2013 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions-Whites

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) 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 8,829 1,766 18.7 17.6-19.8 7,063 81.3 80.2-82.4
-Whites 6,130 1,317 20.9 19.6-22.3 4,813 79.1 77.7-80.4
GENDER
Male 2,403 344 13.8 12.2-15.6 2,059 86.2 84.4-87.8
Female 3,727 973 27.5 25.5-29.5 2,754 72.5 70.5-74.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 141 26 14.8 9.1-23.2 115 85.2 76.8-90.9
Non-Hispanic 5,974 1,283 21.0 19.7-22.4 4,691 79.0 77.6-80.3
AGE
18-34 815 147 18.0 15.2-21.2 668 82.0 78.8-84.8
35-44 717 166 24.0 20.4-27.9 551 76.0 72.1-79.6
45-54 1,008 274 23.5 20.4-26.9 734 76.5 73.1-79.6
55-64 1,273 330 24.7 21.9-27.8 943 75.3 72.2-78.1
65-74 1,233 250 19.9 17.1-23.0 983 80.1 77.0-82.9
75+ 1,040 140 13.3 10.9-16.2 900 86.7 83.8-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 613 177 30.7 25.9-35.8 436 69.3 64.2-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,681 363 19.7 17.4-22.3 1,318 80.3 77.7-82.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,705 424 23.7 21.2-26.4 1,281 76.3 73.6-78.8
College Graduate 2,124 351 14.2 12.5-16.1 1,773 85.8 83.9-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 587 248 46.1 40.5-51.8 339 53.9 48.2-59.5
$15,000- 24,999 923 285 34.2 30.1-38.6 638 65.8 61.4-69.9
$25,000- 34,999 550 114 19.5 15.7-24.0 436 80.5 76.0-84.3
$35,000- 49,999 760 145 18.8 15.5-22.6 615 81.2 77.4-84.5
$50,000- 74,999 725 121 14.9 12.1-18.2 604 85.1 81.8-87.9
$75,000+ 1,353 189 12.8 10.8-15.1 1,164 87.2 84.9-89.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,792 707 43.1 40.0-46.3 1,085 56.9 53.7-60.0
No 4,268 591 13.4 12.1-14.8 3,677 86.6 85.2-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 874 138 15.8 12.9-19.2 736 84.2 80.8-87.1
Non-Veteran 5,255 1,179 21.7 20.3-23.2 4,076 78.3 76.8-79.7
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 3,109 670 21.9 20.0-23.9 2,439 78.1 76.1-80.0
No 3,021 647 19.8 18.0-21.8 2,374 80.2 78.2-82.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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