2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 690 482 68.1 62.9-72.9 38 6.8 4.1-11.0 56 8.2 5.8-11.3 75 10.9 7.9-14.9 39 6.0 3.9- 9.0
GENDER
Male 289 214 73.5 65.3-80.3 *** *** *** 21 7.8 4.5-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 401 268 63.6 56.6-70.0 *** *** *** 35 8.4 5.6-12.5 53 15.3 10.7-21.5 23 5.5 3.3- 8.9
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.2 7.1-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 114 87 79.8 68.9-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 97 65.0 54.8-73.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.0 6.1-19.2
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 114 67.4 57.5-76.0 *** *** *** 17 8.9 4.9-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 220 155 68.1 58.5-76.3 *** *** *** 17 6.0 3.4-10.2 31 15.2 9.5-23.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 242 175 74.6 66.9-81.0 15 5.5 3.0- 9.6 *** *** *** 23 6.5 4.0-10.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 127 71.4 60.3-80.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 239 114 44.7 35.9-53.9 *** *** *** 31 14.3 9.1-21.6 48 18.4 12.5-26.2 33 15.7 10.0-23.9
No 433 357 79.7 73.4-84.9 *** *** *** 24 5.4 3.3- 8.9 24 7.1 4.0-12.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 66 80.2 69.7-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 599 416 66.5 60.8-71.7 34 7.1 4.2-11.9 50 8.7 6.1-12.2 62 11.1 7.8-15.5 37 6.7 4.3-10.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 252 182 75.0 68.0-80.9 17 6.4 3.7-10.8 16 4.6 2.7- 7.7 25 9.1 5.4-15.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 269 189 67.3 58.8-74.7 *** *** *** 27 11.9 7.4-18.4 28 12.0 7.1-19.5 18 6.8 3.8-12.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 366 273 73.6 66.5-79.7 27 8.1 4.6-14.1 30 8.1 5.2-12.5 27 8.3 4.7-14.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 123 73.7 63.9-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 233 68.2 61.0-74.7 25 7.9 5.0-12.1 24 7.2 4.5-11.2 35 12.4 7.8-19.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 371 286 74.6 67.7-80.5 *** *** *** 23 6.8 4.0-11.1 32 9.2 5.5-14.9 16 4.1 2.3- 7.3
Rent 244 148 57.9 48.6-66.6 *** *** *** 26 10.6 6.7-16.4 33 12.1 7.6-18.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 188 65.8 57.4-73.2 *** *** *** 23 12.6 7.7-20.1 29 10.3 6.4-16.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 125 70.7 59.6-79.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 8.1 4.8-13.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 169 68.1 59.5-75.6 *** *** *** 20 5.0 3.1- 8.0 27 13.4 7.8-22.1 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 189 133 68.1 57.8-76.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 10.2 5.7-17.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 232 159 70.9 62.5-78.0 *** *** *** 19 7.4 4.3-12.5 26 8.8 5.4-14.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Healthy Days.

*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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