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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,655 2,666 71.4 69.1-73.6 220 6.5 5.3- 8.0 291 8.6 7.3-10.2 325 9.1 7.8-10.6 153 4.4 3.5- 5.5
No 318 225 70.9 64.2-76.8 *** *** *** 33 10.2 6.9-14.9 34 12.9 8.6-18.9 *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,012 742 70.8 66.5-74.8 61 6.3 4.1- 9.6 100 11.0 8.6-14.2 79 9.4 7.0-12.6 30 2.4 1.6- 3.7
Overweight 1,302 983 73.1 69.1-76.7 80 7.4 5.3-10.2 98 8.8 6.4-12.0 105 8.3 6.3-10.8 36 2.5 1.5- 3.9
Obese 1,305 891 67.6 63.8-71.2 79 5.9 4.4- 7.7 100 7.3 5.6- 9.5 154 11.7 9.3-14.6 81 7.5 5.5-10.1
Current Smoker
Yes 477 304 58.7 51.5-65.5 25 5.4 3.0- 9.3 44 12.4 7.4-19.9 62 14.6 10.1-20.6 42 9.0 6.0-13.3
No 3,417 2,526 73.1 70.9-75.2 205 6.5 5.3- 8.0 279 8.4 7.2- 9.8 291 8.6 7.3-10.1 116 3.4 2.6- 4.3
History of CVD**
Yes 425 259 60.0 52.8-66.9 19 4.4 2.5- 7.7 32 8.1 5.0-12.9 62 12.0 7.8-17.9 53 15.5 10.6-22.1
No 3,591 2,665 72.7 70.5-74.8 218 6.4 5.3- 7.9 296 8.9 7.5-10.4 299 9.0 7.7-10.5 113 3.0 2.3- 3.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 458 304 62.3 55.9-68.4 44 12.5 8.1-18.9 53 12.1 8.8-16.5 44 11.1 7.4-16.2 *** *** ***
No 3,288 2,403 71.8 69.4-74.0 184 5.7 4.6- 7.0 260 8.5 7.1-10.2 302 9.5 8.1-11.1 139 4.5 3.6- 5.7
Heavy Drinker
Yes 194 133 66.7 56.9-75.3 *** *** *** 21 12.2 7.1-20.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,558 2,582 71.0 68.7-73.2 215 6.6 5.4- 8.1 292 8.9 7.5-10.4 325 9.4 8.0-10.9 144 4.2 3.3- 5.3
COPD
Yes 311 180 57.2 48.9-65.1 *** *** *** 29 8.3 4.7-14.1 48 12.8 8.8-18.2 41 15.9 10.6-23.2
No 3,717 2,754 72.5 70.3-74.6 225 6.3 5.2- 7.7 300 8.8 7.5-10.3 312 9.0 7.7-10.5 126 3.4 2.6- 4.3
Current Asthma
Yes 430 235 53.4 46.0-60.6 31 10.8 6.0-18.7 52 10.7 7.5-15.0 76 17.1 12.6-22.7 36 8.0 5.0-12.6
No 3,594 2,697 73.4 71.2-75.5 205 5.8 4.7- 7.0 276 8.6 7.2-10.1 286 8.5 7.2-10.0 130 3.8 3.0- 4.8
Diabetes
Yes 559 383 66.4 60.1-72.1 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7 47 8.5 5.7-12.5 63 10.8 7.2-15.8 48 10.6 7.1-15.5
No 3,477 2,556 72.2 69.9-74.3 220 6.6 5.4- 8.1 283 8.8 7.5-10.4 299 9.1 7.8-10.6 119 3.3 2.6- 4.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,285 705 52.6 48.7-56.6 65 6.0 4.2- 8.3 135 10.4 8.3-13.0 240 18.8 15.9-22.0 140 12.2 9.7-15.1
No 2,623 2,138 79.7 77.1-82.0 164 6.5 5.1- 8.3 184 8.1 6.5- 9.9 115 5.2 3.9- 6.7 22 0.6 0.3- 1.0
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,117 625 54.5 50.2-58.7 55 5.2 3.7- 7.3 132 11.1 8.8-13.8 194 17.8 14.7-21.4 111 11.4 8.8-14.7
No 2,923 2,316 76.6 74.2-78.9 183 6.6 5.3- 8.2 198 8.1 6.6- 9.8 170 6.8 5.5- 8.3 56 2.0 1.4- 2.8

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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