2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,859 3,211 64.4 62.6-66.1 337 7.1 6.2- 8.1 525 11.0 9.9-12.2 479 10.9 9.8-12.0 307 6.7 5.8- 7.7
-Eastern NC 1,828 1,218 64.0 61.0-67.0 112 7.2 5.4- 9.5 194 10.5 8.8-12.4 179 10.9 9.2-12.9 125 7.3 5.9- 9.0
GENDER
Male 812 596 70.8 66.6-74.7 43 5.8 4.1- 8.2 70 9.1 6.9-11.8 56 8.5 6.2-11.4 47 5.8 4.0- 8.4
Female 1,016 622 57.5 53.2-61.7 69 8.6 5.7-12.7 124 11.9 9.5-14.8 123 13.3 10.9-16.1 78 8.7 6.7-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,026 688 63.3 59.2-67.2 59 6.7 4.3-10.3 109 11.7 9.3-14.5 107 11.7 9.4-14.5 63 6.6 4.9- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 438 284 65.1 59.2-70.6 31 8.8 5.7-13.2 42 7.3 5.1-10.4 46 11.3 8.1-15.6 35 7.4 4.9-11.1
Other 333 225 64.2 56.7-71.0 19 5.4 3.1- 9.3 40 12.4 8.3-18.2 25 7.8 4.8-12.4 24 10.2 5.9-17.0
AGE
18-34 344 180 51.9 45.2-58.7 28 10.2 5.9-17.2 54 14.0 10.2-18.9 57 16.0 12.0-20.9 25 7.8 4.9-12.2
35-44 245 136 57.5 50.2-64.5 16 5.3 3.0- 9.4 43 17.0 12.3-23.1 28 10.2 6.8-15.1 22 10.0 6.1-15.8
45-54 262 165 64.2 57.2-70.8 16 5.5 3.1- 9.6 23 6.4 4.0-10.1 29 11.9 7.9-17.4 29 12.0 8.0-17.6
55-64 328 223 68.3 61.8-74.2 22 6.7 4.1-10.9 26 8.5 5.5-12.9 36 11.6 7.8-16.8 21 4.9 3.0- 7.8
65-74 386 307 80.1 74.5-84.8 22 8.3 4.8-13.7 30 4.9 3.1- 7.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 216 172 80.2 72.8-86.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 126 67.5 57.3-76.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 339 67.6 62.3-72.5 25 5.7 3.5- 9.0 42 8.1 5.7-11.3 50 11.3 8.3-15.2 37 7.4 5.0-10.7
Some Post-H.S. 510 326 61.1 55.2-66.7 *** *** *** 55 11.5 8.2-15.7 52 10.9 8.0-14.5 46 8.9 6.3-12.4
College Graduate 641 417 61.7 57.0-66.3 50 9.7 6.9-13.3 81 13.4 10.5-16.8 67 11.3 8.7-14.6 26 3.9 2.4- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 354 52.2 47.1-57.3 36 7.1 4.7-10.4 73 11.1 8.5-14.5 89 15.8 12.3-20.0 79 13.8 10.5-18.0
No 1,156 838 70.0 66.2-73.5 74 7.4 5.1-10.6 115 10.2 8.1-12.7 87 8.4 6.7-10.6 42 4.0 2.8- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 209 63.1 56.2-69.4 19 6.7 4.0-11.0 35 12.4 8.6-17.6 26 9.0 5.9-13.6 23 8.8 5.3-14.3
Non-Veteran 1,507 1,003 64.2 60.8-67.4 93 7.4 5.3-10.1 157 10.0 8.2-12.2 153 11.4 9.5-13.7 101 7.0 5.5- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 907 598 64.2 59.9-68.2 61 7.8 5.1-11.6 103 10.7 8.6-13.3 97 11.6 9.3-14.5 48 5.7 4.0- 8.1
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.7 9.4-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 544 424 78.3 73.7-82.3 25 5.2 3.2- 8.5 42 6.2 4.3- 8.9 31 5.9 3.9- 8.8 22 4.4 2.6- 7.2
Unable to Work 150 73 47.9 38.1-57.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 15.6 9.8-24.1 34 24.7 17.0-34.6
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.4 6.3-19.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.3 7.9-24.5 18 16.2 9.0-27.4
$15,000- 24,999 191 124 64.4 54.5-73.2 *** *** *** 23 10.4 6.3-16.8 *** *** *** 20 11.4 6.5-19.3
