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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,084 1,439 69.2 66.6-71.6 134 6.4 5.2- 7.9 192 9.5 8.0-11.3 219 10.0 8.6-11.7 100 4.9 3.9- 6.1
Female 2,338 1,333 54.2 51.3-57.0 172 7.5 6.2- 9.0 332 14.1 12.4-16.0 327 15.6 13.4-18.0 174 8.7 6.9-11.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,751 1,707 61.1 58.7-63.5 214 8.0 6.7- 9.4 347 12.0 10.6-13.5 329 13.1 11.4-15.1 154 5.8 4.8- 7.0
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.9 5.1-21.6 23 15.5 8.6-26.3 20 12.5 6.9-21.5
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.5 7.8-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 453 319 72.6 67.2-77.4 22 4.0 2.3- 6.9 36 7.7 5.3-11.1 53 9.5 6.9-12.9 23 6.1 3.6-10.4
AGE
18-34 1,006 443 45.7 41.8-49.6 94 9.1 7.2-11.6 192 17.5 14.9-20.5 190 18.9 16.0-22.1 87 8.8 6.7-11.5
35-44 664 375 55.1 50.2-60.0 49 7.2 5.1-10.1 93 14.8 11.7-18.5 96 14.3 10.9-18.4 51 8.7 5.9-12.6
45-54 706 454 67.3 62.6-71.6 49 6.4 4.5- 9.1 80 9.5 7.2-12.5 87 11.8 9.2-15.0 36 5.0 3.4- 7.2
55-64 784 522 68.4 63.9-72.5 56 6.5 4.8- 8.7 68 9.2 7.0-12.2 91 11.1 8.1-15.0 47 4.9 3.4- 7.0
65-74 727 549 72.2 67.2-76.8 38 5.8 3.9- 8.5 56 8.2 5.9-11.3 49 8.4 5.2-13.3 35 5.3 3.7- 7.7
75+ 435 358 84.1 78.8-88.3 14 3.7 1.6- 8.1 28 4.3 2.7- 6.9 21 4.3 2.6- 7.1 14 3.6 1.7- 7.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 356 249 65.2 57.2-72.4 12 2.9 1.5- 5.5 26 6.7 4.0-10.8 42 16.8 10.8-25.1 27 8.4 5.0-14.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 979 646 66.4 62.6-70.1 51 5.6 4.0- 7.9 94 9.1 7.2-11.5 125 12.3 10.0-15.0 63 6.5 4.8- 8.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,265 757 57.2 53.5-60.9 84 7.2 5.5- 9.2 146 13.3 11.0-15.9 173 13.4 11.2-15.9 105 9.0 6.6-12.1
College Graduate 1,803 1,111 60.2 57.4-62.9 158 9.6 8.0-11.5 253 14.6 12.7-16.6 203 11.3 9.7-13.2 78 4.4 3.4- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,348 703 49.8 46.0-53.7 59 4.9 3.6- 6.8 150 10.1 8.2-12.3 271 21.1 18.0-24.7 165 14.0 11.1-17.5
No 2,922 1,969 66.5 64.2-68.6 237 8.0 6.8- 9.3 354 12.9 11.4-14.5 260 9.2 8.0-10.5 102 3.5 2.8- 4.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 564 398 69.4 64.4-73.9 15 3.2 1.7- 5.8 38 6.3 4.3- 9.3 79 14.0 10.9-17.8 34 7.2 4.8-10.5
Non-Veteran 3,823 2,352 60.3 58.1-62.4 289 7.5 6.5- 8.7 482 12.6 11.3-14.0 461 12.7 11.3-14.3 239 6.9 5.7- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,517 1,535 61.2 58.8-63.6 199 8.3 7.0- 9.8 326 12.6 11.1-14.3 325 12.7 11.2-14.4 132 5.2 4.2- 6.3
Unemployed 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 10.7 6.5-17.1 33 18.3 12.1-26.8 29 16.7 11.0-24.6
Retired 1,081 844 77.2 73.0-80.9 56 5.4 3.8- 7.6 66 5.5 4.0- 7.5 75 6.6 5.0- 8.6 40 5.3 2.8- 9.7
Unable to Work 309 136 41.2 32.9-50.1 13 4.2 2.1- 8.1 36 9.7 6.3-14.7 67 26.5 18.5-36.5 57 18.4 12.7-26.0
Other not in Labor Force 272 129 44.6 37.0-52.4 25 5.6 3.5- 8.8 64 25.2 19.2-32.3 40 17.0 11.4-24.6 14 7.6 3.4-16.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 267 128 44.7 36.2-53.6 17 6.5 3.3-12.3 33 12.9 8.5-19.1 53 22.2 14.7-32.0 36 13.7 8.0-22.4
$15,000- 24,999 370 227 59.6 52.3-66.6 18 4.9 2.8- 8.5 41 10.8 7.6-15.2 47 14.1 9.1-21.2 37 10.5 6.4-16.9
