2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,422 2,772 61.4 59.4-63.3 306 7.0 6.0- 8.0 524 11.9 10.7-13.2 546 12.9 11.6-14.4 274 6.9 5.8- 8.2
Eastern NC 1,591 1,042 63.8 60.5-66.9 102 7.5 5.8- 9.8 151 9.2 7.4-11.3 185 12.2 10.2-14.6 111 7.3 5.7- 9.3
GENDER
Male 732 535 71.8 67.1-76.1 42 6.2 4.3- 9.0 43 6.8 4.4-10.4 74 9.2 6.7-12.3 38 5.9 4.0- 8.8
Female 859 507 56.0 51.5-60.5 60 8.8 6.1-12.5 108 11.4 9.1-14.2 111 15.1 12.1-18.8 73 8.6 6.4-11.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 885 577 62.6 58.4-66.7 61 8.7 6.2-12.2 88 8.6 6.7-11.0 106 13.5 10.7-16.9 53 6.6 4.8- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 327 216 65.1 57.8-71.7 20 5.4 3.2- 9.0 35 11.7 7.4-18.0 35 11.1 7.5-16.0 21 6.8 3.9-11.5
Other 339 220 64.3 56.0-71.8 21 7.8 4.3-13.7 24 6.6 3.9-10.9 41 9.9 6.1-15.7 33 11.4 6.5-19.3
AGE
18-34 328 165 51.4 44.7-58.1 32 11.6 7.5-17.5 46 10.7 7.6-14.8 60 17.8 13.4-23.2 25 8.6 5.3-13.5
35-44 239 141 55.6 47.2-63.7 *** *** *** 22 11.2 6.3-19.0 33 12.5 8.0-19.2 25 11.0 6.8-17.2
45-54 233 151 70.1 62.0-77.1 18 6.9 3.9-12.1 *** *** *** 29 11.9 7.6-18.4 *** *** ***
55-64 300 197 66.3 58.3-73.4 *** *** *** 20 7.5 4.2-13.0 39 12.8 8.0-19.8 28 7.9 4.7-13.2
65-74 297 234 78.3 71.1-84.0 *** *** *** 23 8.9 5.0-15.4 *** *** *** 14 5.9 3.3-10.4
75+ 168 134 82.0 73.5-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 121 76.7 66.0-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 274 65.0 58.5-71.1 20 5.4 3.0- 9.4 40 9.6 6.4-14.2 51 14.8 10.8-20.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 496 306 59.2 53.5-64.8 30 8.6 5.4-13.5 40 8.3 5.7-12.0 69 13.0 9.6-17.4 51 10.8 7.8-14.9
College Graduate 520 340 61.7 56.3-66.9 44 10.2 6.8-15.1 58 11.5 8.5-15.2 54 11.7 8.6-15.7 24 4.9 3.0- 7.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 540 289 54.9 49.1-60.6 24 4.9 3.0- 7.9 62 9.8 6.9-13.7 101 17.3 13.5-22.0 64 13.1 9.6-17.8
No 1,002 724 69.2 65.1-73.1 73 8.6 6.2-11.9 81 8.5 6.4-11.2 79 9.4 7.1-12.3 45 4.3 3.0- 6.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 290 204 67.5 60.1-74.2 *** *** *** 23 8.5 4.9-14.3 37 12.2 8.4-17.5 20 8.6 5.3-13.6
Non-Veteran 1,294 834 63.0 59.3-66.5 95 8.5 6.5-11.2 127 9.3 7.4-11.6 148 12.3 10.0-15.0 90 7.0 5.3- 9.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 845 543 63.2 58.8-67.5 62 8.8 6.2-12.3 77 8.1 6.0-10.8 113 13.9 11.1-17.4 50 5.9 4.1- 8.6
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 336 78.8 73.1-83.5 19 3.7 2.1- 6.5 31 7.4 4.5-12.1 26 6.5 4.1-10.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 8.6 4.8-15.1 *** *** *** 27 18.5 11.3-28.8
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.0 7.8-23.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 11.9 6.6-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 109 54.3 44.4-63.8 *** *** *** 25 12.7 7.8-20.0 28 21.5 13.4-32.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 108 63.6 54.2-72.0 *** *** *** 16 6.3 3.5-11.1 24 15.0 9.4-23.1 19 11.4 6.5-19.2
$50,000- 74,999 193 128 66.3 57.0-74.4 18 9.4 5.3-16.1 *** *** *** 21 11.5 6.8-18.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 305 68.1 62.0-73.7 29 6.9 4.2-11.2 33 8.1 5.0-12.8 50 12.8 9.1-17.9 15 4.0 2.3- 6.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 245 65.9 58.3-72.8 25 10.5 6.1-17.5 29 9.3 5.8-14.6 26 7.7 4.9-12.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.0 7.6-21.3 *** *** *** 24 14.1 7.8-24.0
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 86 54.6 44.1-64.8 *** *** *** 19 10.2 5.8-17.5 30 27.2 18.1-38.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 761 522 67.6 63.1-71.8 56 7.7 5.5-10.6 61 8.3 5.9-11.6 81 11.2 8.5-14.5 41 5.2 3.7- 7.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 245 65.9 58.3-72.8 25 10.5 6.1-17.5 29 9.3 5.8-14.6 26 7.7 4.9-12.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,078 753 68.1 64.1-71.9 68 7.5 5.3-10.4 87 7.3 5.5- 9.5 106 10.9 8.5-13.9 64 6.2 4.5- 8.5
Rent 391 222 54.8 48.5-60.9 28 8.7 5.7-13.2 47 11.9 8.5-16.4 59 15.5 11.6-20.5 35 9.1 6.2-13.2
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.7 9.5-27.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** 18 14.9 8.9-23.9 16 11.5 6.7-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 422 256 59.1 53.2-64.8 27 7.6 4.8-11.8 43 10.5 7.2-15.1 60 13.5 10.1-17.9 36 9.2 6.1-13.6
Rural 1,057 726 67.1 62.9-71.1 57 6.7 4.5- 9.8 92 8.2 6.2-10.7 112 11.3 8.8-14.4 70 6.7 4.9- 9.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 860 583 65.1 60.1-69.8 43 7.0 4.5-10.8 75 7.9 5.7-10.9 104 13.0 10.0-16.7 55 7.1 4.8-10.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 238 63.9 57.5-69.8 21 6.6 3.9-11.1 36 11.2 7.5-16.3 37 9.5 6.4-13.9 34 8.8 6.0-12.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 365 221 60.8 54.7-66.6 38 9.8 6.7-14.0 40 9.7 6.8-13.5 44 13.6 9.8-18.5 22 6.2 3.9- 9.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 180 62.9 56.1-69.3 27 8.1 5.2-12.3 35 10.1 7.0-14.3 35 14.8 10.1-21.1 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3
2nd Quartile 210 121 55.8 47.6-63.8 21 9.9 5.7-16.4 18 11.5 6.7-19.0 32 14.2 9.5-20.6 18 8.7 5.2-14.0
3rd Quartile 454 301 64.9 59.0-70.4 26 8.3 5.1-13.3 44 9.0 6.2-12.9 45 9.1 6.5-12.7 38 8.7 5.7-12.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 635 440 67.5 61.4-73.0 *** *** *** 54 7.6 5.1-11.1 73 13.1 9.3-18.2 40 6.8 4.3-10.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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