2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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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 4,897 3,777 77.2 75.7-78.6 248 5.1 4.4- 5.9 322 6.5 5.7- 7.4 345 7.2 6.4- 8.2 205 4.0 3.3- 4.7
-FEMALES 2,609 1,944 74.1 71.9-76.2 136 5.4 4.4- 6.7 194 7.6 6.4- 9.0 220 8.6 7.3-10.0 115 4.3 3.4- 5.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,632 1,213 73.8 71.0-76.4 93 5.7 4.4- 7.3 130 8.5 6.9-10.4 124 8.2 6.7-10.0 72 3.8 2.9- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 525 386 72.8 67.7-77.5 20 5.0 3.0- 8.2 34 5.4 3.5- 8.1 57 10.7 7.7-14.6 28 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Other 414 311 75.5 69.5-80.7 20 4.9 2.5- 9.2 29 7.5 4.7-11.7 39 8.1 5.3-12.1 15 4.1 2.2- 7.5
AGE
18-34 484 320 65.8 60.5-70.7 34 7.9 5.3-11.5 64 12.4 9.3-16.3 56 11.1 8.3-14.8 *** *** ***
35-44 398 296 75.3 69.8-80.1 25 6.6 4.0-10.6 33 6.8 4.6- 9.8 35 8.4 5.8-12.1 *** *** ***
45-54 377 264 73.6 68.3-78.3 29 5.9 3.9- 8.8 27 5.9 3.9- 9.0 40 10.5 7.4-14.7 17 4.1 2.3- 7.1
55-64 462 357 77.7 72.6-82.1 16 3.2 1.7- 5.9 27 6.0 3.9- 9.3 31 6.5 4.1-10.2 31 6.6 4.4- 9.7
65-74 489 381 79.3 74.1-83.7 21 5.0 2.8- 8.6 28 4.9 3.0- 7.8 32 5.9 3.6- 9.3 27 5.0 3.1- 7.8
75+ 329 267 79.5 72.8-84.9 *** *** *** 13 6.4 3.3-11.9 20 6.2 3.4-10.9 20 6.6 3.8-11.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 162 68.7 60.2-76.2 *** *** *** 14 6.1 3.2-11.3 23 12.3 7.7-19.2 18 8.3 5.0-13.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 548 410 76.0 71.2-80.2 18 3.1 1.8- 5.4 37 7.1 4.8-10.5 49 8.8 6.2-12.4 34 4.9 3.2- 7.4
Some Post-H.S. 720 520 72.4 68.2-76.3 38 5.8 3.9- 8.6 49 7.3 5.2-10.2 73 9.4 7.3-12.1 40 5.0 3.4- 7.4
College Graduate 1,106 841 76.3 73.2-79.1 74 6.9 5.3- 8.9 94 8.9 7.1-11.1 74 6.3 4.8- 8.2 23 1.6 1.0- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 108 55.1 45.7-64.1 *** *** *** 14 6.3 3.5-11.3 25 13.2 7.9-21.2 33 21.7 14.8-30.8
$15,000- 24,999 265 182 68.4 60.8-75.1 13 4.2 2.0- 8.8 25 10.5 6.5-16.5 34 13.6 9.2-19.8 11 3.3 1.7- 6.4
$25,000- 34,999 281 193 70.9 64.0-77.0 14 4.8 2.6- 8.6 19 6.3 3.7-10.6 36 12.3 8.4-17.7 19 5.7 3.3- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999 243 172 69.1 61.0-76.1 19 9.3 5.3-15.9 25 10.2 6.4-15.9 23 9.3 5.6-15.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 299 217 72.5 65.3-78.8 24 8.5 4.8-14.4 22 6.7 3.9-11.0 24 8.8 5.4-13.9 12 3.5 1.6- 7.7
$75,000+ 708 570 81.5 77.7-84.7 41 5.6 3.8- 8.2 53 7.1 5.1- 9.9 34 4.6 3.1- 6.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 844 476 54.1 49.7-58.5 36 4.6 3.0- 6.9 90 10.8 8.5-13.8 143 18.5 15.3-22.1 99 12.0 9.5-15.1
