2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 4,270 3,207 75.0 73.4-76.5 241 5.6 4.8- 6.4 342 8.2 7.2- 9.2 313 7.6 6.7- 8.6 167 3.7 3.1- 4.4
GENDER
Male 1,955 1,525 78.1 75.9-80.2 98 4.9 3.9- 6.1 141 7.7 6.4- 9.3 118 5.8 4.7- 7.0 73 3.5 2.7- 4.6
Female 2,315 1,682 72.0 69.6-74.2 143 6.3 5.2- 7.5 201 8.6 7.3-10.1 195 9.3 7.8-11.0 94 3.9 3.1- 4.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,691 1,997 74.4 72.4-76.3 164 6.0 5.1- 7.2 230 8.8 7.6-10.2 182 6.8 5.7- 8.0 118 3.9 3.2- 4.9
Non-Hispanic Black 727 544 74.0 70.0-77.7 38 5.0 3.5- 7.1 56 8.1 6.0-10.8 62 9.1 6.8-12.1 27 3.8 2.5- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Other 233 164 71.8 64.4-78.1 16 6.0 3.4-10.4 13 5.5 2.9-10.1 26 11.6 7.4-17.6 14 5.1 2.7- 9.4
Hispanic 575 467 81.5 77.7-84.8 22 3.9 2.5- 6.1 42 7.5 5.4-10.2 37 5.9 4.1- 8.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 963 655 67.5 63.9-70.8 73 7.5 5.8- 9.7 117 12.2 10.0-14.8 94 10.5 8.4-13.1 24 2.3 1.5- 3.6
35-44 654 491 75.7 71.9-79.3 53 6.9 5.2- 9.2 49 7.8 5.6-10.6 44 6.5 4.7- 8.9 17 3.0 1.8- 5.1
45-54 675 513 77.0 73.0-80.5 37 5.3 3.7- 7.7 45 6.8 4.8- 9.5 55 7.2 5.2- 9.9 25 3.7 2.3- 5.9
55-64 696 508 72.5 68.4-76.3 41 5.6 4.0- 7.8 54 7.5 5.6-10.1 54 7.9 5.7-10.9 39 6.5 4.4- 9.3
65-74 647 504 79.2 75.3-82.7 19 3.1 1.8- 5.1 44 5.8 4.1- 8.0 45 7.3 5.1-10.4 35 4.6 3.2- 6.7
75+ 559 469 87.2 83.7-90.1 15 2.1 1.1- 3.9 30 4.7 3.0- 7.3 20 2.6 1.5- 4.5 25 3.4 2.1- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 315 78.7 73.3-83.3 *** *** *** 28 7.3 4.7-11.2 24 6.4 4.0-10.2 23 6.4 3.9-10.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 920 691 75.8 72.4-78.9 46 5.5 4.0- 7.6 62 7.1 5.3- 9.3 74 7.1 5.5- 9.3 47 4.4 3.2- 6.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,125 798 70.5 67.2-73.5 56 5.6 4.2- 7.5 116 10.4 8.5-12.7 103 9.9 7.9-12.2 52 3.7 2.7- 5.0
College Graduate 1,807 1,385 77.4 75.1-79.5 132 7.1 5.9- 8.5 136 7.3 6.1- 8.7 109 6.0 4.9- 7.4 45 2.2 1.6- 3.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,281 748 58.4 55.0-61.7 59 4.7 3.4- 6.4 148 11.5 9.6-13.8 188 15.2 12.9-17.9 138 10.2 8.4-12.3
No 2,845 2,349 82.1 80.4-83.7 172 6.0 5.0- 7.0 188 6.9 5.9- 8.2 111 4.1 3.3- 5.1 25 0.9 0.6- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 382 76.2 71.5-80.3 14 3.1 1.7- 5.6 35 7.6 5.2-10.8 39 8.4 5.9-11.8 27 4.7 3.0- 7.3
Non-Veteran 3,763 2,815 74.7 73.0-76.4 227 5.9 5.1- 6.9 307 8.3 7.3- 9.4 274 7.5 6.5- 8.6 140 3.6 2.9- 4.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,315 1,798 77.2 75.1-79.2 163 6.6 5.5- 7.8 187 8.4 7.1- 9.8 127 6.1 4.9- 7.5 40 1.8 1.2- 2.5
Unemployed 201 130 64.8 56.6-72.3 13 5.6 3.1-10.0 15 6.4 3.6-11.0 30 16.3 10.8-23.9 13 6.8 3.9-11.8
Retired 1,139 905 82.4 79.7-84.8 43 3.5 2.4- 5.0 74 5.1 3.9- 6.6 67 5.4 4.1- 7.1 50 3.6 2.6- 5.0
Unable to Work 249 117 45.3 38.1-52.7 *** *** *** 17 7.5 4.5-12.3 54 20.8 15.4-27.4 59 25.3 19.2-32.5
Other not in Labor Force 298 202 64.0 57.1-70.4 17 7.7 4.4-13.2 43 16.5 12.0-22.2 31 10.1 6.7-14.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 197 121 63.9 55.6-71.4 *** *** *** 17 7.8 4.6-13.0 31 16.7 11.4-23.8 19 8.7 5.4-13.8
$15,000- 24,999 279 185 68.1 60.9-74.5 12 4.3 2.3- 7.8 26 8.4 5.5-12.7 37 14.0 9.3-20.7 19 5.2 2.8- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999 346 248 67.7 61.1-73.7 11 3.6 1.8- 6.9 33 9.7 6.5-14.3 37 12.7 8.6-18.3 17 6.3 3.5-10.9
