BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt down, depressed or hopeless?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

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	Total Respond.^	None	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-13 days	14 days
North Carolina	6,780	4,899	71.5	69.7-73.2	894	13.6	12.3-15.0	591	9.2	8.1-10.5	119	2.0	1.5- 2.6	277	3.7	3.1- 4.5
-Eastern NC	2,187	1,574	71.2	68.2-74.0	303	15.0	12.8-17.6	177	8.3	6.7-10.2	31	1.8	1.1- 2.9	102	3.7	2.9- 4.8
GENDER
Male	763	604	75.9	70.9-80.3	72	10.9	7.8-15.1	46	7.9	5.3-11.6	10	2.0	1.0- 4.2	31	3.2	2.1- 5.0
Female	1,424	970	66.7	63.2-70.1	231	18.9	16.0-22.2	131	8.6	7.0-10.5	21	1.6	0.9- 2.9	71	4.2	3.1- 5.6
RACE
White	1,507	1,120	73.6	70.1-76.9	202	14.5	11.9-17.6	103	6.9	5.2- 9.1	12	1.0	0.4- 2.5	70	3.9	2.9- 5.3
African American	485	327	65.0	58.5-71.0	70	17.7	12.7-24.2	51	9.9	6.8-14.2	15	4.2	2.3- 7.6	22	3.1	1.8- 5.2
Other Minorities	185	119	70.4	60.4-78.7	30	11.8	7.2-18.9	22	12.5	6.7-22.2	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1	10	4.1	1.8- 9.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	95	64	69.5	55.4-80.8	17	15.4	8.1-27.4	10	11.9	4.8-26.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	3.2	1.0-10.2
Non-Hispanic	2,088	1,507	71.3	68.3-74.2	286	15.0	12.7-17.6	166	7.9	6.4- 9.8	31	1.9	1.2- 3.1	98	3.8	2.9- 4.9
AGE
18-24	80	45	58.2	43.9-71.2	24	28.9	17.9-43.2	5	6.9	2.5-18.1	3	4.3	1.4-12.8	3	1.6	0.5- 5.4
25-34	232	157	71.2	63.0-78.2	42	16.4	11.3-23.3	25	10.0	5.6-17.2	4	1.1	0.4- 3.5	4	1.2	0.4- 4.1
35-44	345	240	73.3	67.5-78.4	60	14.1	10.6-18.6	28	8.4	5.5-12.7	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	15	3.7	1.9- 7.0
45-54	419	285	67.3	61.6-72.5	56	12.8	9.5-17.0	35	8.4	5.7-12.2	13	3.9	2.0- 7.5	30	7.6	5.0-11.4
55-64	476	342	73.3	68.4-77.7	53	10.9	8.1-14.6	47	10.3	7.4-14.3	6	1.1	0.4- 2.9	28	4.3	2.9- 6.4
65-74	376	298	82.1	77.3-86.1	45	10.5	7.5-14.5	15	3.2	1.8- 5.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	16	3.8	2.1- 6.9
75+	247	197	80.2	73.7-85.4	22	8.9	5.6-13.9	21	7.6	4.6-12.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	6	3.0	1.1- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	329	188	57.1	48.3-65.3	59	15.2	10.8-20.9	43	17.5	10.9-26.8	5	3.3	1.1- 9.4	34	7.0	4.5-10.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	688	456	63.7	58.1-68.9	113	19.7	15.1-25.4	72	9.9	7.4-13.0	10	1.8	0.8- 3.9	37	5.0	3.2- 7.5
Some Post-H.S.	578	438	77.9	72.3-82.6	66	11.8	8.0-16.9	41	5.5	3.7- 8.1	12	2.2	1.0- 4.7	21	2.7	1.6- 4.5
College Graduate	590	490	82.0	77.6-85.7	65	12.6	9.4-16.7	21	3.6	2.1- 5.9	4	0.4	0.2- 1.2	10	1.4	0.7- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	231	125	51.5	43.0-59.8	32	15.7	10.3-23.1	39	16.6	11.4-23.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	34	15.9	10.4-23.6
$15,000- 24,999	387	244	66.9	59.2-73.8	67	16.5	11.8-22.6	45	9.4	6.5-13.4	8	2.3	0.9- 5.6	23	4.9	2.9- 8.1
$25,000- 34,999	256	171	58.7	49.1-67.7	46	23.4	15.1-34.5	22	9.0	5.4-14.6	5	3.6	1.3- 9.6	12	5.2	2.5-10.5
$35,000- 49,999	324	248	75.7	68.7-81.6	37	10.1	7.0-14.5	25	9.9	5.8-16.4	4	1.9	0.5- 7.6	10	2.4	1.1- 4.9
$50,000-74,999	306	253	84.7	79.3-88.9	33	9.5	6.4-14.0	8	2.3	1.0- 5.0	7	2.5	1.0- 6.2	5	1.0	0.3- 2.6
$75,000+	395	334	83.1	77.3-87.6	45	12.2	8.5-17.3	13	3.9	1.8- 8.6	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	819	467	55.7	50.2-61.1	127	14.9	11.8-18.7	121	17.3	13.5-21.9	19	2.4	1.2- 4.5	85	9.7	7.3-12.6
No	1,355	1,101	78.8	75.1-82.0	173	15.1	12.2-18.5	54	3.9	2.6- 5.7	10	1.4	0.6- 2.9	17	0.9	0.5- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	378	306	78.7	70.8-84.9	43	15.4	9.6-23.8	18	3.8	2.2- 6.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	8	1.6	0.7- 3.8
Non-Veteran	1,808	1,267	69.4	66.2-72.5	260	14.9	12.6-17.6	159	9.3	7.4-11.6	28	2.1	1.3- 3.5	94	4.2	3.2- 5.5

