2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,028 1,460 69.9 66.9-72.7 133 7.4 5.8- 9.3 184 9.7 7.9-11.8 175 9.3 7.6-11.4 76 3.8 2.8- 5.1
GENDER
Male 924 696 73.0 68.5-77.1 72 7.4 5.4-10.0 73 9.4 6.6-13.1 56 7.1 4.9-10.2 27 3.1 1.9- 5.2
Female 1,104 764 66.9 63.0-70.7 61 7.4 5.1-10.5 111 9.9 7.8-12.4 119 11.4 9.0-14.3 49 4.4 3.1- 6.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,249 894 69.3 65.5-72.8 88 7.0 5.4- 8.9 122 11.1 8.6-14.1 101 8.9 6.8-11.4 44 3.8 2.6- 5.6
Non-Hispanic Black 383 270 68.9 61.9-75.1 25 8.6 4.7-15.0 27 7.2 4.5-11.3 41 10.2 6.5-15.5 20 5.2 2.9- 9.2
Other 358 265 71.3 63.6-78.0 *** *** *** 34 9.0 5.6-14.3 30 10.1 6.0-16.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 467 299 62.5 56.4-68.2 50 12.6 8.5-18.1 58 12.6 9.2-17.0 53 11.0 7.9-15.3 *** *** ***
35-44 294 201 68.0 61.0-74.3 19 6.1 3.6- 9.9 29 8.9 6.0-13.0 38 15.3 10.3-22.2 *** *** ***
45-54 333 245 74.0 66.7-80.1 22 5.9 3.5- 9.8 29 7.8 4.9-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 341 236 66.4 58.1-73.7 25 6.5 4.0-10.4 32 13.3 7.3-23.0 27 7.3 4.5-11.7 21 6.5 3.8-10.9
65-74 311 245 77.2 69.7-83.4 *** *** *** 21 5.6 3.3- 9.4 18 5.4 3.1- 9.0 *** *** ***
75+ 246 205 86.2 79.9-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.3 6.3-19.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 286 68.7 62.3-74.4 28 8.4 5.1-13.6 22 6.7 4.0-10.8 37 10.2 6.9-14.8 26 6.1 3.7- 9.8
Some Post-H.S. 474 313 65.9 60.0-71.3 32 8.0 5.1-12.3 52 11.1 8.0-15.4 64 13.1 9.5-17.9 13 1.9 1.1- 3.3
College Graduate 976 722 74.9 71.4-78.1 67 6.4 4.9- 8.3 102 11.3 9.0-14.1 64 6.2 4.5- 8.5 21 1.3 0.8- 2.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 576 310 51.5 45.8-57.2 33 6.9 4.3-10.9 64 11.4 8.4-15.4 105 18.1 14.1-23.1 64 12.0 8.8-16.2
No 1,383 1,104 77.3 73.8-80.5 94 7.7 5.8-10.1 113 8.9 6.8-11.6 65 5.8 4.1- 8.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 156 77.5 70.0-83.5 *** *** *** 16 5.9 3.4-10.0 26 10.9 6.6-17.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,808 1,302 69.1 65.9-72.1 121 7.6 5.9- 9.8 168 10.1 8.2-12.4 148 9.1 7.3-11.3 69 4.0 3.0- 5.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 862 72.9 69.4-76.3 94 8.4 6.3-11.0 112 9.5 7.6-11.9 86 8.2 6.2-10.8 15 1.0 0.5- 1.7
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 513 398 75.1 68.1-81.0 *** *** *** 42 10.2 5.7-17.6 31 4.8 3.1- 7.4 24 6.0 3.5-10.0
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.0 8.2-23.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 17.2 9.7-28.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 221 143 60.4 51.6-68.7 22 9.8 6.2-15.3 20 11.9 6.8-20.0 27 11.8 7.6-18.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 259 189 69.2 60.4-76.8 *** *** *** 25 8.5 5.5-13.0 25 11.0 7.0-16.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 732 552 73.7 69.0-77.8 52 7.1 5.1- 9.9 78 11.1 8.5-14.4 42 7.3 4.7-11.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 444 349 77.5 71.5-82.6 25 6.7 3.7-11.7 23 4.7 3.0- 7.5 25 6.0 3.3-10.4 22 5.1 2.9- 8.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 13.3 8.0-21.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,144 835 70.5 66.7-74.0 81 7.8 5.8-10.4 113 10.0 8.0-12.4 89 9.2 7.0-12.1 26 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 444 349 77.5 71.5-82.6 25 6.7 3.7-11.7 23 4.7 3.0- 7.5 25 6.0 3.3-10.4 22 5.1 2.9- 8.7
HOUSING
Own 1,256 966 73.7 69.9-77.2 67 6.6 4.7- 9.2 105 9.1 6.9-11.9 83 8.0 6.0-10.7 35 2.5 1.7- 3.9
Rent 604 394 62.8 57.5-67.8 53 9.6 6.5-13.8 60 10.7 7.7-14.6 69 11.1 8.4-14.6 28 5.8 3.5- 9.5
Other arrangement 142 83 59.7 49.3-69.4 *** *** *** 19 13.3 7.7-21.9 19 13.8 7.6-23.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,151 819 69.9 66.3-73.3 86 8.5 6.4-11.2 116 10.1 8.1-12.5 92 8.4 6.5-10.8 38 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 468 336 66.8 59.7-73.1 *** *** *** 38 10.0 6.1-16.0 48 11.6 7.7-16.9 22 5.0 2.9- 8.6
Rural 409 305 74.2 68.2-79.5 23 5.5 3.4- 8.6 30 7.9 5.1-12.1 35 8.6 5.4-13.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 99 75.8 65.8-83.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 533 70.7 65.3-75.5 34 6.2 3.7-10.4 61 9.7 6.6-14.2 68 8.8 6.4-11.9 28 4.6 2.8- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,167 828 68.6 64.8-72.2 89 8.3 6.4-10.9 113 9.8 7.8-12.3 95 10.0 7.6-13.1 42 3.3 2.2- 4.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 743 535 69.0 64.1-73.5 60 8.6 6.3-11.6 60 8.5 6.1-11.8 63 10.9 7.7-15.1 25 3.0 1.8- 5.0
2nd Quartile 784 573 69.9 65.0-74.5 42 7.1 4.5-11.1 74 10.3 7.4-14.3 63 8.6 6.2-11.7 32 4.0 2.6- 6.2
3rd Quartile 434 302 70.7 64.9-75.9 29 7.0 4.7-10.5 46 10.2 7.2-14.2 41 7.7 5.3-10.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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