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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,787 1,375 75.1 71.9-78.0 115 6.1 4.8- 7.8 116 7.8 6.0-10.2 120 7.3 5.6- 9.4 61 3.7 2.6- 5.2
Female 2,255 1,566 67.9 65.0-70.7 124 6.4 4.8- 8.5 214 9.6 8.0-11.5 245 11.4 9.7-13.5 106 4.6 3.6- 6.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,409 1,744 70.9 68.3-73.4 158 6.1 5.0- 7.3 205 9.6 8.0-11.6 211 9.1 7.7-10.8 91 4.2 3.2- 5.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 343 247 78.2 66.9-86.4 14 2.3 0.9- 5.7 26 4.5 1.7-11.2 34 8.7 4.1-17.7 22 6.3 2.4-15.2
Non-Hispanic Other 161 *** *** *** 11 10.3 4.2-22.8 12 8.4 3.8-17.7 17 11.8 6.0-21.7 *** *** ***
Hispanic 376 302 81.1 75.8-85.5 16 4.6 2.5- 8.3 30 6.8 4.5-10.2 21 6.0 3.5-10.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 809 531 64.6 60.1-69.0 80 10.9 7.9-14.8 92 11.5 9.0-14.7 93 11.5 8.9-14.7 13 1.5 0.8- 2.7
35-44 577 411 72.6 67.4-77.3 38 5.2 3.5- 7.5 51 7.9 5.6-11.1 63 12.4 8.7-17.2 14 1.9 1.0- 3.6
45-54 624 447 72.3 67.0-77.1 39 5.4 3.6- 8.1 51 7.5 5.3-10.5 63 10.7 7.3-15.4 24 4.1 2.2- 7.4
55-64 739 519 67.6 61.9-72.7 42 5.5 3.7- 8.0 56 10.5 6.5-16.6 67 8.1 5.9-11.1 55 8.3 5.8-11.6
65-74 717 559 77.9 72.9-82.2 28 3.2 1.7- 5.8 41 6.0 3.8- 9.4 53 6.6 4.7- 9.2 36 6.3 3.8-10.5
75+ 516 425 83.5 78.6-87.5 *** *** *** 35 5.6 3.5- 9.0 24 3.4 2.1- 5.4 23 5.9 3.4-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 317 241 69.7 60.8-77.3 *** *** *** 18 7.6 3.2-17.1 19 6.3 3.0-12.7 33 12.7 8.4-18.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 874 627 70.5 66.0-74.7 47 7.1 4.7-10.6 51 5.8 4.0- 8.3 102 11.5 8.9-14.6 47 5.1 3.5- 7.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,112 781 69.3 65.4-73.0 56 5.9 4.1- 8.4 106 10.5 8.1-13.4 127 11.5 9.1-14.5 42 2.8 1.9- 4.1
College Graduate 1,716 1,277 74.8 72.1-77.4 127 6.7 5.4- 8.1 150 10.0 8.3-12.1 117 6.8 5.3- 8.6 45 1.7 1.2- 2.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,285 705 52.6 48.7-56.6 65 6.0 4.2- 8.3 135 10.4 8.3-13.0 240 18.8 15.9-22.0 140 12.2 9.7-15.1
No 2,623 2,138 79.7 77.1-82.0 164 6.5 5.1- 8.3 184 8.1 6.5- 9.9 115 5.2 3.9- 6.7 22 0.6 0.3- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 511 381 78.5 73.8-82.6 24 4.8 3.0- 7.5 34 4.9 3.3- 7.3 53 9.6 6.7-13.6 19 2.2 1.2- 4.0
Non-Veteran 3,513 2,549 70.4 68.1-72.7 212 6.4 5.2- 7.9 295 9.3 7.9-11.0 310 9.4 8.0-11.0 147 4.5 3.6- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,162 1,635 74.8 72.1-77.3 159 7.4 5.8- 9.3 187 9.0 7.5-10.7 149 7.6 6.1- 9.4 32 1.3 0.8- 2.0
Unemployed 183 110 60.9 50.7-70.3 *** *** *** 17 9.9 5.3-17.6 36 16.7 11.2-24.2 11 4.9 2.5- 9.3
Retired 1,130 874 75.8 71.3-79.7 41 3.7 2.4- 5.8 86 8.9 6.0-13.2 76 6.0 4.5- 7.9 53 5.6 3.8- 8.2
Unable to Work 279 118 40.5 32.3-49.3 *** *** *** 14 3.6 1.8- 7.1 75 25.9 18.8-34.7 64 28.0 20.3-37.1
Other not in Labor Force 230 161 64.5 55.2-72.9 18 8.0 4.2-14.8 23 12.3 7.1-20.5 24 14.0 8.1-23.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 204 121 62.5 53.6-70.7 *** *** *** 15 8.2 4.3-15.0 35 16.5 11.0-24.0 24 9.3 5.7-14.8
$15,000- 24,999 275 160 55.6 45.6-65.1 16 5.5 2.8-10.5 *** *** *** 46 12.2 7.8-18.7 26 11.9 6.9-19.9
