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
-MALES 1,960 212 10.9 9.4-12.7 1,748 89.1 87.3-90.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,257 140 10.5 8.8-12.5 1,117 89.5 87.5-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 281 31 11.7 7.9-17.0 250 88.3 83.0-92.1
Other 401 38 11.5 7.9-16.3 363 88.5 83.7-92.1
AGE
18-34 506 76 14.7 11.6-18.5 430 85.3 81.5-88.4
35-44 293 38 11.7 8.4-16.1 255 88.3 83.9-91.6
45-54 285 27 8.7 5.7-13.2 258 91.3 86.8-94.3
55-64 313 40 13.2 9.1-18.7 273 86.8 81.3-90.9
65-74 287 20 7.5 4.7-11.7 267 92.5 88.3-95.3
75+ 237 *** *** *** 229 97.5 94.6-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 21 10.5 6.5-16.6 186 89.5 83.4-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 66 13.4 10.3-17.3 403 86.6 82.7-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 464 57 11.2 8.4-14.7 407 88.8 85.3-91.6
College Graduate 809 67 8.5 6.6-10.8 742 91.5 89.2-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 21 17.2 10.7-26.6 97 82.8 73.4-89.3
$25,000- 34,999 135 19 19.5 11.9-30.4 116 80.5 69.6-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 238 26 10.2 6.8-15.1 212 89.8 84.9-93.2
$50,000- 74,999 219 22 8.5 5.2-13.6 197 91.5 86.4-94.8
$75,000+ 745 64 8.6 6.5-11.2 681 91.4 88.8-93.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 120 22.2 18.4-26.6 453 77.8 73.4-81.6
No 1,320 84 6.4 5.0- 8.1 1,236 93.6 91.9-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 60 14.3 10.9-18.5 360 85.7 81.5-89.1
Non-Veteran 1,535 152 10.1 8.4-12.0 1,383 89.9 88.0-91.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 707 67 9.3 7.1-12.0 640 90.7 88.0-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 588 74 12.9 10.0-16.6 514 87.1 83.4-90.0
Rural 665 71 10.9 8.4-13.9 594 89.1 86.1-91.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,199 111 9.4 7.6-11.5 1,088 90.6 88.5-92.4
Unemployed 98 25 22.6 14.8-32.8 73 77.4 67.2-85.2
Retired 464 28 6.3 4.2- 9.3 436 93.7 90.7-95.8
Unable to Work 106 35 31.4 22.0-42.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 21 17.5 11.1-26.5 91 82.5 73.5-88.9
101% to 150% 177 32 19.5 13.2-27.9 145 80.5 72.1-86.8
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** 83 90.6 81.0-95.6
More than 200% 1,076 98 9.1 7.3-11.3 978 90.9 88.7-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 50 11.9 8.8-16.0 350 88.1 84.0-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 601 70 11.7 9.1-15.1 531 88.3 84.9-90.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 959 92 9.9 7.9-12.4 867 90.1 87.6-92.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 693 66 9.9 7.5-13.0 627 90.1 87.0-92.5
2nd Quartile 645 68 10.3 8.0-13.3 577 89.7 86.7-92.0
3rd Quartile 462 63 14.3 11.0-18.5 399 85.7 81.5-89.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 15 7.4 4.3-12.4 145 92.6 87.6-95.7

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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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