BRFSS 2023 - North Carolina: (Stress means a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous, or anxious, or is unable to sleep at night because their mind is troubled all the time. <br> Within the last 30 days, how often have you felt this kind of stress?)

2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

Stress means a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous, or anxious, or is unable to sleep at night because their mind is troubled all the time.
Within the last 30 days, how often have you felt this kind of stress?

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	Total Respond.^	Always	Usually	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
North Carolina	3,188	215	7.2	6.0- 8.5	227	8.1	6.8- 9.7	746	23.9	21.8-26.1	759	22.8	20.8-24.9	1,241	38.1	35.7-40.5
Non-Hispanic Black	573	44	8.5	5.7-12.6	35	7.0	4.7-10.3	134	22.7	18.0-28.1	106	16.8	13.2-21.2	254	45.0	39.5-50.6
GENDER
Male	228	18	7.5	4.2-13.1	***	***	***	50	20.7	13.9-29.7	35	14.7	9.4-22.3	116	51.9	42.9-60.8
Female	345	26	9.4	5.4-15.8	26	8.6	5.4-13.5	84	24.4	18.5-31.4	71	18.7	14.2-24.1	138	39.0	32.4-46.0
AGE
18-34	83	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	11.5	6.4-19.7	***	***	***
35-44	84	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	98	***	***	***	***	***	***	31	19.4	12.5-28.9	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	127	***	***	***	***	***	***	28	22.0	14.7-31.6	26	19.2	11.9-29.6	***	***	***
65-74	114	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	23	17.4	10.7-27.2	***	***	***
75+	61	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	137	***	***	***	***	***	***	29	16.7	10.9-24.8	23	17.3	10.0-28.0	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	190	***	***	***	***	***	***	46	24.4	16.5-34.6	38	17.9	12.1-25.7	77	39.7	30.8-49.4
College Graduate	201	***	***	***	***	***	***	42	18.8	13.2-26.1	43	20.9	15.0-28.3	92	46.0	37.4-54.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	36	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	67	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	84	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	75	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	16.3	9.2-27.2	***	***	***
$75,000+	138	***	***	***	***	***	***	28	16.7	11.0-24.5	34	20.6	14.0-29.3	***	***	***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	203	30	14.5	9.1-22.5	22	12.5	7.4-20.4	58	28.8	19.9-39.6	26	11.1	6.6-18.1	67	33.1	24.7-42.7
No	366	***	***	***	***	***	***	75	19.3	14.3-25.5	79	19.7	15.0-25.4	185	51.2	44.3-58.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	503	38	8.7	5.6-13.3	31	6.9	4.5-10.5	120	23.0	18.1-28.8	99	17.7	13.7-22.4	215	43.7	37.8-49.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	201	19	10.2	6.1-16.8	***	***	***	43	16.8	11.9-23.1	37	17.8	12.5-24.9	93	49.4	40.9-57.9
Regional City or Suburban County	132	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	27	14.6	9.2-22.3	***	***	***
Rural	240	***	***	***	***	***	***	59	23.3	16.7-31.6	42	17.2	11.2-25.5	111	47.6	38.8-56.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	307	24	8.5	4.8-14.4	21	8.5	5.3-13.5	69	20.6	15.2-27.4	64	18.3	13.4-24.5	129	44.1	36.8-51.7
Unemployed	40	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	144	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	29	21.9	13.9-32.7	***	***	***
Unable to Work	66	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	11	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	42	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	274	***	***	***	13	7.9	4.4-13.8	61	19.4	14.3-25.9	62	19.7	14.8-25.7	126	46.3	38.7-54.2
HOUSING
Own	321	***	***	***	***	***	***	66	18.9	13.8-25.4	73	20.4	15.3-26.6	157	50.6	43.3-57.8
Rent	189	22	11.6	6.7-19.4	***	***	***	***	***	***	24	11.2	6.7-18.1	70	34.0	25.3-43.9
Other arrangement	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	231	***	***	***	***	***	***	60	26.3	18.9-35.2	44	16.8	11.4-24.0	99	42.0	33.3-51.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	145	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	23	13.7	8.4-21.6	***	***	***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	197	***	***	***	***	***	***	44	20.0	13.3-28.8	39	19.2	12.9-27.5	83	43.7	34.8-53.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	102	***	***	***	***	***	***	23	17.6	10.9-27.1	19	16.1	9.7-25.6	***	***	***
2nd Quartile	147	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	28	17.8	11.1-27.2	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	196	***	***	***	***	***	***	43	23.0	15.5-32.6	34	15.4	10.3-22.5	92	48.8	39.6-58.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	128	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	25	18.5	10.7-30.0	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,188

