2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

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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 4,214 2,777 64.4 62.7-66.1 316 7.1 6.2- 8.0 441 11.1 10.1-12.3 413 10.7 9.6-11.8 267 6.7 5.8- 7.8
-Piedmont NC 2,286 1,496 63.9 61.5-66.1 177 7.3 6.2- 8.6 251 12.2 10.6-13.8 212 9.9 8.6-11.5 150 6.7 5.6- 8.1
GENDER
Male 1,069 749 68.8 65.5-72.0 68 5.6 4.3- 7.3 109 11.4 9.3-13.8 82 7.8 6.1- 9.9 61 6.4 4.8- 8.5
Female 1,217 747 59.4 56.1-62.5 109 8.9 7.2-10.9 142 12.9 10.8-15.3 130 11.9 9.9-14.2 89 7.0 5.6- 8.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,437 941 64.2 61.3-67.0 117 7.7 6.3- 9.4 164 12.3 10.5-14.4 115 8.9 7.3-10.9 100 6.8 5.4- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 475 298 60.8 55.7-65.8 37 7.1 4.9-10.1 55 13.8 10.5-18.0 56 12.0 9.1-15.5 29 6.3 4.2- 9.4
Other 374 257 67.3 61.3-72.8 23 5.9 3.7- 9.3 32 8.6 5.8-12.5 41 11.2 7.7-15.8 21 7.0 4.2-11.6
AGE
18-34 517 256 50.1 45.2-54.9 48 8.2 5.9-11.2 100 19.1 15.6-23.1 77 15.2 12.0-19.0 36 7.5 5.2-10.6
35-44 340 207 60.2 54.3-65.9 37 10.9 7.8-15.1 42 12.4 8.9-16.8 37 10.9 7.6-15.2 17 5.6 3.3- 9.2
45-54 380 239 62.4 56.6-67.9 33 7.6 5.2-11.0 47 12.6 9.1-17.0 33 9.1 6.3-12.9 28 8.3 5.3-12.9
55-64 430 300 71.4 66.4-75.9 31 6.2 4.3- 9.0 28 6.7 4.3-10.3 39 9.0 6.5-12.5 32 6.7 4.6- 9.6
65-74 334 260 77.7 72.3-82.3 16 3.8 2.3- 6.4 20 7.7 4.8-12.0 *** *** *** 26 7.6 5.0-11.5
75+ 243 203 88.0 82.9-91.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 153 70.9 63.1-77.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 6.5 3.8-10.9 23 11.8 7.3-18.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 310 64.7 59.6-69.6 29 6.6 4.4- 9.9 44 10.2 7.4-14.1 45 9.4 6.8-13.0 44 9.0 6.5-12.3
Some Post-H.S. 633 404 61.8 57.4-66.0 46 6.4 4.6- 8.7 69 12.8 10.0-16.1 75 13.2 10.4-16.6 39 5.9 4.2- 8.3
College Graduate 965 626 62.6 59.2-66.0 90 9.4 7.6-11.6 129 15.5 13.0-18.4 76 8.5 6.6-10.8 44 4.0 2.9- 5.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 645 344 50.2 45.6-54.8 41 6.1 4.2- 8.9 55 9.2 6.9-12.3 98 16.3 13.1-20.1 107 18.1 14.7-22.1
No 1,564 1,093 68.4 65.7-71.0 132 7.9 6.6- 9.5 189 13.5 11.6-15.6 112 7.8 6.4- 9.5 38 2.4 1.7- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 190 70.4 63.8-76.2 19 6.3 3.9-10.2 21 8.4 5.3-13.1 20 6.8 4.1-11.1 21 8.0 5.0-12.7
Non-Veteran 1,996 1,292 63.0 60.5-65.4 157 7.5 6.3- 8.9 228 12.6 11.0-14.5 192 10.4 8.9-12.1 127 6.5 5.3- 8.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,296 834 63.4 60.4-66.4 121 8.4 6.9-10.2 167 13.7 11.7-16.1 120 9.9 8.1-12.0 54 4.5 3.4- 6.0
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.6 9.2-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 548 430 80.0 76.0-83.5 27 4.1 2.7- 6.1 27 5.2 3.4- 7.9 31 5.3 3.5- 7.9 33 5.3 3.6- 7.8
