2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 890 578 64.0 59.9-67.9 58 7.2 5.3- 9.6 89 9.4 7.3-11.9 93 11.6 9.1-14.7 72 7.9 5.8-10.6
GENDER
Male 372 271 73.5 67.6-78.7 20 5.6 3.4- 9.0 27 6.7 4.4-10.0 28 8.2 5.2-12.7 26 5.9 3.5-10.0
Female 518 307 56.1 50.6-61.4 38 8.4 5.7-12.2 62 11.6 8.5-15.4 65 14.5 10.9-19.0 46 9.5 6.6-13.4
AGE
18-34 154 75 45.9 36.7-55.4 19 13.6 8.5-21.0 21 11.9 7.4-18.7 30 20.6 14.0-29.3 *** *** ***
35-44 145 87 64.6 54.9-73.1 *** *** *** 20 12.7 7.9-19.9 *** *** *** 17 8.5 4.8-14.5
45-54 158 105 72.1 63.6-79.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 9.8 6.0-15.5 19 11.5 6.7-19.0
55-64 171 109 67.0 58.4-74.6 *** *** *** 20 10.8 6.6-17.2 16 8.1 4.5-14.3 15 8.7 5.0-14.7
65-74 153 113 73.4 63.1-81.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 171 66.3 58.3-73.4 14 5.8 3.2-10.2 27 9.9 6.4-14.9 21 10.2 6.2-16.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 266 170 64.9 57.5-71.6 16 7.9 4.5-13.3 23 7.1 4.2-11.7 30 11.6 7.8-17.0 27 8.6 5.3-13.6
College Graduate 292 183 61.3 54.4-67.7 23 8.9 5.4-14.4 34 13.3 9.2-18.9 34 11.6 8.0-16.6 18 4.9 2.8- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 78 64.4 53.7-73.9 *** *** *** 17 10.0 5.6-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.3 7.5-22.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 112 68.7 59.4-76.6 *** *** *** 16 8.9 5.3-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 324 182 52.6 45.5-59.6 20 5.9 3.5-10.0 33 9.8 6.4-14.7 43 16.4 11.6-22.8 46 15.3 10.6-21.5
No 543 383 69.6 64.6-74.2 37 7.9 5.5-11.3 54 9.3 6.9-12.5 47 9.1 6.4-12.7 22 4.1 2.4- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 89 68.2 57.5-77.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.6 6.1-17.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 752 486 63.2 58.7-67.4 55 7.9 5.8-10.7 78 9.8 7.5-12.6 77 11.8 9.1-15.3 56 7.3 5.3-10.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 303 205 66.4 59.6-72.5 20 6.2 3.8- 9.9 32 9.9 6.7-14.3 28 10.6 7.0-15.8 18 7.0 3.8-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 247 149 62.2 54.3-69.5 *** *** *** 22 8.4 4.9-13.8 37 13.3 8.8-19.7 28 10.8 6.9-16.4
Rural 340 224 62.5 55.6-69.0 27 10.2 6.4-15.7 35 9.6 6.5-14.0 28 11.3 7.3-17.1 26 6.4 3.8-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 444 288 65.0 59.5-70.2 27 6.5 4.3- 9.8 51 9.7 7.2-13.1 46 11.1 8.0-15.2 32 7.6 4.9-11.6
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 184 82.5 75.2-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.7 9.3-28.2 *** *** *** 19 14.8 8.3-25.0
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 241 68.4 62.2-74.0 21 6.9 4.2-11.1 37 9.4 6.5-13.4 34 8.5 5.8-12.2 21 6.9 3.9-11.8
HOUSING
Own 485 347 71.6 66.3-76.4 27 5.5 3.5- 8.5 41 7.5 5.2-10.7 40 7.9 5.5-11.2 30 7.5 4.8-11.6
Rent 328 183 52.7 45.7-59.6 25 9.2 5.8-14.1 40 11.1 7.8-15.7 46 18.0 12.9-24.5 34 9.0 5.9-13.5
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 213 64.2 57.3-70.6 21 7.3 4.4-12.0 34 8.4 5.6-12.4 36 13.2 8.7-19.4 32 6.9 4.6-10.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 301 201 61.4 54.1-68.2 19 6.4 3.7-11.0 24 9.7 6.1-14.9 35 13.4 9.1-19.4 22 9.1 5.5-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 164 66.2 59.2-72.7 18 7.7 4.7-12.5 31 9.8 6.6-14.3 22 8.8 5.5-13.6 18 7.4 4.3-12.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 139 93 67.5 57.7-75.9 *** *** *** 17 9.8 5.7-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 219 143 62.8 55.0-70.0 16 7.5 4.3-12.8 19 8.5 5.3-13.4 24 11.6 7.4-17.7 17 9.6 5.6-16.0
3rd Quartile 330 205 61.6 54.8-68.0 17 5.6 3.3- 9.4 33 11.1 7.4-16.3 43 13.6 9.4-19.3 32 8.1 5.3-12.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 137 67.8 58.8-75.6 17 10.4 5.9-17.9 20 7.5 4.3-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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