2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 547 68 16.2 12.4-21.0 479 83.8 79.0-87.6
GENDER
Male 279 26 13.0 8.2-20.0 253 87.0 80.0-91.8
Female 268 42 19.2 13.7-26.3 226 80.8 73.7-86.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 448 60 17.3 13.0-22.6 388 82.7 77.4-87.0
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 16 17.7 10.7-27.7 96 82.3 72.3-89.3
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 165 22 15.4 9.8-23.3 143 84.6 76.7-90.2
College Graduate 208 13 5.4 3.0- 9.4 195 94.6 90.6-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 49 33.2 24.7-43.1 138 66.8 56.9-75.3
No 349 18 7.0 4.2-11.4 331 93.0 88.6-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 464 58 14.8 11.0-19.5 406 85.2 80.5-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 29 12.1 8.1-17.6 249 87.9 82.4-91.9
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 18 7.0 4.2-11.3 221 93.0 88.7-95.8
HOUSING
Own 387 41 15.5 11.1-21.4 346 84.5 78.6-88.9
Rent 115 18 16.8 10.2-26.6 97 83.2 73.4-89.8
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 15 13.5 8.0-21.9 140 86.5 78.1-92.0
Rural 392 53 17.1 12.5-23.1 339 82.9 76.9-87.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 33 19.0 12.9-27.2 199 81.0 72.8-87.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 22 12.8 8.3-19.3 191 87.2 80.7-91.7

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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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