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%)
TOTAL 4,020 583 15.2 13.7-16.8 3,437 84.8 83.2-86.3
GENDER
Male 1,775 205 12.2 10.2-14.5 1,570 87.8 85.5-89.8
Female 2,245 378 17.9 15.7-20.2 1,867 82.1 79.8-84.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,400 343 15.3 13.5-17.4 2,057 84.7 82.6-86.5
Non-Hispanic Black 686 104 14.7 11.5-18.7 582 85.3 81.3-88.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 339 46 15.0 8.7-24.6 293 85.0 75.4-91.3
Non-Hispanic Other 160 35 22.3 14.8-32.2 125 77.7 67.8-85.2
Hispanic 375 46 9.8 7.1-13.6 329 90.2 86.4-92.9
AGE
18-34 799 171 20.6 17.3-24.3 628 79.4 75.7-82.7
35-44 575 108 16.1 12.6-20.2 467 83.9 79.8-87.4
45-54 620 94 14.6 10.9-19.3 526 85.4 80.7-89.1
55-64 739 102 14.2 11.0-18.2 637 85.8 81.8-89.0
65-74 721 72 12.1 8.7-16.5 649 87.9 83.5-91.3
75+ 508 29 5.6 3.5- 8.8 479 94.4 91.2-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 319 36 12.8 8.3-19.4 283 87.2 80.6-91.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 864 144 18.6 15.2-22.6 720 81.4 77.4-84.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,107 194 15.9 13.4-18.7 913 84.1 81.3-86.6
College Graduate 1,707 207 12.4 10.5-14.5 1,500 87.6 85.5-89.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,278 337 28.3 24.8-32.0 941 71.7 68.0-75.2
No 2,607 231 9.1 7.8-10.7 2,376 90.9 89.3-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 513 84 16.9 12.8-21.9 429 83.1 78.1-87.2
Non-Veteran 3,488 496 14.9 13.3-16.7 2,992 85.1 83.3-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,148 302 14.1 12.3-16.1 1,846 85.9 83.9-87.7
Unemployed 182 43 18.1 12.5-25.4 139 81.9 74.6-87.5
Retired 1,119 95 9.0 6.9-11.8 1,024 91.0 88.2-93.1
Unable to Work 284 92 36.3 27.9-45.5 192 63.7 54.5-72.1
Other not in Labor Force 229 39 19.4 13.3-27.4 190 80.6 72.6-86.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 45 22.1 15.5-30.5 157 77.9 69.5-84.5
$15,000- 24,999 275 71 26.9 19.8-35.5 204 73.1 64.5-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 370 72 20.0 14.5-27.0 298 80.0 73.0-85.5
$35,000- 49,999 482 78 17.1 12.9-22.2 404 82.9 77.8-87.1
$50,000-74,999 540 85 16.0 12.3-20.5 455 84.0 79.5-87.7
$75,000-100,000 424 51 13.0 8.9-18.4 373 87.0 81.6-91.1
$100,000-150,000 463 45 10.4 7.0-15.1 418 89.6 84.9-93.0
$150,000+ 415 37 9.7 6.5-14.3 378 90.3 85.7-93.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 849 99 12.8 9.9-16.3 750 87.2 83.7-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 79 29.1 21.8-37.6 225 70.9 62.4-78.2
101% to 150% 254 65 18.8 13.1-26.3 189 81.2 73.7-86.9
151% to 200% 297 46 17.1 12.4-23.2 251 82.9 76.8-87.6
More than 200% 2,181 270 13.2 11.3-15.3 1,911 86.8 84.7-88.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 849 99 12.8 9.9-16.3 750 87.2 83.7-90.1
HOUSING
Own 2,643 280 11.5 9.9-13.4 2,363 88.5 86.6-90.1
Rent 1,067 236 23.2 20.0-26.6 831 76.8 73.4-80.0
Other arrangement 265 59 23.3 16.9-31.2 206 76.7 68.8-83.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,229 174 15.0 12.6-17.9 1,055 85.0 82.1-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,007 162 15.7 12.9-19.1 845 84.3 80.9-87.1
Rural 1,784 247 14.8 12.5-17.4 1,537 85.2 82.6-87.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,289 184 15.7 12.9-19.0 1,105 84.3 81.0-87.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,132 173 14.7 12.2-17.5 959 85.3 82.5-87.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,599 226 15.2 12.9-17.8 1,373 84.8 82.2-87.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,237 172 15.2 12.6-18.2 1,065 84.8 81.8-87.4
2nd Quartile 1,070 169 15.8 13.2-18.9 901 84.2 81.1-86.8
3rd Quartile 1,010 153 15.1 12.3-18.4 857 84.9 81.6-87.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 703 89 12.7 9.0-17.6 614 87.3 82.4-91.0

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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 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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