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%)
North Carolina 4,020 583 15.2 13.7-16.8 3,437 84.8 83.2-86.3
FEMALES 2,245 378 17.9 15.7-20.2 1,867 82.1 79.8-84.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,338 238 19.1 16.4-22.0 1,100 80.9 78.0-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 400 65 16.0 11.8-21.3 335 84.0 78.7-88.2
Other 483 72 15.5 10.6-22.2 411 84.5 77.8-89.4
AGE
18-34 396 100 23.2 18.3-28.9 296 76.8 71.1-81.7
35-44 318 70 20.2 15.1-26.5 248 79.8 73.5-84.9
45-54 361 58 14.1 10.3-19.1 303 85.9 80.9-89.7
55-64 414 69 18.3 13.5-24.5 345 81.7 75.5-86.5
65-74 413 54 17.1 12.0-23.7 359 82.9 76.3-88.0
75+ 311 22 7.5 4.4-12.4 289 92.5 87.6-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 18 10.9 6.1-18.9 134 89.1 81.1-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 90 23.3 18.1-29.6 374 76.7 70.4-81.9
Some Post-H.S. 656 129 18.3 14.8-22.4 527 81.7 77.6-85.2
College Graduate 961 140 15.2 12.6-18.3 821 84.8 81.7-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 31 24.2 15.6-35.4 98 75.8 64.6-84.4
$15,000- 24,999 188 51 29.0 20.9-38.7 137 71.0 61.3-79.1
$25,000- 34,999 225 50 21.2 14.6-29.8 175 78.8 70.2-85.4
$35,000- 49,999 258 48 18.3 13.3-24.8 210 81.7 75.2-86.7
$50,000- 74,999 298 51 17.6 12.7-23.8 247 82.4 76.2-87.3
$75,000+ 631 80 14.4 10.7-19.0 551 85.6 81.0-89.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 746 224 33.9 29.2-39.0 522 66.1 61.0-70.8
No 1,427 147 10.1 8.2-12.4 1,280 89.9 87.6-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,160 362 17.5 15.4-19.9 1,798 82.5 80.1-84.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 658 107 17.5 13.9-21.9 551 82.5 78.1-86.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 97 17.9 14.1-22.4 439 82.1 77.6-85.9
Rural 1,051 174 18.2 14.9-21.9 877 81.8 78.1-85.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 176 15.9 13.2-19.0 890 84.1 81.0-86.8
Unemployed 107 26 21.6 13.8-32.3 81 78.4 67.7-86.2
Retired 663 69 12.5 9.1-16.9 594 87.5 83.1-90.9
Unable to Work 191 62 35.2 25.9-45.7 129 64.8 54.3-74.1
Other not in Labor Force 185 37 22.8 15.6-32.0 148 77.2 68.0-84.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 198 56 28.6 20.7-38.2 142 71.4 61.8-79.3
101% to 150% 153 45 22.2 15.1-31.4 108 77.8 68.6-84.9
151% to 200% 168 33 23.0 15.7-32.4 135 77.0 67.6-84.3
More than 200% 1,125 161 15.5 12.7-18.8 964 84.5 81.2-87.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 749 127 19.9 15.7-24.9 622 80.1 75.1-84.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 621 110 17.5 14.0-21.6 511 82.5 78.4-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 875 141 17.1 13.9-20.8 734 82.9 79.2-86.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 667 105 16.6 13.0-21.0 562 83.4 79.0-87.0
2nd Quartile 580 112 19.4 15.7-23.8 468 80.6 76.2-84.3
3rd Quartile 576 100 18.8 14.7-23.7 476 81.2 76.3-85.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 422 61 14.1 9.5-20.3 361 85.9 79.7-90.5

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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 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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