2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 946 150 15.1 12.2-18.5 796 84.9 81.5-87.8
GENDER
Male 366 46 10.6 7.4-15.0 320 89.4 85.0-92.6
Female 580 104 18.9 14.6-24.0 476 81.1 76.0-85.4
AGE
18-34 196 25 15.3 9.6-23.4 171 84.7 76.6-90.4
35-44 137 21 14.9 9.0-23.9 116 85.1 76.1-91.0
45-54 160 34 20.4 13.2-30.0 126 79.6 70.0-86.8
55-64 202 37 16.1 10.9-23.1 165 83.9 76.9-89.1
65-74 155 26 12.9 7.2-22.1 129 87.1 77.9-92.8
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 22 18.1 10.5-29.4 100 81.9 70.6-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 51 15.3 10.8-21.3 250 84.7 78.7-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 254 45 16.8 11.3-24.1 209 83.2 75.9-88.7
College Graduate 266 31 9.8 6.2-15.3 235 90.2 84.7-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 36 20.0 13.1-29.4 102 80.0 70.6-86.9
$15,000- 24,999 201 36 24.0 16.4-33.7 165 76.0 66.3-83.6
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 106 33.8 26.8-41.7 213 66.2 58.3-73.2
No 591 38 6.7 4.5- 9.9 553 93.3 90.1-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 28 23.5 15.4-34.1 94 76.5 65.9-84.6
Non-Veteran 824 122 14.1 11.1-17.7 702 85.9 82.3-88.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 43 13.5 9.5-18.9 264 86.5 81.1-90.5
Regional City or Suburban County 180 31 13.7 8.7-20.8 149 86.3 79.2-91.3
Rural 459 76 18.0 13.0-24.4 383 82.0 75.6-87.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 483 43 9.8 6.5-14.3 440 90.2 85.7-93.5
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 26 11.1 6.8-17.6 203 88.9 82.4-93.2
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 184 30 16.9 10.8-25.6 154 83.1 74.4-89.2
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 35 8.5 5.0-14.0 294 91.5 86.0-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 42 16.0 10.2-24.0 223 84.0 76.0-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 350 63 16.7 12.3-22.2 287 83.3 77.8-87.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 45 13.6 9.4-19.2 286 86.4 80.8-90.6

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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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