2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 501 75 17.2 12.8-22.7 426 82.8 77.3-87.2
GENDER
Male 227 34 14.8 9.7-22.0 193 85.2 78.0-90.3
Female 274 41 19.4 12.9-28.0 233 80.6 72.0-87.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 60 15.9 11.5-21.5 370 84.1 78.5-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 21 15.1 9.1-24.0 83 84.9 76.0-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 150 28 20.9 13.5-31.0 122 79.1 69.0-86.5
College Graduate 215 19 8.1 4.7-13.7 196 91.9 86.3-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 316 23 7.6 4.8-11.9 293 92.4 88.1-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 441 64 17.1 12.5-23.0 377 82.9 77.0-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 258 31 13.5 8.8-20.2 227 86.5 79.8-91.2
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 16 10.1 5.8-17.1 147 89.9 82.9-94.2
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 35 10.9 7.5-15.6 242 89.1 84.4-92.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 376 39 12.2 7.8-18.6 337 87.8 81.4-92.2
Rent 100 *** *** *** 74 70.5 59.0-79.9
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 25 13.6 8.9-20.3 159 86.4 79.7-91.1
Rural 317 50 18.8 13.0-26.4 267 81.2 73.6-87.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 23 11.7 7.3-18.3 147 88.3 81.7-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 28 15.7 9.8-24.1 170 84.3 75.9-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 290 38 14.7 10.0-21.0 252 85.3 79.0-90.0
2nd Quartile 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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