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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,960 1,301 65.2 62.7-67.6 155 8.6 7.3-10.3 217 11.2 9.6-12.9 187 9.7 8.3-11.4 100 5.3 4.2- 6.6
Female 2,306 1,313 55.0 52.4-57.5 180 7.0 5.9- 8.4 334 15.2 13.4-17.1 290 14.3 12.5-16.2 189 8.6 7.3-10.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,689 1,632 58.9 56.7-61.1 223 8.1 7.0- 9.4 345 13.5 12.0-15.1 300 12.2 10.7-13.8 189 7.3 6.2- 8.5
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
Non-Hispanic Other 233 123 53.8 45.9-61.5 30 12.4 8.0-18.7 27 10.5 6.3-17.1 31 14.6 9.8-21.2 22 8.6 5.3-13.7
Hispanic 571 405 72.5 68.3-76.4 32 4.8 3.3- 6.9 61 10.6 8.1-13.8 50 8.7 6.4-11.7 23 3.4 2.1- 5.4
AGE
18-34 955 433 45.1 41.4-48.9 81 8.3 6.4-10.7 194 19.3 16.5-22.3 164 18.6 15.8-21.7 83 8.7 6.9-10.9
35-44 653 342 52.6 48.2-56.9 70 10.8 8.4-13.8 100 15.8 12.8-19.4 92 14.1 11.4-17.4 49 6.7 4.9- 9.1
45-54 669 372 57.2 52.8-61.4 64 9.6 7.3-12.4 98 14.5 11.7-17.8 91 12.3 9.7-15.6 44 6.4 4.6- 9.0
55-64 700 441 62.6 58.2-66.8 63 9.2 6.9-12.0 73 9.7 7.4-12.5 68 9.6 7.2-12.7 55 9.0 6.5-12.2
65-74 653 512 79.2 75.3-82.7 29 3.5 2.3- 5.5 45 7.0 5.0- 9.7 33 5.1 3.4- 7.5 34 5.2 3.4- 7.9
75+ 559 456 84.1 79.8-87.6 23 3.1 1.8- 5.5 35 5.2 3.4- 8.0 25 4.5 2.6- 7.7 20 3.0 1.7- 5.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 289 72.8 67.2-77.7 21 4.2 2.6- 6.7 28 7.1 4.7-10.7 31 8.4 5.5-12.6 27 7.5 4.9-11.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 922 590 61.6 57.8-65.3 48 5.5 4.0- 7.4 97 12.3 9.8-15.3 105 11.6 9.4-14.3 82 9.0 7.1-11.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,121 669 57.4 53.9-60.7 71 7.2 5.6- 9.2 145 13.6 11.4-16.1 152 14.9 12.6-17.7 84 7.0 5.5- 8.8
College Graduate 1,804 1,050 56.6 53.9-59.3 195 11.8 10.1-13.8 280 15.9 14.1-17.9 184 10.6 9.0-12.5 95 5.0 4.0- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,292 671 49.0 45.6-52.3 72 5.3 4.0- 6.9 138 11.2 9.2-13.6 237 20.1 17.4-23.0 174 14.5 12.3-17.1
No 2,832 1,856 64.7 62.6-66.7 252 8.8 7.7-10.1 400 14.4 12.9-16.0 224 8.6 7.4-10.0 100 3.5 2.8- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 335 64.8 59.7-69.5 25 4.8 3.1- 7.5 41 9.6 6.9-13.2 66 14.2 11.0-18.2 31 6.5 4.4- 9.7
Non-Veteran 3,758 2,269 59.2 57.2-61.1 310 8.2 7.3- 9.4 510 13.8 12.5-15.1 411 11.8 10.6-13.2 258 7.0 6.1- 8.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,302 1,299 55.5 53.1-57.9 234 10.3 9.0-11.8 373 16.1 14.4-17.9 256 11.9 10.3-13.7 140 6.2 5.1- 7.5
Unemployed 201 97 48.6 40.3-56.9 14 6.9 3.6-12.6 27 12.2 7.9-18.2 36 18.7 13.0-26.2 27 13.7 9.1-20.1
Retired 1,145 903 80.5 77.6-83.2 53 3.3 2.4- 4.5 79 6.3 4.8- 8.2 61 5.4 4.0- 7.3 49 4.5 3.1- 6.3
Unable to Work 253 112 43.5 36.4-50.8 *** *** *** 24 12.2 7.8-18.7 57 19.4 14.6-25.2 52 21.6 16.0-28.4
Other not in Labor Force 299 154 49.2 42.4-56.1 22 6.1 3.8- 9.9 43 15.4 10.7-21.7 60 23.0 17.7-29.3 20 6.2 3.7-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 107 56.8 48.3-64.9 *** *** *** 20 8.3 5.2-13.2 26 12.2 7.8-18.7 33 18.1 12.5-25.4
$15,000- 24,999 277 163 58.0 50.7-65.1 16 3.4 1.9- 6.0 29 12.2 8.1-17.9 40 13.0 8.7-19.0 29 13.3 8.8-19.6
