2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 686 104 14.7 11.5-18.7 582 85.3 81.3-88.5
GENDER
Male 286 39 13.3 8.8-19.6 247 86.7 80.4-91.2
Female 400 65 16.0 11.8-21.3 335 84.0 78.7-88.2
AGE
18-34 113 23 18.0 11.0-28.0 90 82.0 72.0-89.0
35-44 101 23 17.2 10.8-26.4 78 82.8 73.6-89.2
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 22 16.0 9.8-25.2 127 84.0 74.8-90.2
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 23 15.0 8.9-24.1 146 85.0 75.9-91.1
Some Post-H.S. 219 41 17.5 12.3-24.3 178 82.5 75.7-87.7
College Graduate 241 32 10.4 6.9-15.4 209 89.6 84.6-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 21 13.9 7.7-23.6 146 86.1 76.4-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 238 58 24.4 17.4-33.0 180 75.6 67.0-82.6
No 429 43 9.6 6.6-13.7 386 90.4 86.3-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 21 17.0 10.2-27.2 70 83.0 72.8-89.8
Non-Veteran 595 83 14.4 11.0-18.7 512 85.6 81.3-89.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 36 14.5 9.8-21.1 217 85.5 78.9-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 166 29 16.1 9.7-25.5 137 83.9 74.5-90.3
Rural 267 39 14.1 9.4-20.7 228 85.9 79.3-90.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 51 12.6 9.0-17.4 312 87.4 82.6-91.0
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 16 7.3 4.1-12.8 150 92.7 87.2-95.9
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 50 17.8 12.5-24.7 276 82.2 75.3-87.5
HOUSING
Own 367 38 9.9 6.7-14.4 329 90.1 85.6-93.3
Rent 243 54 21.6 15.3-29.6 189 78.4 70.4-84.7
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 37 15.3 10.2-22.3 228 84.7 77.7-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 27 15.8 9.7-24.7 141 84.2 75.3-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 40 13.6 9.1-19.8 213 86.4 80.2-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 21 17.4 9.8-28.9 105 82.6 71.1-90.2
2nd Quartile 186 31 13.7 9.0-20.4 155 86.3 79.6-91.0
3rd Quartile 231 34 13.7 8.7-20.9 197 86.3 79.1-91.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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