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
-FEMALES 2,246 321 15.7 13.9-17.6 1,925 84.3 82.4-86.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,381 197 16.0 13.7-18.5 1,184 84.0 81.5-86.3
Non-Hispanic Black 489 69 14.4 11.1-18.4 420 85.6 81.6-88.9
Other 343 51 16.0 11.6-21.8 292 84.0 78.2-88.4
AGE
18-34 446 85 21.3 17.2-26.2 361 78.7 73.8-82.8
35-44 326 46 15.5 11.4-20.8 280 84.5 79.2-88.6
45-54 371 53 15.3 11.5-20.0 318 84.7 80.0-88.5
55-64 437 73 16.7 12.8-21.4 364 83.3 78.6-87.2
65-74 368 43 11.1 7.9-15.2 325 88.9 84.8-92.1
75+ 265 19 6.8 4.0-11.2 246 93.2 88.8-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 39 20.3 14.4-27.8 153 79.7 72.2-85.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 90 19.7 15.8-24.3 392 80.3 75.7-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 709 111 16.7 13.7-20.3 598 83.3 79.7-86.3
College Graduate 860 81 9.5 7.5-12.0 779 90.5 88.0-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 53 24.9 18.9-32.1 152 75.1 67.9-81.1
$15,000- 24,999 297 68 23.5 18.2-29.9 229 76.5 70.1-81.8
$25,000- 34,999 182 29 20.2 13.3-29.5 153 79.8 70.5-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 239 30 15.7 10.8-22.2 209 84.3 77.8-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 267 34 15.6 10.8-21.9 233 84.4 78.1-89.2
$75,000+ 536 44 8.2 5.8-11.5 492 91.8 88.5-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 219 33.1 29.0-37.5 534 66.9 62.5-71.0
No 1,439 98 7.5 6.0- 9.3 1,341 92.5 90.7-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,162 308 15.6 13.8-17.6 1,854 84.4 82.4-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 706 89 13.0 10.4-16.1 617 87.0 83.9-89.6
Regional City or Suburban County 602 88 16.0 12.7-19.9 514 84.0 80.1-87.3
Rural 938 144 17.8 14.8-21.2 794 82.2 78.8-85.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,086 123 12.9 10.6-15.5 963 87.1 84.5-89.4
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 597 53 8.3 6.1-11.1 544 91.7 88.9-93.9
Unable to Work 228 90 43.6 35.9-51.6 138 56.4 48.4-64.1
Other not in Labor Force 220 30 14.2 9.7-20.5 190 85.8 79.5-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 61 28.7 22.1-36.4 162 71.3 63.6-77.9
101% to 150% 225 45 20.2 14.5-27.5 180 79.8 72.5-85.5
151% to 200% 150 24 18.6 11.9-27.8 126 81.4 72.2-88.1
More than 200% 1,022 107 11.6 9.4-14.2 915 88.4 85.8-90.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 94 19.0 15.1-23.7 471 81.0 76.3-84.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 101 16.1 13.0-19.9 625 83.9 80.1-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 955 126 13.8 11.5-16.5 829 86.2 83.5-88.5

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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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