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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,064 812 73.5 69.4-77.3 78 6.8 5.2- 8.9 76 9.3 6.6-12.9 68 7.1 5.2- 9.7 30 3.3 2.1- 5.2
Non-Hispanic Black 289 214 73.5 65.3-80.3 16 6.3 2.9-13.1 21 7.8 4.5-13.3 22 5.7 2.8-11.3 16 6.6 3.4-12.6
Other 396 318 80.4 73.1-86.1 19 3.8 2.1- 7.1 18 4.2 2.4- 7.3 27 9.3 4.8-16.9 14 2.3 1.0- 5.5
AGE
18-34 409 287 69.6 63.5-75.1 43 10.0 6.7-14.6 41 10.1 7.1-14.2 35 9.6 6.3-14.5 *** *** ***
35-44 258 199 76.2 68.3-82.6 21 6.6 4.1-10.5 13 5.7 2.9-11.1 20 9.7 5.2-17.4 *** *** ***
45-54 259 198 75.5 66.8-82.6 14 3.2 1.6- 6.2 20 7.9 4.6-13.4 16 7.4 3.2-16.1 11 5.9 2.7-12.6
55-64 326 239 69.6 60.0-77.8 18 4.5 2.7- 7.7 21 11.8 5.3-24.4 26 6.9 4.1-11.4 22 7.2 4.2-11.9
65-74 310 263 84.2 76.6-89.7 14 4.8 2.1-10.6 *** *** *** 14 3.0 1.6- 5.5 *** *** ***
75+ 198 166 84.8 76.4-90.6 *** *** *** 11 6.0 2.6-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.4 6.8-21.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 315 75.5 69.4-80.7 21 6.0 3.6- 9.8 23 6.3 3.8-10.5 31 8.4 5.3-13.0 18 3.8 2.0- 7.1
Some Post-H.S. 451 335 74.6 68.9-79.6 28 5.8 3.7- 8.8 30 7.5 4.8-11.4 45 9.5 6.2-14.2 13 2.6 1.3- 5.1
College Graduate 748 584 77.8 73.7-81.5 60 7.0 5.3- 9.2 52 9.1 6.6-12.6 39 5.3 3.3- 8.3 13 0.8 0.4- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.1 7.8-27.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.1 4.8-16.4 15 11.5 4.8-24.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 225 168 70.3 61.3-78.0 16 7.2 4.2-12.2 14 8.3 4.1-16.2 17 7.3 4.1-12.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 243 187 74.8 66.1-81.8 11 5.6 1.9-15.6 17 6.9 4.1-11.6 23 10.3 6.2-16.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 670 538 81.3 77.2-84.7 47 5.8 4.1- 8.0 48 8.9 6.2-12.5 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 336 58.3 52.0-64.3 31 7.3 4.4-11.9 41 8.2 5.5-12.2 79 15.4 11.3-20.6 51 10.7 7.3-15.4
No 1,185 991 82.1 78.4-85.2 78 5.7 4.3- 7.5 70 7.7 5.4-11.0 39 4.0 2.4- 6.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 437 337 81.0 76.0-85.2 19 4.1 2.4- 6.9 25 4.7 3.0- 7.3 42 8.2 5.3-12.4 14 2.0 1.0- 4.0
Non-Veteran 1,341 1,033 73.6 69.8-77.1 94 6.5 4.9- 8.6 90 8.7 6.4-11.7 77 7.0 5.1- 9.6 47 4.2 2.8- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 576 427 74.7 70.1-78.7 48 7.8 5.5-10.8 53 8.9 6.5-11.9 35 6.2 4.1- 9.1 13 2.5 1.2- 5.1
Regional City or Suburban County 472 356 72.5 65.3-78.7 31 5.7 3.2-10.0 25 8.0 4.0-15.3 40 8.8 5.5-13.6 20 4.9 2.7- 8.8
Rural 739 592 77.7 72.6-82.1 36 4.8 3.2- 7.3 38 6.7 4.4-10.1 45 7.0 4.3-11.4 28 3.7 2.2- 6.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,088 872 79.5 76.2-82.5 77 5.9 4.5- 7.6 71 7.7 5.8-10.2 54 5.7 4.0- 8.1 14 1.1 0.6- 2.2
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.8 6.6-23.4 *** *** ***
Retired 459 371 78.3 69.8-84.9 19 4.5 2.3- 8.7 24 8.3 3.4-18.7 26 4.3 2.6- 6.8 19 4.6 2.4- 8.7
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,057 827 77.6 74.1-80.8 68 5.7 4.2- 7.5 71 7.8 5.9-10.3 71 6.5 4.9- 8.7 20 2.4 1.3- 4.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 434 80.2 74.8-84.7 30 5.0 3.1- 8.0 21 5.5 3.0- 9.9 36 5.2 3.3- 8.1 24 4.0 2.1- 7.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 397 74.3 67.9-79.8 28 4.6 2.9- 7.1 32 7.8 4.2-14.2 39 7.8 5.0-12.0 20 5.5 3.1- 9.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 726 544 72.9 68.1-77.2 57 7.9 5.5-11.2 63 9.1 6.8-12.2 45 8.0 5.3-12.0 17 2.1 1.2- 3.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 571 430 74.3 69.4-78.6 46 7.2 5.1-10.0 44 8.3 5.8-11.7 38 7.6 5.1-11.1 13 2.6 1.4- 5.0
2nd Quartile 494 386 74.3 67.8-79.9 25 5.3 2.9- 9.4 39 9.9 6.0-15.9 32 8.0 5.0-12.8 12 2.4 1.2- 5.1
3rd Quartile 437 331 77.1 71.6-81.8 33 7.0 4.7-10.1 20 3.8 2.2- 6.3 32 5.6 3.6- 8.6 21 6.6 3.7-11.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 *** *** *** 11 3.8 1.3-10.5 13 9.5 4.3-19.6 18 7.8 2.5-21.7 15 3.7 1.6- 8.1

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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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