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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,074 2,018 63.9 61.7-66.0 225 7.3 6.2- 8.6 336 11.5 10.1-13.0 322 11.0 9.7-12.4 173 6.3 5.2- 7.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 570 261 46.1 41.2-51.2 48 8.3 5.6-12.1 117 21.2 17.3-25.8 108 17.6 14.3-21.4 36 6.8 4.7- 9.6
35-44 398 202 52.2 46.3-58.0 40 10.8 7.4-15.3 65 13.2 10.1-17.1 71 16.0 12.3-20.5 20 7.8 4.5-13.2
45-54 453 290 65.6 60.5-70.4 41 8.0 5.6-11.2 48 10.3 7.6-13.9 35 7.2 5.0-10.2 39 8.9 6.2-12.6
55-64 546 369 67.8 62.6-72.5 46 7.2 5.2-10.0 38 7.3 5.1-10.5 58 11.2 8.3-14.8 35 6.5 3.9-10.6
65-74 644 517 81.1 76.9-84.7 31 5.1 3.3- 7.8 41 5.0 3.2- 7.7 30 5.2 3.3- 8.1 25 3.6 2.3- 5.6
75+ 408 344 84.5 79.9-88.2 *** *** *** 21 5.0 3.0- 8.1 14 3.7 2.0- 6.6 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 146 79 55.3 45.2-64.9 *** *** *** 16 9.7 5.6-16.2 20 14.9 9.2-23.2 23 13.3 8.3-20.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 653 448 65.7 61.0-70.2 29 4.3 2.8- 6.4 50 9.3 6.7-12.7 70 11.3 8.7-14.5 56 9.4 6.7-13.2
Some Post-H.S. 837 553 64.5 60.4-68.4 51 6.6 4.5- 9.6 83 12.0 9.4-15.2 89 10.4 8.3-13.0 61 6.5 4.9- 8.6
College Graduate 1,434 935 63.8 60.9-66.5 137 10.5 8.8-12.5 186 13.1 11.3-15.2 143 10.6 8.9-12.6 33 2.0 1.4- 3.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.7 9.2-25.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 210 129 58.2 49.8-66.1 *** *** *** 28 15.0 9.8-22.2 18 8.5 5.2-13.6 25 13.0 8.2-20.1
$25,000- 34,999 263 153 59.2 51.5-66.4 22 9.9 5.8-16.3 24 10.3 6.4-16.3 41 14.4 10.3-19.9 23 6.2 3.8- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999 314 193 59.1 52.2-65.7 20 4.7 2.9- 7.6 39 15.8 10.8-22.6 39 14.4 10.2-20.0 23 5.9 3.6- 9.3
$50,000- 74,999 437 287 64.7 58.4-70.5 42 10.4 6.5-16.3 34 6.0 4.0- 9.0 56 13.1 9.5-17.8 18 5.8 3.3- 9.8
$75,000+ 1,139 772 66.6 63.2-69.7 92 8.1 6.4-10.1 139 12.1 10.0-14.6 101 10.1 8.2-12.4 35 3.2 2.2- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 912 517 54.0 49.8-58.2 41 4.5 3.2- 6.4 93 10.1 8.0-12.6 142 15.9 13.2-19.0 119 15.5 12.4-19.2
No 2,109 1,463 67.8 65.2-70.3 180 8.6 7.1-10.3 241 12.4 10.6-14.3 173 8.8 7.5-10.5 52 2.4 1.8- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 314 72.3 66.7-77.3 26 5.0 3.3- 7.7 30 9.0 5.8-13.9 28 7.8 5.2-11.5 21 5.8 3.6- 9.2
Non-Veteran 2,645 1,695 62.5 60.1-64.9 199 7.6 6.4- 9.1 306 11.9 10.4-13.6 294 11.5 10.1-13.1 151 6.4 5.2- 7.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 897 540 60.9 57.1-64.6 85 8.8 7.0-11.1 124 13.9 11.4-17.0 112 12.3 10.1-15.0 36 4.0 2.7- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 841 546 62.7 58.7-66.6 64 7.0 5.2- 9.4 87 11.4 8.9-14.5 96 12.1 9.6-15.0 48 6.8 4.9- 9.3
