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
Non-Hispanic White 2,400 343 15.3 13.5-17.4 2,057 84.7 82.6-86.5
GENDER
Male 1,062 105 11.2 8.9-14.2 957 88.8 85.8-91.1
Female 1,338 238 19.1 16.4-22.0 1,100 80.9 78.0-83.6
AGE
18-34 428 96 22.7 18.3-27.8 332 77.3 72.2-81.7
35-44 281 49 16.0 11.7-21.6 232 84.0 78.4-88.3
45-54 339 52 15.7 10.8-22.4 287 84.3 77.6-89.2
55-64 438 69 15.3 11.3-20.5 369 84.7 79.5-88.7
65-74 481 47 10.9 7.6-15.5 434 89.1 84.5-92.4
75+ 405 27 6.6 4.1-10.5 378 93.4 89.5-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 88 20.9 16.5-26.1 367 79.1 73.9-83.5
Some Post-H.S. 666 113 15.1 12.3-18.5 553 84.9 81.5-87.7
College Graduate 1,187 127 11.1 9.2-13.4 1,060 88.9 86.6-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 46 27.1 18.5-37.7 135 72.9 62.3-81.5
$35,000- 49,999 252 45 17.3 12.4-23.5 207 82.7 76.5-87.6
$50,000- 74,999 337 54 16.9 12.5-22.5 283 83.1 77.5-87.5
$75,000+ 939 83 9.2 7.1-11.9 856 90.8 88.1-92.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 204 28.5 24.3-33.2 555 71.5 66.8-75.7
No 1,569 133 9.0 7.4-11.0 1,436 91.0 89.0-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 333 43 13.4 9.6-18.5 290 86.6 81.5-90.4
Non-Veteran 2,060 299 15.6 13.6-17.9 1,761 84.4 82.1-86.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 690 96 14.8 11.7-18.4 594 85.2 81.6-88.3
Regional City or Suburban County 673 103 16.3 12.8-20.5 570 83.7 79.5-87.2
Rural 1,037 144 14.9 12.2-18.1 893 85.1 81.9-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,219 169 14.2 11.9-16.9 1,050 85.8 83.1-88.1
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 830 69 8.9 6.6-11.9 761 91.1 88.1-93.4
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 123 24 21.8 14.6-31.2 99 78.2 68.8-85.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 42 26.2 19.1-34.8 127 73.8 65.2-80.9
More than 200% 1,497 169 11.4 9.5-13.6 1,328 88.6 86.4-90.5
HOUSING
Own 1,757 183 11.9 9.9-14.2 1,574 88.1 85.8-90.1
Rent 491 123 28.3 23.5-33.7 368 71.7 66.3-76.5
Other arrangement 132 32 22.2 14.8-31.9 100 77.8 68.1-85.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 586 98 17.5 13.7-22.0 488 82.5 78.0-86.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 787 113 15.1 12.2-18.5 674 84.9 81.5-87.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,027 132 14.4 11.6-17.7 895 85.6 82.3-88.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 902 114 13.1 10.6-16.1 788 86.9 83.9-89.4
2nd Quartile 674 105 17.7 14.1-22.0 569 82.3 78.0-85.9
3rd Quartile 610 89 15.5 12.0-19.8 521 84.5 80.2-88.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 35 14.8 9.9-21.6 179 85.2 78.4-90.1

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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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