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
-FEMALES 2,258 1,655 73.2 71.0-75.4 133 5.6 4.6- 6.9 168 7.6 6.4- 9.0 183 7.8 6.7- 9.2 119 5.7 4.5- 7.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,388 1,018 72.8 69.9-75.5 82 5.5 4.3- 7.0 105 7.8 6.3- 9.6 109 7.7 6.2- 9.4 74 6.3 4.7- 8.2
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 345 259 75.7 69.6-81.0 13 3.8 2.0- 7.3 26 6.8 4.3-10.5 26 7.6 4.9-11.7 21 6.1 3.3-10.9
AGE
18-34 450 315 69.4 64.4-74.0 41 9.0 6.4-12.5 48 10.7 7.9-14.3 39 8.2 5.9-11.4 *** *** ***
35-44 327 234 71.7 65.8-77.0 28 7.4 5.0-10.9 33 10.4 7.2-14.8 20 5.9 3.7- 9.5 12 4.5 2.3- 8.8
45-54 370 270 71.6 66.0-76.6 17 3.7 2.2- 6.0 22 6.6 4.0-10.7 39 12.4 9.0-17.0 22 5.7 3.6- 9.1
55-64 437 317 74.3 69.0-78.9 24 3.9 2.5- 6.0 26 4.9 3.1- 7.7 37 8.1 5.7-11.4 33 8.8 5.6-13.5
65-74 369 275 75.7 69.9-80.7 15 3.9 2.0- 7.7 19 3.9 2.4- 6.5 33 7.4 5.1-10.6 27 9.0 5.6-14.3
75+ 271 214 81.8 75.5-86.8 *** *** *** 19 5.6 3.4- 9.1 15 3.8 2.1- 7.0 16 6.6 3.3-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 143 72.4 64.4-79.1 *** *** *** 14 6.7 3.5-12.2 12 7.0 3.8-12.5 23 12.5 8.0-19.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 362 74.9 70.0-79.3 21 4.9 2.9- 8.1 28 5.2 3.4- 8.0 43 8.7 6.2-12.0 31 6.3 4.0- 9.7
Some Post-H.S. 712 483 68.9 64.8-72.7 43 5.7 4.0- 8.0 63 9.2 7.0-12.1 79 10.0 7.9-12.6 44 6.1 4.1- 9.0
College Graduate 862 664 76.9 73.5-79.9 65 7.9 6.1-10.2 63 8.1 6.2-10.5 49 5.0 3.6- 6.7 21 2.2 1.3- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 124 62.0 54.3-69.1 11 4.0 2.1- 7.7 20 9.4 5.8-15.0 29 14.3 9.8-20.5 22 10.2 6.4-15.8
$15,000- 24,999 296 196 67.7 61.0-73.7 15 4.6 2.6- 7.9 24 7.2 4.4-11.4 30 10.9 7.3-15.9 31 9.7 6.2-14.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 128 72.1 63.8-79.2 12 7.1 3.7-13.3 11 5.4 2.7-10.7 22 9.2 5.7-14.4 12 6.2 2.7-13.5
$35,000- 49,999 238 170 69.3 61.7-76.0 *** *** *** 21 8.0 5.1-12.6 31 13.6 9.4-19.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 265 197 73.1 66.2-79.1 26 8.5 5.4-13.0 24 10.1 6.5-15.3 12 6.0 3.1-11.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 540 424 77.8 73.4-81.6 38 7.7 5.5-10.7 39 7.4 5.2-10.4 25 4.4 2.9- 6.6 14 2.8 1.4- 5.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 751 394 51.1 46.7-55.6 40 5.2 3.5- 7.6 78 10.2 7.9-13.2 138 18.3 15.3-21.8 101 15.1 12.0-19.0
No 1,449 1,211 83.2 80.8-85.4 89 5.9 4.7- 7.5 88 6.5 5.1- 8.1 45 3.1 2.2- 4.2 16 1.3 0.7- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,173 1,597 73.3 71.0-75.5 129 5.7 4.7- 6.9 161 7.6 6.4- 9.0 173 7.7 6.5- 9.1 113 5.7 4.5- 7.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 712 523 74.1 70.3-77.6 55 7.6 5.6-10.2 61 8.6 6.5-11.3 51 7.1 5.3- 9.4 22 2.6 1.6- 4.0
Regional City or Suburban County 608 447 73.3 68.9-77.3 30 4.3 2.8- 6.5 50 9.5 7.0-12.8 53 8.4 6.2-11.3 28 4.5 2.9- 6.9
Rural 938 685 72.4 68.6-75.8 48 4.8 3.5- 6.7 57 5.3 3.9- 7.1 79 8.1 6.3-10.3 69 9.4 6.9-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 871 79.5 76.6-82.2 75 6.1 4.7- 7.8 86 8.5 6.7-10.6 50 4.7 3.5- 6.3 11 1.2 0.5- 2.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.7 9.4-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 601 463 79.8 75.7-83.3 26 3.9 2.4- 6.3 32 4.0 2.7- 5.7 50 7.1 5.2- 9.6 30 5.3 3.3- 8.3
Unable to Work 223 85 35.9 28.6-43.9 *** *** *** 18 7.1 4.0-12.4 51 23.1 17.3-30.1 67 33.6 26.0-42.1
Other not in Labor Force 223 161 71.2 64.0-77.5 20 9.9 6.2-15.4 17 7.9 4.7-12.9 22 9.5 6.0-14.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 221 130 61.1 53.4-68.3 14 5.0 2.7- 9.0 23 10.2 6.4-16.0 32 13.9 9.6-19.8 22 9.8 6.0-15.5
101% to 150% 226 154 68.8 61.0-75.6 13 5.9 3.1-10.9 12 4.8 2.4- 9.0 28 11.7 7.8-17.2 19 8.8 4.8-15.6
151% to 200% 150 109 72.3 62.2-80.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.1 5.0-16.0 12 10.0 4.6-20.4
More than 200% 1,025 771 75.1 71.9-78.1 71 6.9 5.3- 8.9 85 8.6 6.8-10.9 67 6.3 4.8- 8.3 31 3.0 1.9- 4.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 564 403 70.7 65.8-75.2 27 4.7 3.0- 7.2 35 6.3 4.3- 9.1 58 10.2 7.7-13.4 41 8.1 5.3-12.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 732 545 73.0 68.8-76.8 38 4.7 3.2- 7.0 53 7.9 5.8-10.7 52 6.8 5.0- 9.2 44 7.6 5.2-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 962 707 74.5 71.3-77.5 68 6.7 5.1- 8.7 80 7.9 6.2-10.1 73 7.5 5.9- 9.6 34 3.3 2.3- 4.8

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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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