2024 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 4,266 597 14.7 13.5-16.1 3,669 85.3 83.9-86.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 729 115 16.5 13.4-20.0 614 83.5 80.0-86.6
GENDER
Male 281 31 11.7 7.9-17.0 250 88.3 83.0-92.1
Female 448 84 20.4 16.2-25.5 364 79.6 74.5-83.8
AGE
18-34 159 38 25.1 18.2-33.6 121 74.9 66.4-81.8
35-44 128 23 17.4 11.3-25.9 105 82.6 74.1-88.7
45-54 128 22 14.8 9.0-23.5 106 85.2 76.5-91.0
55-64 129 19 16.9 9.6-28.0 110 83.1 72.0-90.4
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 30 18.8 12.7-26.9 149 81.2 73.1-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 241 42 17.6 12.7-24.0 199 82.4 76.0-87.3
College Graduate 255 32 11.6 7.9-16.7 223 88.4 83.3-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 16 14.6 8.7-23.6 91 85.4 76.4-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 189 24 12.5 7.9-19.3 165 87.5 80.7-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 51 28.4 21.2-37.0 155 71.6 63.0-78.8
No 493 56 11.8 8.8-15.5 437 88.2 84.5-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 16 15.5 8.8-25.8 70 84.5 74.2-91.2
Non-Veteran 642 99 16.7 13.4-20.6 543 83.3 79.4-86.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 50 15.7 11.7-20.9 272 84.3 79.1-88.3
Regional City or Suburban County 192 38 22.5 15.7-31.2 154 77.5 68.8-84.3
Rural 215 27 12.3 8.1-18.3 188 87.7 81.7-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 65 18.2 13.8-23.5 345 81.8 76.5-86.2
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 40 12.4 8.8-17.2 301 87.6 82.8-91.2
HOUSING
Own 350 46 13.9 10.0-18.9 304 86.1 81.1-90.0
Rent 307 55 20.5 15.7-26.2 252 79.5 73.8-84.3
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 218 35 16.2 11.2-22.9 183 83.8 77.1-88.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 31 18.4 12.4-26.4 150 81.6 73.6-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 49 15.5 11.3-20.9 281 84.5 79.1-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 32 22.1 14.8-31.7 126 77.9 68.3-85.2
2nd Quartile 262 36 13.6 9.4-19.2 226 86.4 80.8-90.6
3rd Quartile 209 33 16.8 11.5-23.9 176 83.2 76.1-88.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 14 16.3 9.2-27.3 86 83.7 72.7-90.8

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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 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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