No 1,708 1,424 83.1 80.6-85.3 98 5.9 4.6- 7.6 102 6.3 5.0- 8.0 70 3.9 2.9- 5.3 14 0.8 0.4- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.0 6.9-23.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,511 1,881 74.3 72.1-76.4 129 5.5 4.4- 6.8 185 7.6 6.4- 9.1 208 8.5 7.2-10.0 108 4.1 3.2- 5.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 583 74.8 70.9-78.4 45 5.2 3.7- 7.3 54 6.2 4.5- 8.5 57 8.6 6.4-11.4 34 5.2 3.4- 7.7
Regional City or Suburban County 691 503 71.8 67.5-75.8 33 5.9 3.8- 8.9 70 11.6 8.9-14.9 58 7.8 5.7-10.5 27 2.9 1.8- 4.6
Rural 1,145 858 75.3 71.9-78.5 58 5.2 3.7- 7.4 70 5.8 4.2- 7.9 105 9.2 7.2-11.6 54 4.5 3.2- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,265 969 77.2 74.3-79.9 86 6.7 5.1- 8.7 109 7.9 6.4- 9.8 84 6.9 5.4- 8.8 17 1.3 0.7- 2.3
Unemployed 139 88 59.6 49.1-69.2 *** *** *** 11 8.5 4.6-15.4 23 15.4 9.4-24.2 *** *** ***
Retired 746 601 80.9 77.0-84.2 22 2.6 1.5- 4.5 39 5.1 3.5- 7.6 47 6.3 4.3- 9.1 37 5.1 3.4- 7.5
Unable to Work 182 73 36.7 28.6-45.7 *** *** *** 12 7.6 3.6-15.5 46 28.6 20.9-37.7 47 24.9 18.1-33.2
Other not in Labor Force 245 185 73.1 65.2-79.8 15 7.0 3.9-12.3 22 11.0 6.5-17.8 18 6.8 3.9-11.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 227 138 57.8 49.3-65.8 *** *** *** 22 10.7 6.4-17.2 30 13.9 9.0-20.8 27 13.2 8.4-20.1
101% to 150% 241 167 72.8 65.8-78.8 12 3.1 1.6- 6.1 16 6.1 3.5-10.3 31 11.6 7.8-17.1 15 6.4 3.6-11.1
151% to 200% 220 146 63.3 54.5-71.3 17 10.3 5.8-17.5 22 10.0 6.1-16.1 27 12.7 8.1-19.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,201 927 78.4 75.4-81.2 76 6.3 4.7- 8.4 94 7.4 5.8- 9.4 75 6.1 4.6- 7.9 29 1.8 1.1- 2.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 768 571 75.7 71.3-79.7 27 4.1 2.4- 6.8 49 5.8 3.9- 8.6 84 9.8 7.4-12.8 37 4.6 3.0- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,007 732 71.2 67.4-74.7 58 6.1 4.3- 8.6 85 8.8 6.9-11.3 82 9.6 7.5-12.3 50 4.2 2.9- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 834 641 76.0 72.4-79.2 51 5.6 4.1- 7.6 60 7.6 5.6-10.1 54 6.8 5.0- 9.1 28 4.1 2.7- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 773 586 75.7 71.7-79.2 51 6.0 4.3- 8.5 60 8.0 5.9-10.7 50 7.1 5.2- 9.7 26 3.2 2.0- 5.2
2nd Quartile 655 490 74.2 70.0-78.1 34 5.5 3.7- 8.1 45 7.2 5.2- 9.9 51 8.0 5.8-10.9 35 5.1 3.4- 7.6
3rd Quartile 742 538 71.9 67.6-75.8 37 5.7 3.7- 8.8 61 8.3 6.3-11.0 72 10.0 7.7-12.9 34 4.1 2.7- 6.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 439 330 75.1 68.3-80.9 14 2.6 1.3- 5.1 28 6.2 3.2-11.8 47 10.9 7.2-16.2 20 5.1 2.8- 9.1

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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