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
MALES 2,097 1,633 78.3 75.9-80.4 93 4.4 3.4- 5.6 142 6.4 5.2- 8.0 133 6.7 5.4- 8.2 96 4.3 3.3- 5.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,314 1,014 77.7 74.7-80.4 67 5.0 3.7- 6.8 99 6.6 5.2- 8.5 71 6.0 4.5- 8.0 63 4.7 3.4- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 304 232 76.1 69.7-81.5 11 4.3 2.2- 8.3 22 7.4 4.5-12.1 26 7.7 5.0-11.8 13 4.4 2.2- 8.5
Other 421 342 82.4 77.1-86.7 12 2.5 1.2- 5.1 18 3.9 2.2- 6.9 32 8.0 5.0-12.5 17 3.2 1.8- 5.7
AGE
18-34 536 387 72.5 67.5-77.0 41 7.2 5.0-10.2 50 9.6 6.6-13.7 42 8.2 5.8-11.5 16 2.5 1.3- 4.5
35-44 309 233 76.4 70.3-81.5 17 5.0 2.8- 8.7 25 7.9 4.9-12.5 22 8.0 5.0-12.6 12 2.7 1.4- 5.1
45-54 336 281 85.5 80.5-89.4 *** *** *** 21 4.4 2.6- 7.3 15 4.3 2.3- 7.9 *** *** ***
55-64 356 277 79.0 73.0-84.0 *** *** *** 25 5.2 3.3- 8.1 27 8.3 5.0-13.5 18 5.7 3.2- 9.9
65-74 338 280 84.6 79.5-88.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 2.5 1.2- 4.9 28 8.4 5.4-12.9
75+ 175 137 77.0 66.3-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 7.5 3.7-14.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 156 73.2 64.6-80.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 11.4 6.8-18.5 15 7.3 4.0-13.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 401 79.5 74.8-83.6 16 3.8 2.1- 6.9 34 5.8 3.8- 8.8 31 5.9 3.9- 8.8 34 5.0 3.3- 7.7
Some Post-H.S. 567 435 76.6 72.0-80.7 23 4.2 2.6- 6.6 38 7.4 4.9-11.2 44 7.7 5.5-10.8 27 4.0 2.6- 6.3
College Graduate 793 631 80.9 77.6-83.9 45 5.4 3.8- 7.5 62 7.0 5.3- 9.1 35 4.3 2.9- 6.2 20 2.5 1.4- 4.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 14.6 8.7-23.3 13 11.3 5.8-20.8
$15,000- 24,999 151 113 77.8 67.8-85.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.6 5.1-20.6 16 6.4 3.1-12.8
$25,000- 34,999 177 120 64.7 54.8-73.5 *** *** *** 19 10.3 6.3-16.5 18 13.0 7.4-21.8 13 6.8 3.5-12.9
$35,000- 49,999 213 171 80.5 72.5-86.6 *** *** *** 14 5.6 2.4-12.5 13 5.4 2.8-10.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 264 208 78.5 70.9-84.6 11 3.5 1.8- 6.7 23 9.3 4.9-16.8 14 6.1 3.3-11.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 741 612 83.8 80.4-86.7 38 4.4 3.0- 6.3 53 6.7 4.8- 9.2 26 3.6 2.2- 5.7 12 1.6 0.8- 3.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 380 63.5 58.3-68.4 18 3.3 1.7- 6.4 49 7.3 5.2-10.3 83 13.7 10.5-17.6 75 12.2 9.2-15.9
No 1,406 1,181 84.1 81.4-86.4 70 4.7 3.5- 6.2 88 6.1 4.6- 8.1 47 4.0 2.8- 5.6 20 1.2 0.7- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 487 375 78.5 73.7-82.7 12 2.0 1.0- 3.7 30 4.8 3.2- 7.2 38 8.4 5.7-12.1 32 6.3 4.1- 9.7
Non-Veteran 1,586 1,237 77.9 75.2-80.5 81 5.1 3.9- 6.6 110 6.9 5.4- 8.8 95 6.3 4.9- 8.1 63 3.8 2.8- 5.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 580 79.7 76.1-82.8 40 4.9 3.4- 7.1 53 6.1 4.5- 8.3 46 6.5 4.7- 8.9 22 2.8 1.7- 4.5
Regional City or Suburban County 546 418 76.7 71.7-81.0 22 4.3 2.6- 6.9 49 8.4 5.7-12.3 28 5.6 3.5- 8.7 29 5.0 3.2- 7.8
Rural 810 635 78.1 73.9-81.8 31 3.9 2.4- 6.2 40 5.2 3.4- 7.8 59 7.7 5.5-10.7 45 5.2 3.5- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,356 1,109 82.7 80.0-85.0 71 4.7 3.5- 6.2 96 6.3 4.8- 8.2 60 5.1 3.8- 6.9 20 1.3 0.7- 2.2
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.1 7.5-25.0 *** *** ***
Retired 453 364 79.8 74.3-84.4 12 3.3 1.4- 7.8 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4 28 5.1 3.1- 8.2 33 8.1 5.2-12.3
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 21.1 12.7-32.9 33 23.5 15.2-34.4
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 108 76.1 66.5-83.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.1 7.1-20.0 13 8.3 4.0-16.3
101% to 150% 115 82 74.4 64.0-82.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.1 6.3-21.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.0 5.5-20.7 11 10.3 4.5-22.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,169 942 81.0 78.0-83.7 55 4.5 3.2- 6.3 88 7.3 5.5- 9.6 53 4.7 3.4- 6.4 31 2.5 1.6- 3.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 383 74.7 68.6-79.9 18 4.4 2.2- 8.4 29 6.2 3.6-10.4 41 8.9 5.8-13.3 31 5.8 3.6- 9.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 656 516 80.6 76.7-83.9 23 3.2 2.0- 5.0 41 5.3 3.7- 7.7 45 6.5 4.7- 9.0 31 4.4 2.9- 6.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 939 734 78.3 74.8-81.4 52 5.2 3.7- 7.2 72 7.3 5.4- 9.8 47 5.7 4.0- 8.1 34 3.5 2.3- 5.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 685 522 75.1 70.7-79.1 41 5.7 4.0- 8.2 55 7.9 5.6-11.0 35 6.3 4.2- 9.3 32 5.0 3.3- 7.6
2nd Quartile 575 465 83.2 79.3-86.4 20 3.4 2.1- 5.6 41 6.2 4.3- 9.1 31 4.5 3.0- 6.7 18 2.7 1.6- 4.4
3rd Quartile 526 405 76.5 71.4-80.9 22 4.4 2.5- 7.8 32 5.9 3.6- 9.5 37 8.2 5.7-11.8 30 5.0 3.1- 7.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 311 241 75.5 67.5-82.0 *** *** *** 14 4.2 2.3- 7.4 30 11.4 6.8-18.6 16 5.9 3.0-11.4

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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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