2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 686 414 57.3 52.1-62.4 53 10.1 7.0-14.3 83 13.4 10.2-17.5 98 13.6 10.7-17.2 38 5.6 3.6- 8.6
GENDER
Male 286 194 63.9 55.5-71.5 20 8.9 5.1-15.3 25 12.2 7.1-20.1 33 8.3 5.5-12.3 *** *** ***
Female 400 220 51.7 45.0-58.4 33 11.1 6.9-17.4 58 14.5 10.8-19.2 65 18.0 13.5-23.8 24 4.7 2.9- 7.4
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 23.3 15.2-34.0 *** *** ***
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.8 8.4-24.8 18 14.7 8.8-23.5 *** *** ***
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.8 7.6-23.9 16 10.3 5.7-17.8 *** *** ***
55-64 149 95 59.2 48.7-68.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.5 7.7-22.7 *** *** ***
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 106 59.6 49.3-69.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 14.6 9.0-22.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 219 128 56.0 47.0-64.7 *** *** *** 24 12.2 7.7-18.7 34 13.9 9.3-20.2 15 5.9 3.3-10.4
College Graduate 241 139 55.4 47.3-63.2 16 7.5 4.2-13.0 40 20.2 14.2-28.0 33 12.9 8.5-19.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.7 8.2-24.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.4 8.5-26.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 91 51.9 42.1-61.7 17 11.8 6.8-19.6 29 18.3 12.2-26.5 24 16.0 9.5-25.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 238 116 44.5 35.7-53.6 *** *** *** 34 19.0 12.0-28.9 51 20.8 14.5-28.8 21 9.6 5.3-16.6
No 429 285 63.6 57.2-69.5 35 11.8 7.6-17.9 48 11.1 8.0-15.3 45 10.1 7.2-14.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 595 356 56.2 50.6-61.6 49 11.0 7.5-15.7 76 13.4 10.0-17.8 87 14.3 11.0-18.3 27 5.2 3.1- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 146 57.5 49.9-64.8 22 9.3 5.8-14.5 37 14.4 10.0-20.1 37 14.6 9.9-21.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 11.7 7.1-18.8 *** *** ***
Rural 267 171 59.8 51.1-68.0 *** *** *** 25 10.8 6.6-17.3 38 13.5 9.2-19.5 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 363 201 55.2 48.3-61.9 38 13.7 8.9-20.6 51 13.2 9.4-18.0 55 13.1 9.6-17.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 126 74.6 64.2-82.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 326 187 53.3 46.1-60.3 30 11.0 7.3-16.2 43 13.7 9.7-19.0 49 15.6 11.1-21.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 367 245 63.2 56.2-69.7 25 9.9 5.7-16.6 47 14.5 10.4-19.8 32 7.7 5.1-11.5 *** *** ***
Rent 243 131 50.3 41.3-59.3 19 9.1 5.5-14.8 *** *** *** 50 20.5 14.7-27.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 167 57.4 48.8-65.6 *** *** *** 30 13.0 8.1-20.2 36 15.1 10.2-21.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 109 61.8 51.0-71.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 14.2 9.0-21.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 138 54.1 45.9-62.1 25 10.7 6.4-17.2 40 17.7 11.9-25.4 34 12.1 7.8-18.2 16 5.5 3.1- 9.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.9 10.9-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 186 106 55.0 45.2-64.5 18 14.1 7.7-24.4 23 13.8 7.9-23.0 32 13.9 9.2-20.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 231 144 63.7 55.1-71.4 *** *** *** 26 10.1 6.4-15.5 32 12.2 7.9-18.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.1 8.2-22.9 *** *** ***

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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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