2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,379 1,419 58.6 56.3-61.0 203 8.3 7.2- 9.7 341 14.4 12.8-16.1 272 11.9 10.4-13.6 144 6.7 5.6- 8.1
GENDER
Male 1,108 726 64.5 61.2-67.8 96 9.7 7.8-11.9 136 11.7 9.7-14.0 100 9.3 7.5-11.5 50 4.8 3.5- 6.6
Female 1,271 693 53.1 49.8-56.4 107 7.1 5.8- 8.8 205 16.9 14.6-19.6 172 14.3 12.1-16.8 94 8.5 6.8-10.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,368 800 57.3 54.3-60.4 124 9.0 7.5-10.9 200 14.6 12.6-16.9 161 12.4 10.5-14.7 83 6.5 5.1- 8.3
Non-Hispanic Black 450 260 58.3 52.8-63.5 34 6.7 4.6- 9.7 71 15.8 12.3-20.0 53 11.8 8.6-16.0 32 7.4 5.1-10.8
Other 540 346 63.1 57.8-68.2 44 8.2 5.8-11.4 68 12.0 8.7-16.2 53 9.9 7.1-13.6 29 6.9 4.5-10.4
AGE
18-34 615 273 44.4 39.7-49.2 52 7.9 5.8-10.6 138 21.1 17.5-25.1 106 18.7 15.2-22.7 46 8.0 5.8-11.0
35-44 402 208 51.3 45.8-56.8 49 12.5 9.3-16.6 66 17.2 13.3-22.0 52 12.2 9.2-16.2 27 6.8 4.5-10.1
45-54 389 219 57.4 51.7-62.9 41 10.9 7.8-14.9 55 14.2 10.7-18.5 55 12.6 9.2-16.8 19 5.0 3.1- 7.9
55-64 356 216 59.4 53.3-65.2 38 10.4 7.3-14.6 40 10.9 7.8-15.2 34 9.4 6.2-14.0 28 9.9 6.5-14.8
65-74 308 248 80.6 75.0-85.3 *** *** *** 22 7.0 4.4-11.1 15 4.4 2.5- 7.7 *** *** ***
75+ 256 216 86.2 80.4-90.5 *** *** *** 16 5.1 2.9- 8.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 154 68.9 60.8-76.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 11.2 6.7-18.3 16 9.9 5.9-16.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 284 59.9 54.4-65.2 23 5.5 3.5- 8.5 55 13.5 10.0-18.0 55 11.2 8.3-14.9 43 9.9 7.0-13.7
Some Post-H.S. 597 354 57.9 53.3-62.3 45 8.4 6.1-11.3 78 13.5 10.7-16.9 82 14.3 11.3-17.9 38 6.0 4.3- 8.5
College Graduate 1,091 617 55.5 52.2-58.8 124 11.8 9.8-14.1 192 18.0 15.6-20.7 111 10.2 8.3-12.5 47 4.5 3.3- 6.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 307 46.7 42.0-51.5 36 4.8 3.3- 6.8 71 11.6 8.8-15.1 132 22.5 18.6-26.9 79 14.4 11.3-18.3
No 1,664 1,056 63.0 60.3-65.7 162 9.9 8.4-11.7 261 15.7 13.8-17.8 129 7.8 6.4- 9.4 56 3.6 2.7- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 148 69.7 61.8-76.6 *** *** *** 13 7.5 4.2-13.2 27 14.8 9.9-21.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,169 1,267 57.5 55.0-59.9 194 8.8 7.6-10.3 328 15.1 13.4-17.0 245 11.6 10.1-13.4 135 7.0 5.8- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,394 765 54.2 51.1-57.2 157 11.6 9.8-13.6 243 17.1 15.0-19.5 153 11.3 9.4-13.5 76 5.8 4.5- 7.5
Unemployed 128 61 49.2 39.2-59.2 *** *** *** 16 10.5 6.1-17.6 28 21.2 14.4-30.1 16 15.1 9.2-23.8
Retired 523 424 81.4 77.0-85.1 17 2.5 1.5- 4.1 37 6.5 4.4- 9.5 23 4.7 3.0- 7.5 22 4.9 3.0- 8.0
Unable to Work 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 21.0 14.0-30.1 22 20.4 12.9-30.8
Other not in Labor Force 187 94 47.8 39.2-56.6 16 6.8 3.8-11.9 32 18.5 12.3-26.9 37 21.6 15.4-29.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.3 5.8-17.8 17 18.4 11.0-29.2
