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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,270 1,618 70.6 68.2-72.8 141 6.1 5.1- 7.4 210 9.0 7.7-10.5 172 8.3 6.9- 9.8 129 6.0 4.8- 7.5
Female 2,589 1,593 58.7 56.2-61.1 196 7.9 6.6- 9.5 315 12.8 11.2-14.6 307 13.3 11.7-15.1 178 7.4 6.1- 8.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,074 2,018 63.9 61.7-66.0 225 7.3 6.2- 8.6 336 11.5 10.1-13.0 322 11.0 9.7-12.4 173 6.3 5.2- 7.6
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.3 7.4-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 473 350 74.6 69.5-79.1 27 5.4 3.4- 8.5 45 8.2 5.9-11.4 32 8.0 5.3-12.0 19 3.7 2.2- 6.2
AGE
18-34 1,010 513 50.4 46.6-54.2 90 8.9 6.8-11.4 180 17.4 14.7-20.4 167 16.7 14.1-19.7 60 6.6 4.9- 8.9
35-44 733 420 58.3 53.9-62.6 64 9.2 6.8-12.2 106 12.0 9.7-14.8 91 12.4 9.9-15.5 52 8.2 5.7-11.5
45-54 769 510 68.5 64.6-72.2 50 5.6 4.1- 7.7 79 9.3 7.2-11.9 65 7.7 5.9-10.0 65 8.9 6.7-11.7
55-64 812 544 67.2 63.0-71.1 60 6.6 5.0- 8.8 64 8.4 6.3-11.0 82 10.3 8.0-13.2 62 7.5 5.3-10.6
65-74 873 685 79.7 75.9-83.0 47 5.7 4.0- 8.1 59 5.4 3.7- 7.9 40 5.2 3.5- 7.7 42 3.9 2.8- 5.6
75+ 543 453 83.9 79.6-87.4 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 25 4.1 2.6- 6.6 26 5.1 3.1- 8.5 21 4.3 2.6- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 442 302 63.2 57.2-68.9 15 4.7 2.6- 8.4 35 7.8 5.3-11.3 42 13.8 9.8-19.0 48 10.6 7.6-14.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,131 784 66.7 63.1-70.1 52 4.4 3.2- 6.0 100 9.8 7.8-12.2 103 10.2 8.2-12.7 92 8.9 6.8-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,291 836 63.7 60.4-66.9 83 7.2 5.4- 9.5 127 11.1 9.1-13.6 140 10.9 9.1-13.1 105 7.0 5.6- 8.8
College Graduate 1,970 1,271 63.4 60.9-65.8 186 10.3 8.8-12.0 257 13.1 11.5-14.9 194 10.4 8.9-12.0 62 2.9 2.1- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,478 827 53.0 49.6-56.3 78 5.3 4.1- 6.9 154 10.1 8.4-12.1 215 15.8 13.6-18.4 204 15.8 13.3-18.6
No 3,275 2,316 69.3 67.2-71.2 252 7.9 6.7- 9.2 362 11.5 10.2-13.0 250 8.5 7.3- 9.8 95 2.9 2.3- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 634 443 67.4 62.5-71.9 37 5.0 3.5- 7.2 56 9.8 7.1-13.3 52 9.2 6.6-12.7 46 8.6 6.0-12.2
Non-Veteran 4,197 2,747 63.8 61.9-65.7 299 7.4 6.4- 8.5 465 11.2 10.0-12.4 427 11.2 10.0-12.4 259 6.5 5.5- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,624 1,704 64.4 62.1-66.7 208 7.9 6.6- 9.4 315 11.3 9.9-12.8 264 10.7 9.3-12.3 133 5.7 4.6- 7.0
Unemployed 246 117 43.6 36.1-51.3 20 7.4 4.3-12.5 37 14.1 9.9-19.6 42 22.2 15.9-30.1 30 12.8 8.3-19.1
Retired 1,287 1,033 81.0 78.1-83.6 59 4.4 3.3- 6.0 73 4.9 3.6- 6.7 64 5.5 4.0- 7.5 58 4.2 3.1- 5.7
Unable to Work 334 147 41.1 34.6-47.9 17 4.7 2.6- 8.4 36 11.9 8.2-17.0 59 17.6 13.1-23.1 75 24.7 18.8-31.9
Other not in Labor Force 308 168 53.2 45.9-60.3 28 9.8 6.4-14.7 57 21.3 15.8-28.1 47 12.8 9.2-17.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 285 155 51.9 44.0-59.6 17 5.7 3.1-10.3 26 8.9 5.6-14.0 42 15.8 10.9-22.5 45 17.7 11.7-25.7
$15,000- 24,999 448 292 61.1 54.8-67.0 29 6.6 4.3- 9.9 49 10.4 7.4-14.4 35 11.1 7.2-16.7 43 10.8 7.4-15.4
