2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Frequent Mental Distress (within the past 30 days)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,422 618 15.3 13.8-17.0 3,804 84.7 83.0-86.2
Females 2,338 380 19.2 16.6-22.0 1,958 80.8 78.0-83.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 229 17.9 15.1-21.2 1,216 82.1 78.8-84.9
Non-Hispanic Black 472 77 17.0 13.4-21.5 395 83.0 78.5-86.6
Other 374 67 24.0 16.8-33.1 307 76.0 66.9-83.2
AGE
18-34 471 110 25.5 20.4-31.4 361 74.5 68.6-79.6
35-44 357 70 22.9 16.5-30.9 287 77.1 69.1-83.5
45-54 373 64 17.1 12.8-22.5 309 82.9 77.5-87.2
55-64 434 71 15.1 10.6-21.1 363 84.9 78.9-89.4
65-74 389 39 15.3 9.4-23.8 350 84.7 76.2-90.6
75+ 261 20 7.3 4.0-12.9 241 92.7 87.1-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 82 18.9 14.8-24.0 383 81.1 76.0-85.2
Some Post-H.S. 703 147 22.0 17.5-27.4 556 78.0 72.6-82.5
College Graduate 1,015 120 11.5 9.4-14.0 895 88.5 86.0-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 261 50 19.0 13.4-26.2 211 81.0 73.8-86.6
$35,000- 49,999 244 59 26.9 20.2-34.9 185 73.1 65.1-79.8
$50,000- 74,999 276 38 15.7 9.7-24.4 238 84.3 75.6-90.3
$75,000+ 641 64 10.3 7.7-13.7 577 89.7 86.3-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 221 35.8 30.2-41.8 529 64.2 58.2-69.8
No 1,522 149 10.2 8.4-12.5 1,373 89.8 87.5-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,244 360 19.0 16.4-21.9 1,884 81.0 78.1-83.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 760 128 18.2 14.2-23.0 632 81.8 77.0-85.8
Regional City or Suburban County 619 108 20.4 16.1-25.6 511 79.6 74.4-83.9
Rural 959 144 19.1 14.8-24.3 815 80.9 75.7-85.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 183 15.9 13.3-18.8 987 84.1 81.2-86.7
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 630 56 11.0 6.6-17.9 574 89.0 82.1-93.4
Unable to Work 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 220 34 21.5 13.6-32.3 186 78.5 67.7-86.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 199 48 22.8 16.3-31.1 151 77.2 68.9-83.7
More than 200% 1,111 143 13.3 11.0-16.0 968 86.7 84.0-89.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 100 22.9 16.9-30.3 503 77.1 69.7-83.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 120 18.3 14.5-22.8 607 81.7 77.2-85.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,008 160 18.1 14.5-22.4 848 81.9 77.6-85.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 706 101 16.7 12.9-21.2 605 83.3 78.8-87.1
2nd Quartile 658 120 21.9 17.1-27.5 538 78.1 72.5-82.9
3rd Quartile 582 98 18.4 13.7-24.2 484 81.6 75.8-86.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 392 61 19.9 13.2-28.9 331 80.1 71.1-86.8

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*Frequent Mental Distress (FMD) was defined as having 14 or more days of poor mental health (including stress, depression, and problems with emotions) in the past 30 days.

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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