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
-MALES 1,968 211 11.7 10.0-13.6 1,757 88.3 86.4-90.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 138 12.0 9.9-14.3 1,120 88.0 85.7-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 348 38 10.5 7.4-14.7 310 89.5 85.3-92.6
Other 321 30 10.7 6.9-16.2 291 89.3 83.8-93.1
AGE
18-34 467 65 14.8 11.5-18.9 402 85.2 81.1-88.5
35-44 269 29 11.6 7.9-16.7 240 88.4 83.3-92.1
45-54 323 33 11.1 7.3-16.6 290 88.9 83.4-92.7
55-64 336 41 10.4 7.5-14.3 295 89.6 85.7-92.5
65-74 328 25 10.0 5.7-17.0 303 90.0 83.0-94.3
75+ 212 16 6.4 3.5-11.2 196 93.6 88.8-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 31 16.1 10.6-23.7 174 83.9 76.3-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 502 59 12.3 9.3-16.1 443 87.7 83.9-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 544 66 12.5 9.6-16.1 478 87.5 83.9-90.4
College Graduate 710 55 7.8 5.9-10.4 655 92.2 89.6-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 30 19.1 13.1-26.9 118 80.9 73.1-86.9
$15,000- 24,999 233 43 20.7 14.9-28.2 190 79.3 71.8-85.1
$25,000- 34,999 170 20 10.9 6.8-17.2 150 89.1 82.8-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 236 23 10.2 6.2-16.3 213 89.8 83.7-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 222 17 11.7 7.0-18.9 205 88.3 81.1-93.0
$75,000+ 598 39 6.6 4.6- 9.3 559 93.4 90.7-95.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 590 141 26.2 21.9-31.0 449 73.8 69.0-78.1
No 1,296 66 5.9 4.5- 7.7 1,230 94.1 92.3-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 529 62 13.4 10.0-17.8 467 86.6 82.2-90.0
Non-Veteran 1,420 148 11.2 9.4-13.4 1,272 88.8 86.6-90.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 668 72 12.3 9.6-15.8 596 87.7 84.2-90.4
Regional City or Suburban County 555 57 10.8 8.0-14.4 498 89.2 85.6-92.0
Rural 745 82 11.9 9.2-15.2 663 88.1 84.8-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,171 108 10.0 8.1-12.2 1,063 90.0 87.8-91.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 31 6.7 4.0-10.9 465 93.3 89.1-96.0
Unable to Work 140 47 29.6 22.0-38.5 93 70.4 61.5-78.0
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 34 22.4 15.9-30.6 125 77.6 69.4-84.1
101% to 150% 195 30 16.3 10.6-24.3 165 83.7 75.7-89.4
151% to 200% 160 21 14.1 8.6-22.2 139 85.9 77.8-91.4
More than 200% 996 73 8.1 6.3-10.5 923 91.9 89.5-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 438 48 12.0 8.8-16.3 390 88.0 83.7-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 75 12.2 9.4-15.7 586 87.8 84.3-90.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 88 11.2 8.8-14.1 781 88.8 85.9-91.2

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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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