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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Anxiety & Depression

Over the last 2 weeks, how many days have you felt tired or had little energy?

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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 6,702 2,611 37.7 35.9-39.5 1,475 23.3 21.8-24.9 1,320 20.3 18.8-21.9 261 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,035 14.3 13.1-15.6
-Western NC 1,288 484 35.0 31.8-38.3 255 20.2 17.6-23.2 288 24.9 21.8-28.3 54 4.0 3.0- 5.4 207 15.9 13.4-18.6
GENDER
Male 472 209 38.4 33.1-43.9 86 19.6 15.4-24.7 95 24.8 19.8-30.7 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8 64 13.7 10.3-17.9
Female 816 275 32.0 28.2-36.0 169 20.8 17.6-24.4 193 24.9 21.3-28.9 36 4.6 3.2- 6.5 143 17.8 14.5-21.6
RACE
White 1,205 451 34.9 31.7-38.3 240 20.9 18.1-24.0 262 23.6 20.6-26.9 53 4.3 3.2- 5.8 199 16.3 13.7-19.1
African American 39 16 32.0 17.2-51.6 7 12.9 5.3-28.0 14 51.5 30.1-72.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 3.6 0.7-16.6
Other Minorities 41 14 36.9 18.5-60.1 8 14.3 6.1-29.9 12 27.1 12.6-48.8 1 2.3 0.3-14.7 6 19.5 7.4-42.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 22 6 27.4 10.1-55.8 6 17.7 6.3-40.9 5 31.5 11.5-61.9 0 0.0 . - . 5 23.5 8.0-51.9
Non-Hispanic 1,265 477 35.2 31.9-38.5 249 20.3 17.6-23.3 283 24.7 21.6-28.1 54 4.1 3.1- 5.6 202 15.7 13.2-18.5
AGE
18-24 37 11 31.6 15.6-53.4 8 18.6 8.8-35.0 16 47.1 28.8-66.1 1 2.1 0.3-13.5 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8
25-34 94 33 33.3 23.2-45.2 18 19.2 11.9-29.6 27 28.6 18.2-42.0 4 3.7 1.3- 9.7 12 15.2 7.9-27.3
35-44 194 50 24.7 18.5-32.1 54 27.0 20.3-34.9 53 29.5 22.5-37.6 7 2.6 1.2- 5.7 30 16.2 10.8-23.5
45-54 242 79 32.1 25.7-39.2 49 20.2 15.0-26.5 65 27.0 20.9-34.0 15 5.7 3.3- 9.9 34 15.0 10.2-21.5
55-64 304 121 40.0 34.0-46.2 58 18.8 14.2-24.5 54 18.4 13.9-23.9 14 5.1 2.8- 9.4 57 17.7 13.5-22.8
65-74 235 106 47.9 40.5-55.3 40 15.0 10.6-20.9 45 15.4 11.3-20.6 10 5.4 2.6-10.8 34 16.3 11.1-23.3
75+ 176 80 44.7 36.3-53.4 26 14.0 8.9-21.3 28 15.4 10.2-22.7 3 2.6 0.8- 8.1 39 23.2 16.6-31.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 60 28.2 20.5-37.6 28 15.1 9.7-22.7 39 22.9 15.8-31.9 12 7.0 3.7-12.8 50 26.8 19.6-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 153 35.9 30.3-41.9 73 16.7 12.8-21.4 93 24.8 19.7-30.7 17 3.5 2.0- 5.9 72 19.2 14.3-25.2
Some Post-H.S. 322 126 34.3 28.0-41.3 70 23.8 17.9-30.7 75 27.7 21.0-35.6 6 2.4 1.0- 6.0 45 11.7 8.0-16.8
College Graduate 366 142 37.4 31.6-43.5 84 23.8 18.8-29.7 81 23.6 18.5-29.7 19 4.7 2.9- 7.6 40 10.5 7.3-14.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 36 19.9 13.7-28.0 19 12.1 7.0-20.1 35 22.1 14.9-31.6 10 7.8 3.9-14.8 49 38.1 27.9-49.5
$15,000- 24,999 230 79 32.1 24.5-40.8 42 17.0 11.7-24.0 53 25.2 18.0-34.0 10 3.3 1.6- 6.7 46 22.5 15.6-31.3
$25,000- 34,999 144 52 31.3 22.7-41.4 34 17.9 12.1-25.8 36 34.7 23.7-47.5 4 3.7 1.2-10.6 18 12.4 6.7-21.8
$35,000- 49,999 204 83 38.8 31.1-47.0 43 23.1 16.7-30.9 40 19.9 14.0-27.5 9 4.3 2.1- 8.4 29 14.0 9.1-21.0
$50,000-74,999 183 72 36.3 28.5-45.0 42 22.7 16.2-30.7 47 29.5 21.9-38.4 8 4.7 2.1-10.2 14 6.9 3.9-11.8
$75,000+ 219 99 37.8 30.7-45.5 46 25.4 18.4-33.9 43 22.1 15.9-29.8 11 4.2 2.2- 7.8 20 10.6 6.5-16.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 475 107 22.4 17.9-27.7 69 11.9 9.1-15.5 106 23.9 19.3-29.1 29 5.4 3.6- 8.0 164 36.4 30.9-42.2
No 801 374 41.1 36.9-45.4 183 24.3 20.7-28.4 179 25.4 21.4-29.8 25 3.4 2.2- 5.2 40 5.7 3.9- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 98 49.5 40.8-58.2 27 16.4 10.1-25.5 28 17.3 11.3-25.6 8 3.4 1.5- 7.4 27 13.4 9.0-19.6
Non-Veteran 1,100 386 32.5 29.1-36.1 228 20.9 18.0-24.1 260 26.2 22.8-29.9 46 4.2 3.0- 5.7 180 16.3 13.6-19.4

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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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