$35,000- 49,999 512 366 69.6 64.4-74.3 34 6.8 4.6- 9.8 43 9.2 6.4-13.1 40 8.9 6.3-12.5 29 5.6 3.6- 8.5
$50,000-74,999 500 377 76.0 71.4-80.1 35 6.0 4.1- 8.7 40 8.3 5.8-11.6 28 6.2 4.1- 9.3 20 3.4 2.1- 5.7
$75,000-100,000 464 357 76.9 72.1-81.2 23 4.5 2.7- 7.6 48 11.2 8.1-15.1 25 5.4 3.5- 8.3 11 1.9 1.0- 3.7
$100,000-150,000 446 342 76.3 71.4-80.5 45 10.7 7.8-14.6 34 7.6 5.1-11.0 18 4.0 2.4- 6.5 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 510 427 83.9 79.9-87.2 25 5.0 3.2- 7.7 37 8.1 5.7-11.5 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,016 784 77.4 74.1-80.4 47 4.6 3.3- 6.4 64 6.0 4.5- 8.0 80 7.8 6.0-10.2 41 4.1 2.9- 5.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 72 67.5 56.9-76.5 *** *** *** 11 10.1 5.2-18.9 16 13.1 7.8-21.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 262 173 67.3 60.1-73.7 12 3.8 2.0- 7.1 23 8.0 5.2-12.2 37 15.6 10.5-22.4 17 5.3 3.1- 8.9
101% to 150% 425 292 67.9 62.0-73.2 21 4.8 3.0- 7.5 41 8.7 6.0-12.6 44 11.7 8.3-16.5 27 6.8 4.2-11.0
151% to 200% 211 148 68.8 60.7-75.9 *** *** *** 16 9.7 5.6-16.4 22 9.4 5.6-15.4 15 6.6 3.8-11.2
More than 200% 2,170 1,681 77.1 74.9-79.1 145 6.7 5.5- 8.0 185 9.1 7.7-10.7 104 4.9 4.0- 6.1 55 2.2 1.6- 3.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,016 784 77.4 74.1-80.4 47 4.6 3.3- 6.4 64 6.0 4.5- 8.0 80 7.8 6.0-10.2 41 4.1 2.9- 5.8
HOUSING
Own 2,608 2,049 78.4 76.5-80.3 127 4.8 3.9- 5.8 183 7.2 6.1- 8.5 156 6.2 5.2- 7.5 93 3.4 2.6- 4.2
Rent 1,340 939 68.4 65.4-71.2 91 7.2 5.7- 9.0 122 9.0 7.3-10.9 124 10.5 8.7-12.7 64 5.0 3.8- 6.4
Other arrangement 287 188 60.1 52.9-66.9 23 9.3 5.7-14.7 35 15.1 10.5-21.2 32 12.4 8.3-18.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,494 1,114 74.6 71.9-77.0 105 6.7 5.4- 8.3 127 8.9 7.3-10.7 102 6.9 5.5- 8.6 46 3.0 2.2- 4.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,245 932 75.1 72.1-77.8 69 5.4 4.1- 7.0 94 7.6 6.0- 9.5 104 8.3 6.6-10.4 46 3.6 2.6- 5.1
Rural 1,531 1,161 75.2 72.4-77.9 67 4.7 3.5- 6.2 121 8.0 6.4- 9.8 107 7.7 6.1- 9.6 75 4.4 3.3- 5.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 667 75.2 71.6-78.5 35 4.7 3.2- 6.8 62 7.2 5.4- 9.6 79 9.3 7.2-12.0 37 3.6 2.5- 5.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,352 1,007 74.7 71.7-77.4 70 4.9 3.7- 6.4 109 8.2 6.6-10.2 102 8.0 6.4-10.1 64 4.2 3.1- 5.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,038 1,533 75.0 72.8-77.2 136 6.5 5.4- 7.8 171 8.6 7.3-10.2 132 6.5 5.3- 7.9 66 3.4 2.5- 4.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,497 1,123 74.5 71.7-77.0 96 7.2 5.7- 9.0 138 8.9 7.4-10.7 90 5.9 4.6- 7.6 50 3.6 2.6- 5.0
2nd Quartile 1,366 1,033 75.5 72.7-78.2 77 5.1 4.0- 6.6 89 7.0 5.5- 8.8 111 8.4 6.8-10.5 56 4.0 2.9- 5.4
3rd Quartile 1,026 752 73.8 70.5-76.9 57 4.9 3.6- 6.5 94 9.9 7.9-12.4 77 7.3 5.6- 9.5 46 4.1 2.9- 5.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 299 77.6 72.0-82.3 11 3.9 2.0- 7.5 21 5.6 3.4- 9.1 35 10.8 7.4-15.6 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7

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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 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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