$25,000- 34,999 350 210 56.3 49.8-62.7 21 5.0 3.1- 8.1 38 10.8 7.5-15.2 50 18.9 14.0-25.0 31 9.0 5.8-13.8
$35,000- 49,999 510 313 59.0 53.7-64.1 29 6.0 3.9- 9.1 68 15.5 11.9-20.1 60 11.9 8.9-15.8 40 7.5 5.4-10.5
$50,000-74,999 497 298 61.3 56.1-66.2 43 7.2 5.1-10.0 63 13.6 10.3-17.6 59 11.0 8.2-14.7 34 7.0 4.7-10.2
$75,000-100,000 463 259 54.0 48.5-59.5 39 8.4 5.8-12.0 78 17.0 12.9-22.0 63 15.4 11.7-20.0 24 5.2 3.3- 8.1
$100,000-150,000 451 254 56.7 51.3-61.9 58 12.7 9.6-16.6 74 16.0 12.5-20.1 48 10.6 7.8-14.4 17 4.0 2.2- 7.2
$150,000+ 507 303 57.3 52.3-62.1 68 14.9 11.5-19.0 84 17.3 13.9-21.4 34 7.4 5.2-10.6 18 3.1 1.9- 5.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,015 707 67.6 63.9-71.1 51 5.7 4.0- 7.9 97 8.9 7.0-11.1 97 11.5 9.1-14.3 63 6.4 4.8- 8.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.4 5.1-16.7 17 16.2 9.4-26.5 15 14.2 8.5-22.9
50% to 100% 261 145 52.4 45.2-59.5 17 5.7 3.3- 9.6 30 12.9 8.9-18.4 43 17.8 12.5-24.8 26 11.2 7.1-17.1
101% to 150% 428 261 60.2 54.3-65.8 28 6.3 4.0- 9.7 42 10.1 7.1-14.1 54 13.4 9.8-18.0 43 10.1 7.1-14.2
151% to 200% 211 121 55.0 46.8-63.0 11 3.6 1.9- 6.9 28 14.9 9.8-22.0 32 16.5 11.2-23.6 19 10.0 6.0-16.3
More than 200% 2,168 1,273 57.5 55.0-59.9 217 10.1 8.7-11.7 335 16.2 14.3-18.1 228 11.0 9.5-12.7 115 5.3 4.3- 6.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,015 707 67.6 63.9-71.1 51 5.7 4.0- 7.9 97 8.9 7.0-11.1 97 11.5 9.1-14.3 63 6.4 4.8- 8.5
HOUSING
Own 2,609 1,728 64.2 61.9-66.3 214 8.2 7.0- 9.4 308 12.4 11.0-14.0 223 9.8 8.4-11.3 136 5.5 4.5- 6.6
Rent 1,335 721 51.4 48.3-54.5 98 6.8 5.4- 8.5 201 15.6 13.4-18.0 195 15.8 13.7-18.2 120 10.4 8.5-12.7
Other arrangement 287 141 45.6 38.8-52.5 19 5.9 3.5- 9.5 40 14.7 10.6-20.2 55 23.2 17.4-30.2 32 10.7 7.0-16.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,496 873 58.5 55.5-61.4 131 8.6 7.1-10.4 239 16.0 13.9-18.3 180 12.1 10.3-14.2 73 4.8 3.8- 6.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,240 730 56.8 53.4-60.1 101 8.7 7.0-10.7 161 13.7 11.6-16.2 149 12.9 10.8-15.4 99 8.0 6.3-10.0
Rural 1,530 1,011 64.2 61.1-67.1 103 6.3 4.9- 8.0 151 10.0 8.3-12.0 148 11.3 9.3-13.5 117 8.3 6.7-10.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 874 563 63.0 59.0-66.8 43 6.0 4.1- 8.6 94 11.2 8.9-14.1 99 12.5 10.0-15.5 75 7.4 5.7- 9.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,350 834 60.5 57.2-63.7 110 7.4 6.0- 9.1 151 11.6 9.6-14.0 153 12.0 10.0-14.3 102 8.5 6.8-10.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,042 1,217 58.1 55.6-60.6 182 9.0 7.6-10.5 306 15.3 13.5-17.2 225 11.9 10.3-13.8 112 5.7 4.6- 7.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,499 895 57.6 54.5-60.6 135 9.0 7.4-10.9 221 14.9 12.9-17.2 166 12.5 10.5-14.8 82 6.0 4.6- 7.7
2nd Quartile 1,363 828 59.9 56.7-63.0 107 7.7 6.3- 9.5 174 13.4 11.3-15.8 154 11.9 10.0-14.2 100 7.1 5.7- 8.8
3rd Quartile 1,027 637 60.5 56.9-64.0 75 7.1 5.5- 9.2 119 12.4 10.1-15.0 114 11.4 9.3-14.0 82 8.5 6.6-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 377 254 66.4 60.1-72.1 18 5.9 3.1-11.0 37 9.2 6.2-13.4 43 12.9 9.1-18.0 25 5.6 3.6- 8.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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