2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Females 2,348 1,691 68.4 65.6-71.2 127 5.1 4.1- 6.3 223 10.2 8.7-11.9 208 10.2 8.5-12.3 99 6.0 4.3- 8.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 1,009 67.8 64.4-71.0 88 5.6 4.3- 7.2 150 10.4 8.6-12.4 137 10.7 8.6-13.3 65 5.5 3.9- 7.8
Non-Hispanic Black 479 367 73.4 68.0-78.2 22 5.2 3.2- 8.3 34 8.1 5.5-11.9 40 9.8 6.9-13.9 16 3.5 1.8- 6.7
Other 372 276 65.8 57.1-73.6 16 4.0 2.1- 7.8 37 12.4 8.1-18.5 27 9.8 5.1-18.0 16 8.0 3.5-17.2
AGE
18-34 471 279 58.2 52.4-63.8 39 7.0 4.9-10.0 80 16.3 12.6-20.8 57 15.4 10.9-21.2 16 3.1 1.8- 5.2
35-44 360 253 63.8 56.2-70.7 28 8.4 5.3-13.0 34 9.7 6.6-14.2 37 10.6 7.1-15.5 *** *** ***
45-54 375 284 76.9 70.7-82.1 21 3.9 2.3- 6.4 25 6.5 3.8-10.8 25 8.0 4.9-12.8 20 4.8 2.9- 7.7
55-64 434 305 68.7 62.2-74.5 22 5.5 3.3- 8.8 45 10.6 7.4-15.0 43 8.0 5.5-11.6 19 7.2 3.6-14.1
65-74 392 309 77.7 71.5-82.9 *** *** *** 24 6.8 4.1-10.9 37 10.9 7.1-16.2 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4
75+ 262 215 78.6 69.9-85.3 *** *** *** 12 5.0 2.6- 9.3 *** *** *** 18 10.1 5.1-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.2 4.5-17.9 18 12.9 6.4-24.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 348 72.6 67.1-77.4 17 2.8 1.6- 4.8 35 7.1 4.8-10.4 47 12.3 8.7-17.1 25 5.3 3.3- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 706 494 66.5 61.1-71.5 28 4.4 2.8- 6.7 73 11.4 8.7-14.8 75 11.4 8.3-15.3 36 6.4 3.4-11.5
College Graduate 1,017 742 70.9 67.2-74.3 79 9.0 6.9-11.7 103 11.5 9.1-14.4 67 6.3 4.8- 8.4 26 2.3 1.4- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.6 6.6-19.7 *** *** *** 15 11.1 4.7-23.9
$15,000- 24,999 224 143 58.7 48.6-68.2 *** *** *** 27 12.6 7.9-19.5 23 7.7 4.4-13.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 259 184 68.1 60.0-75.2 *** *** *** 23 8.4 5.1-13.5 36 15.4 10.5-22.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 248 169 61.4 53.1-69.0 17 6.8 3.8-11.8 24 11.7 7.2-18.4 26 14.6 9.3-22.2 12 5.5 3.0-10.2
$50,000- 74,999 276 202 70.4 61.7-77.9 16 5.4 3.0- 9.6 31 12.6 7.9-19.5 23 11.0 5.6-20.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 643 493 76.2 71.8-80.1 49 6.9 4.8- 9.7 61 10.9 8.1-14.5 31 4.7 3.1- 7.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 409 49.4 44.0-54.8 29 3.1 1.9- 4.8 89 12.0 9.2-15.4 139 20.3 16.1-25.3 84 15.3 10.9-21.1
No 1,530 1,231 78.2 75.3-80.8 95 6.6 5.1- 8.3 127 9.4 7.7-11.4 63 4.7 3.5- 6.3 14 1.2 0.5- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,255 1,631 68.6 65.7-71.5 122 5.2 4.2- 6.4 207 9.9 8.4-11.6 200 10.2 8.4-12.3 95 6.1 4.3- 8.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 768 532 67.2 62.4-71.7 48 5.8 4.1- 8.1 100 14.2 11.3-17.8 64 8.1 6.1-10.8 24 4.6 2.0-10.2
Regional City or Suburban County 617 455 69.0 63.4-74.1 35 5.2 3.5- 7.8 51 8.7 6.3-11.9 53 11.7 8.2-16.4 23 5.4 3.0- 9.5
Rural 963 704 69.2 64.4-73.6 44 4.4 3.0- 6.3 72 7.3 5.5- 9.8 91 11.1 8.2-14.9 52 8.1 5.2-12.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,176 874 73.8 70.5-76.9 81 6.8 5.2- 8.8 132 11.7 9.5-14.2 73 6.4 4.8- 8.5 16 1.3 0.7- 2.3
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 637 505 77.1 70.9-82.4 20 2.4 1.3- 4.3 39 5.8 4.0- 8.3 46 8.2 5.7-11.8 27 6.4 2.8-14.2
Unable to Work 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.4 5.6-18.5 50 21.9 14.9-31.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 221 159 63.1 53.3-71.9 15 6.0 3.4-10.5 22 12.3 7.6-19.3 22 17.8 10.2-29.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 133 53.7 43.7-63.4 *** *** *** 25 10.7 6.5-17.2 35 15.8 8.8-26.9 24 15.7 8.6-26.8
101% to 150% 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.0 7.4-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 194 137 68.8 59.6-76.8 *** *** *** 19 12.2 6.9-20.6 23 12.8 8.0-20.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,116 827 72.9 69.5-76.1 79 7.0 5.3- 9.1 109 10.8 8.7-13.4 75 6.8 5.2- 9.0 26 2.5 1.6- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 605 444 68.4 61.9-74.3 25 4.4 2.7- 7.2 43 6.5 4.2- 9.8 61 11.8 8.3-16.4 32 8.9 4.9-15.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 539 70.1 65.2-74.7 33 4.5 3.0- 6.6 59 8.5 6.3-11.4 64 10.8 7.7-14.8 33 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,015 708 67.2 62.9-71.2 69 5.9 4.4- 7.9 121 13.2 10.7-16.1 83 9.1 6.7-12.2 34 4.6 2.4- 8.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 711 502 68.4 63.6-72.8 50 6.2 4.3- 8.7 74 11.6 8.9-14.9 60 10.8 7.6-15.2 25 3.1 1.9- 5.0
2nd Quartile 661 486 67.3 61.8-72.4 32 5.2 3.5- 7.6 62 10.5 7.8-13.9 51 9.2 6.4-13.1 30 7.8 4.4-13.6
3rd Quartile 583 415 71.0 65.3-76.1 32 4.6 3.0- 6.9 58 8.9 6.4-12.1 55 10.2 7.3-14.2 23 5.4 2.7-10.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 393 288 66.1 57.5-73.8 13 3.3 1.5- 7.3 29 8.5 4.9-14.5 42 11.7 7.7-17.4 21 10.4 4.9-20.5

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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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