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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt down, depressed or hopeless?

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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 6,780 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
-Piedmont NC 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
GENDER
Male 1,236 960 75.3 70.9-79.2 135 11.1 8.5-14.4 80 8.0 5.4-11.7 19 2.1 1.1- 4.0 42 3.5 2.2- 5.6
Female 2,053 1,430 68.3 65.2-71.2 293 15.3 13.0-17.8 202 10.3 8.4-12.5 44 2.2 1.5- 3.2 84 3.9 3.0- 5.3
RACE
White 2,677 1,962 72.4 69.6-75.0 346 12.8 11.1-14.7 220 8.7 6.9-10.9 49 2.2 1.5- 3.2 100 3.9 2.9- 5.4
African American 412 287 70.7 63.3-77.1 55 15.3 10.0-22.8 43 8.3 5.4-12.5 11 2.6 1.0- 6.5 16 3.1 1.6- 5.7
Other Minorities 187 130 67.7 57.2-76.8 26 13.2 8.0-21.1 19 13.9 7.1-25.2 3 1.5 0.4- 5.6 9 3.7 1.6- 8.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 132 94 73.8 63.1-82.3 19 11.3 6.1-20.0 14 11.0 5.8-20.0 1 0.1 0.0- 0.6 4 3.8 1.4-10.2
Non-Hispanic 3,153 2,292 71.4 68.7-74.0 409 13.5 11.6-15.5 268 9.0 7.3-11.1 62 2.4 1.6- 3.4 122 3.7 2.8- 4.9
AGE
18-24 109 65 62.1 50.0-73.0 22 15.8 9.6-24.8 15 17.1 8.9-30.4 3 2.6 0.8- 8.6 4 2.3 0.8- 6.2
25-34 299 210 74.5 66.9-80.9 38 11.5 6.8-19.0 32 8.7 5.6-13.1 9 1.6 0.7- 3.3 10 3.7 1.4- 9.0
35-44 551 390 68.8 63.5-73.7 86 15.8 12.3-20.1 45 7.8 5.3-11.3 10 2.8 1.2- 6.4 20 4.8 2.8- 8.0
45-54 688 459 67.1 62.4-71.5 106 16.0 12.6-20.1 75 10.1 7.6-13.4 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6 29 4.0 2.5- 6.4
55-64 690 496 74.2 69.9-78.1 86 10.6 8.3-13.5 55 7.9 5.7-11.0 16 2.7 1.4- 5.1 37 4.5 3.1- 6.6
65-74 514 417 83.1 78.8-86.7 51 9.1 6.5-12.7 30 5.4 3.5- 8.2 3 0.5 0.1- 1.9 13 1.9 0.9- 3.7
75+ 416 334 80.8 74.8-85.7 36 9.3 6.0-14.2 30 5.4 3.6- 8.1 3 0.7 0.1- 3.4 13 3.7 1.4- 9.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 264 61.0 53.0-68.4 46 10.4 6.8-15.7 64 14.6 10.1-20.7 11 5.4 2.5-11.5 39 8.6 5.4-13.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 902 637 70.5 65.2-75.3 109 10.6 8.2-13.7 85 10.6 7.0-15.8 28 2.8 1.8- 4.5 43 5.4 3.3- 8.9
Some Post-H.S. 812 570 67.9 62.3-73.1 126 17.8 13.4-23.2 76 9.9 7.2-13.6 13 1.4 0.7- 2.9 27 2.9 1.7- 5.0
College Graduate 1,147 916 79.5 75.6-83.0 146 13.0 10.4-16.1 57 5.4 3.2- 8.9 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 17 1.2 0.7- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 311 169 49.9 40.8-59.1 33 10.5 6.5-16.5 50 14.3 9.1-21.9 15 5.2 2.8- 9.5 44 20.1 12.5-30.5
$15,000- 24,999 440 282 63.7 55.0-71.6 59 14.1 7.9-23.9 66 14.7 10.4-20.5 16 3.8 2.0- 7.1 17 3.6 1.8- 7.1
$25,000- 34,999 299 206 68.0 60.0-75.0 47 17.1 11.8-24.2 31 10.5 6.7-16.1 4 1.3 0.4- 3.7 11 3.1 1.4- 6.7
$35,000- 49,999 482 354 72.6 65.8-78.4 65 12.3 8.7-17.1 42 11.7 7.3-18.2 8 1.4 0.6- 3.4 13 2.0 0.9- 4.3
$50,000-74,999 479 365 73.6 67.1-79.2 72 16.3 11.7-22.1 27 5.0 3.0- 8.2 8 3.6 1.5- 8.5 7 1.5 0.6- 3.5
$75,000+ 814 672 80.0 74.6-84.4 99 12.3 9.6-15.6 33 6.9 3.5-13.0 4 0.3 0.1- 1.2 6 0.6 0.2- 1.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,091 617 51.9 47.0-56.7 157 16.1 12.3-20.8 172 15.9 12.3-20.1 45 5.3 3.5- 7.8 100 10.9 8.1-14.6
No 2,175 1,756 79.4 76.5-82.0 269 12.2 10.3-14.3 108 6.6 4.8- 8.9 17 0.9 0.4- 1.9 25 0.9 0.6- 1.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 453 354 77.3 71.1-82.6 43 10.3 6.5-16.0 28 6.7 4.1-10.6 7 1.8 0.7- 4.6 21 3.9 2.0- 7.4
Non-Veteran 2,834 2,034 70.9 68.1-73.6 385 13.6 11.7-15.8 254 9.5 7.7-11.7 56 2.2 1.5- 3.2 105 3.7 2.8- 5.0

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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.

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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