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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,775 1,185 63.3 60.0-66.5 131 8.7 6.7-11.1 195 12.4 10.2-15.0 173 10.6 8.8-12.8 91 5.0 3.8- 6.5
Female 2,245 1,246 52.5 49.5-55.4 183 8.7 7.1-10.6 324 15.6 13.5-17.9 328 15.7 13.7-18.0 164 7.5 6.2- 9.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,400 1,408 56.5 53.8-59.1 207 8.9 7.3-10.8 337 14.6 12.8-16.6 289 12.9 11.2-14.9 159 7.1 5.9- 8.6
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 339 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 4.0 2.0- 7.7 33 5.9 2.8-12.2 24 10.6 5.6-19.2
Non-Hispanic Other 160 *** *** *** 12 5.9 3.0-11.2 *** *** *** 27 19.4 12.4-29.2 13 5.8 2.7-12.1
Hispanic 375 257 71.4 65.6-76.6 19 6.1 3.4-10.7 37 9.4 6.6-13.2 44 9.8 7.0-13.7 18 3.3 2.0- 5.6
AGE
18-34 799 315 39.4 35.1-43.9 79 10.9 8.3-14.2 178 22.5 18.6-27.0 177 22.0 18.6-25.8 50 5.2 3.8- 7.0
35-44 575 286 51.8 46.4-57.2 60 10.3 7.4-14.0 92 16.6 12.9-21.1 86 14.6 11.2-18.7 51 6.7 4.8- 9.4
45-54 620 341 58.6 53.1-63.8 60 9.1 6.6-12.4 92 13.1 10.3-16.7 80 12.1 8.7-16.4 47 7.1 4.8-10.4
55-64 739 492 63.2 57.6-68.5 48 8.6 5.0-14.5 69 9.8 7.1-13.3 77 10.4 7.7-14.1 53 7.9 5.5-11.4
65-74 721 534 73.9 68.9-78.2 40 5.0 3.3- 7.6 58 7.0 4.9- 9.8 52 6.5 4.7- 8.9 37 7.7 4.8-12.1
75+ 508 419 83.0 77.8-87.2 23 4.7 2.5- 8.8 28 5.7 3.4- 9.4 24 3.2 1.9- 5.3 14 3.4 1.8- 6.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 319 236 69.2 60.4-76.8 19 9.9 4.8-19.4 16 4.8 2.0-11.0 27 9.1 5.3-15.2 21 6.9 4.0-11.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 864 531 57.6 52.9-62.1 67 9.1 6.8-12.1 80 10.6 7.8-14.2 130 15.7 12.6-19.4 56 7.1 5.0- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,107 636 54.7 50.6-58.8 75 7.9 5.9-10.6 152 16.6 13.5-20.3 155 13.6 11.3-16.4 89 7.1 5.5- 9.2
College Graduate 1,707 1,012 56.2 53.2-59.3 152 8.8 7.3-10.5 270 18.2 15.8-20.8 185 12.2 10.2-14.4 88 4.6 3.6- 5.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,278 638 46.5 42.6-50.4 75 5.8 4.2- 7.9 158 13.3 10.6-16.7 236 20.0 16.9-23.5 171 14.4 11.9-17.3
No 2,607 1,700 62.3 59.6-64.9 228 10.0 8.3-12.0 347 14.7 12.8-16.8 254 10.3 8.8-11.9 78 2.7 2.0- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 513 336 64.6 58.9-70.0 28 5.0 3.3- 7.7 49 11.2 8.0-15.5 60 10.8 7.7-14.8 40 8.4 5.5-12.4
Non-Veteran 3,488 2,082 56.6 54.2-59.0 286 9.3 7.8-10.9 468 14.5 12.8-16.4 439 13.6 12.1-15.3 213 6.0 5.0- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,148 1,206 54.7 51.8-57.5 202 9.9 8.2-11.8 340 16.6 14.5-19.0 284 13.8 11.9-15.8 116 5.1 4.0- 6.3
Unemployed 182 87 49.2 39.3-59.3 11 7.3 3.8-13.7 27 17.3 10.2-27.7 35 17.3 11.6-25.0 22 8.9 5.3-14.7
Retired 1,119 851 74.3 69.9-78.3 63 7.0 4.2-11.3 87 8.1 6.1-10.8 71 5.4 4.1- 7.3 47 5.1 3.4- 7.6
Unable to Work 284 133 47.0 38.4-55.7 12 4.7 2.1-10.5 23 4.9 2.8- 8.3 66 23.9 16.9-32.7 50 19.5 13.3-27.7
Other not in Labor Force 229 114 43.1 35.1-51.5 26 11.4 7.2-17.5 37 19.7 12.6-29.4 39 20.6 14.2-28.8 13 5.3 2.8- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 202 108 52.8 43.5-61.9 17 8.0 4.6-13.6 25 12.8 7.5-21.2 31 16.5 10.4-25.2 21 9.8 6.0-15.8
$15,000- 24,999 275 134 45.0 36.0-54.3 *** *** *** 32 11.2 6.8-17.9 56 17.2 11.9-24.4 35 15.0 9.7-22.4