Total
Respond.^

None

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-13 days

14 days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,780

4,899

71.5

69.7-73.2

894

13.6

12.3-15.0

591

9.2

8.1-10.5

119

2.0

1.5- 2.6

277

3.7

3.1- 4.5

-Eastern NC

2,187

1,574

71.2

68.2-74.0

303

15.0

12.8-17.6

177

8.3

6.7-10.2

1.8

1.1- 2.9

102

3.7

2.9- 4.8

GENDER

Male

763

604

75.9

70.9-80.3

10.9

7.8-15.1

7.9

5.3-11.6

2.0

1.0- 4.2

3.2

2.1- 5.0

Female

1,424

970

66.7

63.2-70.1

231

18.9

16.0-22.2

131

8.6

7.0-10.5

1.6

0.9- 2.9

4.2

3.1- 5.6

RACE

White

1,507

1,120

73.6

70.1-76.9

202

14.5

11.9-17.6

103

6.9

5.2- 9.1

1.0

0.4- 2.5

3.9

2.9- 5.3

African American

485

327

65.0

58.5-71.0

17.7

12.7-24.2

9.9

6.8-14.2

4.2

2.3- 7.6

3.1

1.8- 5.2

Other Minorities

185

119

70.4

60.4-78.7

11.8

7.2-18.9

12.5

6.7-22.2

1.1

0.4- 3.1

4.1

1.8- 9.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

69.5

55.4-80.8

15.4

8.1-27.4

11.9

4.8-26.5

0.0

. - .

3.2

1.0-10.2

Non-Hispanic

2,088

1,507

71.3

68.3-74.2

286

15.0

12.7-17.6

166

7.9

6.4- 9.8

1.9

1.2- 3.1

3.8

2.9- 4.9

AGE

18-24

58.2

43.9-71.2

28.9

17.9-43.2

6.9

2.5-18.1

4.3

1.4-12.8

1.6

0.5- 5.4

25-34

232

157

71.2

63.0-78.2

16.4

11.3-23.3

10.0

5.6-17.2

1.1

0.4- 3.5

1.2

0.4- 4.1

35-44

345

240

73.3

67.5-78.4

14.1

10.6-18.6

8.4

5.5-12.7

0.5

0.1- 2.0

3.7

1.9- 7.0

45-54

419

285

67.3

61.6-72.5

12.8

9.5-17.0

8.4

5.7-12.2

3.9

2.0- 7.5

7.6

5.0-11.4

55-64

476

342

73.3

68.4-77.7

10.9

8.1-14.6

10.3

7.4-14.3

1.1

0.4- 2.9

4.3

2.9- 6.4

65-74

376

298

82.1

77.3-86.1

10.5

7.5-14.5

3.2

1.8- 5.8

0.4

0.1- 1.5

3.8

2.1- 6.9

75+

247

197

80.2

73.7-85.4

8.9

5.6-13.9

7.6

4.6-12.2

0.3

0.0- 2.3

3.0

1.1- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

329

188

57.1

48.3-65.3

15.2

10.8-20.9

17.5

10.9-26.8

3.3

1.1- 9.4

7.0

4.5-10.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

688

456

63.7

58.1-68.9

113

19.7

15.1-25.4

9.9

7.4-13.0

1.8

0.8- 3.9

5.0

3.2- 7.5

Some Post-H.S.

578

438

77.9

72.3-82.6

11.8

8.0-16.9

5.5

3.7- 8.1

2.2

1.0- 4.7

2.7

1.6- 4.5

College Graduate

590

490

82.0

77.6-85.7

12.6

9.4-16.7

3.6

2.1- 5.9

0.4

0.2- 1.2

1.4

0.7- 2.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

231

125

51.5

43.0-59.8

15.7

10.3-23.1

16.6

11.4-23.4

0.4

0.1- 2.9

15.9

10.4-23.6

$15,000- 24,999

387

244

66.9

59.2-73.8

16.5

11.8-22.6

9.4

6.5-13.4

2.3

0.9- 5.6

4.9

2.9- 8.1

$25,000- 34,999

256

171

58.7

49.1-67.7

23.4

15.1-34.5

9.0

5.4-14.6

3.6

1.3- 9.6

5.2

2.5-10.5

$35,000- 49,999

324

248

75.7

68.7-81.6

10.1

7.0-14.5

9.9

5.8-16.4

1.9

0.5- 7.6

2.4

1.1- 4.9

$50,000-74,999

306

253

84.7

79.3-88.9

9.5

6.4-14.0

2.3

1.0- 5.0

2.5

1.0- 6.2

1.0

0.3- 2.6

$75,000+

395

334

83.1

77.3-87.6

12.2

8.5-17.3

3.9

1.8- 8.6

0.1

0.0- 1.0

0.6

0.1- 2.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

819

467

55.7

50.2-61.1

127

14.9

11.8-18.7

121

17.3

13.5-21.9

2.4

1.2- 4.5

9.7

7.3-12.6

1,355

1,101

78.8

75.1-82.0

173

15.1

12.2-18.5

3.9

2.6- 5.7

1.4

0.6- 2.9

0.9

0.5- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

378

306

78.7

70.8-84.9

15.4

9.6-23.8

3.8

2.2- 6.6

0.4

0.1- 1.5

1.6

0.7- 3.8

Non-Veteran

1,808

1,267

69.4

66.2-72.5

260

14.9

12.6-17.6

159

9.3

7.4-11.6

2.1

1.3- 3.5

4.2

3.2- 5.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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