$15,000- 24,999 150 89 57.6 47.6-67.0 *** *** *** 16 13.3 7.8-21.7 23 14.0 8.2-23.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 173 105 56.0 46.5-65.0 *** *** *** 21 11.1 6.9-17.4 24 19.6 12.7-28.9 14 10.2 5.6-17.9
$35,000- 49,999 269 163 58.3 51.1-65.1 14 3.8 2.1- 6.8 40 17.6 12.4-24.3 33 12.8 8.7-18.3 19 7.5 4.6-11.9
$50,000- 74,999 256 153 62.8 55.8-69.3 27 9.3 6.2-13.8 35 13.1 9.2-18.5 29 9.4 6.1-14.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 865 481 54.3 50.5-58.1 107 13.1 10.7-15.9 160 18.5 15.7-21.7 82 9.8 7.7-12.3 35 4.3 2.9- 6.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 561 370 64.9 60.0-69.5 34 6.1 4.2- 8.7 57 9.1 6.8-12.2 67 13.2 10.1-17.1 33 6.7 4.5- 9.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 83 51.4 41.7-61.0 *** *** *** 22 16.6 10.7-24.8 22 16.9 10.1-27.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 212 133 60.2 51.8-68.0 *** *** *** 24 12.8 8.3-19.4 28 15.0 9.8-22.4 15 8.0 4.5-13.9
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.3 7.4-22.5 18 18.3 10.9-29.1 13 13.9 7.6-24.0
More than 200% 1,240 710 56.6 53.3-59.7 139 11.6 9.7-13.8 211 17.4 15.0-20.0 123 9.7 7.9-11.7 57 4.8 3.6- 6.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 561 370 64.9 60.0-69.5 34 6.1 4.2- 8.7 57 9.1 6.8-12.2 67 13.2 10.1-17.1 33 6.7 4.5- 9.7
HOUSING
Own 1,336 874 63.3 60.2-66.2 121 9.1 7.5-10.9 179 13.6 11.6-15.9 101 8.6 7.0-10.7 61 5.4 4.1- 7.1
Rent 851 453 50.0 46.2-53.8 69 7.2 5.6- 9.3 135 16.4 13.7-19.5 130 17.2 14.4-20.4 64 9.2 7.0-12.1
Other arrangement 172 80 44.6 36.2-53.4 *** *** *** 26 15.9 10.5-23.3 38 23.5 16.7-32.1 18 10.8 6.3-17.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,399 811 57.4 54.3-60.5 126 8.9 7.3-10.8 224 16.4 14.2-18.9 168 12.1 10.3-14.3 70 5.1 4.0- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 623 371 57.9 53.3-62.4 56 9.4 7.1-12.4 84 13.4 10.6-16.7 70 12.1 9.2-15.6 42 7.2 5.1-10.2
Rural 357 237 63.5 57.4-69.2 21 4.9 3.1- 7.7 33 9.7 6.6-14.1 34 10.9 7.4-15.6 32 11.0 7.6-15.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 504 59.9 55.8-63.8 67 7.7 5.9-10.0 102 12.6 10.1-15.7 98 11.8 9.4-14.7 57 8.1 6.0-10.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,471 859 57.2 54.2-60.1 133 9.1 7.6-11.0 233 16.1 14.0-18.4 165 11.8 9.9-13.9 81 5.9 4.6- 7.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 839 488 56.3 52.4-60.2 78 9.6 7.6-12.2 135 16.2 13.6-19.3 93 11.5 9.1-14.4 45 6.3 4.5- 8.7
2nd Quartile 1,019 615 60.2 56.5-63.8 82 7.9 6.2-10.0 141 13.6 11.3-16.4 116 11.8 9.6-14.4 65 6.5 4.9- 8.5
3rd Quartile 468 279 57.5 52.2-62.6 39 7.6 5.3-10.8 62 14.3 11.0-18.5 57 12.3 9.3-16.2 31 8.2 5.5-12.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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