2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 547 372 65.5 60.4-70.3 41 7.0 5.0- 9.7 47 8.0 5.9-10.8 57 11.5 8.6-15.0 30 8.0 5.1-12.4
GENDER
Male 279 215 75.9 69.0-81.8 *** *** *** 19 4.9 3.0- 7.8 21 8.8 5.4-13.9 *** *** ***
Female 268 157 55.9 48.5-63.0 29 10.0 6.7-14.8 28 10.9 7.4-15.9 36 14.0 9.8-19.4 18 9.3 5.3-15.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 448 301 65.1 59.5-70.3 33 6.8 4.7- 9.9 38 7.7 5.5-10.8 52 12.2 9.1-16.2 24 8.2 5.0-13.1
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 59 53.9 43.5-63.9 *** *** *** 21 15.5 10.0-23.3 18 18.1 11.2-27.8 *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 62 70.5 59.6-79.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 88 69.4 58.0-78.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 165 108 64.1 55.3-72.0 *** *** *** 15 8.5 5.0-14.0 24 16.5 10.9-24.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 208 138 65.1 57.6-71.9 25 13.3 8.9-19.4 23 11.7 7.7-17.5 17 7.9 4.8-12.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 110 52.5 43.2-61.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 19.4 13.7-26.7 20 17.2 10.2-27.7
No 349 252 72.1 66.3-77.2 31 8.4 5.6-12.3 36 9.3 6.6-13.0 21 7.3 4.5-11.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 464 313 66.4 61.0-71.4 34 6.9 4.7- 9.9 42 8.5 6.1-11.7 51 11.8 8.8-15.7 24 6.4 3.9-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 179 65.7 59.0-71.9 25 8.0 5.2-12.1 33 10.5 7.2-15.0 29 11.6 7.7-17.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 170 139 77.8 67.9-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 87 76.0 67.1-83.1 *** *** *** 13 9.9 5.6-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 171 73.8 67.4-79.3 19 6.3 3.9-10.1 21 8.8 5.6-13.4 20 7.5 4.7-11.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 387 279 68.7 62.6-74.2 35 8.2 5.7-11.7 22 5.5 3.4- 8.6 31 9.0 6.2-12.9 20 8.7 5.1-14.3
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.3 10.3-25.0 19 19.2 11.9-29.3 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 98 60.7 51.7-69.0 21 12.9 8.3-19.7 *** *** *** 17 14.1 8.6-22.3 *** *** ***
Rural 392 274 67.2 61.0-72.8 20 4.9 3.0- 8.1 34 8.4 5.9-11.9 40 10.6 7.5-14.7 24 8.9 5.3-14.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 164 66.4 58.2-73.7 *** *** *** 18 7.7 4.7-12.6 24 10.9 6.9-16.8 16 10.5 5.8-18.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 136 63.2 55.6-70.2 25 10.8 7.1-16.0 20 7.8 4.9-12.3 24 13.5 8.9-20.0 *** *** ***

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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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