$25,000- 34,999 492 305 62.7 57.1-67.9 34 7.6 4.9-11.6 50 9.8 6.9-13.6 62 12.8 9.7-16.7 41 7.2 5.0-10.1
$35,000- 49,999 515 320 59.6 54.1-64.9 37 6.8 4.6- 9.8 64 15.6 11.7-20.6 61 12.7 9.6-16.7 33 5.3 3.4- 8.1
$50,000-74,999 610 402 64.9 59.7-69.8 54 9.5 6.4-14.0 56 8.4 5.9-11.6 72 12.1 9.1-15.8 26 5.2 3.2- 8.2
$75,000-100,000 494 330 65.5 60.1-70.4 34 7.2 4.8-10.7 59 12.4 9.2-16.6 46 8.9 6.3-12.4 25 6.0 3.8- 9.3
$100,000-150,000 528 340 63.7 58.8-68.4 43 7.8 5.7-10.7 74 13.1 10.1-16.9 46 10.0 7.4-13.4 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2
$150,000+ 427 293 67.8 62.1-72.9 38 9.1 6.4-13.0 50 10.7 7.8-14.6 37 9.8 6.8-14.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,060 774 70.1 66.3-73.6 51 4.8 3.5- 6.6 97 10.0 7.9-12.7 78 8.7 6.7-11.3 60 6.4 4.6- 8.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.2 7.9-24.3 *** *** *** 17 15.1 8.7-24.8
50% to 100% 384 231 58.1 51.2-64.7 19 4.2 2.4- 7.4 33 8.1 5.3-12.1 52 14.9 10.6-20.5 49 14.7 9.9-21.2
101% to 150% 402 253 60.9 54.6-66.8 28 7.5 4.6-11.9 42 11.0 7.6-15.6 44 12.8 9.3-17.5 35 7.8 5.3-11.4
151% to 200% 402 243 58.2 51.9-64.1 32 8.8 5.9-12.9 58 15.4 11.3-20.5 39 10.3 7.3-14.4 30 7.4 4.7-11.3
More than 200% 2,456 1,625 65.5 63.1-67.9 197 8.1 6.8- 9.7 274 11.0 9.5-12.6 250 10.6 9.2-12.2 110 4.7 3.7- 5.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,060 774 70.1 66.3-73.6 51 4.8 3.5- 6.6 97 10.0 7.9-12.7 78 8.7 6.7-11.3 60 6.4 4.6- 8.8
HOUSING
Own 3,152 2,236 69.1 67.0-71.2 222 7.1 6.0- 8.3 286 9.3 8.0-10.6 253 8.9 7.7-10.3 155 5.6 4.6- 6.9
Rent 1,313 748 53.6 50.2-56.9 86 6.7 5.2- 8.6 184 14.5 12.3-17.0 176 15.9 13.4-18.7 119 9.4 7.6-11.5
Other arrangement 331 177 52.7 45.7-59.6 26 8.4 5.4-12.7 49 16.5 11.8-22.6 47 13.6 9.6-18.8 32 8.9 5.3-14.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,491 942 63.6 60.5-66.5 129 8.0 6.6- 9.6 192 12.6 10.6-14.8 158 11.1 9.3-13.2 70 4.8 3.6- 6.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,302 837 63.3 60.0-66.5 87 6.3 4.9- 8.2 133 10.3 8.4-12.6 151 12.0 9.9-14.3 94 8.1 6.4-10.2
Rural 2,066 1,432 66.0 63.1-68.8 121 6.8 5.2- 8.7 200 10.1 8.5-11.9 170 9.8 8.1-11.7 143 7.4 5.9- 9.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,324 897 64.7 60.9-68.4 73 6.4 4.5- 9.1 138 11.0 8.9-13.6 117 9.8 7.9-12.2 99 8.0 6.0-10.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,930 1,285 65.1 62.3-67.8 122 5.7 4.6- 7.1 183 9.6 8.1-11.4 203 11.9 10.1-13.9 137 7.7 6.3- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,605 1,029 63.5 60.7-66.3 142 8.7 7.2-10.5 204 12.3 10.5-14.3 159 10.5 8.8-12.5 71 5.0 3.8- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,484 993 65.0 61.9-68.0 116 7.6 6.2- 9.3 162 10.8 9.0-13.0 142 10.7 8.8-12.9 71 5.9 4.3- 7.9
2nd Quartile 1,281 845 65.9 62.7-68.9 91 7.1 5.6- 8.9 130 10.0 8.2-12.1 130 10.3 8.5-12.5 85 6.8 5.3- 8.7
3rd Quartile 1,373 864 60.8 57.4-64.0 85 5.7 4.5- 7.4 162 12.8 10.6-15.2 158 12.9 10.7-15.4 104 7.9 6.1-10.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 721 509 67.1 61.5-72.2 45 8.7 5.2-14.3 71 10.2 7.4-14.0 49 8.0 5.7-11.2 47 5.9 4.2- 8.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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