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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Anxiety & Depression-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

Has a doctor or other healthcare provider EVER told you that you have a depressive disorder
(including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression)?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 643 96 12.2 9.5-15.5 547 87.8 84.5-90.5
AGE
18-24 31 2 4.0 0.8-17.4 29 96.0 82.6-99.2
25-34 73 7 8.1 3.5-17.6 66 91.9 82.4-96.5
35-44 112 16 14.3 8.2-23.9 96 85.7 76.1-91.8
45-54 127 29 23.2 15.2-33.8 98 76.8 66.2-84.8
55-64 145 29 15.9 10.4-23.4 116 84.1 76.6-89.6
65-74 86 6 5.3 2.2-12.5 80 94.7 87.5-97.8
75+ 63 6 7.1 3.0-15.9 57 92.9 84.1-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 28 18.0 11.0-28.1 101 82.0 71.9-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 206 34 12.8 8.3-19.2 172 87.2 80.8-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 160 18 8.7 4.8-15.5 142 91.3 84.5-95.2
College Graduate 148 16 11.1 6.3-18.6 132 88.9 81.4-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 38 33.1 23.4-44.4 88 66.9 55.6-76.6
$15,000- 24,999 140 12 8.6 3.8-18.2 128 91.4 81.8-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 91 9 9.5 4.2-20.3 82 90.5 79.7-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 82 12 11.2 5.5-21.7 70 88.8 78.3-94.5
$50,000-74,999 55 5 4.8 1.5-14.6 50 95.2 85.4-98.5
$75,000+ 44 2 4.5 0.9-19.5 42 95.5 80.5-99.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 236 76 29.3 22.6-37.1 160 70.7 62.9-77.4
No 405 20 4.9 2.8- 8.7 385 95.1 91.3-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 3 11.8 2.7-38.9 19 88.2 61.1-97.3
Non-Veteran 621 93 12.2 9.5-15.6 528 87.8 84.4-90.5

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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.

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