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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,312 273 19.2 16.8-22.0 1,039 80.8 78.0-83.2
GENDER
Male 482 75 14.6 11.3-18.7 407 85.4 81.3-88.7
Female 830 198 23.4 20.0-27.2 632 76.6 72.8-80.0
RACE
White 1,227 264 20.2 17.6-23.1 963 79.8 76.9-82.4
African American 40 2 4.3 1.0-17.2 38 95.7 82.8-99.0
Other Minorities 42 7 13.8 5.8-29.2 35 86.2 70.8-94.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 23 3 9.2 2.6-28.1 20 90.8 71.9-97.4
Non-Hispanic 1,288 270 19.5 17.0-22.3 1,018 80.5 77.7-83.0
AGE
18-24 37 7 14.8 6.6-29.9 30 85.2 70.1-93.4
25-34 93 19 23.0 14.1-35.1 74 77.0 64.9-85.9
35-44 194 30 14.3 9.6-20.6 164 85.7 79.4-90.4
45-54 244 68 25.4 19.6-32.2 176 74.6 67.8-80.4
55-64 306 83 23.9 19.2-29.2 223 76.1 70.8-80.8
65-74 243 48 20.2 15.2-26.5 195 79.8 73.5-84.8
75+ 188 18 9.3 5.4-15.4 170 90.7 84.6-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 51 28.2 20.8-36.9 145 71.8 63.1-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 88 19.2 14.8-24.5 328 80.8 75.5-85.2
Some Post-H.S. 328 72 17.2 13.1-22.2 256 82.8 77.8-86.9
College Graduate 369 62 16.8 12.6-22.1 307 83.2 77.9-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 54 35.2 26.2-45.3 99 64.8 54.7-73.8
$15,000- 24,999 232 64 29.2 21.9-37.8 168 70.8 62.2-78.1
$25,000- 34,999 152 33 19.9 12.8-29.4 119 80.1 70.6-87.2
$35,000- 49,999 204 33 13.3 9.1-19.0 171 86.7 81.0-90.9
$50,000-74,999 185 33 16.5 11.2-23.6 152 83.5 76.4-88.8
$75,000+ 218 26 12.0 7.6-18.3 192 88.0 81.7-92.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 489 174 36.6 31.3-42.3 315 63.4 57.7-68.7
No 811 97 10.7 8.4-13.5 714 89.3 86.5-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 193 43 21.5 15.6-28.8 150 78.5 71.2-84.4
Non-Veteran 1,119 230 18.9 16.2-21.9 889 81.1 78.1-83.8

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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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