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 White 3,119 685 20.9 19.2-22.7 2,434 79.1 77.3-80.8
GENDER
Male 1,468 235 13.6 11.7-15.8 1,233 86.4 84.2-88.3
Female 1,651 450 27.6 25.0-30.5 1,201 72.4 69.5-75.0
AGE
18-34 585 130 22.2 18.5-26.5 455 77.8 73.5-81.5
35-44 362 100 24.0 19.2-29.4 262 76.0 70.6-80.8
45-54 477 120 22.7 18.5-27.6 357 77.3 72.4-81.5
55-64 564 142 23.8 19.7-28.5 422 76.2 71.5-80.3
65-74 649 128 18.4 14.8-22.5 521 81.6 77.5-85.2
75+ 441 60 10.1 7.5-13.5 381 89.9 86.5-92.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 59 21.8 15.9-29.1 152 78.2 70.9-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 727 174 20.5 17.1-24.3 553 79.5 75.7-82.9
Some Post-H.S. 918 227 24.4 21.1-28.0 691 75.6 72.0-78.9
College Graduate 1,262 225 17.0 14.8-19.6 1,037 83.0 80.4-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 230 100 38.2 30.7-46.2 130 61.8 53.8-69.3
$15,000- 24,999 365 123 34.3 28.3-40.9 242 65.7 59.1-71.7
$25,000- 34,999 260 56 18.8 13.7-25.3 204 81.2 74.7-86.3
$35,000- 49,999 374 88 23.2 18.3-28.9 286 76.8 71.1-81.7
$50,000- 74,999 463 83 16.7 12.9-21.4 380 83.3 78.6-87.1
$75,000+ 885 135 15.4 12.7-18.6 750 84.6 81.4-87.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 961 360 38.0 34.0-42.1 601 62.0 57.9-66.0
No 2,089 311 14.2 12.5-16.1 1,778 85.8 83.9-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 98 18.1 14.1-23.0 400 81.9 77.0-85.9
Non-Veteran 2,621 586 21.3 19.4-23.3 2,035 78.7 76.7-80.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 718 154 21.0 17.6-24.8 564 79.0 75.2-82.4
Regional City or Suburban County 799 171 19.9 16.8-23.4 628 80.1 76.6-83.2
Rural 1,606 360 21.5 19.0-24.2 1,246 78.5 75.8-81.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,553 284 17.5 15.4-19.9 1,269 82.5 80.1-84.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,015 177 15.7 13.0-18.7 838 84.3 81.3-87.0
Unable to Work 244 140 52.4 43.9-60.8 104 47.6 39.2-56.1
Other not in Labor Force 211 51 24.1 17.6-32.1 160 75.9 67.9-82.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** 87 60.5 50.0-70.1
101% to 150% 352 119 31.5 25.9-37.6 233 68.5 62.4-74.1
151% to 200% 219 47 21.5 14.9-29.8 172 78.5 70.2-85.1
More than 200% 1,755 310 16.8 14.8-19.0 1,445 83.2 81.0-85.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 123 19.9 16.0-24.4 418 80.1 75.6-84.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,327 321 24.1 21.3-27.1 1,006 75.9 72.9-78.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,255 241 17.8 15.4-20.5 1,014 82.2 79.5-84.6

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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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