215

7.2

6.0- 8.5

227

8.1

6.8- 9.7

746

23.9

21.8-26.1

759

22.8

20.8-24.9

1,241

38.1

35.7-40.5

Non-Hispanic Black

573

8.5

5.7-12.6

7.0

4.7-10.3

134

22.7

18.0-28.1

106

16.8

13.2-21.2

254

45.0

39.5-50.6

GENDER

Male

228

7.5

4.2-13.1

***

20.7

13.9-29.7

14.7

9.4-22.3

116

51.9

42.9-60.8

Female

345

9.4

5.4-15.8

8.6

5.4-13.5

24.4

18.5-31.4

18.7

14.2-24.1

138

39.0

32.4-46.0

AGE

18-34

***

11.5

6.4-19.7

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

19.4

12.5-28.9

***

55-64

127

***

22.0

14.7-31.6

19.2

11.9-29.6

***

65-74

114

***

17.4

10.7-27.2

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

137

***

16.7

10.9-24.8

17.3

10.0-28.0

***

Some Post-H.S.

190

***

24.4

16.5-34.6

17.9

12.1-25.7

39.7

30.8-49.4

College Graduate

201

***

18.8

13.2-26.1

20.9

15.0-28.3

46.0

37.4-54.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

16.3

9.2-27.2

***

$75,000+

138

***

16.7

11.0-24.5

20.6

14.0-29.3

***

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

203

14.5

9.1-22.5

12.5

7.4-20.4

28.8

19.9-39.6

11.1

6.6-18.1

33.1

24.7-42.7

366

***

19.3

14.3-25.5

19.7

15.0-25.4

185

51.2

44.3-58.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

503

8.7

5.6-13.3

6.9

4.5-10.5

120

23.0

18.1-28.8

17.7

13.7-22.4

215

43.7

37.8-49.7

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

201

10.2

6.1-16.8

***

16.8

11.9-23.1

17.8

12.5-24.9

49.4

40.9-57.9

Regional City or Suburban County

132

***

14.6

9.2-22.3

***

Rural

240

***

23.3

16.7-31.6

17.2

11.2-25.5

111

47.6

38.8-56.4

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

307

8.5

4.8-14.4

8.5

5.3-13.5

20.6

15.2-27.4

18.3

13.4-24.5

129

44.1

36.8-51.7

Unemployed

***

Retired

144

***

21.9

13.9-32.7

***

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

274

***

7.9

4.4-13.8

19.4

14.3-25.9

19.7

14.8-25.7

126

46.3

38.7-54.2

HOUSING

Own

321

***

18.9

13.8-25.4

20.4

15.3-26.6

157

50.6

43.3-57.8

Rent

189

11.6

6.7-19.4

***

11.2

6.7-18.1

34.0

25.3-43.9

Other arrangement

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

231

***

26.3

18.9-35.2

16.8

11.4-24.0

42.0

33.3-51.2

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

145

***

13.7

8.4-21.6

***

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

197

***

20.0

13.3-28.8

19.2

12.9-27.5

43.7

34.8-53.1

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

102

***

17.6

10.9-27.1

16.1

9.7-25.6

***

2nd Quartile

147

***

17.8

11.1-27.2

***

3rd Quartile

196

***

23.0

15.5-32.6

15.4

10.3-22.5

48.8

39.6-58.1

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

128

***

18.5

10.7-30.0

***

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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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2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

Stress means a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous, or anxious, or is unable to sleep at night because their mind is troubled all the time. Within the last 30 days, how often have you felt this kind of stress?

Stress means a situation in which a person feels tense, restless, nervous, or anxious, or is unable to sleep at night because their mind is troubled all the time.
Within the last 30 days, how often have you felt this kind of stress?