Rural 1,336 932 66.9 63.3-70.4 76 6.3 4.5- 8.7 125 9.8 7.9-12.1 114 9.3 7.5-11.5 89 7.7 5.8-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,639 1,034 62.7 59.8-65.5 146 8.7 7.1-10.7 207 12.6 10.8-14.7 181 11.1 9.5-13.1 71 4.9 3.6- 6.5
Unemployed 117 50 38.1 28.5-48.8 *** *** *** 19 15.6 9.8-24.0 25 25.9 17.3-36.9 14 13.4 7.4-23.2
Retired 951 773 81.3 78.0-84.3 43 4.2 2.9- 6.0 54 5.3 3.7- 7.5 44 5.3 3.7- 7.5 37 3.9 2.7- 5.6
Unable to Work 173 65 34.4 26.7-43.0 *** *** *** 14 7.9 4.4-13.8 38 21.7 15.3-29.8 45 29.7 21.2-39.9
Other not in Labor Force 173 79 48.8 39.2-58.5 *** *** *** 41 24.9 17.5-34.3 34 14.0 9.6-20.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 15.9 10.3-23.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 99 52.9 43.7-61.9 *** *** *** 25 14.1 8.6-22.3 27 16.1 10.6-23.6 20 9.5 5.6-15.7
151% to 200% 241 144 58.0 50.2-65.4 17 7.9 4.6-13.3 33 14.8 10.2-20.9 27 11.5 7.5-17.1 20 7.9 4.7-13.0
More than 200% 1,848 1,243 66.3 63.6-69.0 153 8.3 6.7-10.2 195 10.6 8.9-12.5 188 11.1 9.5-13.0 69 3.7 2.8- 4.9
HOUSING
Own 2,274 1,625 68.8 66.3-71.3 165 7.4 6.1- 9.0 202 9.7 8.2-11.4 185 9.3 7.9-10.9 97 4.8 3.7- 6.1
Rent 597 282 43.3 38.7-48.1 46 7.1 5.0- 9.9 104 18.8 15.2-22.9 106 18.7 15.3-22.7 59 12.1 9.1-15.9
Other arrangement 180 92 52.9 43.2-62.3 14 7.1 4.0-12.3 28 15.8 10.0-24.0 29 13.4 8.6-20.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 476 65.1 59.6-70.2 37 6.6 3.8-11.1 66 11.3 8.3-15.2 57 8.7 6.4-11.6 47 8.4 5.4-12.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,366 904 65.6 62.4-68.6 92 5.9 4.6- 7.4 130 9.6 7.8-11.7 154 12.1 10.1-14.4 86 6.9 5.4- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,025 638 61.4 57.8-64.8 96 9.2 7.3-11.5 140 13.8 11.4-16.5 111 11.1 9.1-13.6 40 4.5 3.2- 6.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,098 727 64.0 60.2-67.5 93 8.1 6.4-10.1 119 11.2 9.0-13.8 112 11.1 9.0-13.7 47 5.7 3.9- 8.2
2nd Quartile 834 542 65.4 61.5-69.1 57 7.0 5.2- 9.5 92 11.1 8.8-13.9 92 10.3 8.3-12.9 51 6.1 4.5- 8.3
3rd Quartile 826 525 61.7 57.5-65.8 57 5.9 4.3- 7.9 93 12.2 9.6-15.4 98 13.2 10.6-16.3 53 7.1 4.9-10.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 316 224 64.1 55.1-72.3 *** *** *** 32 12.7 8.0-19.6 20 6.5 3.9-10.7 22 7.5 4.6-11.9

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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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