2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,445 3,324 73.1 71.3-74.9 220 4.8 4.0- 5.6 365 8.4 7.4- 9.5 341 8.5 7.4- 9.8 195 5.2 4.2- 6.5
Eastern NC 1,597 1,202 73.3 70.1-76.2 64 4.0 2.9- 5.4 119 8.1 6.4-10.2 128 9.2 7.3-11.6 84 5.4 4.0- 7.2
GENDER
Male 738 570 76.0 71.4-80.0 25 3.4 2.1- 5.4 48 6.8 4.6- 9.8 50 8.1 5.6-11.7 45 5.8 3.8- 8.5
Female 859 632 70.7 66.3-74.8 39 4.6 3.0- 6.9 71 9.3 6.9-12.5 78 10.3 7.7-13.7 39 5.1 3.3- 7.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 890 657 72.9 68.9-76.6 36 3.5 2.4- 5.1 78 9.3 7.1-12.1 68 8.6 6.2-11.7 51 5.7 4.0- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 330 258 73.0 65.6-79.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 9.8 6.2-14.9 *** *** ***
Other 337 254 73.7 65.4-80.6 *** *** *** 24 7.8 4.4-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 326 229 70.1 63.5-75.9 24 6.0 3.8- 9.4 30 9.9 6.4-15.2 31 10.8 7.1-16.0 *** *** ***
35-44 240 178 70.0 61.3-77.5 *** *** *** 20 10.2 5.6-17.8 19 9.3 5.3-15.8 *** *** ***
45-54 231 184 80.5 72.8-86.4 *** *** *** 18 5.7 3.3- 9.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 304 217 68.2 59.9-75.5 *** *** *** 23 7.2 4.2-12.1 36 12.8 7.8-20.2 20 9.3 5.1-16.4
65-74 298 235 80.8 74.7-85.7 *** *** *** 16 5.8 3.3- 9.9 21 5.1 2.9- 8.7 20 6.5 3.9-10.6
75+ 171 136 73.6 62.0-82.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 118 72.9 61.8-81.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 412 307 74.5 68.5-79.7 *** *** *** 33 7.7 5.2-11.1 35 10.3 6.6-15.5 26 5.3 3.1- 8.9
Some Post-H.S. 500 368 70.8 65.1-75.9 *** *** *** 34 7.8 5.1-11.8 52 11.3 8.0-15.8 29 6.1 3.8- 9.5
College Graduate 519 408 76.0 70.8-80.5 29 6.6 4.4- 9.8 42 9.5 6.2-14.2 24 4.7 2.8- 7.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 548 321 57.5 51.6-63.2 *** *** *** 53 9.2 6.4-13.1 89 17.8 13.5-23.0 69 13.2 9.6-17.8
No 999 842 82.2 78.7-85.3 43 4.6 3.2- 6.5 62 7.4 5.4-10.2 37 4.6 3.0- 7.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 219 75.0 68.0-80.9 *** *** *** 27 9.0 5.7-13.9 18 7.3 4.0-12.9 20 6.6 3.7-11.6
Non-Veteran 1,298 978 72.9 69.3-76.3 56 4.5 3.2- 6.2 91 7.8 5.9-10.2 110 9.7 7.5-12.5 63 5.1 3.6- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 846 671 77.3 73.3-81.0 44 5.1 3.6- 7.3 71 9.0 6.6-12.2 44 6.7 4.6- 9.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 347 79.4 73.5-84.2 *** *** *** 20 4.8 2.8- 8.1 34 7.9 5.0-12.4 25 6.5 3.8-10.8
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 77 81.7 69.6-89.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.3 12.6-31.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 100 69.1 58.1-78.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.3 7.7-24.8
$25,000- 34,999 183 126 65.6 55.1-74.8 *** *** *** 17 9.1 5.3-15.0 26 20.7 12.6-32.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 135 72.2 62.0-80.5 *** *** *** 15 9.2 5.2-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 192 156 83.6 75.9-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 432 346 76.5 70.4-81.7 27 5.7 3.7- 8.7 32 11.2 7.1-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 349 274 74.5 67.4-80.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 7.5 4.2-13.2 24 8.6 5.1-14.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 108 68.0 57.4-77.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 10.4 5.9-17.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 103 70.3 59.3-79.5 *** *** *** 14 9.1 5.1-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 762 604 77.6 73.2-81.4 37 4.2 2.9- 6.1 57 9.1 6.4-12.9 43 6.6 4.4- 9.8 21 2.4 1.4- 3.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 349 274 74.5 67.4-80.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 7.5 4.2-13.2 24 8.6 5.1-14.2
HOUSING
Own 1,085 849 75.3 71.4-78.8 42 3.8 2.6- 5.5 70 7.1 5.3- 9.6 80 8.9 6.5-11.9 44 4.9 3.3- 7.2
Rent 390 275 72.5 66.7-77.5 15 4.9 2.7- 8.6 36 8.3 5.8-11.9 34 8.9 6.0-13.2 30 5.4 3.5- 8.2
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 113 83 75.0 64.4-83.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 421 315 73.7 67.9-78.8 18 4.7 2.8- 7.9 41 9.9 6.7-14.5 28 7.8 4.9-12.2 *** *** ***
Rural 1,063 804 72.8 68.7-76.6 37 3.3 2.1- 5.1 70 7.4 5.4-10.0 93 10.2 7.7-13.3 59 6.4 4.5- 9.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 866 644 70.3 65.4-74.8 34 4.8 3.1- 7.3 63 7.9 5.5-11.0 80 10.9 8.0-14.8 45 6.1 4.0- 9.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 284 77.0 71.0-82.1 *** *** *** 26 8.7 5.3-13.7 24 6.9 4.3-11.1 20 5.2 3.0- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 368 274 75.4 69.8-80.3 21 4.4 2.8- 6.9 30 7.9 5.3-11.7 24 8.1 5.0-12.9 19 4.2 2.5- 7.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 294 218 74.1 67.5-79.8 18 5.1 3.1- 8.2 19 6.4 3.9-10.4 21 9.0 5.2-15.1 18 5.4 3.1- 9.1
2nd Quartile 209 159 74.4 66.2-81.1 *** *** *** 24 12.4 7.5-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 454 347 76.8 71.3-81.4 17 4.1 2.4- 7.1 33 6.5 4.3- 9.8 27 6.8 4.1-10.9 30 5.8 3.5- 9.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 640 478 68.5 62.3-74.1 *** *** *** 43 8.2 5.3-12.6 67 12.9 9.1-17.9 31 6.6 3.9-10.7

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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 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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