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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,432 809 53.9 50.8-57.1 118 7.1 5.8- 8.7 211 15.4 13.3-17.8 178 14.7 12.5-17.3 116 8.8 7.1-10.8
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 403 250 60.3 53.7-66.5 32 8.0 4.9-13.0 44 12.1 8.2-17.5 46 12.3 8.5-17.5 31 7.2 4.7-11.0
AGE
18-34 449 174 37.9 32.7-43.4 33 6.5 4.2- 9.9 99 21.1 16.9-25.9 90 22.3 18.0-27.3 53 12.2 9.1-16.2
35-44 360 173 49.5 43.7-55.4 39 9.8 7.0-13.4 60 17.3 13.2-22.3 55 14.9 11.2-19.6 33 8.5 5.8-12.3
45-54 384 178 45.9 40.2-51.7 38 9.1 6.5-12.8 68 19.0 14.8-24.0 66 17.1 12.9-22.5 34 8.8 6.1-12.6
55-64 387 232 59.2 53.2-65.0 35 8.6 5.9-12.5 46 11.3 8.2-15.6 45 12.6 8.8-17.7 29 8.2 5.4-12.3
65-74 366 274 75.4 69.6-80.5 17 3.5 2.0- 6.2 33 9.4 6.5-13.5 20 5.9 3.4-10.1 22 5.7 3.2-10.0
75+ 322 252 81.3 75.3-86.1 15 3.7 1.8- 7.5 27 7.1 4.4-11.2 12 3.7 1.8- 7.4 16 4.3 2.3- 7.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 131 67.6 58.9-75.2 *** *** *** 18 9.5 5.6-15.6 19 11.3 6.6-18.7 12 7.0 3.6-13.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 291 60.7 54.8-66.2 23 4.6 2.9- 7.1 38 9.9 6.6-14.6 58 14.7 11.0-19.4 43 10.1 7.2-14.1
Some Post-H.S. 657 365 52.0 47.5-56.5 31 4.2 2.8- 6.1 100 16.7 13.6-20.5 100 17.7 14.3-21.7 61 9.4 7.1-12.3
College Graduate 995 517 50.1 46.4-53.7 117 12.5 10.0-15.5 177 19.1 16.4-22.0 112 11.4 9.2-13.9 72 7.0 5.3- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.5 7.1-21.1 12 8.8 4.7-15.8 21 21.2 13.1-32.3
$15,000- 24,999 159 81 50.6 40.8-60.3 13 4.7 2.5- 8.8 20 13.8 8.3-22.0 30 17.5 11.2-26.4 15 13.4 7.4-23.0
$25,000- 34,999 215 126 55.0 46.5-63.2 12 4.6 2.4- 8.5 22 11.0 6.9-17.1 33 21.1 14.5-29.6 22 8.4 5.0-13.7
$35,000- 49,999 272 152 52.4 45.1-59.6 14 4.6 2.4- 8.4 43 18.2 13.1-24.9 34 14.7 10.0-21.0 29 10.1 6.7-14.9
$50,000- 74,999 278 151 53.8 46.8-60.7 25 7.4 4.8-11.3 38 14.6 10.4-20.2 41 15.5 10.9-21.5 23 8.7 5.4-13.7
$75,000+ 676 345 49.6 45.2-54.1 84 11.1 8.7-13.9 137 21.2 17.6-25.3 73 12.3 9.5-15.7 37 5.9 4.1- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 719 336 43.4 38.9-48.0 39 4.4 3.0- 6.3 82 12.3 9.6-15.8 153 23.6 19.8-28.0 109 16.2 13.2-19.9
No 1,512 937 60.8 57.8-63.8 136 8.0 6.6- 9.6 243 16.6 14.5-19.1 127 9.8 8.0-11.9 69 4.7 3.6- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.8 7.8-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,223 1,270 55.3 52.7-57.8 174 7.2 6.0- 8.5 322 15.2 13.5-17.2 279 14.1 12.3-16.1 178 8.2 6.9- 9.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 789 418 53.1 48.9-57.2 65 6.9 5.3- 9.0 148 19.7 16.5-23.5 108 13.5 10.9-16.5 50 6.7 5.0- 9.1
Regional City or Suburban County 652 356 53.0 48.3-57.6 54 7.6 5.7-10.2 85 13.5 10.7-17.0 97 17.2 13.8-21.3 60 8.7 6.4-11.6
Rural 865 539 58.4 54.1-62.6 61 6.7 4.7- 9.3 101 12.0 9.6-14.9 85 12.6 9.8-16.2 79 10.3 7.9-13.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,103 544 47.8 44.3-51.3 115 9.5 7.8-11.5 207 19.0 16.4-21.8 143 15.0 12.4-18.0 94 8.8 7.0-11.0
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.3 9.5-26.6 20 20.9 12.5-32.8 13 15.9 8.8-26.9
Retired 681 515 77.2 73.1-80.9 34 3.5 2.4- 5.3 60 8.4 6.2-11.3 39 5.8 4.0- 8.2 33 5.1 3.2- 7.9
Unable to Work 147 61 40.5 31.4-50.2 *** *** *** 13 10.7 5.7-19.3 39 24.1 17.1-32.7 32 22.8 15.7-31.9
Other not in Labor Force 239 127 50.5 42.7-58.4 17 5.1 3.0- 8.7 33 15.9 10.4-23.6 45 21.7 15.9-28.8 17 6.8 3.8-11.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.5 8.6-26.3 12 18.1 10.1-30.3
50% to 100% 149 74 46.4 37.0-56.1 *** *** *** 22 16.0 10.3-24.1 28 20.8 13.3-30.9 15 11.3 6.0-20.4
101% to 150% 251 145 58.3 50.4-65.7 17 4.9 2.7- 8.9 29 12.0 7.9-17.8 35 16.4 11.2-23.4 25 8.4 5.3-13.2
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.8 7.5-24.0 20 18.9 11.5-29.6 15 14.5 8.2-24.3
More than 200% 1,092 578 50.9 47.4-54.5 113 9.3 7.6-11.3 199 19.6 16.8-22.8 126 13.0 10.7-15.8 76 7.2 5.6- 9.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 290 59.1 53.5-64.6 23 6.3 3.6-10.8 55 11.9 8.8-16.0 57 13.8 10.3-18.4 49 8.8 6.4-12.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 432 54.7 50.1-59.2 56 5.6 4.1- 7.6 101 14.6 11.6-18.3 97 15.2 12.0-19.0 63 9.9 7.4-13.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,083 591 53.3 49.8-56.8 101 8.4 6.8-10.4 178 17.0 14.6-19.8 136 13.7 11.3-16.5 77 7.5 5.8- 9.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 806 442 52.6 48.4-56.7 76 8.3 6.5-10.6 131 16.8 14.0-20.1 103 15.0 12.0-18.6 54 7.3 5.3- 9.8
2nd Quartile 718 401 53.8 49.3-58.4 52 6.5 4.8- 8.7 108 16.2 13.0-20.1 92 14.2 11.2-17.8 65 9.3 7.0-12.2
3rd Quartile 565 333 57.7 52.7-62.5 41 6.0 4.2- 8.4 70 13.3 10.3-17.0 70 13.5 10.4-17.4 51 9.5 6.9-13.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 137 59.8 51.0-68.1 11 7.6 3.2-17.3 25 10.9 6.8-17.0 25 13.7 8.5-21.4 19 7.9 4.7-13.0

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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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