2018 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 4,697 969 19.8 18.4-21.3 3,728 80.2 78.7-81.6
-Eastern NC 1,688 351 19.9 17.5-22.5 1,337 80.1 77.5-82.5
GENDER
Male 783 135 16.7 13.6-20.5 648 83.3 79.5-86.4
Female 905 216 22.9 19.6-26.5 689 77.1 73.5-80.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,049 235 20.3 17.6-23.4 814 79.7 76.6-82.4
Non-Hispanic Black 404 73 18.3 13.6-24.1 331 81.7 75.9-86.4
Other 237 43 20.9 14.1-30.0 194 79.1 70.0-85.9
AGE
18-34 340 65 20.9 15.9-26.8 275 79.1 73.2-84.1
35-44 221 52 22.9 17.1-30.0 169 77.1 70.0-82.9
45-54 280 71 24.2 18.5-31.0 209 75.8 69.0-81.5
55-64 303 75 20.9 15.8-27.0 228 79.1 73.0-84.2
65-74 317 59 16.6 12.6-21.6 258 83.4 78.4-87.4
75+ 198 27 8.7 5.6-13.2 171 91.3 86.8-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 48 23.9 17.2-32.2 142 76.1 67.8-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 103 17.5 13.8-22.0 381 82.5 78.0-86.2
Some Post-H.S. 500 117 23.8 19.2-29.0 383 76.2 71.0-80.8
College Graduate 514 83 14.8 11.4-18.9 431 85.2 81.1-88.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 173 67 39.4 30.3-49.3 106 60.6 50.7-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 278 69 21.2 16.2-27.2 209 78.8 72.8-83.8
$25,000- 34,999 172 35 18.1 12.1-26.0 137 81.9 74.0-87.9
$35,000- 49,999 211 34 13.5 9.1-19.7 177 86.5 80.3-90.9
$50,000- 74,999 225 34 16.3 10.3-24.8 191 83.7 75.2-89.7
$75,000+ 311 56 22.3 16.5-29.4 255 77.7 70.6-83.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 215 37.8 32.6-43.2 363 62.2 56.8-67.4
No 1,071 132 11.8 9.5-14.6 939 88.2 85.4-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 82 26.2 20.2-33.2 265 73.8 66.8-79.8
Non-Veteran 1,339 268 18.2 15.8-21.0 1,071 81.8 79.0-84.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 101 21 16.7 10.6-25.3 80 83.3 74.7-89.4
Regional City or Suburban County 397 87 24.0 18.8-30.0 310 76.0 70.0-81.2
Rural 1,192 243 18.3 15.8-21.2 949 81.7 78.8-84.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 131 15.9 12.9-19.4 699 84.1 80.6-87.1
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 485 81 13.8 10.8-17.5 404 86.2 82.5-89.2
Unable to Work 196 102 51.7 42.5-60.8 94 48.3 39.2-57.5
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 47 28.3 20.5-37.6 90 71.7 62.4-79.5
101% to 150% 254 68 23.6 18.1-30.1 186 76.4 69.9-81.9
151% to 200% 139 19 11.8 6.9-19.5 120 88.2 80.5-93.1
More than 200% 759 132 18.5 14.9-22.7 627 81.5 77.3-85.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 112 18.6 14.7-23.2 428 81.4 76.8-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 830 176 21.4 18.0-25.4 654 78.6 74.6-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 63 17.5 13.1-23.1 257 82.5 76.9-86.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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