2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Frequent Mental Distress (within the past 30 days)*

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,639 335 14.1 12.5-15.8 2,304 85.9 84.2-87.5
GENDER
Male 1,258 138 12.0 9.9-14.3 1,120 88.0 85.7-90.1
Female 1,381 197 16.0 13.7-18.5 1,184 84.0 81.5-86.3
AGE
18-34 480 89 20.3 16.5-24.7 391 79.7 75.3-83.5
35-44 317 47 15.5 11.5-20.6 270 84.5 79.4-88.5
45-54 413 49 12.9 9.6-17.0 364 87.1 83.0-90.4
55-64 519 68 12.3 9.4-15.9 451 87.7 84.1-90.6
65-74 517 51 10.9 7.6-15.2 466 89.1 84.8-92.4
75+ 366 29 7.5 4.9-11.3 337 92.5 88.7-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 31 22.9 15.7-32.1 97 77.1 67.9-84.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 95 18.1 14.7-22.2 465 81.9 77.8-85.3
Some Post-H.S. 814 113 14.5 12.0-17.5 701 85.5 82.5-88.0
College Graduate 1,131 96 8.1 6.5-10.0 1,035 91.9 90.0-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 39 25.5 18.6-33.9 113 74.5 66.1-81.4
$15,000- 24,999 250 67 26.8 20.9-33.7 183 73.2 66.3-79.1
$25,000- 34,999 208 30 17.2 11.5-24.9 178 82.8 75.1-88.5
$35,000- 49,999 308 34 12.0 8.2-17.3 274 88.0 82.7-91.8
$50,000- 74,999 352 33 12.0 8.2-17.2 319 88.0 82.8-91.8
$75,000+ 860 65 7.4 5.7- 9.6 795 92.6 90.4-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 833 227 30.7 27.0-34.8 606 69.3 65.2-73.0
No 1,739 106 6.7 5.4- 8.2 1,633 93.3 91.8-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 426 57 16.0 11.9-21.4 369 84.0 78.6-88.1
Non-Veteran 2,203 278 13.8 12.1-15.6 1,925 86.2 84.4-87.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 753 84 11.6 9.2-14.5 669 88.4 85.5-90.8
Regional City or Suburban County 773 93 13.0 10.4-16.0 680 87.0 84.0-89.6
Rural 1,113 158 16.6 13.9-19.6 955 83.4 80.4-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,378 147 11.8 9.9-14.0 1,231 88.2 86.0-90.1
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 813 64 7.9 5.8-10.7 749 92.1 89.3-94.2
Unable to Work 195 75 39.1 31.4-47.4 120 60.9 52.6-68.6
Other not in Labor Force 152 26 17.2 11.5-24.9 126 82.8 75.1-88.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 54 35.5 27.3-44.7 104 64.5 55.3-72.7
101% to 150% 212 41 18.2 13.0-25.0 171 81.8 75.0-87.0
151% to 200% 190 31 19.7 13.3-28.0 159 80.3 72.0-86.7
More than 200% 1,497 129 8.9 7.3-10.7 1,368 91.1 89.3-92.7
HOUSING
Own 1,922 190 11.3 9.6-13.2 1,732 88.7 86.8-90.4
Rent 549 109 22.5 18.6-27.0 440 77.5 73.0-81.4
Other arrangement 154 35 24.2 17.2-33.0 119 75.8 67.0-82.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 516 77 19.1 15.1-24.0 439 80.9 76.0-84.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 131 15.0 12.4-18.0 829 85.0 82.0-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,163 127 11.3 9.3-13.5 1,036 88.7 86.5-90.7

Back to Healthy Days.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 09SEP20.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts