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
Non-Hispanic White 2,409 1,744 70.9 68.3-73.4 158 6.1 5.0- 7.3 205 9.6 8.0-11.6 211 9.1 7.7-10.8 91 4.2 3.2- 5.5
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,345 932 68.5 65.1-71.7 80 5.4 4.1- 7.0 129 10.0 8.1-12.3 143 11.0 9.0-13.4 61 5.1 3.7- 7.1
AGE
18-34 432 272 65.4 60.0-70.5 43 9.1 6.5-12.7 55 12.7 9.5-16.8 52 10.5 7.7-14.1 *** *** ***
35-44 281 189 67.0 60.1-73.3 25 8.0 5.1-12.2 31 11.0 7.1-16.5 29 12.0 8.0-17.7 *** *** ***
45-54 340 233 66.6 59.3-73.3 26 5.5 3.5- 8.7 30 9.0 5.8-13.5 43 15.5 10.2-22.8 *** *** ***
55-64 436 304 66.8 59.3-73.6 32 6.1 4.0- 9.3 *** *** *** 38 7.7 5.1-11.6 30 7.5 4.6-11.9
65-74 481 382 78.2 72.3-83.2 *** *** *** 26 6.4 3.6-11.0 31 6.1 4.1- 9.1 *** *** ***
75+ 410 342 86.0 81.1-89.8 *** *** *** 28 5.1 3.0- 8.4 18 3.2 1.8- 5.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 325 70.2 64.7-75.2 22 5.2 3.1- 8.6 24 5.8 3.4- 9.5 65 13.0 9.9-17.0 23 5.8 3.5- 9.4
Some Post-H.S. 665 458 69.1 64.5-73.4 38 5.5 3.8- 8.0 72 12.0 9.1-15.7 71 10.3 7.8-13.5 26 3.1 2.0- 4.8
College Graduate 1,193 901 75.6 72.6-78.4 94 7.6 6.1- 9.4 103 9.9 8.0-12.1 70 5.7 4.3- 7.5 25 1.3 0.8- 2.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.4 10.6-30.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 8.7 5.2-14.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 17.2 10.1-27.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 252 173 65.7 57.5-73.0 21 7.1 4.3-11.5 19 9.3 5.1-16.2 29 13.5 8.9-19.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 339 244 70.5 64.2-76.2 *** *** *** 34 10.8 7.6-15.3 31 11.5 7.7-16.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 935 725 77.1 73.4-80.4 63 5.9 4.5- 7.9 84 10.4 8.0-13.4 52 5.6 3.9- 8.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 428 53.8 48.9-58.7 39 5.5 3.8- 7.9 77 9.7 7.2-12.8 143 19.2 15.7-23.3 78 11.8 8.9-15.5
No 1,571 1,263 79.2 76.1-81.9 114 6.4 5.1- 8.1 120 9.5 7.4-12.3 63 4.3 3.1- 5.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 249 78.2 72.7-82.8 16 4.9 2.8- 8.5 25 6.1 3.9- 9.5 31 8.3 5.7-12.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,070 1,490 69.8 67.0-72.6 141 6.2 5.0- 7.6 179 10.2 8.3-12.4 180 9.3 7.7-11.2 80 4.5 3.4- 6.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 700 496 69.0 64.5-73.2 58 8.4 6.1-11.5 73 11.9 9.1-15.3 52 7.9 5.6-11.0 21 2.8 1.7- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 672 499 71.0 65.5-76.0 34 4.2 2.8- 6.4 54 9.8 6.4-14.7 56 9.5 6.7-13.3 29 5.5 3.4- 8.6
Rural 1,037 749 72.2 68.4-75.6 66 5.8 4.3- 7.9 78 8.0 5.9-10.6 103 9.8 7.8-12.2 41 4.3 2.8- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 906 73.7 70.5-76.7 104 7.6 6.1- 9.6 109 9.9 7.9-12.4 86 7.3 5.7- 9.5 16 1.3 0.8- 2.3
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 837 656 75.9 70.6-80.5 31 3.6 2.1- 6.0 63 9.4 5.9-14.7 50 5.6 4.0- 7.8 37 5.6 3.6- 8.6
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 85 67.9 57.8-76.5 *** *** *** 15 12.3 7.3-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 12.7 6.9-22.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 164 103 61.1 51.4-70.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 13.3 8.3-20.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,497 1,126 74.3 71.3-77.1 97 5.7 4.4- 7.3 132 9.9 8.1-12.1 110 7.9 6.3- 9.9 32 2.1 1.3- 3.4
HOUSING
Own 1,763 1,351 74.7 71.6-77.5 103 5.4 4.2- 6.9 141 9.1 7.2-11.6 121 7.6 6.1- 9.6 47 3.1 2.1- 4.5
Rent 490 308 60.4 54.9-65.6 40 7.1 5.0-10.0 47 10.7 7.8-14.5 67 14.4 11.0-18.8 28 7.4 4.5-11.8
Other arrangement 136 77 55.8 45.4-65.8 *** *** *** 14 14.0 8.2-23.0 21 13.7 8.1-22.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 588 430 74.7 69.8-79.0 39 5.3 3.6- 7.8 37 5.6 3.5- 8.8 56 9.9 7.3-13.3 26 4.6 2.7- 7.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 787 562 70.1 65.3-74.5 45 5.0 3.5- 7.0 73 11.3 7.9-15.9 75 9.0 6.8-11.7 32 4.7 3.1- 7.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,034 752 69.6 65.6-73.3 74 7.3 5.5- 9.6 95 10.5 8.3-13.3 80 8.9 6.6-11.9 33 3.7 2.3- 5.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 903 654 71.2 67.2-74.9 69 7.4 5.5- 9.8 73 8.9 6.8-11.5 81 9.6 7.4-12.5 26 2.9 1.7- 4.9
2nd Quartile 680 504 70.0 64.7-74.9 36 4.8 3.2- 7.3 56 10.8 7.2-15.9 55 9.2 6.5-12.9 29 5.1 3.3- 7.9
3rd Quartile 612 437 71.3 66.5-75.6 35 5.5 3.8- 8.0 64 10.2 7.6-13.5 51 7.7 5.5-10.6 25 5.3 3.2- 8.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 149 72.5 63.2-80.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 11.5 6.9-18.4 *** *** ***

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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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