2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,859 623 13.8 12.6-15.1 4,236 86.2 84.9-87.4
-FEMALES 2,589 384 16.2 14.5-18.2 2,205 83.8 81.8-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,620 237 15.5 13.4-17.9 1,383 84.5 82.1-86.6
Non-Hispanic Black 518 87 19.0 14.9-23.9 431 81.0 76.1-85.1
Other 413 56 15.6 11.2-21.2 357 84.4 78.8-88.8
AGE
18-34 479 100 20.7 16.8-25.3 379 79.3 74.7-83.2
35-44 391 69 19.3 14.5-25.3 322 80.7 74.7-85.5
45-54 380 69 19.2 14.8-24.5 311 80.8 75.5-85.2
55-64 455 75 15.0 11.6-19.3 380 85.0 80.7-88.4
65-74 487 39 8.0 5.5-11.6 448 92.0 88.4-94.5
75+ 325 24 9.2 5.5-15.0 301 90.8 85.0-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 42 21.2 15.2-28.9 181 78.8 71.1-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 545 89 18.1 14.1-23.0 456 81.9 77.0-85.9
Some Post-H.S. 712 125 17.3 14.2-20.8 587 82.7 79.2-85.8
College Graduate 1,095 128 12.2 10.1-14.8 967 87.8 85.2-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 54 32.8 24.5-42.4 134 67.2 57.6-75.5
$15,000- 24,999 266 39 21.0 14.8-28.9 227 79.0 71.1-85.2
$25,000- 34,999 275 60 19.3 14.5-25.3 215 80.7 74.7-85.5
$35,000- 49,999 243 34 12.3 8.3-18.0 209 87.7 82.0-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 297 37 13.2 9.0-19.1 260 86.8 80.9-91.0
$75,000+ 705 86 13.1 10.4-16.4 619 86.9 83.6-89.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 842 215 28.7 24.8-33.0 627 71.3 67.0-75.2
No 1,691 158 10.4 8.6-12.4 1,533 89.6 87.6-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 17 21.0 12.6-32.8 70 79.0 67.2-87.4
Non-Veteran 2,490 367 16.2 14.3-18.1 2,123 83.8 81.9-85.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 762 109 15.9 12.9-19.4 653 84.1 80.6-87.1
Regional City or Suburban County 691 122 18.4 15.1-22.1 569 81.6 77.9-84.9
Rural 1,136 153 14.8 12.2-18.0 983 85.2 82.0-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,248 182 15.7 13.2-18.5 1,066 84.3 81.5-86.8
Unemployed 138 33 26.5 18.2-36.9 105 73.5 63.1-81.8
Retired 738 53 7.8 5.6-10.8 685 92.2 89.2-94.4
Unable to Work 190 77 46.1 37.2-55.1 113 53.9 44.9-62.8
Other not in Labor Force 243 35 13.8 9.5-19.6 208 86.2 80.4-90.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 230 56 30.3 22.7-39.0 174 69.7 61.0-77.3
101% to 150% 239 42 17.4 12.4-23.9 197 82.6 76.1-87.6
151% to 200% 219 36 16.3 11.1-23.4 183 83.7 76.6-88.9
More than 200% 1,194 155 13.3 11.1-15.8 1,039 86.7 84.2-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 763 110 14.4 11.3-18.3 653 85.6 81.7-88.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,001 165 19.1 16.0-22.5 836 80.9 77.5-84.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 109 14.6 11.9-17.7 716 85.4 82.3-88.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 763 99 14.6 11.7-18.0 664 85.4 82.0-88.3
2nd Quartile 655 105 16.8 13.5-20.6 550 83.2 79.4-86.5
3rd Quartile 733 125 19.1 15.6-23.2 608 80.9 76.8-84.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 438 55 12.5 9.0-17.2 383 87.5 82.8-91.0

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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 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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