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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,102 2,386 76.8 74.9-78.6 171 5.3 4.4- 6.4 209 6.9 5.9- 8.1 206 7.0 6.0- 8.1 130 4.0 3.2- 5.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 576 406 71.5 66.9-75.7 42 6.9 4.8- 9.8 75 13.0 10.0-16.7 45 7.2 5.1- 9.9 *** *** ***
35-44 403 303 75.8 70.5-80.4 26 7.4 4.7-11.5 36 7.2 5.0-10.3 31 7.6 5.1-11.1 *** *** ***
45-54 454 344 76.8 72.1-80.9 32 5.8 4.0- 8.3 23 4.7 3.0- 7.4 37 9.0 6.3-12.6 18 3.7 2.2- 6.2
55-64 551 424 76.4 71.5-80.7 22 3.3 2.0- 5.4 28 5.0 3.3- 7.6 33 6.5 4.3- 9.6 44 8.8 5.9-13.1
65-74 650 524 82.4 78.6-85.6 34 5.5 3.6- 8.2 29 3.3 2.2- 4.9 32 5.0 3.3- 7.5 31 3.9 2.6- 5.7
75+ 412 338 81.0 75.6-85.5 *** *** *** 16 5.1 2.9- 8.9 25 6.6 4.1-10.3 21 5.7 3.3- 9.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 99 67.6 57.8-76.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.3 8.9-22.1 15 8.5 4.7-14.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 658 508 78.6 74.5-82.1 25 3.4 2.1- 5.3 33 5.1 3.4- 7.4 48 7.4 5.4-10.0 44 5.6 3.7- 8.5
Some Post-H.S. 846 632 75.4 71.8-78.6 45 5.6 4.0- 7.7 59 7.6 5.7-10.2 66 7.3 5.7- 9.4 44 4.1 2.9- 5.7
College Graduate 1,446 1,143 79.0 76.5-81.3 97 6.8 5.5- 8.4 109 8.0 6.5- 9.9 70 4.6 3.5- 5.9 27 1.6 1.0- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.5-20.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 210 137 65.9 57.8-73.1 *** *** *** 16 7.6 4.4-12.6 30 14.7 9.9-21.5 19 7.5 4.5-12.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 196 74.4 67.8-80.0 16 5.7 3.3- 9.8 16 7.1 4.2-12.0 26 8.8 5.7-13.2 17 4.0 2.3- 7.0
$35,000- 49,999 315 225 70.9 64.5-76.5 23 7.5 4.6-11.9 26 8.1 5.2-12.3 28 9.1 6.0-13.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 438 339 78.6 73.3-83.0 28 5.9 3.6- 9.5 31 6.2 4.0- 9.3 30 7.1 4.6-10.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,145 949 82.8 80.0-85.3 68 5.6 4.2- 7.5 73 6.5 5.0- 8.5 41 3.8 2.7- 5.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 919 543 58.3 54.1-62.3 49 5.0 3.5- 7.0 85 9.0 7.0-11.5 131 15.7 13.0-18.9 111 12.0 9.5-15.1
No 2,129 1,797 84.5 82.6-86.3 121 5.6 4.5- 6.9 121 6.0 4.9- 7.5 72 3.2 2.5- 4.2 18 0.6 0.4- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 338 80.9 76.3-84.9 21 4.8 2.9- 7.8 15 2.9 1.7- 5.0 29 6.8 4.5-10.3 21 4.6 2.8- 7.2
Non-Veteran 2,668 2,039 76.1 74.0-78.1 150 5.4 4.5- 6.6 194 7.5 6.4- 8.8 177 7.0 5.9- 8.3 108 3.9 3.1- 5.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 909 690 77.2 73.9-80.2 60 5.6 4.2- 7.5 75 7.3 5.7- 9.4 57 6.4 4.8- 8.6 27 3.4 2.1- 5.3
Regional City or Suburban County 848 656 76.4 72.7-79.7 41 5.0 3.4- 7.3 66 9.5 7.2-12.3 54 6.0 4.4- 8.2 31 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Rural 1,345 1,040 76.7 73.6-79.6 70 5.3 4.0- 7.1 68 4.7 3.5- 6.3 95 8.1 6.4-10.1 72 5.1 3.7- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,655 1,336 81.5 79.2-83.6 108 6.4 5.1- 8.0 115 6.5 5.2- 7.9 75 4.4 3.5- 5.7 21 1.2 0.8- 2.0
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.8 12.1-28.0 24 22.3 14.3-33.1 *** *** ***
Retired 957 780 82.5 79.4-85.2 37 3.4 2.2- 5.0 41 4.1 2.9- 5.8 53 5.9 4.2- 8.1 46 4.2 3.0- 5.8
Unable to Work 176 66 32.9 25.4-41.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 27.6 20.3-36.3 53 31.9 23.3-42.0
Other not in Labor Force 176 125 71.9 62.9-79.5 14 6.8 3.8-11.9 23 14.7 9.0-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 14.8 9.5-22.5 29 19.4 11.4-30.8
101% to 150% 181 121 70.2 61.9-77.3 *** *** *** 17 9.5 5.6-15.8 21 9.9 6.2-15.2 14 5.5 3.0- 9.8
151% to 200% 245 164 65.9 58.4-72.7 21 8.3 5.2-13.1 19 8.4 5.1-13.5 27 11.3 7.4-17.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,855 1,494 81.0 78.8-83.1 112 5.7 4.5- 7.1 121 6.4 5.2- 7.9 91 5.1 4.0- 6.4 37 1.8 1.2- 2.6
HOUSING
Own 2,293 1,854 80.0 77.9-82.0 118 5.2 4.2- 6.5 124 5.5 4.5- 6.8 117 5.6 4.6- 6.9 80 3.6 2.7- 4.8
Rent 601 383 62.6 57.9-67.1 47 7.9 5.7-10.8 65 11.1 8.4-14.5 69 11.9 9.2-15.4 37 6.5 4.3- 9.6
Other arrangement 184 128 72.6 63.8-80.0 *** *** *** 20 13.0 7.7-21.1 18 9.5 5.4-16.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 687 539 78.3 73.6-82.3 20 3.3 1.8- 5.7 33 4.6 2.9- 7.4 59 8.6 6.4-11.6 36 5.2 3.0- 8.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,380 1,052 75.7 72.8-78.4 75 5.8 4.4- 7.7 94 6.8 5.4- 8.5 92 7.1 5.7- 8.9 67 4.5 3.4- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 795 77.2 74.1-80.0 76 5.9 4.6- 7.6 82 8.3 6.5-10.5 55 5.8 4.3- 7.9 27 2.8 1.8- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,110 854 76.6 73.3-79.7 81 6.3 4.9- 8.1 81 7.8 6.0-10.0 63 6.1 4.6- 8.2 31 3.2 1.9- 5.3
2nd Quartile 837 639 76.3 72.8-79.5 40 5.0 3.5- 7.1 54 6.6 4.9- 8.7 58 6.9 5.2- 9.1 46 5.2 3.8- 7.3
3rd Quartile 838 647 77.8 74.2-80.9 41 5.3 3.6- 7.8 57 6.3 4.7- 8.5 57 6.9 5.2- 9.2 36 3.7 2.6- 5.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 317 246 76.6 69.0-82.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 11.5 7.3-17.6 *** *** ***

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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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