Unable to Work 163 77 46.1 37.6-54.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 18.1 12.5-25.5 37 23.3 16.6-31.6
Other not in Labor Force 160 89 51.4 42.7-60.1 15 9.6 5.5-16.3 28 19.6 13.5-27.6 18 13.3 8.3-20.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 91 56.0 47.1-64.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 10.9 6.7-17.1 25 15.0 9.9-21.9
$15,000- 24,999 253 160 62.8 55.5-69.5 16 5.3 3.1- 9.0 19 7.9 4.8-12.8 27 10.4 6.8-15.5 31 13.6 9.0-20.1
$25,000- 34,999 195 126 63.7 55.6-71.1 *** *** *** 27 14.0 9.4-20.3 17 9.0 5.4-14.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 232 142 60.4 53.0-67.3 12 4.5 2.5- 8.0 36 15.5 10.9-21.5 28 12.9 8.7-18.7 14 6.7 3.7-11.8
$50,000- 74,999 266 163 60.1 53.0-66.9 27 8.0 5.3-12.0 35 12.8 8.9-17.9 31 15.3 10.4-21.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 704 472 65.3 61.2-69.2 68 9.3 7.2-12.0 93 14.9 12.1-18.3 44 6.5 4.7- 9.0 27 3.9 2.5- 5.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 102 53.7 45.5-61.7 18 8.4 4.9-13.9 16 10.7 6.3-17.8 24 13.4 8.6-20.3 28 13.8 9.4-19.9
101% to 150% 218 139 64.8 56.9-72.0 *** *** *** 21 9.2 5.7-14.7 24 8.7 5.6-13.4 25 13.5 8.4-21.0
151% to 200% 134 87 62.8 53.1-71.6 *** *** *** 19 14.2 8.9-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,174 758 63.1 59.8-66.2 106 8.3 6.8-10.2 160 14.7 12.5-17.2 98 9.5 7.6-11.8 52 4.4 3.2- 5.9
HOUSING
Own 1,419 1,012 69.7 66.8-72.4 101 6.5 5.2- 8.0 140 11.2 9.4-13.3 92 7.4 5.9- 9.2 74 5.3 4.0- 6.9
Rent 694 393 54.1 49.8-58.3 60 8.3 6.3-10.8 87 13.3 10.6-16.5 92 14.4 11.6-17.7 62 10.0 7.6-13.0
Other arrangement 152 75 47.1 38.3-56.1 15 10.5 5.9-17.9 22 17.3 11.3-25.6 27 16.7 11.2-24.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,269 810 62.2 59.1-65.3 115 8.8 7.2-10.7 155 13.3 11.3-15.7 121 9.9 8.2-12.0 68 5.8 4.4- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 566 381 65.0 60.2-69.6 34 5.4 3.7- 7.9 64 13.2 10.1-17.0 52 10.5 7.7-14.1 35 5.9 4.0- 8.5
Rural 451 305 67.0 61.7-71.9 28 5.7 3.8- 8.5 32 7.3 4.9-10.7 39 9.2 6.5-12.8 47 10.8 7.8-14.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 88 63.4 53.6-72.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.6 11.9-27.8 14 11.0 6.2-18.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 553 65.9 62.0-69.7 57 6.6 4.9- 8.8 78 10.8 8.4-13.7 72 8.7 6.7-11.3 61 7.9 5.9-10.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,332 855 62.7 59.6-65.6 117 8.4 6.9-10.2 165 13.6 11.6-15.9 120 9.8 8.0-11.8 75 5.6 4.3- 7.3

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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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