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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

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%)
North Carolina 6,799 1,242 16.1 14.8-17.4 5,557 83.9 82.6-85.2
-Piedmont NC 3,294 607 16.5 14.6-18.5 2,687 83.5 81.5-85.4
GENDER
Male 1,236 148 11.4 8.8-14.6 1,088 88.6 85.4-91.2
Female 2,058 459 21.3 18.8-24.0 1,599 78.7 76.0-81.2
RACE
White 2,683 520 19.3 17.1-21.7 2,163 80.7 78.3-82.9
African American 409 59 9.1 6.6-12.4 350 90.9 87.6-93.4
Other Minorities 189 25 10.8 5.0-21.6 164 89.2 78.4-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 13 4.8 2.4- 9.2 121 95.2 90.8-97.6
Non-Hispanic 3,155 594 17.6 15.6-19.8 2,561 82.4 80.2-84.4
AGE
18-24 109 15 15.1 8.1-26.4 94 84.9 73.6-91.9
25-34 299 57 15.4 10.7-21.5 242 84.6 78.5-89.3
35-44 551 114 18.4 14.8-22.6 437 81.6 77.4-85.2
45-54 686 165 22.1 18.5-26.2 521 77.9 73.8-81.5
55-64 692 151 18.4 15.2-22.2 541 81.6 77.8-84.8
65-74 513 61 9.7 7.0-13.1 452 90.3 86.9-93.0
75+ 422 42 7.1 4.9-10.1 380 92.9 89.9-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 427 93 19.2 14.4-25.3 334 80.8 74.7-85.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 901 162 16.2 12.7-20.5 739 83.8 79.5-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 813 164 18.3 14.6-22.6 649 81.7 77.4-85.4
College Graduate 1,149 188 14.3 11.5-17.8 961 85.7 82.2-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 312 118 37.6 29.1-46.9 194 62.4 53.1-70.9
$15,000- 24,999 444 92 16.1 11.9-21.5 352 83.9 78.5-88.1
$25,000- 34,999 299 47 11.0 7.6-15.5 252 89.0 84.5-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 480 92 19.4 14.1-26.1 388 80.6 73.9-85.9
$50,000-74,999 480 79 14.2 10.7-18.7 401 85.8 81.3-89.3
$75,000+ 812 109 13.6 10.2-18.0 703 86.4 82.0-89.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,094 382 36.5 31.9-41.3 712 63.5 58.7-68.1
No 2,177 221 8.8 7.2-10.6 1,956 91.2 89.4-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 453 64 13.9 10.2-18.7 389 86.1 81.3-89.8
Non-Veteran 2,840 543 16.8 14.8-19.0 2,297 83.2 81.0-85.2

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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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