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
Non-Hispanic White 2,763 2,023 72.5 70.3-74.7 155 5.3 4.4- 6.4 249 8.6 7.4- 9.9 208 8.5 7.1-10.1 128 5.1 4.0- 6.4
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 549 333 60.6 55.4-65.5 52 8.4 6.2-11.3 85 14.7 11.5-18.8 60 12.9 9.4-17.3 19 3.4 2.1- 5.5
35-44 353 257 73.3 67.6-78.4 28 7.9 5.1-12.0 33 8.4 5.8-12.0 27 8.4 5.3-12.9 *** *** ***
45-54 424 323 78.7 73.5-83.1 22 3.7 2.3- 6.0 29 5.3 3.4- 8.2 26 6.8 4.3-10.5 24 5.6 3.6- 8.6
55-64 522 377 71.5 65.8-76.6 28 5.0 3.2- 7.7 55 9.6 7.1-12.9 40 7.3 4.8-11.1 *** *** ***
65-74 517 415 81.0 76.3-84.9 *** *** *** 25 4.1 2.7- 6.4 36 7.3 4.8-11.1 30 5.8 3.8- 8.8
75+ 349 279 77.6 70.2-83.6 *** *** *** 18 4.7 2.7- 8.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 402 73.6 68.7-77.9 *** *** *** 46 7.2 5.1-10.0 45 10.0 7.1-13.9 40 6.1 4.2- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 823 599 73.4 69.6-76.8 30 3.9 2.6- 5.7 76 9.5 7.3-12.2 73 8.1 6.1-10.5 45 5.2 3.7- 7.3
College Graduate 1,272 955 75.0 72.1-77.8 102 8.7 6.9-10.9 119 9.3 7.6-11.4 68 5.2 3.9- 6.7 28 1.8 1.1- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.0 4.5-14.0 29 17.9 11.4-26.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 96 64.9 55.6-73.2 *** *** *** 24 14.1 8.9-21.8 20 10.5 6.1-17.5 16 7.8 4.3-13.7
$25,000- 34,999 235 151 60.2 51.7-68.2 *** *** *** 26 9.9 6.5-15.0 36 18.2 12.4-26.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 287 212 73.2 65.8-79.5 *** *** *** 27 9.1 5.4-14.9 20 7.8 4.5-13.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 364 279 73.9 66.9-80.0 18 4.9 2.8- 8.2 35 9.7 6.4-14.6 25 10.0 5.6-17.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,032 812 79.7 76.6-82.4 74 6.5 5.0- 8.6 85 8.1 6.3-10.3 42 3.8 2.6- 5.4 19 1.9 1.1- 3.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 850 483 56.2 51.6-60.8 31 3.7 2.3- 5.7 95 9.7 7.7-12.2 135 17.1 13.7-21.0 106 13.3 10.3-17.0
No 1,834 1,480 80.5 78.1-82.6 119 6.3 5.1- 7.8 148 8.2 6.8-10.0 66 4.0 3.0- 5.4 21 1.0 0.6- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 286 79.5 74.0-84.0 *** *** *** 27 6.1 4.0- 9.3 23 5.9 3.3-10.3 22 5.9 3.5- 9.7
Non-Veteran 2,380 1,726 71.5 69.0-73.8 142 5.7 4.7- 7.0 222 8.9 7.6-10.4 185 8.9 7.4-10.6 105 5.0 3.8- 6.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 845 596 72.2 68.6-75.6 62 6.5 4.9- 8.5 100 11.1 9.0-13.7 57 7.1 5.2- 9.5 30 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 788 592 73.3 68.8-77.4 40 4.9 3.3- 7.1 70 8.5 6.3-11.4 57 8.9 6.3-12.5 29 4.4 2.7- 7.2
Rural 1,130 835 72.2 68.5-75.6 53 4.8 3.4- 6.8 79 6.7 5.2- 8.7 94 9.2 7.1-11.8 69 7.1 5.1- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,519 1,157 77.8 75.2-80.2 103 6.2 4.9- 7.8 158 9.0 7.5-10.9 79 5.5 4.3- 7.1 22 1.4 0.9- 2.4
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 18.0 10.5-29.1 *** *** ***
Retired 818 651 79.1 75.1-82.6 *** *** *** 44 5.2 3.7- 7.2 54 7.1 5.0- 9.9 44 5.6 3.9- 8.0
Unable to Work 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.9 5.0-15.6 41 21.0 14.2-30.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** 15 10.1 5.9-17.0 22 17.6 11.1-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.7 6.5-17.3 24 15.9 9.7-25.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.0 7.8-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 137 69.1 60.1-76.9 *** *** *** 25 12.2 7.4-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,649 1,274 77.6 75.0-80.0 107 6.5 5.1- 8.2 139 8.3 6.8-10.1 88 5.2 4.0- 6.6 41 2.4 1.7- 3.5
HOUSING
Own 2,022 1,572 76.5 73.9-79.0 106 4.8 3.8- 6.1 145 7.2 5.9- 8.7 127 7.2 5.7- 9.0 72 4.3 3.1- 5.9
Rent 561 342 59.6 54.7-64.3 38 7.4 5.3-10.4 86 14.6 11.6-18.1 59 11.6 8.7-15.3 36 6.7 4.5-10.0
Other arrangement 158 94 55.3 45.6-64.6 *** *** *** 18 11.9 7.1-19.1 20 16.7 10.1-26.3 16 9.5 5.3-16.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 394 71.5 65.5-76.9 *** *** *** 42 7.0 4.7-10.2 49 10.5 7.2-15.0 32 7.2 4.2-12.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 962 719 74.2 70.4-77.8 43 4.2 2.9- 5.8 77 7.2 5.6- 9.3 77 8.9 6.6-12.0 46 5.5 3.7- 7.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,267 910 71.6 68.4-74.6 95 6.9 5.4- 8.8 130 10.4 8.4-12.6 82 7.2 5.6- 9.4 50 3.9 2.8- 5.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,027 740 71.5 67.9-74.8 77 6.7 5.2- 8.8 96 9.4 7.4-11.8 67 7.6 5.7-10.0 47 4.8 3.4- 6.8
2nd Quartile 796 610 75.6 71.6-79.2 36 5.0 3.5- 7.2 62 7.5 5.6- 9.9 54 7.5 5.2-10.8 34 4.3 2.9- 6.2
3rd Quartile 652 464 71.5 66.2-76.2 37 4.9 3.1- 7.6 63 7.6 5.6-10.2 56 9.9 7.2-13.4 32 6.1 3.4-10.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 209 67.9 59.6-75.1 *** *** *** 28 12.2 7.6-19.1 31 11.9 7.2-18.9 15 6.5 3.7-11.4

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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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