2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,266 2,614 59.9 58.1-61.7 335 7.8 6.9- 8.8 551 13.2 12.0-14.5 477 12.1 10.9-13.3 289 7.0 6.1- 8.0
Eastern NC 1,153 733 61.1 57.7-64.4 76 7.3 5.6- 9.4 130 12.0 9.9-14.6 131 12.8 10.6-15.4 83 6.8 5.3- 8.7
GENDER
Male 520 352 65.6 60.6-70.3 36 7.4 5.2-10.6 52 11.5 8.5-15.4 52 10.2 7.5-13.6 28 5.3 3.5- 8.0
Female 633 381 56.8 52.0-61.4 40 7.1 4.8-10.4 78 12.6 9.7-16.1 79 15.3 12.0-19.2 55 8.3 6.1-11.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 456 60.6 56.3-64.7 52 7.2 5.3- 9.7 77 12.1 9.4-15.5 81 12.6 9.9-15.8 56 7.5 5.6-10.1
Non-Hispanic Black 240 147 60.2 52.8-67.1 14 6.5 3.7-11.3 33 13.3 9.1-19.0 28 12.2 8.0-18.1 18 7.8 4.7-12.7
Other 177 123 66.0 56.2-74.7 *** *** *** 17 9.7 5.4-16.7 19 13.2 7.7-21.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 236 108 45.3 38.3-52.6 21 9.6 5.8-15.4 42 17.6 12.8-23.8 41 18.1 13.2-24.3 24 9.3 6.1-13.9
35-44 169 96 54.7 46.0-63.2 15 9.3 5.4-15.7 24 14.9 9.5-22.6 22 15.3 10.0-22.7 *** *** ***
45-54 170 100 57.8 48.8-66.2 *** *** *** 24 14.7 9.5-22.2 24 13.7 8.4-21.4 *** *** ***
55-64 224 151 68.4 61.2-74.8 18 8.4 5.1-13.6 16 6.8 3.9-11.6 23 10.6 6.9-15.9 16 5.9 3.4-10.0
65-74 198 153 79.4 72.0-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 142 116 83.8 74.7-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 85 81.9 72.3-88.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 202 64.6 58.2-70.6 16 5.1 3.0- 8.4 30 11.8 8.1-17.1 34 11.8 8.1-16.8 21 6.7 4.1-10.5
Some Post-H.S. 319 184 53.8 47.5-60.1 17 6.2 3.7-10.3 42 14.7 10.5-20.2 48 17.4 13.0-23.1 28 7.8 5.1-11.7
College Graduate 421 259 58.1 52.3-63.7 41 13.0 8.8-18.7 50 11.1 8.2-14.9 43 11.3 8.2-15.4 28 6.5 4.2- 9.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 375 198 50.1 44.1-56.2 21 6.2 3.9- 9.9 41 11.6 8.1-16.4 65 18.8 14.4-24.2 50 13.2 9.6-17.8
No 747 515 66.3 62.1-70.2 51 7.1 5.2- 9.6 88 12.8 10.1-16.0 63 10.1 7.7-13.1 30 3.7 2.5- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 137 57.8 50.2-65.0 14 6.9 3.9-12.0 23 12.0 7.8-18.1 31 14.4 9.9-20.6 21 8.9 5.5-13.9
Non-Veteran 924 593 61.9 58.0-65.7 62 7.4 5.5- 9.9 107 12.1 9.7-14.9 100 12.4 9.9-15.3 62 6.3 4.7- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 596 348 55.6 50.9-60.2 48 8.4 6.2-11.3 90 15.9 12.7-19.8 67 12.7 9.8-16.4 43 7.4 5.3-10.2
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 332 262 81.3 76.1-85.6 16 3.9 2.3- 6.8 *** *** *** 25 7.5 4.8-11.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.5 10.4-28.0 16 18.7 11.0-30.1
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 85 56.1 46.0-65.6 *** *** *** 18 15.9 9.6-25.2 17 12.3 7.2-20.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 92 59.4 50.1-68.0 *** *** *** 21 14.9 9.1-23.5 21 14.1 8.8-21.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 353 218 58.8 52.7-64.6 37 11.2 7.9-15.7 49 15.3 11.2-20.4 35 11.5 8.1-16.1 14 3.2 1.8- 5.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 268 197 71.3 63.8-77.7 *** *** *** 22 7.2 4.4-11.5 21 9.5 5.9-15.1 17 6.2 3.5-10.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 70 58.0 47.4-67.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.2 8.4-22.9 18 13.5 7.9-22.2
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 580 354 58.1 53.4-62.7 46 7.9 5.7-10.7 83 16.0 12.6-20.2 63 12.5 9.6-16.1 34 5.5 3.8- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 268 197 71.3 63.8-77.7 *** *** *** 22 7.2 4.4-11.5 21 9.5 5.9-15.1 17 6.2 3.5-10.5
HOUSING
Own 748 504 64.6 60.4-68.6 53 7.1 5.3- 9.5 75 11.4 8.8-14.6 75 11.7 9.1-14.9 41 5.2 3.6- 7.4
Rent 314 181 54.0 47.6-60.3 *** *** *** 45 14.5 10.4-19.8 42 14.9 10.8-20.2 32 11.6 8.0-16.6
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.7 8.1-25.3 12 16.8 9.4-28.1 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 381 213 52.6 46.7-58.4 27 7.7 5.2-11.4 47 14.7 10.8-19.8 51 14.5 10.7-19.3 43 10.5 7.5-14.5
Rural 675 458 66.1 61.6-70.4 44 7.3 5.0-10.5 68 10.1 7.6-13.2 68 11.2 8.5-14.6 37 5.3 3.6- 7.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 697 438 61.5 57.0-65.7 36 6.4 4.3- 9.4 78 12.0 9.3-15.4 85 12.9 10.2-16.3 60 7.2 5.4- 9.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 83 65.7 55.0-75.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.4-20.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 335 212 58.4 52.1-64.4 31 9.3 6.4-13.3 43 14.4 10.3-19.6 32 12.9 8.9-18.2 17 5.1 3.0- 8.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 142 59.4 51.9-66.6 22 8.7 5.5-13.3 33 14.3 9.8-20.4 24 14.9 9.9-21.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 219 132 56.2 48.4-63.6 15 7.5 4.4-12.6 26 15.0 10.1-21.8 25 11.9 7.7-18.0 21 9.4 5.9-14.7
3rd Quartile 381 242 61.4 55.4-67.0 25 7.7 5.0-11.7 37 10.4 7.2-14.9 45 12.5 9.0-17.0 32 8.0 5.3-11.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 324 217 65.1 58.2-71.4 *** *** *** 34 10.6 7.0-15.8 37 12.6 8.6-18.0 22 6.0 3.7- 9.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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