2019 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 4,267 922 21.6 20.1-23.1 3,345 78.4 76.9-79.9
-Eastern NC 1,402 317 22.6 20.0-25.3 1,085 77.4 74.7-80.0
GENDER
Male 631 98 15.8 12.7-19.6 533 84.2 80.4-87.3
Female 771 219 28.9 25.1-33.0 552 71.1 67.0-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 835 203 25.8 22.3-29.5 632 74.2 70.5-77.7
Non-Hispanic Black 342 69 18.1 13.9-23.2 273 81.9 76.8-86.1
Other 225 45 16.4 11.7-22.5 180 83.6 77.5-88.3
AGE
18-34 292 60 22.2 17.1-28.3 232 77.8 71.7-82.9
35-44 194 51 24.8 18.6-32.1 143 75.2 67.9-81.4
45-54 220 64 28.1 21.9-35.3 156 71.9 64.7-78.1
55-64 258 62 23.9 18.3-30.5 196 76.1 69.5-81.7
65-74 257 51 17.5 13.1-23.1 206 82.5 76.9-86.9
75+ 165 26 17.4 11.1-26.2 139 82.6 73.8-88.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 30 26.8 18.4-37.3 105 73.2 62.7-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 85 20.0 15.9-24.8 317 80.0 75.2-84.1
Some Post-H.S. 464 123 25.5 21.3-30.2 341 74.5 69.8-78.7
College Graduate 397 78 18.3 14.5-22.8 319 81.7 77.2-85.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 521 204 39.9 34.9-45.2 317 60.1 54.8-65.1
No 830 106 13.1 10.6-16.1 724 86.9 83.9-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 58 22.1 16.7-28.6 196 77.9 71.4-83.3
Non-Veteran 1,138 259 22.9 20.0-26.0 879 77.1 74.0-80.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 692 116 17.3 14.2-21.0 576 82.7 79.0-85.8
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 380 69 18.2 14.0-23.4 311 81.8 76.6-86.0
Unable to Work 166 87 48.4 39.1-57.9 79 51.6 42.1-60.9
Other not in Labor Force 88 26 27.1 18.0-38.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 56 40.8 31.5-50.9 86 59.2 49.1-68.5
$15,000- 24,999 193 59 25.9 19.6-33.4 134 74.1 66.6-80.4
$25,000- 34,999 118 20 15.3 9.6-23.5 98 84.7 76.5-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 176 35 21.4 15.1-29.4 141 78.6 70.6-84.9
$50,000- 74,999 156 27 17.8 11.8-25.9 129 82.2 74.1-88.2
$75,000+ 312 56 19.6 14.6-25.7 256 80.4 74.3-85.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 51 28.6 20.8-38.0 90 71.4 62.0-79.2
101% to 150% 142 36 22.0 15.5-30.3 106 78.0 69.7-84.5
151% to 200% 124 30 23.9 16.3-33.6 94 76.1 66.4-83.7
More than 200% 612 110 19.2 15.7-23.3 502 80.8 76.7-84.3
HOUSING
Own 876 185 21.3 18.3-24.7 691 78.7 75.3-81.7
Rent 410 99 24.5 19.8-29.9 311 75.5 70.1-80.2
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 24 21.7 13.9-32.3 81 78.3 67.7-86.1
Regional City or Suburban County 438 93 21.3 17.1-26.2 345 78.7 73.8-82.9
Rural 859 200 23.4 20.1-27.1 659 76.6 72.9-79.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 782 175 21.1 17.9-24.8 607 78.9 75.2-82.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 86 27.9 22.5-33.9 250 72.1 66.1-77.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 284 56 19.7 14.8-25.9 228 80.3 74.1-85.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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