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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,689 1,632 58.9 56.7-61.1 223 8.1 7.0- 9.4 345 13.5 12.0-15.1 300 12.2 10.7-13.8 189 7.3 6.2- 8.5
GENDER
Male 1,257 823 64.1 61.0-67.2 105 9.2 7.4-11.3 134 11.5 9.5-13.7 122 9.6 7.8-11.6 73 5.7 4.4- 7.3
Female 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
AGE
18-34 464 170 37.9 33.0-43.0 46 9.3 6.8-12.6 108 22.0 18.1-26.5 93 20.4 16.5-24.9 47 10.4 7.6-13.9
35-44 347 160 48.1 42.3-54.0 46 13.1 9.7-17.4 51 15.5 11.7-20.4 60 16.3 12.5-20.9 30 7.0 4.7-10.2
45-54 374 189 53.4 47.7-59.0 45 11.9 8.8-16.0 63 15.9 12.3-20.3 52 12.7 9.3-17.2 25 6.1 4.0- 9.1
55-64 492 300 61.3 56.2-66.2 45 9.2 6.5-12.7 61 11.2 8.4-14.7 46 9.3 6.7-12.7 40 9.0 6.3-12.7
65-74 499 395 80.6 76.2-84.4 19 2.3 1.4- 3.9 31 6.5 4.3- 9.5 26 4.7 3.0- 7.3 28 5.9 3.7- 9.2
75+ 481 395 85.5 81.1-89.1 20 2.5 1.4- 4.3 28 4.4 2.8- 6.9 21 5.0 2.8- 8.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.1 6.7-21.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 532 335 61.2 56.3-65.9 28 5.7 3.8- 8.5 53 11.3 8.5-14.9 65 12.3 9.4-15.9 51 9.5 7.1-12.8
Some Post-H.S. 717 440 58.9 54.7-63.0 47 7.3 5.3- 9.8 90 13.5 10.8-16.7 85 13.0 10.4-16.2 55 7.3 5.4- 9.8
College Graduate 1,325 785 56.6 53.6-59.6 142 11.4 9.6-13.6 196 16.0 13.9-18.4 134 11.2 9.2-13.4 68 4.7 3.6- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.7 10.0-26.6 18 23.9 15.0-35.9
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.8 7.3-21.6 20 15.0 8.7-24.8 20 17.7 10.7-27.7
$25,000- 34,999 179 118 64.3 55.3-72.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.6 8.5-21.2 19 11.1 6.6-18.1
$35,000- 49,999 278 156 52.1 44.9-59.3 *** *** *** 47 20.1 14.5-27.1 35 13.1 8.9-18.8 27 9.5 6.3-14.1
$50,000- 74,999 340 205 61.3 55.1-67.3 33 8.3 5.6-12.0 41 12.8 9.2-17.6 39 10.4 7.2-14.9 22 7.1 4.3-11.6
$75,000+ 1,081 632 56.9 53.5-60.2 125 11.9 9.8-14.3 171 16.0 13.6-18.6 109 11.6 9.4-14.1 44 3.7 2.7- 5.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 878 466 50.9 46.7-55.0 48 4.8 3.4- 6.7 83 9.9 7.6-12.8 155 19.2 16.2-22.7 126 15.2 12.6-18.4
No 1,746 1,126 62.7 60.0-65.3 171 9.9 8.4-11.7 253 15.3 13.5-17.4 140 8.8 7.3-10.6 56 3.2 2.3- 4.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 354 243 65.9 59.9-71.5 17 4.3 2.4- 7.4 27 9.2 6.2-13.7 44 14.2 10.4-19.1 23 6.4 4.0-10.0
Non-Veteran 2,330 1,384 57.7 55.3-60.1 206 8.8 7.5-10.2 318 14.2 12.6-15.9 256 11.9 10.4-13.6 166 7.4 6.2- 8.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 785 436 55.1 51.1-59.0 81 10.7 8.5-13.5 129 16.5 13.7-19.6 100 13.1 10.6-15.9 39 4.7 3.3- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 830 494 57.4 53.3-61.3 66 8.0 6.1-10.5 108 14.3 11.7-17.4 100 13.2 10.6-16.3 62 7.0 5.3- 9.3
Rural 1,074 702 63.4 59.8-66.9 76 6.2 4.8- 7.9 108 10.3 8.3-12.8 100 10.6 8.4-13.3 88 9.5 7.5-12.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,349 717 52.4 49.3-55.4 160 11.8 10.0-13.8 233 17.7 15.4-20.1 155 11.9 10.0-14.2 84 6.3 4.9- 7.9
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.7 7.1-21.8 18 16.5 10.0-26.0 15 15.6 9.2-25.1
Retired 939 742 80.6 77.3-83.5 41 2.7 1.9- 3.9 61 5.6 4.1- 7.5 50 5.9 4.2- 8.2 45 5.2 3.6- 7.5
Unable to Work 139 55 38.7 29.4-48.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 24.1 17.0-32.9 30 22.3 15.1-31.8
Other not in Labor Force 145 62 41.9 33.0-51.4 *** *** *** 22 13.0 8.4-19.7 36 29.9 21.8-39.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 233 135 58.7 50.9-66.1 *** *** *** 24 11.1 7.0-17.1 31 13.1 8.7-19.2 30 11.6 7.8-17.0
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.0 9.0-27.1 19 16.8 10.0-26.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,590 940 57.8 55.0-60.6 163 10.3 8.7-12.1 240 15.6 13.6-17.8 163 11.1 9.4-13.1 84 5.2 4.1- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 1,930 1,282 63.7 61.1-66.2 161 8.4 7.1- 9.9 227 12.7 11.0-14.5 158 9.5 8.0-11.2 102 5.8 4.6- 7.2
Rent 578 258 40.2 35.7-44.8 47 7.0 5.1- 9.6 99 18.2 14.8-22.2 106 20.6 17.0-24.8 68 14.0 10.7-18.0
Other arrangement 158 76 45.2 36.1-54.7 *** *** *** 17 11.9 7.2-19.1 34 26.0 18.1-35.9 19 9.5 5.8-15.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 321 63.8 58.6-68.7 21 4.3 2.6- 7.0 47 10.9 7.9-14.9 53 12.4 9.2-16.4 49 8.6 6.3-11.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 595 62.4 58.5-66.1 76 7.2 5.6- 9.3 101 10.4 8.3-12.9 103 11.3 9.0-14.0 73 8.8 6.7-11.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,250 716 54.2 51.0-57.4 126 10.4 8.6-12.6 197 17.0 14.7-19.6 144 12.9 10.8-15.3 67 5.5 4.2- 7.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,058 622 55.2 51.7-58.8 102 9.5 7.6-11.7 160 16.4 13.9-19.3 119 13.2 10.8-16.0 55 5.7 4.2- 7.8
2nd Quartile 812 493 60.1 56.0-64.0 70 8.5 6.6-10.9 92 11.7 9.3-14.6 94 12.0 9.6-14.9 63 7.8 5.9-10.2
3rd Quartile 637 394 60.1 55.5-64.5 43 7.0 5.0- 9.8 76 12.6 9.9-16.0 67 11.0 8.5-14.3 57 9.2 6.8-12.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 123 68.4 59.6-76.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.3 7.3-20.0 *** *** ***

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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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