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
-MALES 2,288 1,833 80.5 78.4-82.4 112 4.8 3.8- 5.9 128 5.3 4.3- 6.5 125 5.8 4.7- 7.2 90 3.6 2.7- 4.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,470 1,173 80.0 77.5-82.4 78 4.9 3.8- 6.3 79 5.1 4.0- 6.6 82 5.6 4.4- 7.2 58 4.3 3.0- 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black 372 299 81.8 76.6-86.1 12 3.5 1.9- 6.5 22 4.9 3.1- 7.9 26 7.2 4.3-11.7 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7
Other 392 315 78.8 72.7-83.8 21 6.1 3.6-10.4 26 7.4 4.5-12.0 16 5.6 3.0-10.1 14 2.0 1.0- 4.0
AGE
18-34 536 415 78.1 73.7-82.0 43 7.3 5.2-10.1 44 7.7 5.5-10.7 25 5.6 3.5- 8.9 *** *** ***
35-44 343 276 80.5 75.2-84.8 15 4.6 2.5- 8.2 22 6.2 4.0- 9.5 21 6.1 3.7- 9.8 *** *** ***
45-54 390 318 84.1 79.5-87.8 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 22 4.2 2.5- 6.8 25 6.9 4.3-10.9 *** *** ***
55-64 359 276 76.9 70.7-82.1 15 3.6 2.0- 6.4 17 4.6 2.6- 7.8 21 5.5 3.4- 8.9 30 9.4 5.6-15.3
65-74 391 320 84.4 80.0-88.0 18 4.9 2.8- 8.2 13 2.6 1.4- 4.6 19 4.3 2.6- 6.9 21 3.9 2.3- 6.4
75+ 220 184 81.9 74.2-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.9 3.7-12.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 177 79.1 71.4-85.2 *** *** *** 11 4.7 2.4- 9.3 17 9.2 5.0-16.1 13 5.6 2.9-10.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 476 82.2 78.1-85.7 24 3.5 2.2- 5.5 29 4.6 3.1- 6.8 28 5.0 3.2- 7.7 31 4.7 2.7- 7.9
Some Post-H.S. 585 447 77.2 73.0-80.8 28 5.8 3.9- 8.6 36 6.2 4.3- 8.9 44 7.1 5.1- 9.8 30 3.7 2.5- 5.5
College Graduate 883 722 82.9 79.9-85.4 58 6.6 5.0- 8.7 51 5.4 4.0- 7.3 36 3.7 2.5- 5.2 16 1.5 0.8- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.0 4.6-16.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 129 72.2 62.8-80.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.8 6.2-21.5 19 8.9 5.3-14.7
$25,000- 34,999 223 182 80.3 73.4-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 8.2 5.0-13.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 274 205 74.2 67.4-79.9 19 8.5 5.1-14.0 18 5.6 3.3- 9.5 18 7.7 4.6-12.7 14 3.9 2.1- 7.2
$50,000- 74,999 314 259 83.8 78.5-88.0 18 5.2 3.1- 8.7 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0 18 5.6 3.1- 9.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 749 638 85.7 82.5-88.3 41 4.6 3.3- 6.4 40 5.1 3.6- 7.3 21 3.2 1.9- 5.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 641 411 63.9 59.0-68.5 32 5.0 3.3- 7.5 56 8.7 6.4-11.7 71 11.5 8.8-15.0 71 10.9 8.0-14.7
No 1,597 1,380 86.7 84.6-88.6 79 4.8 3.7- 6.2 69 4.1 3.1- 5.3 51 3.6 2.5- 5.1 18 0.8 0.5- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 555 442 80.9 76.7-84.5 20 4.2 2.6- 6.7 29 4.3 2.8- 6.6 38 6.8 4.6-10.0 26 3.8 2.4- 5.9
Non-Veteran 1,717 1,377 80.2 77.7-82.5 92 5.0 3.9- 6.3 99 5.6 4.5- 7.1 87 5.6 4.3- 7.2 62 3.6 2.5- 5.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 592 81.7 78.3-84.8 47 5.5 4.0- 7.6 47 6.1 4.3- 8.5 37 4.2 2.9- 6.0 18 2.4 1.4- 4.2
Regional City or Suburban County 617 501 80.9 76.8-84.5 25 3.8 2.5- 5.9 30 4.7 3.1- 7.1 39 7.7 5.2-11.3 22 2.9 1.8- 4.5
Rural 930 740 78.9 75.2-82.1 40 4.8 3.3- 6.9 51 5.0 3.7- 6.8 49 5.9 4.2- 8.2 50 5.4 3.6- 8.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,388 1,177 85.4 83.1-87.4 80 5.7 4.4- 7.3 67 4.2 3.2- 5.5 46 3.6 2.5- 5.0 18 1.2 0.8- 2.0
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.0 11.9-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 553 456 84.1 80.2-87.3 19 3.2 1.9- 5.4 20 3.5 2.0- 5.9 31 5.0 3.3- 7.4 27 4.3 2.8- 6.5
Unable to Work 144 66 44.3 34.2-54.8 *** *** *** 12 6.9 3.5-12.9 25 19.4 12.5-28.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.2 2.4-10.7 19 12.3 6.4-22.4 17 11.7 5.2-24.3
101% to 150% 162 122 75.7 66.7-82.9 *** *** *** 12 7.4 3.8-14.1 14 9.2 5.2-15.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 136 72.2 63.9-79.2 12 8.6 4.7-15.4 *** *** *** 17 9.5 5.5-16.2 13 6.0 3.2-11.0
More than 200% 1,270 1,057 84.0 81.5-86.2 72 5.1 3.9- 6.6 67 4.9 3.7- 6.3 51 4.4 3.1- 6.0 23 1.7 1.1- 2.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 442 77.3 71.9-81.9 16 3.1 1.6- 6.0 34 6.1 4.1- 8.8 39 8.2 5.4-12.4 29 5.3 2.8- 9.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 757 81.1 78.0-83.9 40 4.7 3.3- 6.6 44 3.8 2.7- 5.4 54 5.9 4.4- 7.9 43 4.4 3.1- 6.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 790 634 81.5 78.2-84.5 56 5.7 4.3- 7.7 50 6.4 4.6- 8.7 32 4.4 2.9- 6.6 18 2.0 1.2- 3.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 730 590 80.2 76.1-83.7 48 5.7 4.2- 7.6 42 6.1 4.2- 8.7 36 5.4 3.6- 8.1 14 2.7 1.1- 6.2
2nd Quartile 631 509 81.5 77.8-84.7 30 5.0 3.3- 7.5 29 4.4 2.9- 6.5 30 4.6 3.1- 6.8 33 4.5 3.1- 6.6
3rd Quartile 646 509 79.1 75.0-82.7 23 3.7 2.3- 5.8 39 5.2 3.6- 7.5 44 8.1 5.6-11.6 31 3.9 2.6- 5.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 225 81.3 74.8-86.4 11 4.1 1.8- 9.1 18 6.5 3.9-10.9 15 5.2 2.8- 9.6 12 2.8 1.3- 6.1

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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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