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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,454 1,024 69.8 66.9-72.6 94 6.1 4.8- 7.8 140 9.4 7.9-11.3 121 8.7 7.1-10.6 75 5.9 4.4- 7.8
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 391 286 69.5 63.0-75.3 24 6.6 4.0-10.6 40 11.4 7.7-16.7 19 6.2 3.7-10.3 22 6.3 3.7-10.7
AGE
18-34 531 313 59.8 54.6-64.7 43 7.1 5.1- 9.9 84 14.8 11.7-18.5 63 12.0 8.9-15.9 28 6.3 4.1- 9.7
35-44 342 212 62.4 56.1-68.3 29 9.3 5.9-14.3 46 11.2 8.1-15.2 32 10.1 6.9-14.5 23 7.0 4.3-11.1
45-54 389 289 77.9 72.9-82.2 21 4.7 2.9- 7.7 32 6.6 4.4-10.0 22 4.9 3.1- 7.6 25 5.9 3.7- 9.3
55-64 357 257 71.3 64.9-76.9 23 5.7 3.6- 9.0 25 7.0 4.6-10.5 29 8.5 5.6-12.9 23 7.5 4.0-13.5
65-74 386 321 85.4 80.9-89.0 16 4.0 2.3- 7.0 15 2.6 1.3- 5.0 13 3.7 2.0- 6.7 21 4.3 2.6- 7.1
75+ 218 190 87.6 81.6-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 159 68.1 59.5-75.6 *** *** *** 14 5.1 2.7- 9.4 20 13.8 8.4-21.8 21 9.3 5.7-14.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 429 72.0 67.3-76.3 27 4.2 2.8- 6.3 42 7.4 5.4-10.2 44 8.0 5.8-10.8 44 8.4 5.6-12.4
Some Post-H.S. 579 398 70.0 65.5-74.2 36 6.5 4.5- 9.2 57 10.5 7.8-13.9 45 7.4 5.2-10.2 43 5.7 4.0- 8.1
College Graduate 875 622 70.5 66.9-73.8 73 9.1 7.1-11.7 96 11.1 9.0-13.6 63 7.1 5.4- 9.3 21 2.2 1.3- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.3 4.4-15.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 114 61.2 51.1-70.4 11 5.4 2.8-10.0 23 12.8 8.0-19.6 14 10.6 4.8-21.9 20 10.0 5.8-16.7
$25,000- 34,999 217 160 71.7 63.7-78.6 12 6.5 3.0-13.6 16 7.4 4.3-12.6 18 9.4 5.7-15.2 11 4.9 2.5- 9.4
$35,000- 49,999 272 184 66.5 59.4-72.9 17 6.1 3.4-10.6 27 10.9 7.1-16.3 25 10.0 6.4-15.2 19 6.6 3.7-11.4
$50,000- 74,999 313 224 71.4 64.8-77.1 26 8.3 5.3-12.6 21 6.6 3.8-11.4 27 8.0 5.1-12.4 15 5.7 3.1-10.2
$75,000+ 744 541 71.6 67.5-75.3 49 6.5 4.7- 9.0 79 10.3 8.0-13.0 51 7.4 5.4- 9.9 24 4.2 2.5- 7.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 393 59.2 54.2-64.0 28 4.4 2.9- 6.6 54 8.3 6.1-11.1 73 12.4 9.5-16.0 88 15.8 12.1-20.4
No 1,584 1,189 75.2 72.5-77.6 111 7.0 5.6- 8.7 153 9.5 7.9-11.3 94 6.3 5.0- 8.0 37 2.1 1.4- 3.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 547 400 70.5 65.4-75.2 32 4.9 3.3- 7.2 41 8.1 5.7-11.3 40 8.8 6.0-12.7 34 7.7 5.0-11.7
Non-Veteran 1,707 1,207 70.4 67.7-73.1 108 6.5 5.2- 8.1 167 9.3 7.8-11.1 132 8.2 6.7-10.0 93 5.6 4.3- 7.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 729 496 70.1 66.0-73.9 67 8.3 6.3-10.8 81 10.3 8.0-13.1 56 7.1 5.2- 9.5 29 4.3 2.7- 6.7
Regional City or Suburban County 611 433 70.9 66.3-75.2 34 5.3 3.4- 8.2 54 7.8 5.7-10.5 46 8.0 5.6-11.2 44 7.9 5.6-11.1
Rural 930 689 70.7 66.7-74.4 40 4.7 3.3- 6.7 75 8.8 6.9-11.3 70 9.6 7.2-12.5 56 6.2 4.2- 9.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,376 987 71.9 69.0-74.7 100 7.0 5.6- 8.8 136 8.9 7.4-10.7 98 7.3 5.9- 9.1 55 4.8 3.5- 6.5
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.0 11.2-27.6 *** *** *** 14 14.1 7.6-24.5
Retired 549 456 84.4 80.4-87.7 20 3.5 2.1- 5.7 21 3.2 1.8- 5.4 23 4.4 2.7- 7.2 29 4.6 3.0- 7.0
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.7-19.7 21 12.7 7.8-19.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.3 3.6-14.1 19 12.0 6.3-21.6 20 12.0 5.4-24.7
101% to 150% 163 115 68.6 58.6-77.2 *** *** *** 14 8.3 4.6-14.7 12 8.2 4.1-15.5 12 7.8 4.0-14.9
151% to 200% 183 126 66.1 57.6-73.8 12 7.8 4.1-14.3 20 12.0 7.4-18.8 11 5.7 3.1-10.5 14 8.4 4.5-15.0
More than 200% 1,262 906 71.1 68.0-74.1 90 7.1 5.6- 8.9 117 9.1 7.4-11.2 100 8.2 6.6-10.1 49 4.5 3.2- 6.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 561 406 68.0 62.5-73.1 23 4.7 2.9- 7.4 58 10.5 7.8-14.0 33 8.2 5.4-12.2 41 8.6 5.4-13.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 929 672 72.9 69.3-76.2 51 4.7 3.4- 6.4 69 7.5 5.7- 9.8 78 8.9 6.8-11.5 59 6.1 4.5- 8.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 780 540 69.7 65.7-73.4 67 8.4 6.3-11.0 83 9.7 7.6-12.3 61 7.7 5.7-10.2 29 4.5 2.9- 7.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 721 518 70.7 66.4-74.8 51 6.8 5.0- 9.2 64 8.4 6.4-11.1 55 8.3 6.0-11.2 33 5.7 3.5- 9.3
2nd Quartile 626 448 73.1 68.8-77.0 44 6.6 4.7- 9.4 51 7.8 5.7-10.7 48 6.6 4.8- 9.0 35 5.9 4.0- 8.6
3rd Quartile 640 436 66.2 61.4-70.6 32 4.5 2.9- 6.8 70 11.4 8.8-14.6 56 10.8 7.8-14.8 46 7.1 5.0-10.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 216 72.8 65.7-79.0 14 6.8 3.8-11.9 25 8.8 5.5-13.6 13 7.3 4.1-12.6 15 4.3 2.3- 8.1

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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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