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
Non-Hispanic White 2,751 362 14.4 12.6-16.4 2,389 85.6 83.6-87.4
GENDER
Male 1,306 133 10.5 8.7-12.7 1,173 89.5 87.3-91.3
Female 1,445 229 17.9 15.1-21.2 1,216 82.1 78.8-84.9
AGE
18-34 547 124 24.4 20.0-29.3 423 75.6 70.7-80.0
35-44 351 49 12.9 9.3-17.6 302 87.1 82.4-90.7
45-54 423 63 14.4 10.8-18.9 360 85.6 81.1-89.2
55-64 518 58 10.7 7.2-15.7 460 89.3 84.3-92.8
65-74 516 40 11.2 6.9-17.8 476 88.8 82.2-93.1
75+ 348 24 6.5 3.7-11.2 324 93.5 88.8-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 85 16.0 12.6-20.1 462 84.0 79.9-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 819 131 14.9 12.3-17.9 688 85.1 82.1-87.7
College Graduate 1,267 119 8.9 7.3-10.8 1,148 91.1 89.2-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 37 22.3 15.2-31.5 121 77.7 68.5-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 236 47 18.8 13.6-25.4 189 81.2 74.6-86.4
$35,000- 49,999 285 46 16.8 11.9-23.2 239 83.2 76.8-88.1
$50,000- 74,999 365 37 11.6 7.1-18.3 328 88.4 81.7-92.9
$75,000+ 1,027 82 7.7 5.9- 9.8 945 92.3 90.2-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 216 27.6 23.4-32.3 633 72.4 67.7-76.6
No 1,824 136 7.7 6.3- 9.2 1,688 92.3 90.8-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 365 42 12.3 8.5-17.3 323 87.7 82.7-91.5
Non-Veteran 2,374 317 14.7 12.7-16.8 2,057 85.3 83.2-87.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 839 109 12.9 10.4-15.9 730 87.1 84.1-89.6
Regional City or Suburban County 788 113 15.7 12.5-19.5 675 84.3 80.5-87.5
Rural 1,124 140 14.5 11.5-18.1 984 85.5 81.9-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,515 188 12.5 10.6-14.6 1,327 87.5 85.4-89.4
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 57 7.3 5.3-10.1 755 92.7 89.9-94.7
Unable to Work 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 39 19.3 13.4-27.0 162 80.7 73.0-86.6
More than 200% 1,644 156 8.9 7.4-10.6 1,488 91.1 89.4-92.6
HOUSING
Own 2,015 187 10.7 8.8-13.0 1,828 89.3 87.0-91.2
Rent 559 123 23.4 19.5-27.8 436 76.6 72.2-80.5
Other arrangement 155 45 34.6 25.8-44.7 110 65.4 55.3-74.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 532 77 18.0 12.9-24.5 455 82.0 75.5-87.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 129 14.6 11.7-17.9 831 85.4 82.1-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,259 156 12.7 10.6-15.2 1,103 87.3 84.8-89.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,017 122 13.3 10.8-16.2 895 86.7 83.8-89.2
2nd Quartile 795 114 14.1 11.2-17.6 681 85.9 82.4-88.8
3rd Quartile 654 89 16.3 12.1-21.5 565 83.7 78.5-87.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 37 14.6 9.7-21.3 248 85.4 78.7-90.3

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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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