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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 808 54.3 50.8-57.9 117 8.3 6.6-10.5 219 14.2 12.2-16.4 206 16.5 13.7-19.8 95 6.6 5.2- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 374 221 53.7 45.8-61.4 23 5.5 3.1- 9.6 43 13.1 8.8-18.9 50 14.4 9.3-21.7 37 13.3 7.7-22.0
AGE
18-34 471 177 37.8 32.6-43.4 40 9.6 6.5-13.8 101 19.6 15.8-24.0 106 22.7 18.1-27.9 47 10.4 7.0-15.1
35-44 357 175 46.3 39.6-53.2 29 7.0 4.5-10.7 58 17.0 12.7-22.3 62 17.5 12.2-24.3 33 12.2 7.5-19.4
45-54 373 210 59.7 52.4-66.5 31 7.7 4.9-12.0 55 12.4 8.7-17.5 51 14.2 10.3-19.4 26 6.0 3.8- 9.2
55-64 434 256 60.0 53.6-66.0 37 7.8 5.3-11.2 51 12.8 9.4-17.3 54 13.0 8.5-19.3 36 6.5 4.3- 9.6
65-74 389 273 63.0 55.4-70.0 22 7.2 4.3-11.8 40 11.0 7.5-15.8 35 12.6 7.1-21.4 19 6.2 3.7-10.2
75+ 261 202 80.9 74.1-86.3 *** *** *** 26 6.9 4.2-11.1 13 4.8 2.5- 9.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 7.1 3.5-13.8 *** *** *** 13 10.3 4.5-21.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 283 61.9 56.2-67.2 22 4.7 2.8- 7.8 56 10.6 7.8-14.1 73 15.4 11.8-19.9 31 7.5 4.8-11.4
Some Post-H.S. 703 375 49.1 43.8-54.4 50 8.2 5.8-11.6 97 15.7 12.5-19.5 105 14.8 11.7-18.4 76 12.2 8.3-17.6
College Graduate 1,015 576 53.5 49.7-57.3 94 10.5 8.3-13.2 163 17.3 14.6-20.3 128 13.4 11.0-16.2 54 5.3 3.9- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.1 11.2-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 222 122 52.8 43.1-62.2 12 5.2 2.7-10.1 31 13.6 9.0-20.1 32 16.1 8.9-27.5 25 12.2 6.5-22.0
$25,000- 34,999 261 148 57.2 49.2-64.8 12 4.7 2.5- 8.7 46 17.4 12.4-23.8 35 12.9 8.7-18.7 20 7.9 4.1-14.7
$35,000- 49,999 244 115 43.4 35.6-51.6 18 8.4 4.7-14.6 33 12.0 7.9-17.7 44 20.6 14.7-28.2 34 15.5 10.5-22.3
$50,000- 74,999 276 143 48.2 40.6-56.0 25 9.5 5.8-15.1 47 18.1 12.6-25.3 44 19.3 12.9-28.0 17 4.8 2.9- 8.0
$75,000+ 641 384 58.5 53.7-63.1 62 10.2 7.6-13.6 95 15.5 12.4-19.1 81 12.7 9.8-16.3 19 3.2 1.9- 5.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 348 42.4 37.3-47.8 32 4.3 2.8- 6.7 109 12.9 10.1-16.2 160 24.3 19.6-29.8 101 16.0 11.7-21.6
No 1,522 949 60.1 56.9-63.2 138 9.5 7.7-11.6 209 14.7 12.6-17.1 159 11.0 9.2-13.1 67 4.7 3.4- 6.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.9 10.0-30.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,244 1,286 54.6 51.7-57.6 165 7.4 6.1- 9.0 320 14.1 12.4-16.0 311 15.5 13.3-18.0 162 8.3 6.5-10.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 760 387 49.8 45.1-54.5 61 6.4 4.8- 8.5 134 18.8 15.5-22.6 118 15.2 12.4-18.6 60 9.7 6.4-14.6
Regional City or Suburban County 619 356 56.8 51.3-62.2 47 7.5 5.2-10.7 77 10.8 8.3-14.0 95 16.6 12.8-21.3 44 8.2 5.5-12.2
Rural 959 590 56.4 51.6-61.1 64 8.5 6.1-11.7 121 12.1 9.7-14.9 114 15.0 11.2-19.9 70 8.0 5.5-11.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 619 52.2 48.4-56.0 103 9.5 7.5-12.1 188 15.8 13.4-18.4 179 15.7 13.2-18.5 81 6.9 5.2- 8.9
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.0 9.7-28.0 *** *** *** 17 17.4 10.2-28.1
Retired 630 466 72.8 66.7-78.2 37 6.0 4.0- 8.8 51 6.7 4.8- 9.4 51 8.0 5.7-11.2 25 6.5 2.8-14.5
Unable to Work 187 73 32.6 23.4-43.3 *** *** *** 29 12.7 7.6-20.3 *** *** *** 37 21.6 13.5-32.6
Other not in Labor Force 220 114 48.4 39.7-57.3 18 4.8 2.7- 8.4 43 21.1 15.1-28.7 33 17.5 11.1-26.6 12 8.2 3.3-19.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 221 110 47.2 37.6-56.9 *** *** *** 36 17.4 11.6-25.3 35 14.9 8.4-25.0 33 17.6 9.8-29.3
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** 14 8.0 4.1-15.1 23 11.3 6.8-18.2 27 19.5 11.3-31.7 12 10.5 4.7-21.9
151% to 200% 199 95 47.5 38.5-56.6 *** *** *** 34 16.4 10.6-24.5 39 20.9 14.5-29.1 22 9.1 5.3-15.0
More than 200% 1,111 631 54.8 51.2-58.4 99 9.4 7.4-11.8 170 16.1 13.6-19.0 148 13.8 11.4-16.5 63 5.9 4.4- 7.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 376 57.2 50.6-63.6 34 8.2 5.1-13.0 65 7.7 5.6-10.5 83 19.5 13.8-26.9 45 7.4 4.8-11.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 426 56.3 51.2-61.3 51 7.1 5.1-10.0 100 13.4 10.8-16.6 88 14.4 11.0-18.7 62 8.7 6.3-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,008 531 51.2 47.1-55.3 87 7.4 5.8- 9.3 167 17.6 14.8-20.8 156 14.6 12.2-17.4 67 9.3 6.2-13.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 706 387 53.6 48.8-58.3 63 7.3 5.5- 9.6 122 18.0 14.8-21.8 91 13.3 10.5-16.8 43 7.7 4.9-12.0
2nd Quartile 658 357 49.4 44.3-54.6 48 6.6 4.7- 9.2 93 15.3 12.2-19.0 98 16.4 12.8-20.7 62 12.3 8.4-17.7
3rd Quartile 582 339 57.8 51.7-63.7 42 9.6 6.5-14.0 74 10.3 7.8-13.6 88 16.5 12.0-22.3 39 5.8 3.8- 8.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 392 250 61.7 53.4-69.4 19 5.4 2.6-10.8 43 8.6 5.8-12.5 50 17.0 10.6-26.2 30 7.4 4.4-11.9

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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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