2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,379 324 14.4 12.8-16.2 2,055 85.6 83.8-87.2
GENDER
Male 1,108 111 10.2 8.3-12.4 997 89.8 87.6-91.7
Female 1,271 213 18.4 15.9-21.2 1,058 81.6 78.8-84.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,368 185 14.0 12.0-16.3 1,183 86.0 83.7-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 450 68 16.1 12.4-20.7 382 83.9 79.3-87.6
Other 540 67 13.9 10.5-18.1 473 86.1 81.9-89.5
AGE
18-34 615 116 19.8 16.3-23.8 499 80.2 76.2-83.7
35-44 402 60 14.7 11.3-19.0 342 85.3 81.0-88.7
45-54 389 50 11.9 8.8-16.1 339 88.1 83.9-91.2
55-64 356 56 17.6 13.2-23.2 300 82.4 76.8-86.8
65-74 308 26 9.1 5.8-13.8 282 90.9 86.2-94.2
75+ 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 30 17.2 11.7-24.6 186 82.8 75.4-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 83 17.9 14.1-22.4 377 82.1 77.6-85.9
Some Post-H.S. 597 92 15.2 12.2-18.8 505 84.8 81.2-87.8
College Graduate 1,091 117 10.6 8.7-12.7 974 89.4 87.3-91.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 176 30.6 26.4-35.3 449 69.4 64.7-73.6
No 1,664 131 7.9 6.6- 9.6 1,533 92.1 90.4-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 31 14.8 10.1-21.2 175 85.2 78.8-89.9
Non-Veteran 2,169 293 14.4 12.7-16.3 1,876 85.6 83.7-87.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,394 175 13.3 11.2-15.6 1,219 86.7 84.4-88.8
Unemployed 128 35 29.7 21.4-39.6 93 70.3 60.4-78.6
Retired 523 41 8.4 5.9-11.8 482 91.6 88.2-94.1
Unable to Work 112 43 36.6 27.1-47.3 69 63.4 52.7-72.9
Other not in Labor Force 187 29 15.9 10.7-23.0 158 84.1 77.0-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 28 26.3 17.6-37.2 77 73.7 62.8-82.4
$15,000- 24,999 150 30 20.7 13.6-30.1 120 79.3 69.9-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 173 33 26.4 18.5-36.2 140 73.6 63.8-81.5
$35,000- 49,999 269 42 16.6 12.0-22.3 227 83.4 77.7-88.0
$50,000- 74,999 256 27 9.4 6.1-14.1 229 90.6 85.9-93.9
$75,000+ 865 89 10.4 8.2-12.9 776 89.6 87.1-91.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 561 75 14.8 11.5-18.8 486 85.2 81.2-88.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 30 24.2 16.3-34.4 116 75.8 65.6-83.7
101% to 150% 212 37 21.0 14.7-29.0 175 79.0 71.0-85.3
151% to 200% 110 22 20.5 12.8-31.0 88 79.5 69.0-87.2
More than 200% 1,240 135 10.8 9.0-12.9 1,105 89.2 87.1-91.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 561 75 14.8 11.5-18.8 486 85.2 81.2-88.5
HOUSING
Own 1,336 130 11.0 9.1-13.2 1,206 89.0 86.8-90.9
Rent 851 149 20.6 17.5-24.1 702 79.4 75.9-82.5
Other arrangement 172 42 24.9 17.9-33.5 130 75.1 66.5-82.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,399 181 13.0 11.1-15.2 1,218 87.0 84.8-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 623 91 15.5 12.3-19.3 532 84.5 80.7-87.7
Rural 357 52 17.0 12.8-22.4 305 83.0 77.6-87.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 118 15.5 12.7-18.7 710 84.5 81.3-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,471 196 14.0 12.0-16.3 1,275 86.0 83.7-88.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 839 113 14.9 12.2-18.1 726 85.1 81.9-87.8
2nd Quartile 1,019 137 13.9 11.5-16.7 882 86.1 83.3-88.5
3rd Quartile 468 68 15.4 11.9-19.7 400 84.6 80.3-88.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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