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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,620 994 58.4 55.3-61.6 131 8.3 6.6-10.4 196 13.4 11.3-15.8 201 13.1 11.2-15.3 98 6.7 5.2- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 413 265 62.4 55.8-68.5 23 4.8 2.9- 7.9 54 12.9 9.1-17.8 40 13.2 8.8-19.3 31 6.7 4.3-10.2
AGE
18-34 479 200 40.8 35.5-46.2 47 10.6 7.3-15.2 96 20.2 16.0-25.1 104 21.5 17.5-26.2 32 6.9 4.6-10.2
35-44 391 208 54.4 48.2-60.4 35 9.0 6.1-13.1 60 12.7 9.5-16.9 59 14.6 10.9-19.3 29 9.3 5.7-14.8
45-54 380 221 59.4 53.4-65.1 29 6.5 4.3- 9.7 47 11.8 8.6-16.1 43 10.4 7.5-14.3 40 11.9 8.3-16.7
55-64 455 287 63.4 57.8-68.7 37 7.4 5.1-10.7 39 9.6 6.7-13.7 53 12.0 8.8-16.1 39 7.6 5.3-10.8
65-74 487 364 74.7 68.8-79.8 31 7.2 4.6-11.2 44 8.0 5.1-12.3 27 6.5 3.9-10.6 21 3.6 2.2- 5.9
75+ 325 263 81.3 75.1-86.2 13 3.2 1.7- 6.0 20 5.3 3.1- 8.8 16 5.8 2.9-11.2 13 4.5 2.3- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 143 58.1 49.3-66.3 *** *** *** 21 10.6 6.5-16.8 22 13.7 8.6-21.3 27 11.9 7.5-18.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 545 355 60.2 54.7-65.5 25 4.7 2.9- 7.5 58 12.6 9.2-17.1 59 12.9 9.6-17.3 48 9.5 6.6-13.6
Some Post-H.S. 712 438 58.5 53.7-63.1 47 7.8 5.2-11.5 70 11.7 8.8-15.4 95 13.9 11.1-17.3 62 8.1 6.0-10.8
College Graduate 1,095 649 57.9 54.4-61.3 113 11.2 9.2-13.6 161 14.6 12.4-17.2 131 12.9 10.7-15.4 41 3.5 2.4- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 97 46.4 37.3-55.6 11 6.3 2.9-13.0 20 9.9 5.8-16.6 30 19.8 13.0-29.1 30 17.6 11.5-26.0
$15,000- 24,999 266 178 61.0 53.0-68.5 18 7.4 4.3-12.6 26 8.7 5.3-14.1 21 11.5 7.1-18.2 23 11.3 6.8-18.2
$25,000- 34,999 275 145 55.4 47.7-62.9 22 8.5 5.0-14.0 34 11.7 7.5-17.7 44 15.5 11.1-21.2 30 8.9 5.9-13.4
$35,000- 49,999 243 136 52.2 43.8-60.4 20 7.5 4.5-12.2 37 20.8 14.1-29.5 36 15.7 10.9-22.2 14 3.9 2.0- 7.4
$50,000- 74,999 297 178 57.0 48.9-64.6 28 11.1 5.7-20.3 35 10.4 6.9-15.6 45 17.0 11.9-23.6 11 4.6 2.1- 9.5
$75,000+ 705 422 59.2 54.8-63.5 66 9.6 7.3-12.5 104 14.1 11.3-17.6 78 11.9 9.3-15.2 35 5.1 3.5- 7.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 842 434 47.7 43.3-52.2 50 6.2 4.4- 8.6 100 11.6 9.2-14.7 142 18.7 15.5-22.4 116 15.7 12.6-19.5
No 1,691 1,127 63.5 60.5-66.5 141 8.8 7.0-10.9 209 13.6 11.5-15.9 156 10.5 8.7-12.6 58 3.6 2.6- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.0 6.4-21.3 12 14.3 7.7-25.2
