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
Non-Hispanic White 2,751 1,707 61.1 58.7-63.5 214 8.0 6.7- 9.4 347 12.0 10.6-13.5 329 13.1 11.4-15.1 154 5.8 4.8- 7.0
GENDER
Male 1,306 899 68.5 65.3-71.6 97 7.6 5.9- 9.6 128 9.6 7.8-11.8 123 9.4 7.7-11.5 59 4.9 3.6- 6.6
Female 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
AGE
18-34 547 200 37.0 32.2-41.9 60 11.5 8.4-15.6 116 19.1 15.6-23.2 127 24.8 20.4-29.7 44 7.6 5.5-10.5
35-44 351 201 59.7 53.6-65.5 26 7.5 4.8-11.5 58 15.6 11.8-20.4 45 10.7 7.7-14.8 21 6.4 3.8-10.6
45-54 423 257 64.1 57.8-69.9 34 7.7 5.0-11.6 56 11.0 8.0-14.9 52 11.9 8.7-16.0 24 5.4 3.4- 8.4
55-64 518 347 67.5 61.7-72.8 44 7.3 5.2-10.1 52 10.8 7.8-14.8 48 9.8 6.2-15.2 27 4.6 2.9- 7.3
65-74 516 387 72.5 66.4-77.8 33 6.8 4.5-10.3 39 6.4 4.5- 9.1 34 9.2 5.1-15.9 23 5.1 3.2- 8.0
75+ 348 282 82.5 76.3-87.4 *** *** *** 23 4.3 2.6- 6.9 17 4.4 2.4- 7.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 547 349 63.1 57.9-68.0 35 7.5 5.0-11.2 54 9.3 6.7-12.7 72 12.7 9.8-16.3 37 7.4 5.1-10.6
Some Post-H.S. 819 506 62.0 57.7-66.1 57 7.5 5.5-10.3 91 11.2 8.8-14.0 103 12.9 10.3-15.9 62 6.5 4.9- 8.5
College Graduate 1,267 782 60.3 57.0-63.5 118 9.8 8.0-12.1 190 16.1 13.8-18.7 130 10.1 8.3-12.2 47 3.7 2.7- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 8.7 4.9-15.1 *** *** *** 18 11.5 6.6-19.3
$15,000- 24,999 158 86 57.8 48.1-67.0 *** *** *** 17 9.1 5.3-15.1 23 13.8 8.4-21.8 20 12.1 7.1-19.8
$25,000- 34,999 236 127 52.5 44.2-60.7 *** *** *** 41 15.8 11.1-21.9 35 16.4 11.0-23.9 20 8.1 4.9-13.1
$35,000- 49,999 285 163 54.3 46.6-61.9 24 11.0 6.8-17.3 33 11.1 7.0-17.0 45 15.8 11.2-21.8 20 7.9 4.7-12.9
$50,000- 74,999 365 220 60.5 53.7-66.9 33 8.4 5.6-12.6 53 14.2 10.2-19.4 44 13.5 8.8-20.1 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9
$75,000+ 1,027 679 67.2 63.8-70.5 85 7.7 6.0- 9.9 139 13.4 11.2-16.0 97 9.0 7.1-11.3 27 2.6 1.7- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 445 51.0 46.3-55.6 41 5.6 3.8- 8.2 103 10.1 8.1-12.5 162 21.8 17.8-26.4 98 11.6 9.1-14.6
No 1,824 1,215 66.0 63.3-68.7 167 9.2 7.6-11.1 233 13.2 11.4-15.2 157 8.8 7.3-10.5 52 2.8 2.1- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 365 276 74.8 68.9-79.9 *** *** *** 22 5.5 3.5- 8.7 40 10.7 7.6-14.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,374 1,423 59.2 56.5-61.8 205 8.7 7.3-10.3 325 12.9 11.4-14.6 286 13.4 11.5-15.6 135 5.8 4.8- 7.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 839 464 56.0 52.0-60.0 82 8.6 6.7-10.8 136 16.2 13.5-19.3 108 13.4 10.9-16.5 49 5.8 4.1- 8.0
Regional City or Suburban County 788 487 62.3 57.6-66.6 59 7.5 5.5-10.2 96 11.0 8.6-14.0 109 14.1 11.1-17.8 37 5.1 3.5- 7.4
Rural 1,124 756 64.0 60.0-67.9 73 7.9 5.8-10.7 115 9.6 7.8-11.9 112 12.1 9.2-15.7 68 6.4 4.8- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,515 891 59.4 56.3-62.5 134 9.5 7.7-11.7 223 13.7 11.8-15.9 197 12.8 10.9-15.0 70 4.6 3.5- 6.0
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.3 8.4-26.4 17 20.0 12.0-31.4 *** *** ***
Retired 812 634 78.3 74.4-81.8 49 6.4 4.4- 9.2 48 4.7 3.4- 6.6 51 6.4 4.6- 8.8 30 4.2 2.7- 6.6
Unable to Work 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.1 4.8-13.4 *** *** *** 35 17.2 11.4-25.1
Other not in Labor Force 141 51 35.7 26.1-46.7 16 7.6 4.2-13.2 40 27.6 19.6-37.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 9.8 5.4-16.9 *** *** *** 26 17.2 10.8-26.4
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 10.7 6.3-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 103 50.6 41.9-59.3 *** *** *** 32 14.2 9.1-21.4 39 20.5 14.2-28.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,644 1,057 65.3 62.4-68.0 135 8.1 6.6- 9.9 221 13.3 11.5-15.4 167 9.7 8.1-11.5 64 3.7 2.8- 4.9
HOUSING
Own 2,015 1,384 67.5 64.6-70.2 151 7.6 6.2- 9.3 218 10.2 8.7-12.0 182 10.5 8.6-12.8 80 4.2 3.2- 5.4
Rent 559 244 39.9 35.3-44.7 52 10.3 7.5-14.1 103 19.8 16.2-23.9 107 20.6 16.9-24.8 53 9.4 6.9-12.7
Other arrangement 155 67 37.8 29.0-47.5 *** *** *** 24 13.4 8.6-20.3 37 26.8 18.9-36.4 17 14.7 8.7-23.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 532 359 62.9 56.2-69.0 29 8.9 5.5-14.2 46 6.1 4.1- 9.0 70 16.5 11.5-23.2 28 5.6 3.6- 8.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 623 63.6 59.5-67.5 61 6.3 4.6- 8.5 111 11.2 9.1-13.7 102 12.3 9.6-15.6 63 6.6 4.9- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,259 725 58.3 55.0-61.6 124 8.9 7.3-10.9 190 15.1 12.8-17.7 157 12.4 10.4-14.7 63 5.2 3.9- 7.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,017 605 59.8 56.0-63.4 100 8.5 6.8-10.5 146 14.0 11.7-16.8 116 11.8 9.6-14.5 50 5.9 4.1- 8.3
2nd Quartile 795 492 61.0 56.7-65.2 63 7.7 5.8-10.2 88 11.8 9.4-14.7 98 13.5 10.5-17.0 54 6.0 4.5- 8.1
3rd Quartile 654 413 61.1 55.4-66.5 39 8.4 5.5-12.7 84 10.6 8.2-13.7 85 15.2 11.0-20.4 33 4.8 3.2- 7.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 197 67.7 59.5-74.9 *** *** *** 29 8.1 5.3-12.3 30 11.1 6.4-18.6 17 7.7 4.5-13.1

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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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