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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	156	116	74.0	64.1-82.0	16	8.6	4.6-15.7	14	9.7	5.1-17.7	4	1.8	0.7- 4.8	6	5.8	2.3-14.3
Buncombe	159	118	71.2	61.1-79.6	13	7.0	3.7-12.9	15	13.6	7.3-24.0	4	2.1	0.7- 6.2	9	6.1	2.8-12.5
Cabarrus	166	118	67.8	53.1-79.6	24	17.7	7.7-35.9	14	8.8	4.5-16.7	3	1.4	0.4- 4.6	7	4.2	1.4-11.9
Catawba	187	125	62.4	50.6-72.9	24	19.2	10.9-31.4	24	8.4	5.2-13.2	5	5.0	1.3-17.8	9	5.0	2.0-12.2
Cumberland	160	102	71.0	62.0-78.5	29	13.8	9.2-20.1	14	6.2	3.4-11.0	6	4.7	1.7-12.5	9	4.3	2.0- 9.1
Davidson	167	113	70.1	59.6-78.8	17	10.0	5.5-17.4	22	9.4	5.8-14.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4	13	9.9	4.5-20.5
Durham	156	120	74.3	64.2-82.3	20	14.8	8.7-24.1	8	4.4	1.8-10.7	4	3.2	1.2- 8.3	4	3.3	1.1- 9.9
Forsyth	172	126	71.9	61.8-80.2	23	13.4	8.1-21.3	16	8.9	4.4-17.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	6	5.3	1.9-14.0
Gaston	174	122	70.3	60.3-78.7	18	12.8	6.8-22.8	14	6.0	3.3-10.5	9	5.6	2.6-11.6	11	5.3	2.5-11.0
Guilford	173	134	76.6	66.6-84.3	20	12.6	6.9-21.7	14	9.5	4.8-17.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	1.4	0.5- 3.4
Iredell	185	129	68.6	59.1-76.8	28	16.9	10.6-25.7	21	10.9	6.6-17.4	0	0.0	. - .	7	3.7	1.3- 9.7
Johnston	202	135	56.8	43.5-69.1	35	23.5	12.8-39.2	13	12.9	5.3-27.9	3	1.1	0.3- 4.4	16	5.7	3.2-10.2
Mecklenburg	324	243	72.8	65.6-79.0	40	11.3	7.9-15.8	27	9.9	5.8-16.5	6	3.7	1.3-10.1	8	2.2	1.0- 4.7
New Hanover	180	144	78.9	68.2-86.8	20	11.1	6.0-19.6	11	6.7	3.0-14.1	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3	3	2.4	0.6- 9.0
Onslow	178	128	72.6	62.0-81.2	24	15.5	8.5-26.4	16	7.5	3.8-14.2	0	0.0	. - .	10	4.4	2.0- 9.5
Orange	170	130	75.7	63.9-84.6	24	13.6	7.5-23.4	8	8.3	2.9-21.1	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2	5	1.7	0.7- 4.3
Pitt	166	124	71.7	61.9-79.7	20	15.1	8.9-24.4	13	9.3	4.9-16.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	8	3.4	1.5- 7.8
Randolph	182	137	73.9	64.6-81.4	27	15.4	9.7-23.6	8	5.8	2.6-12.5	4	2.8	0.7-10.9	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9
Robeson	184	125	72.6	64.0-79.9	23	11.4	6.4-19.4	20	9.2	5.4-15.1	6	2.9	1.2- 6.9	10	3.9	1.9- 7.7
Rowan	201	137	69.1	60.0-76.9	37	18.9	12.8-27.0	20	9.2	5.0-16.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	6	2.6	0.9- 7.0
Union	175	129	71.0	61.3-79.1	24	15.8	9.7-24.8	12	6.7	3.4-12.7	3	2.8	0.6-11.9	7	3.7	1.6- 8.5
Wake	286	218	72.7	63.0-80.7	39	15.8	10.0-24.2	20	9.4	4.2-19.7	6	1.5	0.6- 3.4	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9
Wayne	170	128	75.2	63.1-84.2	15	7.5	4.0-13.6	17	8.5	4.5-15.6	3	5.5	1.0-24.8	7	3.4	1.5- 7.6
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	3,289	2,390	71.7	69.0-74.1	428	13.3	11.5-15.3	282	9.2	7.5-11.2	63	2.2	1.5- 3.1	126	3.7	2.9- 4.9
Western NC	1,304	935	71.2	67.8-74.3	163	12.0	9.9-14.4	132	11.4	9.1-14.3	25	1.6	1.0- 2.5	49	3.8	2.7- 5.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	809	588	72.3	68.0-76.3	102	11.1	8.8-13.9	76	10.5	7.7-14.2	14	1.7	0.9- 3.2	29	4.4	2.8- 6.9
Northwest	1,464	1,008	67.2	63.3-70.8	202	14.4	12.0-17.1	165	10.8	8.7-13.3	23	1.6	0.9- 2.9	66	6.1	4.0- 9.3
Charlotte	952	689	70.7	66.1-74.8	119	12.6	9.8-16.0	76	9.1	6.5-12.6	24	3.6	2.0- 6.4	44	4.1	2.8- 5.9
Greensboro	796	605	74.9	69.9-79.4	101	12.4	9.2-16.6	53	9.1	6.2-13.1	13	1.0	0.5- 2.1	24	2.6	1.5- 4.5
Southern Regional	598	422	72.8	67.5-77.5	84	12.9	9.7-16.9	51	7.9	5.3-11.6	15	3.4	1.7- 6.5	26	3.1	1.9- 4.9
Coastal	331	255	78.6	71.9-84.1	39	10.2	6.7-15.4	26	7.5	4.6-11.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	8	2.9	1.2- 7.0
Wake	730	534	71.7	65.5-77.1	101	15.1	11.1-20.3	52	9.4	5.8-15.0	16	1.6	0.9- 2.8	27	2.1	1.3- 3.5
Area L	165	104	60.9	50.4-70.4	27	20.0	11.9-31.5	21	11.2	6.8-17.7	3	1.9	0.4- 7.8	10	6.1	2.9-12.5
Eastern	935	694	73.5	69.1-77.5	119	14.8	11.7-18.6	71	7.1	5.0- 9.9	8	1.6	0.6- 4.0	43	3.1	2.1- 4.5

