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
-MALES 1,980 1,593 80.9 78.8-82.8 100 5.0 4.0- 6.1 97 4.7 3.8- 5.9 106 5.3 4.2- 6.6 84 4.1 3.2- 5.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,263 1,020 80.6 78.0-83.0 72 5.8 4.6- 7.4 63 4.8 3.6- 6.3 57 4.6 3.4- 6.1 51 4.2 3.0- 5.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 321 263 82.7 77.3-87.0 13 3.7 2.0- 6.8 15 4.5 2.5- 8.1 22 5.7 3.6- 8.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 475 371 79.6 75.4-83.2 33 6.4 4.5- 9.1 33 6.1 4.2- 8.6 30 5.6 3.9- 8.1 *** *** ***
35-44 271 228 85.2 80.2-89.1 13 4.0 2.2- 6.9 13 4.4 2.5- 7.9 13 5.2 3.0- 8.8 *** *** ***
45-54 323 254 76.7 70.5-81.9 18 5.5 3.4- 8.7 17 5.1 3.0- 8.7 18 6.9 3.7-12.5 16 5.8 3.4- 9.7
55-64 339 263 78.7 73.3-83.2 16 4.8 2.7- 8.3 16 4.3 2.5- 7.4 17 4.2 2.5- 7.0 27 8.0 5.2-12.1
65-74 326 276 85.3 80.3-89.1 13 4.1 2.3- 7.1 11 3.5 1.6- 7.6 *** *** *** 16 4.6 2.8- 7.7
75+ 213 173 81.5 74.2-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.2 5.5-15.0 12 5.7 2.6-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 158 77.6 70.2-83.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 5.3 2.5-11.1 23 10.3 6.4-16.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 506 415 84.3 80.6-87.4 *** *** *** 21 3.9 2.4- 6.1 32 5.4 3.7- 7.9 29 4.9 3.3- 7.3
Some Post-H.S. 551 428 78.3 74.2-81.9 36 7.2 5.1-10.0 27 4.7 3.1- 7.0 37 6.6 4.7- 9.4 23 3.2 2.0- 5.2
College Graduate 711 586 81.9 78.6-84.9 50 7.7 5.8-10.3 41 5.8 4.2- 8.0 25 3.6 2.4- 5.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 95 63.4 54.0-71.9 *** *** *** 13 7.1 3.7-13.2 14 9.2 5.3-15.4 21 15.7 9.7-24.5
$15,000- 24,999 230 170 70.8 62.9-77.5 *** *** *** 16 7.0 4.1-11.7 20 10.0 5.8-16.8 16 8.5 4.9-14.5
$25,000- 34,999 171 132 77.5 69.8-83.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.7 3.8-11.6 12 6.4 3.3-11.9
$35,000- 49,999 236 184 81.8 76.1-86.4 14 5.4 3.0- 9.5 14 5.2 2.9- 9.0 13 4.1 2.3- 7.2 11 3.5 1.8- 6.7
$50,000- 74,999 225 197 89.2 84.2-92.7 12 4.4 2.4- 7.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 600 515 85.1 81.5-88.1 34 5.9 4.2- 8.4 26 4.6 3.0- 7.1 18 3.2 1.9- 5.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 375 63.0 58.2-67.6 29 5.1 3.4- 7.7 42 7.1 5.1- 9.9 71 12.0 9.1-15.6 71 12.7 9.8-16.4
No 1,310 1,148 88.1 86.1-89.9 68 5.0 3.8- 6.4 52 3.8 2.8- 5.2 31 2.5 1.7- 3.6 11 0.6 0.3- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 531 418 78.1 73.7-81.9 24 4.1 2.7- 6.3 24 4.3 2.8- 6.6 34 7.0 4.9-10.0 31 6.4 4.3- 9.6
Non-Veteran 1,430 1,158 81.7 79.3-83.9 75 5.2 4.1- 6.6 73 4.9 3.8- 6.3 72 4.8 3.6- 6.3 52 3.4 2.5- 4.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 536 79.5 75.8-82.8 51 7.4 5.5- 9.8 38 5.4 3.8- 7.7 37 5.9 4.0- 8.7 13 1.7 0.9- 3.4
Regional City or Suburban County 556 452 82.3 78.4-85.6 24 4.6 3.0- 7.1 24 3.3 2.1- 5.0 30 4.6 3.0- 6.8 26 5.3 3.4- 8.2
Rural 749 605 81.1 77.7-84.1 25 2.9 1.9- 4.4 35 5.2 3.6- 7.5 39 5.2 3.7- 7.4 45 5.6 4.0- 7.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,185 1,006 85.9 83.6-87.9 63 4.9 3.8- 6.3 57 4.4 3.3- 5.9 42 3.3 2.4- 4.6 17 1.5 0.8- 2.7
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 495 418 85.1 81.0-88.5 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7 13 2.8 1.4- 5.7 26 4.7 3.1- 7.2 20 3.9 2.2- 6.6
Unable to Work 137 54 38.3 29.4-48.1 *** *** *** 12 6.5 3.4-12.1 25 18.3 12.1-26.7 40 32.1 23.6-42.0
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 101 62.0 52.9-70.3 *** *** *** 18 10.9 6.5-17.7 20 12.1 7.6-18.7 16 10.8 6.0-18.7
101% to 150% 191 145 75.9 67.7-82.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 8.2 4.1-15.4 16 8.2 4.5-14.3
151% to 200% 161 125 79.3 71.6-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 6.1 3.2-11.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,001 853 85.8 83.2-88.0 54 5.3 4.0- 7.0 44 4.3 3.1- 6.0 34 3.3 2.2- 4.8 16 1.3 0.7- 2.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 439 360 81.4 76.8-85.3 12 2.8 1.5- 5.2 22 5.1 3.2- 7.9 21 5.2 3.1- 8.4 24 5.6 3.5- 8.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 667 528 80.8 77.2-83.9 31 4.1 2.8- 6.0 31 4.6 3.1- 6.8 39 5.2 3.7- 7.2 38 5.3 3.7- 7.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 874 705 80.8 77.5-83.6 57 6.6 5.0- 8.7 44 4.6 3.3- 6.4 46 5.4 3.8- 7.7 22 2.6 1.5- 4.2

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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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