$25,000- 34,999 437 257 57.4 51.2-63.3 25 6.4 3.9-10.5 66 14.8 11.2-19.4 56 13.7 10.0-18.6 33 7.7 4.8-12.0
$35,000- 49,999 458 258 55.6 49.5-61.5 30 7.6 4.9-11.7 50 10.9 7.7-15.3 74 16.0 12.2-20.6 46 9.9 7.1-13.8
$50,000-74,999 542 322 58.4 52.8-63.7 47 8.4 6.0-11.7 74 16.0 12.0-21.1 73 13.2 9.5-17.9 26 4.0 2.7- 6.1
$75,000-100,000 470 307 68.1 62.8-72.9 38 7.6 5.1-11.1 58 12.4 9.3-16.4 54 9.6 7.1-13.1 13 2.3 1.3- 4.2
$100,000-150,000 445 306 69.2 63.7-74.1 35 8.1 5.5-11.8 48 9.2 6.7-12.4 43 10.5 7.3-14.9 13 3.1 1.7- 5.6
$150,000+ 464 296 62.7 57.2-67.9 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 71 16.0 12.2-20.5 44 10.0 7.0-13.9 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 969 671 65.9 61.4-70.2 58 6.1 4.4- 8.5 83 8.4 6.5-10.8 102 11.6 9.2-14.6 55 7.9 5.2-11.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 104 *** *** *** 12 12.0 5.3-24.9 12 11.8 6.4-21.0 *** *** *** 15 11.4 6.0-20.6
50% to 100% 364 200 53.0 45.4-60.4 14 3.8 2.0- 7.0 47 13.7 9.6-19.1 55 14.4 9.6-21.0 48 15.2 9.6-23.1
101% to 150% 283 171 56.0 47.9-63.8 21 7.7 4.4-13.1 30 9.0 5.8-13.5 40 17.4 11.4-25.6 21 9.9 5.6-17.1
151% to 200% 344 194 55.6 48.6-62.4 16 5.9 3.5- 9.9 47 13.2 9.0-19.0 60 18.4 13.6-24.3 27 6.9 4.4-10.7
More than 200% 2,279 1,439 63.2 60.7-65.7 181 7.8 6.6- 9.3 296 13.6 11.9-15.5 259 10.9 9.5-12.5 104 4.4 3.5- 5.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 969 671 65.9 61.4-70.2 58 6.1 4.4- 8.5 83 8.4 6.5-10.8 102 11.6 9.2-14.6 55 7.9 5.2-11.9
HOUSING
Own 2,857 1,967 66.9 64.4-69.3 199 6.9 5.8- 8.2 291 10.3 9.0-11.8 267 10.6 9.0-12.5 133 5.2 4.0- 6.8
Rent 1,207 619 50.2 46.7-53.7 89 7.9 6.2-10.0 182 15.5 13.2-18.1 215 18.0 15.5-20.7 102 8.5 6.8-10.6
Other arrangement 301 151 46.7 38.6-55.0 15 5.1 2.8- 9.4 46 15.5 10.7-21.8 56 17.7 12.8-23.9 33 15.0 9.5-22.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,496 853 56.7 53.5-59.9 120 7.0 5.7- 8.7 228 15.6 13.5-18.0 205 13.4 11.4-15.5 90 7.2 5.2- 9.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,162 730 63.1 59.3-66.8 80 6.8 5.2- 8.8 131 10.6 8.6-13.0 152 12.9 10.5-15.7 69 6.6 4.8- 8.9
Rural 1,764 1,189 64.6 61.2-67.8 106 7.0 5.4- 9.0 165 9.2 7.5-11.1 189 12.5 10.1-15.4 115 6.7 5.1- 8.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,099 741 63.9 59.2-68.3 58 7.4 5.1-10.5 93 7.2 5.2- 9.7 136 14.9 11.4-19.4 71 6.7 4.8- 9.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,383 890 63.4 60.0-66.7 83 5.9 4.5- 7.6 154 11.3 9.5-13.5 156 12.1 10.0-14.7 100 7.3 5.7- 9.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,940 1,141 58.7 55.8-61.5 165 7.6 6.3- 9.0 277 14.5 12.7-16.6 254 12.6 10.9-14.4 103 6.7 4.9- 9.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,384 832 59.5 56.1-62.7 123 7.6 6.2- 9.2 193 14.2 12.1-16.7 166 12.7 10.7-15.1 70 6.0 4.3- 8.5
2nd Quartile 1,234 753 59.7 56.1-63.3 85 6.6 5.1- 8.4 146 12.6 10.5-15.0 162 13.0 10.7-15.5 88 8.2 5.9-11.1
3rd Quartile 1,106 706 63.1 59.0-67.1 66 7.7 5.6-10.4 126 10.1 8.1-12.5 137 12.8 10.1-16.2 71 6.3 4.7- 8.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 698 481 68.0 62.1-73.4 32 4.7 2.8- 7.8 59 7.2 5.0-10.3 81 13.6 9.3-19.4 45 6.5 4.3- 9.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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