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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you had little interest or pleasure in doing things?

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  Total
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 6,636 4,338 61.9 60.0-63.8 1,038 17.9 16.5-19.5 709 12.0 10.6-13.5 165 2.7 2.2- 3.4 386 5.4 4.7- 6.2
-Piedmont NC 3,204 2,108 61.5 58.7-64.2 517 18.1 16.1-20.4 324 12.5 10.4-14.9 72 2.3 1.6- 3.3 183 5.6 4.6- 6.8
GENDER
Male 1,194 808 62.3 57.7-66.6 168 16.4 13.4-19.8 123 13.0 9.6-17.4 28 2.6 1.5- 4.5 67 5.7 4.2- 7.7
Female 2,010 1,300 60.7 57.4-64.0 349 19.8 17.1-22.7 201 11.9 9.7-14.6 44 2.0 1.4- 3.0 116 5.5 4.3- 7.1
RACE
White 2,607 1,743 63.2 60.2-66.1 414 18.0 15.7-20.5 258 11.9 9.8-14.4 58 2.2 1.5- 3.1 134 4.7 3.8- 5.9
African American 403 233 55.1 47.7-62.2 73 18.1 13.4-24.1 49 14.0 8.8-21.5 12 3.6 1.6- 7.8 36 9.3 6.1-13.8
Other Minorities 183 121 60.0 49.3-69.8 30 19.7 12.9-28.9 17 13.8 6.8-26.0 2 1.4 0.3- 5.7 13 5.1 2.5-10.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 130 85 60.4 48.6-71.1 25 23.4 14.9-34.8 12 10.7 4.9-21.7 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 7 5.4 2.2-12.5
Non-Hispanic 3,071 2,020 61.5 58.7-64.3 492 17.7 15.6-19.9 312 12.6 10.5-15.2 71 2.5 1.8- 3.6 176 5.6 4.6- 6.8
AGE
18-24 106 52 45.8 34.3-57.9 31 26.8 17.9-38.0 16 22.8 13.3-36.2 3 2.3 0.7- 7.2 4 2.3 0.8- 6.2
25-34 297 169 58.0 50.2-65.4 61 18.8 13.7-25.1 40 15.1 9.7-22.8 12 2.8 1.3- 6.1 15 5.3 2.9- 9.4
35-44 541 314 59.2 53.9-64.4 125 21.7 17.7-26.3 60 10.3 7.6-13.9 15 3.3 1.6- 6.9 27 5.4 3.4- 8.4
45-54 674 424 61.8 56.9-66.4 116 17.9 14.2-22.2 76 11.3 8.6-14.7 17 2.4 1.3- 4.4 41 6.6 4.5- 9.6
55-64 678 457 67.3 62.6-71.7 88 12.9 9.9-16.6 72 11.3 8.5-14.9 14 1.9 1.0- 3.4 47 6.6 4.6- 9.4
65-74 498 384 77.6 72.2-82.3 56 11.9 8.3-16.8 32 6.0 3.8- 9.4 7 1.0 0.4- 2.3 19 3.4 1.8- 6.4
75+ 390 294 73.6 66.9-79.3 39 9.5 6.5-13.7 26 5.9 3.7- 9.2 4 0.6 0.2- 1.8 27 10.4 6.1-17.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 223 54.7 46.3-62.7 54 15.1 10.2-21.8 72 17.9 12.7-24.5 11 3.8 1.5- 9.3 44 8.6 5.6-12.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 874 544 57.7 52.3-62.9 135 17.1 13.4-21.6 106 14.5 10.6-19.7 27 2.6 1.5- 4.4 62 8.0 5.8-11.1
Some Post-H.S. 787 510 54.6 48.7-60.3 132 21.3 16.9-26.6 78 15.2 10.5-21.5 24 3.1 1.7- 5.5 43 5.9 3.9- 8.8
College Graduate 1,135 827 71.9 67.7-75.7 196 17.7 14.7-21.2 68 6.9 4.5-10.5 10 1.0 0.5- 2.2 34 2.5 1.6- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 295 143 45.4 36.2-55.0 44 18.3 12.0-26.9 48 16.7 10.8-25.1 15 3.8 2.0- 7.0 45 15.8 10.5-22.9
$15,000- 24,999 423 252 54.2 45.3-62.8 63 17.6 11.9-25.2 63 18.2 11.3-28.0 15 3.1 1.6- 6.0 30 6.9 4.0-11.7
$25,000- 34,999 292 175 53.1 44.6-61.3 54 19.6 14.0-26.7 38 16.1 10.8-23.3 6 2.9 0.8- 9.7 19 8.4 4.3-15.8
$35,000- 49,999 474 308 55.9 48.8-62.8 81 22.2 16.2-29.6 46 12.0 7.9-17.9 14 4.6 2.2- 9.1 25 5.4 3.2- 8.7
$50,000-74,999 472 319 61.5 54.6-68.0 94 23.8 18.2-30.5 39 8.7 5.6-13.1 9 3.4 1.4- 8.1 11 2.6 1.3- 5.1
$75,000+ 802 610 72.9 67.5-77.6 121 15.2 12.2-18.8 46 9.0 5.3-14.9 9 0.8 0.3- 1.7 16 2.1 1.2- 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,046 525 42.7 38.1-47.5 175 17.8 14.5-21.7 172 22.1 17.4-27.7 45 4.1 2.8- 6.0 129 13.2 10.5-16.5
No 2,137 1,566 68.5 65.2-71.6 342 18.4 15.9-21.1 148 8.8 6.7-11.4 27 1.7 0.9- 2.9 54 2.7 1.9- 3.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 437 298 60.1 53.2-66.6 44 15.7 10.3-23.1 46 12.5 8.9-17.4 12 2.6 1.2- 5.4 37 9.2 5.9-13.9
Non-Veteran 2,766 1,809 61.6 58.6-64.6 473 18.4 16.3-20.8 278 12.5 10.2-15.1 60 2.3 1.6- 3.4 146 5.2 4.1- 6.4

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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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