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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 1,025 69.9 66.9-72.7 103 7.5 6.0- 9.3 140 10.0 8.3-12.1 108 8.3 6.6-10.3 62 4.3 3.2- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Black 447 330 72.4 67.1-77.2 24 4.9 3.2- 7.5 32 7.4 4.9-10.9 44 11.8 8.3-16.5 17 3.5 2.0- 5.8
Other 407 309 77.6 72.1-82.4 15 3.7 2.0- 6.8 28 5.6 3.7- 8.4 40 10.0 6.5-14.9 15 3.1 1.7- 5.5
AGE
18-34 455 286 62.2 56.7-67.3 37 8.3 5.7-11.9 64 13.0 9.9-16.9 54 13.5 10.1-17.8 14 3.0 1.7- 5.2
35-44 362 265 73.5 67.9-78.4 32 8.5 5.8-12.1 28 8.0 5.1-12.3 25 6.3 4.1- 9.6 12 3.7 2.0- 6.8
45-54 388 276 71.4 65.7-76.5 25 5.9 3.9- 8.9 27 7.5 4.9-11.5 41 10.2 6.9-14.8 19 5.0 3.0- 8.2
55-64 386 276 70.2 64.3-75.5 28 6.9 4.7-10.2 29 6.8 4.5- 9.9 36 10.6 7.0-15.7 17 5.5 3.1- 9.6
65-74 363 276 77.0 71.2-81.9 12 3.4 1.8- 6.4 30 7.7 5.2-11.4 27 8.4 5.1-13.5 18 3.5 2.1- 5.9
75+ 324 268 87.4 82.9-90.9 *** *** *** 22 4.7 2.8- 7.6 12 2.7 1.3- 5.7 14 3.7 2.0- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 143 73.3 64.5-80.6 *** *** *** 19 10.9 6.2-18.4 15 7.6 3.9-14.2 12 7.5 3.8-14.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 450 337 75.3 70.1-79.8 22 5.3 3.3- 8.5 31 7.2 4.8-10.8 38 8.0 5.4-11.8 22 4.1 2.6- 6.4
Some Post-H.S. 664 455 66.7 62.3-70.9 36 6.2 4.3- 8.9 67 9.7 7.4-12.5 75 13.4 10.3-17.2 31 4.0 2.7- 6.0
College Graduate 998 737 74.5 71.3-77.5 82 8.4 6.7-10.6 84 8.0 6.4-10.1 66 6.3 4.8- 8.3 29 2.7 1.8- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.0 5.3-18.0 17 17.5 10.2-28.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 103 62.5 52.5-71.6 11 7.5 4.0-13.8 14 7.0 3.8-12.7 24 18.4 11.0-29.1 11 4.5 2.3- 8.7
$25,000- 34,999 211 151 70.0 61.5-77.4 *** *** *** 23 11.3 7.0-17.7 23 12.4 7.3-20.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 275 193 66.9 59.5-73.5 17 5.6 3.3- 9.3 24 9.8 6.0-15.8 26 11.7 7.6-17.6 15 6.0 3.2-10.8
$50,000- 74,999 279 210 73.4 66.6-79.3 22 7.5 4.6-12.1 21 8.7 5.3-13.9 15 7.1 4.1-12.1 11 3.2 1.6- 6.2
$75,000+ 676 516 76.1 72.1-79.6 56 9.1 6.7-12.1 63 8.9 6.8-11.6 32 4.4 2.9- 6.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 713 387 53.4 48.7-58.0 29 4.4 2.8- 7.0 99 13.2 10.4-16.5 122 19.1 15.5-23.3 76 9.9 7.6-12.8
No 1,526 1,236 80.3 77.8-82.6 109 7.1 5.7- 8.7 99 6.8 5.4- 8.5 66 4.7 3.5- 6.3 16 1.1 0.6- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,233 1,625 72.3 70.0-74.5 141 6.4 5.3- 7.7 195 8.7 7.4-10.2 183 8.9 7.5-10.6 89 3.7 2.9- 4.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 791 561 71.1 67.2-74.6 63 7.7 5.8-10.1 76 9.4 7.3-12.0 61 8.3 6.2-11.0 30 3.6 2.4- 5.3
Regional City or Suburban County 653 468 71.4 66.9-75.4 38 5.6 3.9- 8.1 54 8.4 6.2-11.3 66 10.5 7.8-14.0 27 4.1 2.7- 6.4
Rural 871 653 73.3 69.2-77.0 42 5.3 3.7- 7.6 71 8.1 6.0-10.7 68 9.4 6.9-12.5 37 4.0 2.6- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,112 830 72.9 69.6-76.0 93 7.9 6.4- 9.9 95 9.0 7.1-11.3 73 8.1 6.1-10.7 21 2.0 1.2- 3.2
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 680 535 82.3 78.8-85.3 26 3.2 2.1- 5.1 49 5.7 4.1- 7.9 42 5.4 3.8- 7.8 28 3.3 2.1- 5.1
Unable to Work 144 65 43.3 34.0-53.1 *** *** *** 11 7.8 4.0-14.7 34 23.3 16.0-32.5 33 24.8 17.1-34.6
Other not in Labor Force 239 161 64.0 56.1-71.2 14 8.0 4.3-14.6 32 14.3 9.9-20.3 28 11.9 7.7-17.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.6 7.7-25.7 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 93 61.3 51.4-70.3 *** *** *** 17 10.0 6.0-16.3 26 20.3 12.7-30.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 250 174 67.3 59.3-74.4 15 6.1 3.5-10.3 24 9.7 5.8-15.9 23 11.5 6.9-18.4 14 5.4 2.8-10.5
151% to 200% 118 82 71.5 60.9-80.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.0 5.0-19.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,095 825 74.0 70.8-77.0 86 8.3 6.5-10.6 99 9.2 7.4-11.5 59 6.1 4.6- 8.2 26 2.3 1.4- 3.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 478 352 72.6 67.3-77.4 19 4.8 2.8- 7.9 38 7.9 5.4-11.5 49 11.1 7.8-15.5 20 3.6 2.2- 5.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 751 542 71.1 66.8-75.1 44 6.0 4.1- 8.5 61 7.6 5.6-10.3 70 10.9 8.2-14.2 34 4.4 2.9- 6.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,086 788 72.3 69.0-75.3 80 7.1 5.6- 9.1 102 9.6 7.7-11.9 76 7.3 5.6- 9.6 40 3.6 2.6- 5.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 590 72.8 68.9-76.3 59 7.5 5.6-10.0 85 10.1 8.0-12.7 51 6.3 4.4- 9.0 25 3.3 2.1- 5.1
2nd Quartile 724 519 70.6 66.2-74.6 46 6.3 4.4- 8.8 49 7.0 5.0- 9.8 74 11.3 8.6-14.6 36 4.8 3.3- 7.1
3rd Quartile 561 400 71.1 66.4-75.4 32 5.4 3.7- 7.8 57 10.9 8.1-14.5 49 8.8 6.2-12.3 23 3.8 2.4- 6.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 220 173 76.3 68.1-82.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.5 8.2-21.4 *** *** ***

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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 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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