2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 734 462 58.7 53.9-63.3 56 6.9 4.9- 9.5 80 12.3 9.5-15.6 74 13.0 9.7-17.1 62 9.2 6.8-12.3
GENDER
Male 332 223 63.3 56.6-69.5 23 7.1 4.2-11.8 29 10.0 6.5-15.0 35 11.7 8.1-16.7 22 7.9 5.1-12.1
Female 402 239 54.3 47.6-60.8 33 6.6 4.4- 9.9 51 14.5 10.6-19.5 39 14.1 9.2-21.0 40 10.5 7.0-15.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 599 376 58.2 52.9-63.3 47 7.2 5.0-10.3 68 12.8 9.8-16.7 58 12.0 8.6-16.4 50 9.9 7.1-13.5
Non-Hispanic Black 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.9 9.2-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** 14 12.9 7.4-21.6 19 17.5 11.0-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 74 65.8 55.1-75.0 *** *** *** 17 10.7 5.9-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 147 111 74.7 65.4-82.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 124 76.6 65.7-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 104 56.1 46.1-65.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 15.7 8.6-26.9 18 12.1 7.3-19.3
Some Post-H.S. 205 131 59.8 51.2-67.8 *** *** *** 25 13.1 8.3-20.1 22 12.9 8.1-20.0 18 10.4 5.9-17.6
College Graduate 292 174 54.4 47.1-61.5 30 10.2 6.8-15.0 38 15.8 11.1-21.8 30 13.3 8.2-20.8 20 6.3 3.8-10.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 166 50.4 43.0-57.8 *** *** *** 26 10.0 6.3-15.6 40 15.1 10.7-20.9 45 19.4 14.1-26.2
No 421 285 64.2 57.8-70.2 39 7.7 5.3-11.0 51 13.7 10.0-18.4 32 11.7 7.4-18.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 665 409 57.4 52.4-62.3 54 7.4 5.3-10.3 75 12.4 9.5-15.9 66 13.0 9.6-17.4 61 9.8 7.2-13.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 312 186 57.7 50.8-64.4 29 8.2 5.5-12.2 40 13.2 9.3-18.3 36 14.4 9.6-21.0 21 6.4 3.7-10.8
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 217 74.8 67.8-80.7 20 4.8 2.8- 8.2 24 9.0 5.5-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 117 55.9 47.1-64.3 21 7.1 4.2-11.6 27 10.8 7.0-16.2 28 20.5 13.4-30.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 140 68.6 58.2-77.4 *** *** *** 18 12.3 7.0-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 348 209 56.9 50.1-63.5 32 7.8 5.2-11.6 41 11.9 8.4-16.6 42 15.7 10.8-22.3 24 7.7 4.6-12.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 140 68.6 58.2-77.4 *** *** *** 18 12.3 7.0-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 525 350 63.0 57.6-68.1 40 7.3 4.9-10.7 54 10.8 8.0-14.5 47 11.6 8.3-16.1 34 7.3 4.9-10.6
Rent 170 87 44.2 34.8-54.0 *** *** *** 21 16.5 10.0-26.1 23 13.2 8.4-20.1 24 18.3 11.3-28.4
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 236 146 57.3 48.8-65.5 *** *** *** 30 14.2 9.2-21.1 28 15.3 9.7-23.4 *** *** ***
Rural 498 316 59.3 53.5-64.8 38 6.3 4.4- 8.9 50 11.4 8.3-15.5 46 12.0 8.3-17.0 48 11.1 7.9-15.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 401 247 58.1 51.6-64.3 34 6.6 4.5- 9.7 40 11.2 7.8-15.9 41 13.3 9.0-19.2 39 10.7 7.3-15.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 236 146 57.3 48.8-65.5 *** *** *** 30 14.2 9.2-21.1 28 15.3 9.7-23.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 431 265 56.6 50.4-62.6 35 7.9 5.1-12.2 53 13.2 9.6-17.8 49 15.2 10.7-21.0 29 7.1 4.7-10.7
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.6-17.9
3rd Quartile 178 116 63.5 53.9-72.1 *** *** *** 20 13.1 8.0-20.6 *** *** *** 19 12.9 7.4-21.5

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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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