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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,689 374 14.5 13.0-16.2 2,315 85.5 83.8-87.0
GENDER
Male 1,257 140 10.5 8.8-12.5 1,117 89.5 87.5-91.2
Female 1,432 234 18.4 16.0-21.1 1,198 81.6 78.9-84.0
AGE
18-34 464 105 22.7 18.7-27.2 359 77.3 72.8-81.3
35-44 347 67 16.5 12.8-21.0 280 83.5 79.0-87.2
45-54 374 56 13.2 9.9-17.5 318 86.8 82.5-90.1
55-64 492 73 15.7 12.2-19.9 419 84.3 80.1-87.8
65-74 499 46 9.5 6.7-13.2 453 90.5 86.8-93.3
75+ 481 25 3.7 2.3- 6.0 456 96.3 94.0-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 23 19.1 12.0-29.1 82 80.9 70.9-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 532 90 16.5 13.2-20.4 442 83.5 79.6-86.8
Some Post-H.S. 717 107 15.2 12.4-18.5 610 84.8 81.5-87.6
College Graduate 1,325 153 11.8 9.9-14.0 1,172 88.2 86.0-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 35 26.9 18.7-37.1 96 73.1 62.9-81.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 35 22.3 15.6-30.9 144 77.7 69.1-84.4
$35,000- 49,999 278 44 15.9 11.5-21.6 234 84.1 78.4-88.5
$50,000- 74,999 340 45 13.1 9.3-18.1 295 86.9 81.9-90.7
$75,000+ 1,081 112 10.8 8.8-13.2 969 89.2 86.8-91.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 878 235 28.3 24.8-32.0 643 71.7 68.0-75.2
No 1,746 130 7.7 6.3- 9.4 1,616 92.3 90.6-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 53 15.4 11.6-20.1 301 84.6 79.9-88.4
Non-Veteran 2,330 321 14.4 12.8-16.3 2,009 85.6 83.7-87.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 785 103 12.6 10.3-15.3 682 87.4 84.7-89.7
Regional City or Suburban County 830 129 15.7 13.0-18.9 701 84.3 81.1-87.0
Rural 1,074 142 15.0 12.5-18.0 932 85.0 82.0-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 178 13.4 11.4-15.7 1,171 86.6 84.3-88.6
Unemployed 94 25 24.0 16.1-34.2 69 76.0 65.8-83.9
Retired 939 76 8.8 6.7-11.4 863 91.2 88.6-93.3
Unable to Work 139 58 39.9 30.7-49.9 81 60.1 50.1-69.3
Other not in Labor Force 145 35 24.9 17.5-34.2 110 75.1 65.8-82.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 233 52 21.1 15.6-27.8 181 78.9 72.2-84.4
151% to 200% 118 20 19.3 11.8-30.0 98 80.7 70.0-88.2
More than 200% 1,590 182 11.8 10.1-13.9 1,408 88.2 86.1-89.9
HOUSING
Own 1,930 199 11.4 9.7-13.2 1,731 88.6 86.8-90.3
Rent 578 136 27.4 23.2-32.0 442 72.6 68.0-76.8
Other arrangement 158 38 23.3 16.3-32.0 120 76.7 68.0-83.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 77 14.6 11.4-18.5 414 85.4 81.5-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 135 15.4 12.8-18.5 813 84.6 81.5-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,250 162 13.8 11.6-16.2 1,088 86.2 83.8-88.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,058 132 14.4 11.9-17.2 926 85.6 82.8-88.1
2nd Quartile 812 118 14.7 12.1-17.8 694 85.3 82.2-87.9
3rd Quartile 637 100 15.7 12.7-19.4 537 84.3 80.6-87.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 24 10.2 6.5-15.7 158 89.8 84.3-93.5

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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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