2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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 4,890 957 19.9 18.5-21.5 3,933 80.1 78.5-81.5
-Eastern NC 1,942 362 20.1 17.6-22.9 1,580 79.9 77.1-82.4
GENDER
Male 853 120 14.5 11.7-17.8 733 85.5 82.2-88.3
Female 1,089 242 25.5 21.6-29.7 847 74.5 70.3-78.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,126 220 20.5 17.5-23.8 906 79.5 76.2-82.5
Non-Hispanic Black 512 92 21.2 15.9-27.6 420 78.8 72.4-84.1
Other 304 50 16.0 11.0-22.8 254 84.0 77.2-89.0
AGE
18-34 372 66 20.7 15.6-26.9 306 79.3 73.1-84.4
35-44 249 50 24.2 17.4-32.5 199 75.8 67.5-82.6
45-54 313 63 16.6 12.1-22.2 250 83.4 77.8-87.9
55-64 393 88 24.6 19.3-30.8 305 75.4 69.2-80.7
65-74 362 63 18.4 12.7-25.9 299 81.6 74.1-87.3
75+ 236 31 12.2 7.8-18.6 205 87.8 81.4-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 247 67 31.2 23.5-40.1 180 68.8 59.9-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 97 17.5 13.7-22.1 456 82.5 77.9-86.3
Some Post-H.S. 570 116 20.4 16.1-25.7 454 79.6 74.3-83.9
College Graduate 565 81 13.9 10.8-17.7 484 86.1 82.3-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 72 32.4 24.6-41.3 149 67.6 58.7-75.4
$15,000- 24,999 322 70 23.5 17.4-30.8 252 76.5 69.2-82.6
$25,000- 34,999 203 45 23.7 16.4-33.1 158 76.3 66.9-83.6
$35,000- 49,999 239 41 19.4 12.2-29.5 198 80.6 70.5-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 231 37 16.4 11.3-23.1 194 83.6 76.9-88.7
$75,000+ 367 37 9.9 6.8-14.2 330 90.1 85.8-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 673 232 38.6 33.4-44.2 441 61.4 55.8-66.6
No 1,209 124 11.6 9.2-14.4 1,085 88.4 85.6-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 59 16.4 12.1-22.0 298 83.6 78.0-87.9
Non-Veteran 1,583 303 21.0 18.2-24.2 1,280 79.0 75.8-81.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 25 21.7 14.2-31.7 106 78.3 68.3-85.8
Regional City or Suburban County 312 58 18.7 13.8-25.0 254 81.3 75.0-86.2
Rural 1,499 279 20.3 17.4-23.6 1,220 79.7 76.4-82.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 963 123 15.5 12.3-19.2 840 84.5 80.8-87.7
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 82 15.1 11.4-19.6 468 84.9 80.4-88.6
Unable to Work 215 112 56.9 48.0-65.4 103 43.1 34.6-52.0
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 51 33.0 24.0-43.4 123 67.0 56.6-76.0
101% to 150% 325 68 21.5 15.8-28.6 257 78.5 71.4-84.2
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 820 113 14.3 11.0-18.4 707 85.7 81.6-89.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 663 115 17.6 13.5-22.7 548 82.4 77.3-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 933 181 20.8 17.6-24.6 752 79.2 75.4-82.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 66 20.9 15.2-28.0 280 79.1 72.0-84.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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