Non-Veteran 2,490 1,540 58.9 56.3-61.4 191 8.0 6.7- 9.6 298 12.6 10.9-14.4 295 13.4 11.7-15.2 166 7.2 5.9- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 762 446 57.2 52.9-61.4 62 7.7 5.8-10.1 111 14.8 11.9-18.2 102 15.0 12.1-18.5 41 5.3 3.6- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 691 404 56.5 51.9-61.0 53 7.2 5.3- 9.8 79 12.6 9.6-16.2 105 15.5 12.4-19.1 50 8.3 6.0-11.3
Rural 1,136 743 61.7 57.6-65.8 81 8.6 6.2-12.0 125 11.2 8.8-14.0 100 9.9 7.8-12.6 87 8.5 6.4-11.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,248 717 55.8 52.3-59.2 108 8.9 6.9-11.4 179 14.1 11.8-16.7 166 14.6 12.2-17.2 78 6.7 5.0- 8.9
Unemployed 138 71 48.1 38.1-58.2 12 6.8 3.0-14.7 16 10.8 6.3-18.0 23 22.6 14.7-33.2 16 11.7 6.4-20.6
Retired 738 577 78.3 74.0-82.0 39 5.2 3.5- 7.6 52 6.3 4.3- 9.1 41 6.4 4.2- 9.4 29 3.9 2.5- 6.0
Unable to Work 190 73 32.2 24.7-40.7 13 6.6 3.3-12.8 21 12.1 7.2-19.6 38 21.9 15.2-30.3 45 27.3 19.8-36.3
Other not in Labor Force 243 132 51.9 43.6-60.0 23 10.6 6.6-16.5 43 21.1 14.8-29.0 37 12.7 8.8-17.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.7 8.1-28.2
50% to 100% 230 132 51.7 43.3-60.1 14 5.8 2.9-11.2 22 8.7 5.1-14.3 33 17.0 11.4-24.6 29 16.7 10.8-24.9
101% to 150% 239 138 55.3 47.2-63.1 18 7.8 4.5-13.3 28 12.9 8.1-19.9 32 16.2 11.2-22.9 23 7.8 4.9-12.2
151% to 200% 219 117 51.7 42.9-60.5 20 9.6 5.7-15.7 38 18.1 12.2-26.0 28 14.0 9.2-20.6 16 6.6 3.5-12.2
More than 200% 1,194 719 59.4 55.8-62.9 107 9.3 7.1-12.0 157 13.0 10.7-15.7 150 13.3 11.1-16.0 61 4.9 3.7- 6.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 763 491 61.9 56.6-67.0 50 7.8 4.8-12.5 80 11.5 8.4-15.5 84 11.2 8.7-14.3 58 7.6 5.2-10.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,001 613 57.7 53.7-61.7 71 6.8 5.1- 8.9 114 11.7 9.3-14.5 125 14.7 11.9-17.9 78 9.2 7.0-11.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 489 57.5 53.5-61.4 75 9.1 7.1-11.6 121 14.8 12.0-18.0 98 13.2 10.6-16.3 42 5.4 3.9- 7.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 763 475 59.6 55.2-63.9 65 8.4 6.3-11.0 98 13.1 10.3-16.5 87 13.0 10.1-16.4 38 6.0 4.1- 8.5
2nd Quartile 655 397 58.7 54.1-63.2 47 7.5 5.4-10.3 79 12.1 9.4-15.4 82 14.0 11.0-17.6 50 7.8 5.6-10.7
3rd Quartile 733 428 55.8 51.1-60.4 53 6.9 5.0- 9.4 92 14.0 10.8-17.8 102 14.8 11.9-18.2 58 8.5 6.0-11.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 438 293 62.7 54.8-70.0 31 10.2 5.0-19.8 46 11.3 7.3-17.2 36 8.6 5.6-13.0 32 7.1 4.7-10.7

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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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