2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,020 2,431 57.6 55.4-59.8 314 8.7 7.4-10.2 519 14.1 12.5-15.8 501 13.3 11.9-14.8 255 6.3 5.4- 7.4
Eastern NC 1,486 941 58.6 54.8-62.2 90 7.2 5.2- 9.9 167 12.3 10.0-15.0 185 14.7 12.2-17.6 103 7.2 5.6- 9.2
GENDER
Male 631 435 63.8 58.0-69.2 33 7.2 4.2-12.0 62 11.6 8.3-16.0 66 12.0 8.8-16.2 35 5.3 3.6- 8.0
Female 855 506 53.6 48.7-58.4 57 7.3 4.9-10.6 105 12.9 10.0-16.4 119 17.3 13.7-21.6 68 9.0 6.5-12.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 726 439 56.1 51.4-60.7 50 6.4 4.5- 9.2 88 14.8 11.6-18.8 94 14.5 11.5-18.2 55 8.1 5.9-10.9
Non-Hispanic Black 287 184 59.8 51.5-67.5 *** *** *** 28 8.3 5.4-12.5 37 14.9 9.9-21.8 19 6.3 3.6-10.6
Other 454 306 65.9 56.2-74.4 *** *** *** 51 10.7 6.2-17.8 50 14.4 8.2-24.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 265 122 42.0 35.0-49.3 *** *** *** 46 15.3 10.6-21.4 66 28.7 22.2-36.2 19 7.6 4.6-12.2
35-44 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 16.1 9.8-25.1 33 11.6 7.4-17.8 21 6.7 4.0-11.2
45-54 219 130 62.9 53.7-71.2 *** *** *** 28 11.5 7.0-18.3 28 11.3 6.7-18.3 16 7.5 4.2-13.0
55-64 303 197 61.0 52.4-69.0 *** *** *** 31 11.2 6.8-17.8 27 7.8 4.6-13.0 28 11.5 6.8-18.7
65-74 289 220 73.1 64.8-80.0 *** *** *** 21 8.7 5.0-14.8 21 7.8 4.7-12.7 *** *** ***
75+ 178 151 86.5 78.7-91.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 225 53.7 45.8-61.5 24 12.1 6.9-20.3 38 11.5 7.4-17.3 51 17.2 12.1-23.8 20 5.6 3.1- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 469 286 57.4 51.3-63.4 22 4.0 2.3- 6.9 56 14.6 10.5-19.8 62 14.4 10.5-19.5 43 9.6 6.6-13.7
College Graduate 527 332 59.5 53.8-65.0 38 6.8 4.5-10.0 66 14.0 10.4-18.6 58 13.4 9.8-18.0 33 6.3 4.2- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 527 271 49.0 42.7-55.2 29 5.1 2.8- 8.9 64 10.3 7.3-14.3 93 21.3 16.3-27.2 70 14.4 10.7-19.2
No 914 635 62.8 57.9-67.3 56 8.2 5.5-12.1 100 13.7 10.6-17.4 91 11.6 8.9-15.1 32 3.7 2.4- 5.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 157 63.7 55.7-71.1 *** *** *** 21 9.2 5.4-15.3 29 10.2 6.5-15.7 24 10.7 6.6-16.9
Non-Veteran 1,236 778 57.4 53.2-61.6 80 7.5 5.3-10.7 145 12.9 10.4-16.0 156 15.8 12.9-19.2 77 6.3 4.7- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 761 449 53.7 48.5-58.7 59 8.9 6.0-12.9 102 14.8 11.4-18.8 104 16.3 12.8-20.5 47 6.4 4.5- 9.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 328 76.2 69.9-81.5 *** *** *** 29 10.1 6.2-15.8 28 6.4 4.1- 9.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.2 8.8-28.1
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.0 8.6-25.0 29 17.7 11.0-27.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 203 136 60.8 50.1-70.5 *** *** *** 23 10.4 5.7-18.2 18 15.7 8.7-26.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 208 127 57.6 48.3-66.4 *** *** *** 23 11.4 6.9-18.0 28 18.4 12.1-26.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 423 269 58.3 51.7-64.6 36 10.0 6.6-14.8 58 17.0 12.3-23.0 37 9.0 6.1-13.3 23 5.7 3.4- 9.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 201 59.1 50.1-67.5 *** *** *** 24 9.5 5.5-15.9 40 15.3 10.2-22.5 19 6.1 3.5-10.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.9 8.7-27.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 773 495 58.3 53.4-63.0 58 8.0 5.7-11.0 94 15.0 11.6-19.1 78 11.9 9.1-15.3 48 6.9 4.8- 9.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 201 59.1 50.1-67.5 *** *** *** 24 9.5 5.5-15.9 40 15.3 10.2-22.5 19 6.1 3.5-10.4
HOUSING
Own 1,013 684 62.4 57.8-66.9 64 8.5 5.8-12.4 112 13.3 10.5-16.7 96 9.3 7.1-12.0 57 6.4 4.6- 8.9
Rent 359 197 52.6 45.8-59.4 20 4.9 2.9- 8.2 41 8.7 5.9-12.7 66 24.3 18.4-31.3 35 9.5 6.3-14.1
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 387 231 57.1 50.9-63.1 23 6.1 3.6-10.2 51 14.4 10.4-19.5 52 14.8 10.9-20.0 30 7.5 5.0-11.2
Rural 1,007 657 59.8 54.7-64.7 62 8.3 5.5-12.4 105 11.1 8.4-14.6 117 13.7 10.5-17.7 66 7.0 5.0- 9.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,029 662 58.7 53.9-63.3 62 7.6 5.2-10.9 116 12.9 9.9-16.7 120 13.9 10.9-17.7 69 6.8 5.0- 9.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 106 63.5 54.6-71.6 *** *** *** 21 11.9 7.5-18.4 27 11.5 7.4-17.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 173 55.4 47.4-63.1 *** *** *** 30 10.6 7.1-15.7 38 18.8 13.1-26.1 22 8.4 5.1-13.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 225 142 58.9 50.5-66.8 13 4.0 2.3- 7.0 23 10.9 6.8-16.8 34 20.8 14.1-29.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 182 115 55.8 46.2-64.9 *** *** *** 18 12.1 7.4-19.3 25 15.0 9.8-22.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 442 252 56.1 50.0-62.0 32 8.0 5.1-12.4 60 13.0 9.6-17.4 61 15.0 10.9-20.3 37 7.9 5.4-11.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 432 63.3 56.0-70.0 35 7.6 4.2-13.1 66 12.2 7.8-18.6 65 10.7 7.2-15.7 39 6.2 3.8-10.0

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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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