2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,042 2,941 71.4 69.2-73.4 239 6.3 5.2- 7.6 330 8.8 7.5-10.2 365 9.4 8.2-10.9 167 4.2 3.4- 5.2
Eastern NC 1,492 1,095 72.2 68.6-75.5 76 4.9 3.6- 6.6 105 7.2 5.5- 9.5 145 10.8 8.5-13.6 71 4.9 3.3- 7.0
GENDER
Male 638 499 76.5 71.0-81.2 31 4.8 2.9- 7.8 29 5.5 3.3- 9.0 53 9.2 6.1-13.7 *** *** ***
Female 854 596 68.1 63.2-72.6 45 5.0 3.4- 7.3 76 8.9 6.4-12.3 92 12.4 9.4-16.3 45 5.7 3.6- 8.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 728 534 73.0 68.5-77.1 46 5.3 3.6- 7.8 47 6.4 4.3- 9.4 69 10.6 8.0-13.9 32 4.6 2.8- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 289 200 64.1 55.8-71.7 *** *** *** 27 11.2 6.9-17.5 33 13.4 8.0-21.5 18 7.6 4.2-13.2
Other 455 347 83.6 76.4-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 269 185 67.9 60.5-74.4 25 7.6 4.5-12.7 23 8.3 5.2-13.1 31 13.5 8.9-19.8 *** *** ***
35-44 221 167 76.5 65.0-85.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 160 74.5 64.8-82.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 10.1 6.1-16.5 *** *** ***
55-64 303 214 67.9 59.4-75.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 9.0 5.5-14.6 26 11.4 6.6-18.9
65-74 286 216 77.5 70.2-83.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 11.1 6.8-17.4 *** *** ***
75+ 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 362 260 70.5 62.8-77.2 *** *** *** 23 5.5 3.1- 9.6 47 14.3 9.3-21.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 471 348 74.2 68.4-79.3 *** *** *** 36 8.7 5.5-13.4 49 11.2 7.8-15.9 23 3.4 1.9- 5.9
College Graduate 529 396 75.1 70.0-79.6 41 8.2 5.8-11.6 32 5.3 3.3- 8.3 40 8.1 5.5-12.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 529 288 52.4 46.1-58.7 25 4.4 2.8- 6.9 53 9.6 6.4-14.1 104 21.3 16.6-27.0 59 12.2 8.2-17.9
No 918 772 82.5 78.3-86.1 47 5.2 3.4- 7.8 49 6.1 4.1- 9.1 38 4.9 2.9- 8.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 241 184 80.6 74.1-85.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 8.6 5.2-13.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,243 905 70.3 66.1-74.2 67 5.1 3.6- 7.1 91 7.9 5.8-10.7 121 11.3 8.7-14.7 59 5.4 3.6- 8.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 763 601 76.9 72.1-81.1 47 5.7 3.8- 8.4 54 8.0 5.6-11.5 48 7.7 5.0-11.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 425 317 73.5 66.7-79.3 *** *** *** 32 6.9 3.9-11.7 38 9.6 6.4-14.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 156 74.9 65.9-82.2 *** *** *** 17 8.0 4.5-13.7 19 11.1 6.2-19.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 208 149 72.9 64.3-80.1 20 5.8 3.3-10.0 *** *** *** 21 11.7 7.0-18.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 424 333 78.2 72.3-83.1 25 6.8 4.3-10.4 26 6.7 3.7-11.8 30 6.9 4.5-10.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 235 73.1 63.9-80.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 13.9 7.8-23.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 776 584 74.2 69.8-78.2 45 5.6 3.9- 7.9 54 7.9 5.5-11.3 68 10.0 7.5-13.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 301 235 73.1 63.9-80.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 13.9 7.8-23.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,019 781 76.5 72.1-80.4 47 3.9 2.7- 5.6 67 6.5 4.4- 9.4 85 9.1 6.6-12.4 39 4.0 2.3- 7.0
Rent 357 241 65.1 58.1-71.5 20 4.9 2.9- 8.0 28 9.5 5.9-14.9 48 14.8 10.0-21.2 20 5.8 3.3- 9.8
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 18.4 10.2-30.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 388 291 74.0 68.0-79.3 25 6.5 4.0-10.2 27 6.4 4.0-10.3 31 7.8 5.1-11.7 *** *** ***
Rural 1,011 736 71.3 66.3-75.7 46 4.1 2.6- 6.5 74 8.0 5.6-11.3 101 11.6 8.4-15.8 54 5.0 3.2- 7.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,031 760 72.2 67.6-76.5 54 5.4 3.7- 8.0 70 7.2 4.9-10.6 95 9.9 7.3-13.2 52 5.2 3.2- 8.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 129 75.5 67.5-82.1 *** *** *** 15 8.5 4.8-14.8 18 7.8 4.7-12.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 206 70.1 62.0-77.0 *** *** *** 20 6.5 3.9-10.5 32 15.2 9.6-23.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 170 73.5 66.0-79.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 15.0 10.0-21.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 182 137 71.5 61.4-79.8 *** *** *** 14 6.6 3.7-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 444 321 71.6 65.5-76.9 28 6.3 4.0- 9.7 35 7.4 4.8-11.1 40 8.8 5.7-13.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 638 467 72.6 65.6-78.7 *** *** *** 43 8.5 4.7-14.9 62 9.8 6.5-14.5 38 4.9 2.9- 8.3

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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 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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