2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 729 428 59.1 54.9-63.3 48 6.5 4.8- 8.8 111 14.8 12.1-18.0 87 12.0 9.4-15.2 55 7.6 5.7-10.2
GENDER
Male 281 187 66.5 59.9-72.5 20 7.7 4.8-12.0 35 11.6 8.0-16.4 26 9.0 5.9-13.7 *** *** ***
Female 448 241 53.0 47.4-58.5 28 5.5 3.7- 8.1 76 17.5 13.7-22.0 61 14.4 10.7-19.2 42 9.6 6.9-13.2
AGE
18-34 159 66 45.2 36.4-54.3 *** *** *** 42 21.4 15.5-28.8 27 20.5 13.9-29.1 16 8.3 5.0-13.5
35-44 128 58 44.3 34.7-54.3 14 12.0 6.7-20.5 24 19.9 12.8-29.6 19 13.2 8.0-20.9 13 10.7 6.0-18.4
45-54 128 70 59.6 49.4-69.0 *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.7-25.0 19 10.9 6.6-17.6 *** *** ***
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 111 91 81.0 71.0-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 116 62.1 53.3-70.1 *** *** *** 22 13.2 8.5-19.9 19 12.6 7.7-19.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 241 142 58.8 51.6-65.7 14 6.0 3.4-10.3 33 14.3 9.9-20.3 32 13.0 8.7-19.0 20 7.8 4.9-12.0
College Graduate 255 135 53.1 46.1-59.9 24 10.6 6.9-16.0 52 19.4 14.7-25.3 28 10.2 6.6-15.5 16 6.7 3.8-11.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.9 9.3-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 70 65.3 54.4-74.8 *** *** *** 15 16.0 9.3-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 189 97 52.7 44.4-60.8 19 11.1 6.8-17.5 42 20.3 14.5-27.7 20 8.8 5.2-14.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 109 49.5 41.4-57.7 *** *** *** 28 14.7 9.8-21.3 35 17.3 11.5-25.2 25 14.2 9.2-21.5
No 493 302 62.7 57.6-67.5 36 7.1 4.9-10.0 81 15.2 11.9-19.1 48 10.0 7.2-13.6 26 5.1 3.3- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 642 374 58.3 53.7-62.7 43 6.5 4.7- 9.0 100 15.0 12.1-18.5 74 12.1 9.2-15.6 51 8.1 6.0-11.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 322 180 58.5 52.2-64.5 20 4.7 3.0- 7.5 62 18.4 14.1-23.6 39 12.5 8.7-17.5 21 5.9 3.8- 9.2
Regional City or Suburban County 192 104 52.1 43.6-60.5 18 11.2 6.9-17.6 24 11.7 7.4-17.9 30 14.6 9.3-22.3 16 10.5 6.0-17.7
Rural 215 144 66.2 58.3-73.3 *** *** *** 25 12.4 7.9-18.8 18 9.0 5.4-14.7 18 7.5 4.5-12.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 221 54.0 48.3-59.6 34 8.7 6.1-12.4 76 16.3 12.8-20.6 47 12.4 8.8-17.3 32 8.5 5.7-12.4
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 119 81.5 73.3-87.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.4 10.0-28.6 *** *** ***
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% 341 200 58.3 52.2-64.2 29 8.9 6.0-13.1 62 18.5 14.1-23.7 33 7.9 5.4-11.5 17 6.4 3.7-10.6
HOUSING
Own 350 220 63.5 57.6-69.1 28 7.7 5.2-11.2 48 12.9 9.5-17.3 33 9.7 6.5-14.4 21 6.2 3.8- 9.8
Rent 307 172 53.5 47.2-59.8 16 4.7 2.7- 8.1 49 16.5 12.2-21.9 42 14.9 10.9-20.1 28 10.3 6.9-15.1
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 218 131 60.3 52.5-67.7 *** *** *** 32 13.8 9.3-20.0 27 12.1 7.8-18.2 17 8.0 4.7-13.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 99 54.2 45.5-62.6 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 26 15.7 10.4-23.0 24 12.2 7.6-19.0 16 9.4 5.3-16.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 330 198 61.3 55.0-67.3 21 5.8 3.6- 9.1 53 14.9 11.1-19.8 36 11.8 7.9-17.1 22 6.2 3.9- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 91 58.1 48.6-67.0 *** *** *** 22 12.0 7.5-18.6 22 15.3 8.9-24.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 262 152 60.4 53.3-67.0 16 6.0 3.5-10.2 46 16.4 12.0-22.1 29 11.1 7.3-16.6 19 6.0 3.7- 9.8
3rd Quartile 209 121 57.1 49.2-64.7 16 7.5 4.4-12.6 31 15.5 10.5-22.3 25 10.8 7.0-16.4 16 9.1 5.1-15.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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