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

156

116

74.0

64.1-82.0

8.6

4.6-15.7

9.7

5.1-17.7

1.8

0.7- 4.8

5.8

2.3-14.3

Buncombe

159

118

71.2

61.1-79.6

7.0

3.7-12.9

13.6

7.3-24.0

2.1

0.7- 6.2

6.1

2.8-12.5

Cabarrus

166

118

67.8

53.1-79.6

17.7

7.7-35.9

8.8

4.5-16.7

1.4

0.4- 4.6

4.2

1.4-11.9

Catawba

187

125

62.4

50.6-72.9

19.2

10.9-31.4

8.4

5.2-13.2

5.0

1.3-17.8

5.0

2.0-12.2

Cumberland

160

102

71.0

62.0-78.5

13.8

9.2-20.1

6.2

3.4-11.0

4.7

1.7-12.5

4.3

2.0- 9.1

Davidson

167

113

70.1

59.6-78.8

10.0

5.5-17.4

9.4

5.8-14.9

0.6

0.1- 2.4

9.9

4.5-20.5

Durham

156

120

74.3

64.2-82.3

14.8

8.7-24.1

4.4

1.8-10.7

3.2

1.2- 8.3

3.3

1.1- 9.9

Forsyth

172

126

71.9

61.8-80.2

13.4

8.1-21.3

8.9

4.4-17.4

0.5

0.1- 3.3

5.3

1.9-14.0

Gaston

174

122

70.3

60.3-78.7

12.8

6.8-22.8

6.0

3.3-10.5

5.6

2.6-11.6

5.3

2.5-11.0

Guilford

173

134

76.6

66.6-84.3

12.6

6.9-21.7

9.5

4.8-17.8

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.5- 3.4

Iredell

185

129

68.6

59.1-76.8

16.9

10.6-25.7

10.9

6.6-17.4

0.0

. - .

