2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 888 202 22.5 19.0-26.3 686 77.5 73.7-81.0
GENDER
Male 419 67 14.9 11.1-19.8 352 85.1 80.2-88.9
Female 469 135 29.6 24.4-35.4 334 70.4 64.6-75.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 777 175 22.5 18.8-26.6 602 77.5 73.4-81.2
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 36 26.0 18.4-35.5 107 74.0 64.5-81.6
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 30 15.6 10.0-23.5 101 84.4 76.5-90.0
55-64 172 45 28.4 20.2-38.4 127 71.6 61.6-79.8
65-74 198 37 16.4 11.1-23.7 161 83.6 76.3-88.9
75+ 128 19 12.9 7.6-21.2 109 87.1 78.8-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 19 18.6 11.1-29.7 78 81.4 70.3-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 61 22.3 16.5-29.5 166 77.7 70.5-83.5
Some Post-H.S. 271 76 28.6 21.9-36.3 195 71.4 63.7-78.1
College Graduate 295 47 16.4 11.5-22.9 248 83.6 77.1-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 41 29.3 20.3-40.3 96 70.7 59.7-79.7
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 26 23.9 15.0-35.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 15 14.2 7.8-24.4 90 85.8 75.6-92.2
$75,000+ 194 21 12.2 7.3-19.7 173 87.8 80.3-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 114 37.4 30.2-45.1 188 62.6 54.9-69.8
No 561 84 15.2 11.7-19.5 477 84.8 80.5-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 21 16.9 9.6-28.1 97 83.1 71.9-90.4
Non-Veteran 772 182 23.0 19.4-27.1 590 77.0 72.9-80.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 227 50 22.4 16.6-29.5 177 77.6 70.5-83.4
Rural 663 153 22.5 18.4-27.1 510 77.5 72.9-81.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 74 19.1 14.6-24.5 330 80.9 75.5-85.4
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 51 14.6 10.5-20.0 254 85.4 80.0-89.5
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 41 28.2 19.2-39.3 90 71.8 60.7-80.8
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 416 62 15.5 11.6-20.5 354 84.5 79.5-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 54 16.6 11.8-22.9 202 83.4 77.1-88.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 75 25.0 19.2-31.8 210 75.0 68.2-80.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 74 22.6 17.4-28.8 275 77.4 71.2-82.6

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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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