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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,253 972 79.2 76.6-81.6 61 4.5 3.4- 6.0 90 7.5 6.0- 9.4 74 5.2 4.1- 6.7 56 3.5 2.6- 4.7
Non-Hispanic Black 280 214 76.0 69.8-81.3 14 5.0 2.8- 9.0 24 8.9 5.7-13.6 18 5.9 3.5- 9.8 *** *** ***
Other 401 322 76.6 71.0-81.5 23 6.0 3.8- 9.5 27 7.6 4.9-11.7 23 7.0 4.5-10.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 508 369 72.6 68.0-76.8 36 6.7 4.7- 9.6 53 11.4 8.5-15.1 40 7.6 5.5-10.6 *** *** ***
35-44 292 226 78.2 72.5-82.9 21 5.3 3.3- 8.5 21 7.5 4.7-11.7 19 6.7 4.2-10.6 *** *** ***
45-54 287 237 83.0 77.2-87.5 12 4.7 2.4- 8.9 18 6.0 3.4-10.3 14 4.0 2.3- 7.0 *** *** ***
55-64 310 232 74.9 68.8-80.2 13 4.2 2.3- 7.8 25 8.3 5.3-12.8 18 5.1 2.9- 8.6 22 7.5 4.6-12.0
65-74 284 228 81.8 76.2-86.2 *** *** *** 14 3.5 1.9- 6.4 18 6.1 3.7- 9.9 17 5.9 3.5- 9.9
75+ 235 201 87.0 80.9-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 3.0 1.5- 6.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 172 83.0 76.1-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.6 2.7-11.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 354 76.2 71.6-80.3 24 5.7 3.7- 8.7 31 6.9 4.7-10.1 36 6.4 4.4- 9.1 25 4.8 3.1- 7.4
Some Post-H.S. 461 343 75.2 70.6-79.4 20 4.8 3.0- 7.6 49 11.4 8.4-15.3 28 5.4 3.6- 8.0 21 3.2 2.0- 5.1
College Graduate 809 648 80.7 77.6-83.6 50 5.6 4.1- 7.4 52 6.4 4.7- 8.6 43 5.6 4.1- 7.7 16 1.7 1.0- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.9 9.1-26.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 82 74.5 64.3-82.5 *** *** *** 12 10.0 5.4-17.6 13 9.0 4.7-16.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 135 97 64.4 53.6-73.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.0 7.3-22.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 237 173 72.6 65.3-78.8 17 8.1 4.7-13.4 19 8.5 5.0-14.2 14 5.8 3.2-10.3 14 5.1 2.9- 8.9
$50,000- 74,999 221 167 78.9 72.6-84.1 13 4.3 2.4- 7.5 19 7.8 4.8-12.6 13 5.2 2.9- 9.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 744 610 81.5 78.1-84.6 37 4.9 3.4- 7.0 56 8.9 6.7-11.9 28 3.5 2.4- 5.2 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 568 361 64.1 59.3-68.7 30 5.0 3.3- 7.5 49 9.6 7.1-13.0 66 10.7 8.2-13.9 62 10.5 7.9-13.9
No 1,319 1,113 84.0 81.5-86.2 63 4.8 3.6- 6.3 89 7.1 5.6- 9.0 45 3.5 2.5- 4.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 330 79.0 74.3-83.1 12 3.1 1.6- 5.9 29 7.6 5.1-11.3 27 6.3 4.2- 9.2 22 3.9 2.5- 6.2
Non-Veteran 1,530 1,190 77.8 75.3-80.2 86 5.4 4.2- 6.8 112 7.8 6.3- 9.5 91 5.7 4.5- 7.1 51 3.4 2.4- 4.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 703 553 78.2 74.5-81.6 42 5.5 3.9- 7.8 51 8.4 6.1-11.3 41 5.4 3.9- 7.6 16 2.4 1.4- 4.2
Regional City or Suburban County 592 464 78.7 74.6-82.2 31 5.2 3.5- 7.6 40 6.9 4.8- 9.7 38 6.2 4.3- 8.7 19 3.1 1.9- 5.2
Rural 660 508 77.6 73.6-81.1 25 3.9 2.5- 6.0 50 7.9 5.7-10.8 39 5.7 4.0- 8.1 38 5.0 3.4- 7.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,203 968 80.8 78.1-83.2 70 5.4 4.2- 7.0 92 7.8 6.2- 9.8 54 4.4 3.3- 5.8 19 1.6 0.9- 2.6
Unemployed 96 67 71.2 60.1-80.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.3-21.1 *** *** ***
Retired 459 370 82.5 78.2-86.2 17 3.8 2.1- 6.7 25 4.3 2.8- 6.6 25 5.4 3.5- 8.3 22 4.0 2.4- 6.5
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.9 10.8-28.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 80 75.3 65.6-83.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.2 4.8-16.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 175 118 68.6 59.8-76.3 *** *** *** 17 7.5 4.4-12.5 21 12.1 7.4-19.3 13 8.6 4.3-16.4
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,075 856 79.8 76.9-82.5 59 5.2 3.9- 6.9 86 8.9 7.0-11.2 45 3.9 2.8- 5.3 29 2.2 1.5- 3.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 402 315 77.8 72.8-82.1 16 4.6 2.7- 7.9 24 6.4 4.1-10.0 30 7.6 5.2-10.9 17 3.6 2.0- 6.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 601 465 78.6 74.6-82.2 26 3.7 2.4- 5.6 48 8.9 6.4-12.1 32 4.8 3.2- 7.1 30 4.0 2.7- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 952 745 78.0 74.7-80.9 56 5.8 4.3- 7.8 69 7.5 5.8- 9.8 56 5.6 4.1- 7.4 26 3.1 2.0- 4.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 533 76.3 72.2-80.0 37 6.8 4.7- 9.8 53 7.6 5.6-10.2 39 5.4 3.8- 7.6 25 3.9 2.4- 6.3
2nd Quartile 642 514 80.6 76.8-83.8 31 3.9 2.7- 5.8 40 6.9 4.9- 9.6 37 5.5 3.8- 7.9 20 3.1 1.9- 5.0
3rd Quartile 465 352 76.7 72.0-80.8 25 4.3 2.7- 6.8 37 8.9 6.1-12.7 28 5.8 3.9- 8.6 23 4.3 2.7- 6.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 126 79.0 71.0-85.2 *** *** *** 11 8.1 4.3-15.0 14 7.8 4.4-13.3 *** *** ***

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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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