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%)
North Carolina 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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,062 694 61.3 57.0-65.3 92 9.7 7.0-13.1 130 13.4 10.7-16.6 97 11.1 8.6-14.1 49 4.6 3.3- 6.3
Non-Hispanic Black 286 194 63.9 55.5-71.5 20 8.9 5.1-15.3 25 12.2 7.1-20.1 33 8.3 5.5-12.3 14 6.7 3.3-13.2
Other 391 272 68.0 60.2-74.9 16 5.0 2.6- 9.1 40 11.2 6.6-18.3 38 11.2 7.0-17.6 25 4.6 2.7- 7.7
AGE
18-34 403 190 46.4 40.3-52.6 43 10.9 7.8-15.2 77 20.5 15.1-27.3 70 16.9 12.9-21.8 23 5.2 3.3- 8.0
35-44 257 139 56.0 47.9-63.8 29 11.3 6.9-18.0 38 15.0 10.2-21.6 29 11.9 7.6-18.1 22 5.7 3.5- 9.3
45-54 259 172 66.3 57.7-73.9 14 6.0 3.3-10.8 30 9.5 6.3-14.0 26 11.8 6.6-20.2 17 6.4 3.2-12.3
55-64 325 240 66.7 57.1-75.1 24 12.8 6.2-24.5 21 7.9 4.5-13.7 24 7.2 4.0-12.8 16 5.4 2.8-10.2
65-74 308 253 83.3 76.5-88.5 *** *** *** 20 5.9 3.4-10.2 16 3.8 2.1- 6.8 *** *** ***
75+ 197 172 88.9 81.0-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.1 3.3-14.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 271 65.0 58.5-70.9 27 9.1 5.8-14.0 34 8.5 5.5-12.8 48 12.0 8.4-16.8 20 5.5 3.1- 9.4
Some Post-H.S. 451 279 58.0 51.6-64.1 30 7.6 5.0-11.5 56 16.8 11.9-23.3 60 12.7 9.4-16.9 26 4.8 3.1- 7.6
College Graduate 746 498 64.2 59.6-68.6 64 9.1 6.8-11.9 95 14.2 11.2-18.0 56 8.8 6.3-12.2 33 3.7 2.4- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 144 57.1 47.8-65.9 12 7.5 3.7-14.5 31 13.7 8.6-20.9 21 14.3 8.6-22.7 16 7.5 3.7-14.5
$50,000- 74,999 242 153 60.8 52.0-69.0 18 7.8 4.5-13.2 26 12.8 7.3-21.5 33 12.6 8.4-18.4 12 5.9 2.6-12.9
$75,000+ 671 457 65.5 60.7-70.0 56 9.3 6.9-12.5 85 13.8 10.7-17.6 50 8.8 6.3-12.0 23 2.6 1.6- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 532 312 54.9 48.6-61.1 23 3.3 2.0- 5.5 62 14.8 10.0-21.3 75 16.5 12.2-22.1 60 10.5 7.5-14.5
No 1,180 829 66.5 62.5-70.2 102 10.8 8.2-14.2 130 11.9 9.5-14.7 93 8.3 6.5-10.6 26 2.5 1.5- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 438 303 70.3 64.4-75.6 21 4.5 2.7- 7.3 34 8.6 5.6-12.8 49 10.0 6.8-14.5 31 6.6 4.3-10.0
Non-Veteran 1,328 878 61.4 57.5-65.2 110 9.9 7.5-12.9 159 13.5 10.8-16.7 123 10.7 8.6-13.3 58 4.5 3.2- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 571 368 64.6 59.8-69.2 42 7.0 5.0- 9.7 74 12.9 9.9-16.7 60 11.0 8.3-14.5 27 4.4 2.9- 6.8
Regional City or Suburban County 471 289 58.0 51.1-64.5 43 10.6 6.4-16.9 49 12.3 8.0-18.5 56 13.2 9.2-18.5 34 5.9 3.7- 9.4
Rural 733 528 66.5 61.0-71.7 46 8.7 5.8-12.8 72 12.1 8.7-16.6 57 8.0 5.6-11.4 30 4.7 2.8- 7.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,082 695 61.3 57.3-65.1 93 9.5 7.4-12.2 129 12.9 10.2-16.1 111 11.5 9.2-14.3 54 4.8 3.4- 6.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.9 5.3-21.2 *** *** ***
Retired 456 372 79.6 71.2-86.0 22 7.3 2.7-18.2 29 7.0 4.2-11.5 20 3.9 2.3- 6.4 13 2.3 1.1- 4.5
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.1 4.9-23.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.8 5.1-21.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,056 699 63.1 59.1-66.8 83 9.0 7.0-11.6 130 13.1 10.7-16.0 97 10.5 8.3-13.1 47 4.3 2.8- 6.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 379 66.1 59.8-71.9 30 7.5 4.8-11.8 56 12.9 9.0-18.1 51 8.8 6.1-12.5 24 4.6 2.5- 8.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 511 362 68.0 61.6-73.7 29 8.2 4.5-14.6 44 9.1 6.0-13.7 49 8.9 6.4-12.2 27 5.8 3.5- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 724 444 58.3 53.3-63.1 72 9.6 7.2-12.7 95 14.7 11.1-19.1 73 12.9 9.6-17.1 40 4.5 3.2- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 570 349 56.4 50.9-61.8 61 11.3 8.3-15.2 72 14.7 10.7-19.9 60 13.1 9.7-17.6 28 4.5 2.9- 6.8
2nd Quartile 490 339 64.8 58.4-70.6 32 8.6 4.8-14.8 48 11.2 7.8-15.8 44 10.5 7.2-15.0 27 5.0 3.2- 7.8
3rd Quartile 434 290 69.6 63.9-74.8 27 7.4 4.8-11.2 46 8.3 5.9-11.4 45 9.4 6.5-13.2 26 5.4 3.1- 9.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 *** *** *** 11 3.9 1.6- 9.4 *** *** *** 24 6.5 3.6-11.4 *** *** ***

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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 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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