3.7

1.3- 9.7

Johnston

202

135

56.8

43.5-69.1

23.5

12.8-39.2

12.9

5.3-27.9

1.1

0.3- 4.4

5.7

3.2-10.2

Mecklenburg

324

243

72.8

65.6-79.0

11.3

7.9-15.8

9.9

5.8-16.5

3.7

1.3-10.1

2.2

1.0- 4.7

New Hanover

180

144

78.9

68.2-86.8

11.1

6.0-19.6

6.7

3.0-14.1

0.9

0.2- 4.3

2.4

0.6- 9.0

Onslow

178

128

72.6

62.0-81.2

15.5

8.5-26.4

7.5

3.8-14.2

0.0

. - .

4.4

2.0- 9.5

Orange

170

130

75.7

63.9-84.6

13.6

7.5-23.4

8.3

2.9-21.1

0.7

0.2- 2.2

1.7

0.7- 4.3

Pitt

166

124

71.7

61.9-79.7

15.1

8.9-24.4

9.3

4.9-16.8

0.5

0.1- 3.8

3.4

1.5- 7.8

Randolph

182

137

73.9

64.6-81.4

15.4

9.7-23.6

5.8

2.6-12.5

2.8

0.7-10.9

2.1

0.9- 4.9

Robeson

184

125

72.6

64.0-79.9

11.4

6.4-19.4

9.2

5.4-15.1

2.9

1.2- 6.9

3.9

1.9- 7.7

Rowan

201

137

69.1

60.0-76.9

18.9

12.8-27.0

9.2

5.0-16.2

0.2

0.0- 1.6

2.6

0.9- 7.0

Union

175

129

71.0

61.3-79.1

15.8

9.7-24.8

6.7

3.4-12.7

2.8

0.6-11.9

3.7

1.6- 8.5

Wake

286

218

72.7

63.0-80.7

15.8

10.0-24.2

9.4

4.2-19.7

1.5

0.6- 3.4

0.6

0.2- 1.9

Wayne

170

128

75.2

63.1-84.2

7.5

4.0-13.6

8.5

4.5-15.6

5.5

1.0-24.8

3.4

1.5- 7.6

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

3,289

2,390

71.7

69.0-74.1

428

13.3

11.5-15.3

282

9.2

7.5-11.2

2.2

1.5- 3.1

126

3.7

2.9- 4.9

Western NC

1,304

935

71.2

67.8-74.3

163

12.0

9.9-14.4

132

11.4

9.1-14.3

1.6

1.0- 2.5

3.8

2.7- 5.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

809

588

72.3

68.0-76.3

102

11.1

8.8-13.9

10.5

7.7-14.2

1.7

0.9- 3.2

4.4

2.8- 6.9

Northwest

1,464

1,008

67.2

63.3-70.8

202

14.4

12.0-17.1

165

10.8

8.7-13.3

1.6

0.9- 2.9

6.1

4.0- 9.3

Charlotte

952

689

70.7

66.1-74.8

119

12.6

9.8-16.0

9.1

6.5-12.6

3.6

2.0- 6.4

4.1

2.8- 5.9

Greensboro

796

605

74.9

69.9-79.4

101

12.4

9.2-16.6

9.1

6.2-13.1

1.0

0.5- 2.1

2.6

1.5- 4.5

Southern Regional

598

422

72.8

67.5-77.5

12.9

9.7-16.9

7.9

5.3-11.6

3.4

1.7- 6.5

3.1

1.9- 4.9

Coastal

331

255

78.6

71.9-84.1

10.2

6.7-15.4

7.5

4.6-11.9

0.7

0.2- 2.4

2.9

1.2- 7.0

Wake

730

534

71.7

65.5-77.1

101

15.1

11.1-20.3

9.4

5.8-15.0

1.6

0.9- 2.8

2.1

1.3- 3.5

Area L

165

104

60.9

50.4-70.4

20.0

11.9-31.5

11.2

6.8-17.7

1.9

0.4- 7.8

6.1

2.9-12.5

Eastern

935

694

73.5

69.1-77.5

119

14.8

11.7-18.6

7.1

5.0- 9.9

1.6

0.6- 4.0

3.1

2.1- 4.5

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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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