86.4-90.0
Female 2,246 321 15.7 13.9-17.6 1,925 84.3 82.4-86.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,639 335 14.1 12.5-15.8 2,304 85.9 84.2-87.5
Non-Hispanic Black 837 107 12.7 10.3-15.5 730 87.3 84.5-89.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 20 19.0 12.0-28.8 89 81.0 71.2-88.0
Non-Hispanic Other 156 30 22.9 15.6-32.4 126 77.1 67.6-84.4
Hispanic 399 31 7.3 5.0-10.7 368 92.7 89.3-95.0
AGE
18-34 913 150 18.0 15.3-21.1 763 82.0 78.9-84.7
35-44 595 75 13.6 10.7-17.1 520 86.4 82.9-89.3
45-54 694 86 13.3 10.5-16.7 608 86.7 83.3-89.5
55-64 773 114 13.7 11.2-16.8 659 86.3 83.2-88.8
65-74 696 68 10.6 7.8-14.2 628 89.4 85.8-92.2
75+ 477 35 6.6 4.5- 9.7 442 93.4 90.3-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 397 70 18.0 13.8-23.2 327 82.0 76.8-86.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 984 149 15.8 13.3-18.7 835 84.2 81.3-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,253 177 14.8 12.7-17.3 1,076 85.2 82.7-87.3
College Graduate 1,570 136 8.8 7.3-10.5 1,434 91.2 89.5-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,343 360 30.0 27.0-33.2 983 70.0 66.8-73.0
No 2,735 164 6.7 5.7- 8.0 2,571 93.3 92.0-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 603 74 14.1 10.8-18.2 529 85.9 81.8-89.2
Non-Veteran 3,582 456 13.8 12.4-15.2 3,126 86.2 84.8-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,257 231 11.3 9.8-13.0 2,026 88.7 87.0-90.2
Unemployed 158 38 28.2 20.1-38.2 120 71.8 61.8-79.9
Retired 1,093 84 7.5 5.8- 9.8 1,009 92.5 90.2-94.2
Unable to Work 368 137 38.1 32.3-44.2 231 61.9 55.8-67.7
Other not in Labor Force 274 39 15.5 11.1-21.1 235 84.5 78.9-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 353 83 22.3 17.9-27.5 270 77.7 72.5-82.1
$15,000- 24,999 530 111 22.2 18.2-26.9 419 77.8 73.1-81.8
$25,000- 34,999 352 49 15.5 11.3-21.0 303 84.5 79.0-88.7
$35,000- 49,999 475 53 12.8 9.5-17.0 422 87.2 83.0-90.5
$50,000-74,999 489 51 13.7 10.2-18.3 438 86.3 81.7-89.8
$75,000+ 1,134 83 7.3 5.7- 9.3 1,051 92.7 90.7-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 102 13.1 10.5-16.2 779 86.9 83.8-89.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 120 28 22.2 15.0-31.4 92 77.8 68.6-85.0
50% to 100% 382 95 26.2 21.3-31.7 287 73.8 68.3-78.7
101% to 150% 420 75 18.2 14.0-23.4 345 81.8 76.6-86.0
151% to 200% 310 45 16.1 11.6-22.0 265 83.9 78.0-88.4
More than 200% 2,018 180 9.8 8.3-11.5 1,838 90.2 88.5-91.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 102 13.1 10.5-16.2 779 86.9 83.8-89.5
HOUSING
Own 2,670 255 10.9 9.5-12.5 2,415 89.1 87.5-90.5
Rent 1,218 217 19.8 17.2-22.6 1,001 80.2 77.4-82.8
Other arrangement 291 57 20.1 15.3-26.0 234 79.9 74.0-84.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,374 161 12.7 10.7-14.9 1,213 87.3 85.1-89.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,157 145 13.4 11.2-16.0 1,012 86.6 84.0-88.8
Rural 1,683 226 15.0 12.9-17.4 1,457 85.0 82.6-87.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,003 142 15.7 13.0-18.7 861 84.3 81.3-87.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,387 176 14.2 12.0-16.7 1,211 85.8 83.3-88.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,824 214 12.6 10.9-14.5 1,610 87.4 85.5-89.1

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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