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
MALES 1,775 205 12.2 10.2-14.5 1,570 87.8 85.5-89.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,062 105 11.2 8.9-14.2 957 88.8 85.8-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 286 39 13.3 8.8-19.6 247 86.7 80.4-91.2
Other 391 55 14.6 9.9-21.0 336 85.4 79.0-90.1
AGE
18-34 403 71 18.0 13.9-22.9 332 82.0 77.1-86.1
35-44 257 38 11.8 7.7-17.6 219 88.2 82.4-92.3
45-54 259 36 15.2 9.3-23.9 223 84.8 76.1-90.7
55-64 325 33 9.8 6.3-15.0 292 90.2 85.0-93.7
65-74 308 18 6.2 2.9-12.9 290 93.8 87.1-97.1
75+ 197 *** *** *** 190 97.0 92.1-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 18 14.3 7.7-25.0 149 85.7 75.0-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 54 14.0 10.1-19.1 346 86.0 80.9-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 451 65 12.7 9.5-16.8 386 87.3 83.2-90.5
College Graduate 746 67 9.1 6.7-12.4 679 90.9 87.6-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 30 16.0 10.2-24.2 194 84.0 75.8-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 242 34 14.3 9.2-21.6 208 85.7 78.4-90.8
$75,000+ 671 53 7.8 5.7-10.8 618 92.2 89.2-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 532 113 21.7 16.9-27.3 419 78.3 72.7-83.1
No 1,180 84 8.2 6.3-10.5 1,096 91.8 89.5-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 438 69 14.9 11.0-19.9 369 85.1 80.1-89.0
Non-Veteran 1,328 134 11.4 9.2-14.2 1,194 88.6 85.8-90.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 571 67 12.3 9.4-16.0 504 87.7 84.0-90.6
Regional City or Suburban County 471 65 13.5 9.6-18.8 406 86.5 81.2-90.4
Rural 733 73 10.9 8.0-14.8 660 89.1 85.2-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,082 126 12.5 10.1-15.4 956 87.5 84.6-89.9
Unemployed 75 17 14.0 7.5-24.7 58 86.0 75.3-92.5
Retired 456 26 4.7 2.9- 7.5 430 95.3 92.5-97.1
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 20 15.8 8.1-28.5 81 84.2 71.5-91.9
151% to 200% 129 13 11.0 6.1-18.9 116 89.0 81.1-93.9
More than 200% 1,056 109 11.0 8.7-13.8 947 89.0 86.2-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 57 11.1 7.8-15.5 483 88.9 84.5-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 511 63 11.9 8.7-16.0 448 88.1 84.0-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 724 85 13.1 9.9-17.1 639 86.9 82.9-90.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 570 67 13.7 10.2-18.1 503 86.3 81.9-89.8
2nd Quartile 490 57 11.9 8.5-16.4 433 88.1 83.6-91.5
3rd Quartile 434 53 11.2 7.9-15.6 381 88.8 84.4-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 28 11.2 6.1-19.8 253 88.8 80.2-93.9

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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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