$25,000- 34,999 370 214 52.0 44.1-59.8 18 5.4 3.1- 9.3 51 19.2 12.7-28.1 54 14.7 9.8-21.4 33 8.7 5.6-13.1
$35,000- 49,999 482 292 56.4 50.2-62.5 38 8.9 5.9-13.1 57 11.8 8.4-16.2 59 15.3 11.2-20.6 36 7.6 4.8-11.7
$50,000-74,999 540 318 56.5 50.4-62.5 49 8.6 6.0-12.1 65 14.3 9.7-20.6 78 14.7 11.4-18.9 30 5.8 3.6- 9.4
$75,000-100,000 424 249 57.9 51.1-64.4 37 9.3 6.3-13.5 65 13.5 10.0-18.0 45 13.5 9.2-19.3 28 5.9 3.6- 9.3
$100,000-150,000 463 269 55.4 49.3-61.3 42 9.2 6.5-12.9 91 21.2 16.9-26.1 46 10.7 7.3-15.4 15 3.6 1.9- 6.6
$150,000+ 415 251 57.9 51.6-63.9 41 9.4 6.6-13.3 66 17.9 13.2-23.7 45 13.1 9.4-18.1 12 1.7 0.9- 3.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 849 596 66.8 62.0-71.3 54 8.4 5.6-12.4 67 9.1 6.6-12.3 87 10.3 7.8-13.4 45 5.4 3.6- 7.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 146 42.8 35.1-50.9 21 8.0 4.8-13.2 35 14.0 8.3-22.6 66 22.0 15.5-30.2 36 13.2 8.7-19.5
101% to 150% 254 130 51.4 41.1-61.6 *** *** *** 36 17.0 9.9-27.7 43 12.6 8.1-19.2 29 8.0 4.7-13.3
151% to 200% 297 185 58.1 50.0-65.8 18 4.9 2.8- 8.5 36 14.4 8.8-22.6 36 13.2 8.8-19.3 22 9.5 5.9-15.0
More than 200% 2,181 1,297 56.5 53.6-59.4 196 9.3 7.9-11.0 324 15.9 13.8-18.1 254 13.4 11.5-15.5 110 4.9 3.8- 6.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 849 596 66.8 62.0-71.3 54 8.4 5.6-12.4 67 9.1 6.6-12.3 87 10.3 7.8-13.4 45 5.4 3.6- 7.9
HOUSING
Own 2,643 1,757 62.9 60.1-65.6 197 8.7 7.1-10.7 311 13.1 11.3-15.3 244 10.0 8.5-11.8 134 5.2 4.2- 6.5
Rent 1,067 529 47.4 43.5-51.3 94 8.8 6.9-11.0 157 15.6 12.6-19.2 192 18.5 15.8-21.6 95 9.7 7.5-12.5
Other arrangement 265 123 43.3 35.6-51.3 19 8.4 5.0-13.7 44 15.8 10.9-22.3 59 27.5 20.6-35.7 20 5.0 2.9- 8.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,229 691 54.9 51.3-58.5 101 7.5 6.0- 9.4 205 17.3 14.5-20.4 161 15.2 12.7-18.1 71 5.1 3.9- 6.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,007 584 56.1 51.7-60.5 93 10.0 7.2-13.7 120 13.4 10.5-17.1 135 13.0 10.5-16.1 75 7.4 5.5- 9.9
Rural 1,784 1,156 61.5 58.0-64.9 120 8.7 6.7-11.2 194 11.6 9.5-14.1 205 11.7 9.7-14.1 109 6.5 5.0- 8.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,289 817 59.1 54.9-63.1 86 8.6 6.5-11.4 147 12.3 9.8-15.4 152 12.7 10.2-15.7 87 7.2 5.3- 9.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,132 701 60.2 55.9-64.2 79 8.8 6.1-12.5 134 12.9 10.2-16.3 147 11.6 9.6-14.0 71 6.5 4.8- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,599 913 55.1 51.9-58.4 149 8.7 7.1-10.5 238 15.8 13.4-18.5 202 14.7 12.4-17.4 97 5.7 4.4- 7.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,237 713 54.4 50.6-58.1 123 9.8 7.9-12.0 181 16.9 13.9-20.2 151 14.0 11.5-17.0 69 5.0 3.7- 6.6
2nd Quartile 1,070 658 58.9 54.7-62.9 78 9.1 6.5-12.6 122 11.6 9.1-14.7 139 13.5 11.0-16.4 73 6.9 5.2- 9.1
3rd Quartile 1,010 591 58.6 54.6-62.6 74 7.4 5.6- 9.7 138 13.5 11.1-16.3 139 13.6 11.0-16.7 68 6.9 5.1- 9.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 703 469 61.3 54.2-68.0 39 7.2 4.3-11.8 78 15.3 10.2-22.5 72 9.4 6.6-13.3 45 6.7 4.0-11.1

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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 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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