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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Anxiety & Depression-WHITES

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 5,579 1,080 18.7 17.2-20.3 4,499 81.3 79.7-82.8
GENDER
Male 2,059 272 13.2 11.3-15.5 1,787 86.8 84.5-88.7
Female 3,520 808 23.4 21.3-25.6 2,712 76.6 74.4-78.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 54 8 10.7 4.7-22.4 46 89.3 77.6-95.3
-English Speaking 54 8 10.7 4.7-22.4 46 89.3 77.6-95.3
Non-Hispanic 5,522 1,072 18.8 17.3-20.4 4,450 81.2 79.6-82.7
AGE
18-24 134 24 15.4 9.5-24.0 110 84.6 76.0-90.5
25-34 445 99 22.3 17.5-28.0 346 77.7 72.0-82.5
35-44 835 168 19.8 16.6-23.3 667 80.2 76.7-83.4
45-54 1,084 265 22.6 19.7-25.9 819 77.4 74.1-80.3
55-64 1,254 295 20.5 17.8-23.4 959 79.5 76.6-82.2
65-74 1,003 141 11.9 9.8-14.3 862 88.1 85.7-90.2
75+ 803 87 9.9 7.8-12.6 716 90.1 87.4-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 645 161 28.8 23.3-35.0 484 71.2 65.0-76.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,617 314 18.9 16.1-22.0 1,303 81.1 78.0-83.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,446 300 20.0 17.0-23.4 1,146 80.0 76.6-83.0
College Graduate 1,862 305 14.7 12.8-16.8 1,557 85.3 83.2-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 491 182 42.8 35.9-50.0 309 57.2 50.0-64.1
$15,000- 24,999 777 204 27.1 22.5-32.3 573 72.9 67.7-77.5
$25,000- 34,999 552 111 18.8 14.8-23.6 441 81.2 76.4-85.2
$35,000- 49,999 842 152 19.5 15.3-24.5 690 80.5 75.5-84.7
$50,000-74,999 855 149 17.1 13.9-20.8 706 82.9 79.2-86.1
$75,000+ 1,338 171 12.2 10.2-14.6 1,167 87.8 85.4-89.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,998 671 36.3 33.2-39.5 1,327 63.7 60.5-66.8
No 3,547 403 10.9 9.4-12.5 3,144 89.1 87.5-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 892 126 13.2 10.6-16.4 766 86.8 83.6-89.4
Non-Veteran 4,687 954 19.7 18.0-21.4 3,733 80.3 78.6-82.0

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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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