2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,020 583 15.2 13.7-16.8 3,437 84.8 83.2-86.3
Eastern NC 1,486 215 16.1 13.6-19.0 1,271 83.9 81.0-86.4
GENDER
Male 631 77 13.5 10.1-17.7 554 86.5 82.3-89.9
Female 855 138 18.6 15.1-22.7 717 81.4 77.3-84.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 726 110 16.1 13.0-19.8 616 83.9 80.2-87.0
Non-Hispanic Black 287 42 15.4 10.8-21.4 245 84.6 78.6-89.2
Other 454 59 17.4 10.6-27.1 395 82.6 72.9-89.4
AGE
18-34 265 61 26.2 20.1-33.3 204 73.8 66.7-79.9
35-44 220 42 12.7 8.6-18.5 178 87.3 81.5-91.4
45-54 219 33 13.9 8.9-21.1 186 86.1 78.9-91.1
55-64 303 44 15.9 10.6-23.0 259 84.1 77.0-89.4
65-74 289 26 9.9 6.1-15.6 263 90.1 84.4-93.9
75+ 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 52 17.4 12.3-24.0 306 82.6 76.0-87.7
Some Post-H.S. 469 80 17.9 13.7-23.1 389 82.1 76.9-86.3
College Graduate 527 70 14.5 11.0-19.1 457 85.5 80.9-89.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 527 128 27.6 22.4-33.5 399 72.4 66.5-77.6
No 914 85 10.3 7.8-13.5 829 89.7 86.5-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 39 16.2 11.2-23.0 202 83.8 77.0-88.8
Non-Veteran 1,236 174 16.0 13.2-19.3 1,062 84.0 80.7-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 761 110 16.3 12.9-20.3 651 83.7 79.7-87.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 34 7.9 5.1-11.9 386 92.1 88.1-94.9
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 28 19.4 12.0-29.7 134 80.6 70.3-88.0
$35,000- 49,999 203 29 19.2 11.8-29.8 174 80.8 70.2-88.2
$50,000- 74,999 208 34 19.3 12.9-27.7 174 80.7 72.3-87.1
$75,000+ 423 41 9.0 6.1-13.3 382 91.0 86.7-93.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 40 16.6 11.3-23.8 261 83.4 76.2-88.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 13 18.3 10.2-30.7 111 81.7 69.3-89.8
More than 200% 773 92 12.7 9.9-16.1 681 87.3 83.9-90.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 40 16.6 11.3-23.8 261 83.4 76.2-88.7
HOUSING
Own 1,013 106 10.7 8.3-13.6 907 89.3 86.4-91.7
Rent 359 85 26.7 21.1-33.2 274 73.3 66.8-78.9
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 17 20.2 12.2-31.6 75 79.8 68.4-87.8
Regional City or Suburban County 387 60 15.9 12.0-20.7 327 84.1 79.3-88.0
Rural 1,007 138 15.7 12.4-19.7 869 84.3 80.3-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,029 143 15.4 12.4-19.0 886 84.6 81.0-87.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 30 14.7 9.6-21.9 147 85.3 78.1-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 42 18.7 13.1-26.0 238 81.3 74.0-86.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 225 32 17.5 11.3-26.0 193 82.5 74.0-88.7
2nd Quartile 182 31 18.1 12.3-25.8 151 81.9 74.2-87.7
3rd Quartile 442 72 16.1 12.3-20.9 370 83.9 79.1-87.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 80 14.0 9.9-19.3 557 86.0 80.7-90.1

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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