$25,000- 34,999 373 243 63.7 55.8-71.0 16 5.2 2.6-10.0 37 11.2 6.8-17.9 50 13.6 8.9-20.3 27 6.3 3.7-10.7
$35,000- 49,999 487 345 67.6 61.5-73.1 33 7.3 4.8-10.9 40 9.5 6.3-14.2 50 10.6 7.5-14.6 19 5.1 2.7- 9.4
$50,000-74,999 544 400 71.5 65.3-76.9 36 7.9 4.1-14.7 44 8.3 5.9-11.5 51 10.4 7.5-14.2 13 2.0 1.0- 4.0
$75,000-100,000 423 315 71.7 64.8-77.7 28 5.6 3.5- 9.0 42 11.5 7.8-16.5 30 9.9 5.8-16.5 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 463 347 75.4 69.7-80.4 36 9.0 5.8-13.6 43 8.3 5.7-11.9 30 5.8 3.4- 9.8 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 415 339 81.5 76.1-85.8 25 5.3 3.4- 8.1 31 8.9 5.7-13.9 16 3.8 2.1- 6.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 858 671 76.1 71.5-80.2 40 5.4 3.3- 8.5 51 5.0 3.4- 7.4 57 8.4 5.8-12.1 39 5.1 3.4- 7.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 307 183 57.6 48.9-65.8 14 4.6 2.4- 8.5 27 11.4 6.3-19.9 52 16.3 10.4-24.5 31 10.2 6.0-16.6
101% to 150% 259 164 67.0 56.3-76.2 14 5.3 2.5-10.9 25 14.4 7.0-27.5 38 8.2 5.3-12.5 18 5.0 2.7- 9.1
151% to 200% 294 206 66.2 57.8-73.7 17 8.4 4.0-16.7 27 9.6 5.6-16.0 29 9.3 6.0-14.1 15 6.5 3.4-12.3
More than 200% 2,189 1,633 73.0 70.2-75.5 144 6.9 5.4- 8.8 188 9.1 7.7-10.9 169 8.6 7.1-10.5 55 2.4 1.6- 3.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 858 671 76.1 71.5-80.2 40 5.4 3.3- 8.5 51 5.0 3.4- 7.4 57 8.4 5.8-12.1 39 5.1 3.4- 7.5
HOUSING
Own 2,659 2,047 75.4 72.8-77.9 136 5.5 4.2- 7.2 199 8.0 6.5- 9.8 191 7.9 6.4- 9.7 86 3.1 2.3- 4.2
Rent 1,070 706 63.7 59.7-67.6 79 7.7 5.6-10.5 96 10.1 7.7-13.1 133 12.2 9.9-15.0 56 6.2 4.3- 8.9
Other arrangement 266 160 59.6 51.5-67.1 17 6.0 3.3-10.8 32 13.2 8.8-19.3 36 14.1 9.1-21.0 21 7.2 4.0-12.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,244 887 70.2 66.6-73.5 91 8.2 6.1-11.0 120 9.8 7.8-12.2 105 8.8 6.9-11.1 41 3.1 2.1- 4.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,008 744 70.8 66.3-75.0 56 6.0 3.9- 8.9 75 8.5 5.9-12.0 91 9.6 7.2-12.8 42 5.1 3.4- 7.5
Rural 1,790 1,310 72.9 69.7-75.9 92 4.7 3.6- 6.1 135 8.0 6.3-10.2 169 9.8 7.9-12.3 84 4.5 3.3- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,293 957 74.8 71.1-78.2 66 4.8 3.4- 6.6 89 7.0 5.1- 9.6 120 8.8 6.8-11.1 61 4.7 3.2- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,137 824 70.7 66.5-74.6 63 6.4 4.2- 9.6 97 9.6 7.1-12.9 106 8.7 6.7-11.2 47 4.6 3.1- 6.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,612 1,160 70.0 66.8-73.0 110 7.0 5.4- 9.0 144 9.1 7.4-11.2 139 10.3 8.2-12.8 59 3.6 2.6- 5.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,241 896 70.3 66.7-73.7 90 7.1 5.4- 9.2 99 8.5 6.5-10.9 115 11.0 8.6-13.8 41 3.1 2.1- 4.7
2nd Quartile 1,083 801 71.1 66.9-75.0 55 6.4 4.2- 9.6 95 9.5 7.1-12.8 89 8.8 6.7-11.5 43 4.2 2.9- 6.0
3rd Quartile 1,013 727 72.4 68.7-75.9 64 6.2 4.6- 8.3 89 8.2 6.4-10.5 91 7.8 6.1-10.0 42 5.3 3.5- 7.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 705 517 72.8 65.9-78.8 30 3.4 1.8- 6.3 47 8.3 4.9-13.7 70 10.8 6.7-17.0 41 4.8 2.9- 7.7

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*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 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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