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
-MALES 2,191 309 13.9 12.1-15.8 1,882 86.1 84.2-87.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 217 15.1 12.9-17.6 1,231 84.9 82.4-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 366 46 10.6 7.4-15.0 320 89.4 85.0-92.6
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 501 69 13.4 10.3-17.3 432 86.6 82.7-89.7
35-44 293 31 10.6 6.9-15.9 262 89.4 84.1-93.1
45-54 390 55 16.9 12.3-22.8 335 83.1 77.2-87.7
55-64 407 72 16.3 12.3-21.2 335 83.7 78.8-87.7
65-74 369 57 15.6 11.4-21.0 312 84.4 79.0-88.6
75+ 213 23 8.2 4.7-13.9 190 91.8 86.1-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 234 43 17.5 12.2-24.5 191 82.5 75.5-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 613 94 15.3 12.1-19.2 519 84.7 80.8-87.9
Some Post-H.S. 542 86 14.2 11.0-18.2 456 85.8 81.8-89.0
College Graduate 797 85 9.9 7.7-12.6 712 90.1 87.4-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 45 22.8 15.9-31.4 149 77.2 68.6-84.1
$15,000- 24,999 309 62 20.8 15.6-27.4 247 79.2 72.6-84.4
$25,000- 34,999 197 29 13.6 8.4-21.1 168 86.4 78.9-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 268 39 11.6 8.0-16.6 229 88.4 83.4-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 312 43 14.8 10.3-20.8 269 85.2 79.2-89.7
$75,000+ 600 52 9.7 7.0-13.4 548 90.3 86.6-93.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 633 181 29.3 24.7-34.3 452 70.7 65.7-75.3
No 1,474 116 8.0 6.4- 9.9 1,358 92.0 90.1-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 639 100 16.0 12.7-19.9 539 84.0 80.1-87.3
Non-Veteran 1,548 208 13.2 11.2-15.5 1,340 86.8 84.5-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 609 77 12.2 9.5-15.6 532 87.8 84.4-90.5
Regional City or Suburban County 444 67 15.0 11.4-19.6 377 85.0 80.4-88.6
Rural 1,138 165 14.7 12.1-17.8 973 85.3 82.2-87.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,345 136 10.9 9.0-13.2 1,209 89.1 86.8-91.0
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 515 77 13.9 10.6-18.1 438 86.1 81.9-89.4
Unable to Work 165 68 40.7 31.1-51.0 97 59.3 49.0-68.9
Other not in Labor Force 73 12 14.4 7.0-27.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 24 19.1 11.9-29.2 114 80.9 70.8-88.1
101% to 150% 293 54 17.1 12.3-23.3 239 82.9 76.7-87.7
151% to 200% 143 29 16.9 10.4-26.2 114 83.1 73.8-89.6
More than 200% 1,143 137 12.1 9.9-14.8 1,006 87.9 85.2-90.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 64 16.8 11.7-23.4 377 83.2 76.6-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 776 110 14.1 11.3-17.4 666 85.9 82.6-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 974 135 13.1 10.7-15.9 839 86.9 84.1-89.3

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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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