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2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics

Chronic Health Conditions

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 6,505 1,252 18.3 17.1-19.5 5,253 81.7 80.5-82.9
Region 3 572 121 22.2 18.3-26.6 451 77.8 73.4-81.7
GENDER
Male 251 33 13.6 9.3-19.6 218 86.4 80.4-90.7
Female 321 88 30.1 24.3-36.6 233 69.9 63.4-75.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 426 101 24.8 20.2-30.2 325 75.2 69.8-79.8
Non-Hispanic Black 80 15 19.0 11.1-30.7 65 81.0 69.3-88.9
Other 60 *** *** *** 55 92.8 82.3-97.3
AGE
18-44 179 33 19.6 13.5-27.5 146 80.4 72.5-86.5
45-64 215 58 28.0 21.5-35.5 157 72.0 64.5-78.5
65+ 170 30 19.5 13.5-27.4 140 80.5 72.6-86.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 232 59 28.0 21.6-35.5 173 72.0 64.5-78.4
Some College + 340 62 17.0 13.0-22.0 278 83.0 78.0-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 291 77 28.4 22.6-35.0 214 71.6 65.0-77.4
$50,000+ 182 24 11.5 7.5-17.3 158 88.5 82.7-92.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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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