2022 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 4,422 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
Non-Hispanic Black 776 474 60.6 56.3-64.8 49 6.1 4.5- 8.4 90 12.4 9.7-15.7 111 14.1 11.4-17.2 52 6.8 5.0- 9.2
GENDER
Male 304 201 66.6 59.7-72.8 18 4.9 3.0- 8.0 28 10.9 7.1-16.4 41 12.4 8.7-17.5 16 5.2 2.9- 9.2
Female 472 273 55.6 50.0-61.1 31 7.2 4.8-10.6 62 13.7 10.3-18.0 70 15.4 11.9-19.7 36 8.1 5.6-11.5
AGE
18-34 155 74 50.8 41.4-60.1 14 8.5 4.8-14.6 28 17.0 11.4-24.6 23 14.0 8.8-21.6 16 9.7 5.6-16.3
35-44 125 54 41.1 31.3-51.6 *** *** *** 20 19.0 11.5-29.6 25 20.8 13.6-30.5 16 11.3 6.4-19.1
45-54 130 81 64.1 53.3-73.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.8-24.9 *** *** ***
55-64 153 97 69.4 60.2-77.2 *** *** *** 14 7.0 3.8-12.4 26 14.5 9.2-22.0 *** *** ***
65-74 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 199 136 72.0 64.2-78.7 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.5-15.7 29 13.2 8.9-19.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 246 139 52.1 44.4-59.8 16 6.2 3.5-10.8 33 17.2 11.9-24.1 34 14.1 9.4-20.6 24 10.5 6.7-16.0
College Graduate 283 170 57.8 50.7-64.5 24 9.8 6.4-14.8 33 11.4 7.7-16.6 41 15.5 11.0-21.3 15 5.5 3.1- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.3 8.9-25.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 113 61.4 52.4-69.7 *** *** *** 22 14.3 8.9-22.3 25 13.8 8.8-21.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 140 54.7 46.7-62.5 *** *** *** 22 9.4 5.5-15.6 52 21.1 15.4-28.1 25 11.2 7.0-17.3
No 503 321 63.4 58.1-68.5 37 6.9 4.8- 9.8 63 13.4 10.1-17.6 57 11.5 8.6-15.2 25 4.8 3.1- 7.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 20.8 13.4-31.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 652 403 61.3 56.6-65.8 43 6.5 4.6- 9.0 77 12.8 9.9-16.4 85 12.5 9.9-15.8 44 6.9 4.9- 9.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 331 181 54.7 48.2-60.9 20 5.9 3.7- 9.4 49 16.5 12.2-21.9 57 15.1 11.4-19.9 24 7.8 5.0-11.9
Regional City or Suburban County 167 108 63.5 54.0-72.1 *** *** *** 19 13.3 7.7-22.0 16 10.5 6.1-17.5 *** *** ***
Rural 278 185 67.4 59.8-74.2 17 6.8 3.9-11.4 *** *** *** 38 14.7 10.0-21.2 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 433 255 59.9 54.1-65.4 35 7.3 5.1-10.6 50 11.5 8.2-15.8 63 14.6 11.0-19.1 30 6.7 4.5- 9.9
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 182 139 76.7 68.0-83.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 9.7 5.8-15.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.9 8.8-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 206 58.7 52.2-65.0 28 7.5 4.9-11.2 37 14.5 10.2-20.4 52 14.3 10.5-19.1 16 5.0 3.0- 8.2
HOUSING
Own 396 265 65.7 59.8-71.2 26 5.7 3.7- 8.6 38 11.2 7.8-15.9 45 12.1 8.7-16.7 22 5.2 3.3- 8.1
Rent 300 163 55.2 48.3-62.0 19 6.9 4.2-11.2 40 13.0 9.1-18.2 55 17.0 12.8-22.2 23 7.9 4.8-12.6
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 176 65.6 57.4-72.9 *** *** *** 25 8.1 4.6-14.0 34 14.7 9.9-21.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 128 60.8 52.7-68.3 16 6.8 3.9-11.5 25 13.4 8.5-20.5 29 12.4 8.3-18.3 17 6.6 3.9-11.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 170 57.0 50.2-63.6 18 6.2 3.8-10.0 40 14.6 10.5-20.1 48 14.8 10.7-20.0 20 7.4 4.6-11.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 91 56.5 46.8-65.7 *** *** *** 19 17.1 10.7-26.2 20 16.0 9.8-24.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 218 115 55.8 47.9-63.4 18 7.8 4.7-12.7 32 15.2 10.4-21.8 34 12.7 8.6-18.2 19 8.5 5.3-13.4
3rd Quartile 242 152 65.3 57.6-72.3 14 5.6 3.1- 9.9 26 9.3 5.8-14.5 33 13.6 9.1-19.7 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 116 67.7 57.4-76.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 15.6 9.8-23.9 *** *** ***

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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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