$25,000- 34,999 193 117 58.1 49.1-66.6 *** *** *** 18 9.5 5.5-16.1 27 14.9 9.8-22.1 17 10.3 5.8-17.6
$35,000- 49,999 215 134 59.8 51.6-67.5 *** *** *** 28 14.8 9.8-21.6 24 12.3 8.0-18.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 233 157 64.1 53.4-73.5 *** *** *** 25 8.8 5.5-13.9 23 11.0 6.4-18.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 467 308 64.0 58.5-69.1 26 5.7 3.7- 8.8 56 10.2 7.6-13.6 49 13.0 9.5-17.5 28 7.1 4.6-10.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 416 315 71.1 64.8-76.7 17 5.4 3.2- 9.0 35 10.9 7.0-16.7 28 7.6 5.0-11.6 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.1 8.3-22.9 17 12.1 7.0-20.2
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.0 7.9-20.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 179 103 54.6 45.4-63.4 17 10.6 5.9-18.2 26 14.6 9.4-22.0 18 10.4 6.3-16.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 876 581 64.5 60.0-68.7 59 8.0 5.1-12.3 99 10.0 8.0-12.4 90 12.0 9.4-15.2 47 5.6 3.9- 7.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 416 315 71.1 64.8-76.7 17 5.4 3.2- 9.0 35 10.9 7.0-16.7 28 7.6 5.0-11.6 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9
HOUSING
Own 1,218 867 68.5 64.8-72.0 77 7.7 5.3-10.9 110 8.4 6.7-10.5 99 9.3 7.4-11.6 65 6.2 4.6- 8.3
Rent 451 266 55.6 49.5-61.5 23 5.8 3.5- 9.6 62 14.4 10.9-18.7 54 13.5 10.0-18.0 46 10.7 7.4-15.2
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.8 10.1-29.6 24 17.4 10.9-26.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 145 86 55.8 46.2-65.0 *** *** *** 17 10.6 6.1-17.8 20 16.5 10.2-25.5 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 504 302 59.4 54.1-64.6 32 6.5 4.2- 9.8 62 11.3 8.6-14.9 70 13.9 10.8-17.7 38 8.8 6.0-12.8
Rural 1,179 830 67.2 63.2-71.0 70 7.5 5.1-11.0 115 10.1 8.0-12.7 89 8.8 6.8-11.3 75 6.3 4.7- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 929 618 62.7 58.1-67.2 57 8.4 5.3-12.8 105 12.0 9.4-15.3 83 10.1 7.8-12.9 66 6.8 5.0- 9.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 721 488 66.0 61.6-70.2 41 5.3 3.8- 7.4 69 9.1 6.9-11.8 74 11.4 8.8-14.6 49 8.2 5.8-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 112 62.4 53.5-70.6 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.8-14.8 22 12.8 7.7-20.6 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 366 253 68.4 62.2-74.0 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 32 7.6 5.2-11.1 38 12.0 8.1-17.4 22 6.1 3.8- 9.6
2nd Quartile 217 137 63.5 55.8-70.6 *** *** *** 27 9.9 6.6-14.6 25 10.9 7.1-16.2 16 8.8 5.1-14.6
3rd Quartile 597 371 60.3 55.3-65.0 37 5.7 3.9- 8.4 69 12.1 9.3-15.7 75 13.3 10.3-16.9 45 8.6 5.9-12.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 648 457 65.9 59.7-71.7 42 9.9 5.7-16.5 66 10.7 7.5-15.1 41 7.6 5.2-11.1 42 5.8 4.0- 8.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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