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2016 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 558 113 19.4 16.0-23.4 445 80.6 76.6-84.0
GENDER
Male 247 45 18.7 13.7-25.1 202 81.3 74.9-86.3
Female 311 68 20.1 15.7-25.3 243 79.9 74.7-84.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 312 66 21.8 16.9-27.8 246 78.2 72.2-83.1
Non-Hispanic Black 163 31 17.4 12.1-24.3 132 82.6 75.7-87.9
Other 77 15 14.1 8.2-23.1 62 85.9 76.9-91.8
AGE
18-44 216 35 14.9 10.5-20.6 181 85.1 79.4-89.5
45-64 180 56 30.2 23.1-38.4 124 69.8 61.6-76.9
65+ 156 22 15.1 9.6-22.8 134 84.9 77.2-90.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 233 48 18.2 13.3-24.5 185 81.8 75.5-86.7
Some College + 323 64 20.4 15.9-25.8 259 79.6 74.2-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 291 76 25.6 20.1-31.9 215 74.4 68.1-79.9
$50,000+ 159 21 13.3 8.6-20.0 138 86.7 80.0-91.4

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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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