2018 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 4,697 969 19.8 18.4-21.3 3,728 80.2 78.7-81.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 875 158 18.1 15.1-21.6 717 81.9 78.4-84.9
GENDER
Male 353 61 18.6 14.0-24.3 292 81.4 75.7-86.0
Female 522 97 17.7 13.9-22.3 425 82.3 77.7-86.1
AGE
18-34 176 28 18.9 12.8-27.0 148 81.1 73.0-87.2
35-44 119 25 21.2 13.7-31.5 94 78.8 68.5-86.3
45-54 173 32 16.8 11.3-24.2 141 83.2 75.8-88.7
55-64 172 38 19.2 13.1-27.3 134 80.8 72.7-86.9
65-74 149 25 16.5 10.0-26.0 124 83.5 74.0-90.0
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 44 14.8 10.3-20.9 229 85.2 79.1-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 268 54 19.9 14.6-26.6 214 80.1 73.4-85.4
College Graduate 229 33 12.5 8.2-18.7 196 87.5 81.3-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 32 27.3 18.2-38.9 85 72.7 61.1-81.8
$15,000- 24,999 157 40 27.9 19.8-37.9 117 72.1 62.1-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 91 14 14.4 7.9-25.0 77 85.6 75.0-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 20 16.2 9.8-25.5 105 83.8 74.5-90.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 286 102 42.5 35.0-50.3 184 57.5 49.7-65.0
No 560 55 9.0 6.5-12.4 505 91.0 87.6-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 38 27.1 18.5-37.8 97 72.9 62.2-81.5
Non-Veteran 740 120 16.7 13.5-20.3 620 83.3 79.7-86.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 292 47 16.0 11.6-21.6 245 84.0 78.4-88.4
Regional City or Suburban County 183 34 18.6 12.5-26.7 149 81.4 73.3-87.5
Rural 400 77 20.3 15.4-26.2 323 79.7 73.8-84.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 53 11.9 8.6-16.2 384 88.1 83.8-91.4
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 33 13.2 8.8-19.4 190 86.8 80.6-91.2
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 43 27.4 19.7-36.6 117 72.6 63.4-80.3
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 48 15.3 10.8-21.2 295 84.7 78.8-89.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 37 12.2 8.1-18.0 193 87.8 82.0-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 78 23.4 18.3-29.5 288 76.6 70.5-81.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 279 43 15.0 10.7-20.7 236 85.0 79.3-89.3

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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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