2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,010 1,166 55.4 52.4-58.4 169 8.8 7.1-10.9 290 15.5 13.4-18.0 266 14.3 12.3-16.5 119 6.0 4.7- 7.5
GENDER
Male 918 601 62.0 57.4-66.4 74 8.5 6.0-11.9 107 13.3 10.2-17.1 93 11.6 9.0-14.8 43 4.6 3.1- 6.9
Female 1,092 565 49.3 45.4-53.3 95 9.2 7.0-11.9 183 17.6 14.7-20.9 173 16.7 13.9-19.9 76 7.2 5.4- 9.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,237 706 55.0 51.2-58.8 106 8.7 6.5-11.5 194 15.5 13.0-18.4 152 14.1 11.6-17.0 79 6.7 5.1- 8.7
Non-Hispanic Black 382 219 54.6 47.9-61.2 33 10.1 6.4-15.5 54 16.1 11.5-22.0 59 13.8 10.1-18.5 *** *** ***
Other 355 218 56.9 49.4-64.0 26 7.4 4.6-11.7 41 16.9 11.0-25.0 49 14.6 10.2-20.4 21 4.3 2.4- 7.6
AGE
18-34 461 172 38.2 32.7-44.0 53 11.0 7.8-15.3 112 25.3 20.0-31.5 99 21.5 17.2-26.6 25 4.0 2.6- 6.1
35-44 294 138 47.6 40.7-54.5 30 9.2 6.2-13.4 52 17.8 13.1-23.7 46 17.7 12.8-23.9 28 7.8 5.0-12.1
45-54 331 179 57.7 50.4-64.7 31 9.3 6.1-14.0 58 14.9 11.0-19.9 43 12.1 7.7-18.5 *** *** ***
55-64 339 225 62.3 54.1-69.8 *** *** *** 30 9.0 5.7-13.9 41 12.4 8.3-18.1 19 6.8 3.8-11.6
65-74 312 232 75.3 68.1-81.3 16 4.0 2.3- 7.0 24 6.3 3.7-10.4 25 6.4 3.9-10.1 *** *** ***
75+ 238 194 81.7 73.6-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 239 57.1 50.7-63.3 31 7.4 5.0-10.9 33 10.5 6.8-15.9 65 17.0 12.6-22.4 25 8.0 5.0-12.4
Some Post-H.S. 471 253 52.4 46.4-58.3 38 8.5 5.6-12.6 71 18.0 13.5-23.6 76 15.4 11.9-19.7 33 5.8 3.9- 8.4
College Graduate 968 546 54.2 50.3-58.1 86 8.9 7.0-11.2 178 20.6 17.5-24.1 110 12.4 10.0-15.4 48 3.9 2.8- 5.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 265 41.1 35.7-46.7 37 6.8 4.5-10.0 75 15.9 11.5-21.5 113 21.5 17.0-26.9 79 14.7 11.2-19.1
No 1,371 858 61.2 57.7-64.7 126 9.6 7.4-12.4 207 15.7 13.2-18.5 144 11.2 9.3-13.4 36 2.4 1.5- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 135 62.0 53.2-70.2 *** *** *** 26 15.3 9.9-22.8 27 12.3 7.7-19.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,789 1,027 54.6 51.4-57.8 154 9.4 7.5-11.7 264 15.6 13.3-18.3 237 14.4 12.3-16.8 107 6.0 4.7- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,159 626 54.0 50.2-57.7 112 9.4 7.4-11.8 205 17.9 15.1-21.2 160 14.3 11.9-17.1 56 4.4 3.2- 6.1
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.5 9.7-26.7 *** *** ***
Retired 504 374 72.4 65.4-78.4 *** *** *** 40 7.9 5.2-12.0 35 5.4 3.6- 8.2 22 5.5 3.2- 9.4
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 62 39.6 30.1-49.9 16 11.3 6.4-19.2 *** *** *** 26 24.0 15.6-35.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.5 8.4-26.9 25 17.2 10.0-28.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.8 5.0-15.0
$35,000- 49,999 218 119 52.3 43.6-60.8 19 8.0 4.8-13.2 27 13.1 8.3-20.2 37 18.5 12.7-26.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 256 147 55.9 47.3-64.0 23 8.1 5.0-13.0 32 15.4 9.1-24.7 42 15.2 10.6-21.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 735 405 55.1 50.4-59.7 65 8.2 6.2-10.7 144 18.5 15.3-22.1 91 14.7 11.5-18.6 30 3.5 2.2- 5.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 311 67.3 60.8-73.1 30 8.5 5.0-14.0 33 9.6 6.3-14.2 38 9.6 6.4-14.1 21 5.1 3.0- 8.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 56 34.8 25.5-45.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.9 7.8-23.5
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.8 8.2-25.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,139 632 54.7 50.9-58.5 103 8.6 6.9-10.6 194 16.6 14.0-19.5 156 15.4 12.8-18.4 54 4.7 3.3- 6.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 311 67.3 60.8-73.1 30 8.5 5.0-14.0 33 9.6 6.3-14.2 38 9.6 6.4-14.1 21 5.1 3.0- 8.7
HOUSING
Own 1,245 812 61.4 57.5-65.1 93 8.2 6.0-11.1 161 14.3 11.7-17.4 123 11.5 9.2-14.3 56 4.6 3.3- 6.3
Rent 600 280 43.6 38.7-48.8 62 10.0 7.5-13.1 98 18.5 14.3-23.4 110 18.0 14.6-21.9 50 9.9 7.0-14.0
Other arrangement 140 60 43.3 33.4-53.7 13 11.0 6.1-18.9 26 15.3 9.5-23.7 31 25.9 17.6-36.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,137 638 54.1 50.4-57.8 96 7.9 6.3- 9.9 194 17.7 15.0-20.9 145 15.0 12.4-18.0 64 5.2 3.9- 7.0
Regional City or Suburban County 468 267 54.2 47.5-60.7 46 10.6 6.5-16.8 48 13.4 9.0-19.4 72 14.2 10.5-19.1 35 7.6 5.0-11.4
Rural 405 261 60.7 53.9-67.2 27 8.6 5.4-13.5 48 12.8 8.8-18.3 49 12.3 8.5-17.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 719 444 58.0 52.8-63.1 49 9.2 5.7-14.4 86 13.3 10.0-17.5 98 13.2 10.5-16.4 42 6.3 4.3- 9.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,156 646 54.0 50.2-57.9 108 8.3 6.7-10.3 185 17.3 14.4-20.7 152 15.1 12.4-18.3 65 5.2 3.8- 7.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 738 412 52.3 47.3-57.2 77 9.6 7.4-12.3 116 18.7 14.7-23.4 93 14.7 11.5-18.8 40 4.7 3.2- 6.8
2nd Quartile 774 468 57.2 52.4-61.9 57 9.4 6.3-13.7 94 12.5 9.5-16.1 105 14.5 11.6-18.1 50 6.4 4.6- 8.9
3rd Quartile 432 249 57.8 51.6-63.8 31 6.6 4.4- 9.8 68 15.3 11.7-19.9 61 13.8 10.0-18.9 23 6.4 3.7-10.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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