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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,345 932 68.5 65.1-71.7 80 5.4 4.1- 7.0 129 10.0 8.1-12.3 143 11.0 9.0-13.4 61 5.1 3.7- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 401 268 63.6 56.6-70.0 22 7.2 3.7-13.5 35 8.4 5.6-12.5 53 15.3 10.7-21.5 23 5.5 3.3- 8.9
Other 484 347 70.5 61.5-78.1 22 9.6 4.4-19.4 50 10.5 6.1-17.3 45 7.6 4.4-12.6 20 2.0 0.9- 4.1
AGE
18-34 400 244 59.6 52.8-66.0 37 11.8 7.2-18.6 51 13.0 9.1-18.1 58 13.3 9.7-18.0 *** *** ***
35-44 319 212 69.2 62.0-75.5 17 3.8 2.0- 7.1 38 10.0 6.8-14.6 43 14.9 9.9-21.9 *** *** ***
45-54 365 249 69.3 62.4-75.4 25 7.5 4.5-12.3 31 7.0 4.6-10.7 47 13.8 9.3-20.0 13 2.4 1.1- 4.9
55-64 413 280 65.7 58.9-71.9 24 6.3 3.7-10.7 35 9.4 6.0-14.4 41 9.3 6.2-13.8 33 9.3 5.8-14.5
65-74 407 296 72.2 65.3-78.2 14 1.8 0.9- 3.4 32 9.4 5.5-15.4 39 9.8 6.5-14.3 26 6.9 3.8-12.1
75+ 318 259 82.6 76.0-87.7 *** *** *** 24 5.4 3.1- 9.2 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0 14 6.9 3.5-13.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 107 70.7 59.8-79.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.4 3.9-17.4 16 13.1 7.4-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 312 65.4 58.6-71.6 26 8.2 4.4-14.9 28 5.2 3.1- 8.5 71 14.7 10.9-19.5 29 6.5 4.0-10.6
Some Post-H.S. 661 446 65.1 59.7-70.2 28 6.0 3.5-10.1 76 12.9 9.4-17.3 82 13.1 9.8-17.3 29 2.9 1.9- 4.5
College Graduate 968 693 72.2 68.5-75.6 67 6.4 4.8- 8.5 98 10.7 8.5-13.4 78 8.1 6.2-10.6 32 2.6 1.7- 3.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.9 5.4-20.7 24 17.2 10.3-27.4 14 8.7 4.7-15.8
$15,000- 24,999 187 106 60.4 50.4-69.5 *** *** *** 20 10.6 6.1-17.7 35 13.5 9.1-19.7 20 13.6 7.3-24.1
$25,000- 34,999 227 140 58.4 48.2-67.9 *** *** *** 24 13.0 6.4-24.5 35 15.5 9.9-23.4 18 7.8 3.9-14.8
$35,000- 49,999 262 177 64.3 56.2-71.6 17 7.4 3.9-13.6 26 10.9 6.8-17.1 33 14.4 9.6-21.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 301 213 68.2 59.2-76.0 25 10.1 4.4-21.4 27 9.6 6.2-14.7 28 10.4 6.9-15.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 631 463 70.7 65.1-75.6 42 7.8 5.2-11.6 68 10.2 7.5-13.7 46 9.6 6.2-14.5 12 1.8 0.9- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 747 369 47.8 42.8-52.9 34 4.8 3.1- 7.2 94 12.3 9.4-16.0 161 21.7 17.9-26.0 89 13.4 10.2-17.4
No 1,438 1,147 77.4 73.8-80.7 86 7.4 5.1-10.4 114 8.4 6.5-10.8 76 6.3 4.6- 8.6 15 0.6 0.3- 1.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,172 1,516 68.1 65.1-70.9 118 6.3 4.7- 8.5 205 9.8 8.1-11.7 233 11.2 9.4-13.3 100 4.7 3.6- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 668 460 66.0 60.7-70.9 43 8.6 5.4-13.5 67 10.6 7.7-14.5 70 11.2 8.4-14.9 28 3.6 2.3- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 536 388 69.2 63.2-74.6 25 6.2 3.4-11.0 50 8.9 6.3-12.4 51 10.5 7.2-15.2 22 5.2 3.0- 8.8
Rural 1,051 718 68.7 64.5-72.6 56 4.6 3.2- 6.4 97 9.2 6.9-12.2 124 12.3 9.8-15.4 56 5.2 3.5- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 763 69.2 65.0-73.2 82 9.1 6.4-12.8 116 10.4 8.4-13.0 95 9.7 7.4-12.8 18 1.5 0.8- 2.6
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 20.1 12.1-31.4 *** *** ***
Retired 671 503 73.8 68.5-78.4 22 3.1 1.7- 5.5 62 9.5 6.5-13.6 50 7.3 5.1-10.4 34 6.4 3.9-10.1
Unable to Work 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 27.2 19.5-36.6 39 25.2 16.8-36.1
Other not in Labor Force 186 134 66.9 56.7-75.8 *** *** *** 17 12.4 6.5-22.5 21 12.6 7.4-20.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 118 59.6 49.0-69.4 *** *** *** 20 13.1 6.1-26.0 35 13.6 8.9-20.2 21 11.5 6.2-20.5
101% to 150% 155 91 67.8 57.1-76.8 *** *** *** 14 9.0 4.9-16.2 32 13.8 8.6-21.4 11 5.0 2.5-10.1
151% to 200% 165 106 58.9 48.4-68.6 *** *** *** 18 9.4 4.9-17.3 22 15.0 9.2-23.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,132 806 68.1 63.9-72.0 76 8.2 5.7-11.7 117 10.6 8.4-13.1 98 10.8 8.2-14.0 35 2.4 1.5- 3.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 748 523 69.8 64.6-74.5 36 4.5 2.8- 7.1 68 8.3 5.8-11.8 84 12.1 9.0-16.0 37 5.3 3.3- 8.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 621 427 67.0 61.2-72.3 35 8.3 4.6-14.5 65 11.4 8.3-15.3 67 9.6 7.2-12.8 27 3.7 2.3- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 886 616 67.5 63.1-71.6 53 6.2 4.3- 8.8 81 9.2 6.9-12.2 94 12.2 9.4-15.8 42 4.9 3.3- 7.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 670 466 66.8 61.4-71.7 44 7.0 4.6-10.4 55 8.6 5.9-12.4 77 14.0 10.4-18.6 28 3.6 2.2- 5.9
2nd Quartile 589 415 68.1 62.5-73.3 30 7.4 4.2-12.9 56 9.2 6.6-12.8 57 9.5 6.9-12.9 31 5.8 3.7- 8.8
3rd Quartile 576 396 68.1 63.0-72.8 31 5.5 3.5- 8.7 69 12.4 9.3-16.3 59 10.0 7.4-13.4 21 4.0 2.3- 6.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 420 289 70.3 62.4-77.2 19 2.9 1.6- 5.4 34 7.1 3.7-13.5 52 13.7 9.0-20.4 26 5.9 3.2-10.5

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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 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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