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
-FEMALES 2,306 385 18.3 16.3-20.4 1,921 81.7 79.6-83.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,432 234 18.4 16.0-21.1 1,198 81.6 78.9-84.0
Non-Hispanic Black 448 84 20.4 16.2-25.5 364 79.6 74.5-83.8
Other 403 63 15.6 11.4-20.8 340 84.4 79.2-88.6
AGE
18-34 449 119 28.1 23.4-33.3 330 71.9 66.7-76.6
35-44 360 67 17.6 13.6-22.5 293 82.4 77.5-86.4
45-54 384 72 18.8 14.4-24.1 312 81.2 75.9-85.6
55-64 387 64 18.4 13.9-24.0 323 81.6 76.0-86.1
65-74 366 38 10.9 7.2-16.0 328 89.1 84.0-92.8
75+ 322 23 5.8 3.4- 9.5 299 94.2 90.5-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 27 16.4 10.6-24.6 162 83.6 75.4-89.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 84 20.2 15.9-25.2 369 79.8 74.8-84.1
Some Post-H.S. 657 125 21.1 17.5-25.2 532 78.9 74.8-82.5
College Graduate 995 147 14.3 12.0-17.1 848 85.7 82.9-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 30 28.2 19.1-39.5 78 71.8 60.5-80.9
$15,000- 24,999 159 36 25.9 17.8-36.2 123 74.1 63.8-82.2
$25,000- 34,999 215 50 27.6 20.4-36.2 165 72.4 63.8-79.6
$35,000- 49,999 272 53 20.2 15.0-26.6 219 79.8 73.4-85.0
$50,000- 74,999 278 45 16.5 11.9-22.4 233 83.5 77.6-88.1
$75,000+ 676 88 14.3 11.3-17.9 588 85.7 82.1-88.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 719 224 34.7 30.3-39.3 495 65.3 60.7-69.7
No 1,512 143 10.3 8.5-12.4 1,369 89.7 87.6-91.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,223 366 17.9 16.0-20.0 1,857 82.1 80.0-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 789 127 16.3 13.5-19.5 662 83.7 80.5-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 652 130 21.3 17.6-25.5 522 78.7 74.5-82.4
Rural 865 128 17.8 14.5-21.6 737 82.2 78.4-85.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,103 193 19.3 16.5-22.5 910 80.7 77.5-83.5
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 681 59 8.9 6.5-12.1 622 91.1 87.9-93.5
Unable to Work 147 58 39.3 30.4-49.0 89 60.7 51.0-69.6
Other not in Labor Force 239 46 19.9 14.5-26.8 193 80.1 73.2-85.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 39 30.8 21.9-41.4 110 69.2 58.6-78.1
101% to 150% 251 52 21.6 15.8-28.8 199 78.4 71.2-84.2
151% to 200% 119 28 25.5 17.0-36.4 91 74.5 63.6-83.0
More than 200% 1,092 158 15.6 13.1-18.4 934 84.4 81.6-86.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 84 17.2 13.4-21.8 390 82.8 78.2-86.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 125 19.6 16.1-23.7 624 80.4 76.3-83.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,083 176 17.7 15.1-20.8 907 82.3 79.2-84.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 806 132 19.4 16.1-23.2 674 80.6 76.8-83.9
2nd Quartile 718 126 18.6 15.3-22.4 592 81.4 77.6-84.7
3rd Quartile 565 94 17.4 13.8-21.6 471 82.6 78.4-86.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 33 15.7 10.2-23.2 184 84.3 76.8-89.8

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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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