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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt tired or had little energy?

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Respond.^
None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-13 days 14 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,702 2,611 37.7 35.9-39.5 1,475 23.3 21.8-24.9 1,320 20.3 18.8-21.9 261 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,035 14.3 13.1-15.6
-Eastern NC 2,164 828 36.8 33.9-39.8 492 25.8 22.8-29.0 408 19.1 16.7-21.7 77 3.5 2.5- 4.9 359 14.8 12.9-16.8
GENDER
Male 755 343 41.0 36.1-46.2 173 27.3 22.1-33.1 122 16.5 13.0-20.8 19 3.0 1.7- 5.3 98 12.2 9.5-15.5
Female 1,409 485 32.8 29.7-36.2 319 24.4 21.5-27.6 286 21.5 18.5-24.9 58 4.0 2.8- 5.9 261 17.2 14.8-19.8
RACE
White 1,493 569 35.2 31.8-38.7 347 26.8 22.9-31.0 278 19.2 16.3-22.5 55 4.1 2.7- 6.0 244 14.8 12.6-17.4
African American 480 196 43.3 37.1-49.8 100 19.4 15.3-24.3 90 20.3 15.8-25.8 15 2.8 1.4- 5.6 79 14.1 10.7-18.4
Other Minorities 182 61 33.1 24.6-42.9 43 33.9 24.0-45.5 37 16.0 9.6-25.6 7 2.1 0.8- 5.3 34 14.8 9.6-22.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 93 38 38.4 26.6-51.7 25 32.0 19.9-47.0 18 20.3 10.6-35.2 1 1.2 0.2- 8.3 11 8.2 3.7-17.0
Non-Hispanic 2,067 788 36.7 33.7-39.8 465 25.2 22.2-28.6 390 19.0 16.6-21.7 76 3.7 2.7- 5.1 348 15.3 13.4-17.5
AGE
18-24 80 23 29.4 18.4-43.3 22 29.9 17.2-46.7 17 24.8 14.9-38.3 8 8.2 3.6-17.5 10 7.8 3.8-15.5
25-34 232 77 31.3 24.3-39.3 53 28.2 20.6-37.3 57 22.9 16.5-30.7 11 2.9 1.4- 5.8 34 14.7 10.0-21.2
35-44 346 117 36.7 30.5-43.3 90 25.9 20.6-32.0 69 17.6 13.3-23.0 13 3.4 1.6- 7.0 57 16.4 12.2-21.8
45-54 416 148 36.9 31.5-42.6 110 28.0 22.8-33.8 74 16.5 12.7-21.2 6 1.5 0.6- 3.9 78 17.1 13.3-21.7
55-64 474 194 42.6 37.4-48.0 96 21.8 17.7-26.6 96 19.3 15.5-23.8 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 70 12.7 9.7-16.5
65-74 370 160 43.0 37.2-49.0 77 23.7 18.8-29.4 58 15.1 11.3-19.9 14 3.2 1.8- 5.8 61 15.0 11.2-19.7
75+ 234 105 45.2 37.7-52.9 42 17.7 12.5-24.4 32 12.7 8.7-18.2 6 2.5 1.0- 5.9 49 21.9 16.1-29.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 323 95 28.5 21.7-36.4 65 25.7 18.3-34.8 72 23.6 16.5-32.7 14 4.6 1.9-10.6 77 17.7 13.2-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 675 246 35.5 30.5-41.0 149 24.1 19.6-29.2 123 19.1 15.1-23.7 23 3.0 1.7- 5.1 134 18.3 14.8-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 575 219 34.8 29.1-40.9 129 28.4 21.5-36.5 112 18.1 13.8-23.4 21 4.1 2.2- 7.6 94 14.6 11.0-19.1
College Graduate 589 268 45.9 40.8-51.0 148 24.9 20.9-29.4 101 17.5 13.8-22.0 19 2.9 1.7- 4.9 53 8.7 6.3-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 231 68 28.7 21.7-37.0 37 19.3 13.3-27.0 39 16.4 11.0-23.8 10 5.1 2.3-10.9 77 30.5 23.5-38.5
$15,000- 24,999 380 121 26.4 20.4-33.4 88 32.7 23.0-44.1 79 20.8 14.7-28.5 17 3.3 1.6- 6.6 75 16.8 12.2-22.8
$25,000- 34,999 248 85 33.5 25.0-43.2 61 23.4 17.0-31.3 46 21.0 14.4-29.6 11 4.4 1.9-10.0 45 17.7 12.4-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 324 130 39.7 32.7-47.3 68 22.5 16.5-29.8 60 15.2 11.1-20.5 12 4.2 1.8- 9.3 54 18.4 13.2-25.1
$50,000-74,999 308 126 40.9 33.5-48.8 79 29.5 21.9-38.4 55 17.0 12.3-23.1 9 2.2 1.1- 4.4 39 10.3 7.1-14.8
$75,000+ 394 181 43.8 37.7-50.1 105 26.2 21.1-32.0 74 19.5 14.7-25.4 12 3.7 1.6- 8.3 22 6.7 4.0-11.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 808 199 21.4 17.7-25.7 136 21.9 16.3-28.7 185 22.2 18.2-26.9 43 5.5 3.5- 8.7 245 28.9 24.6-33.7
No 1,345 624 43.9 40.2-47.7 354 27.8 24.4-31.5 219 17.5 14.7-20.8 34 2.6 1.6- 4.1 114 8.2 6.5-10.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 190 49.7 42.8-56.7 76 21.9 16.6-28.3 48 11.7 8.1-16.5 11 3.2 1.5- 6.6 50 13.5 9.6-18.5
Non-Veteran 1,788 638 33.8 30.7-37.1 416 26.7 23.3-30.4 359 20.8 18.0-23.9 66 3.6 2.5- 5.2 309 15.1 13.0-17.4

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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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