2019 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 4,267 922 21.6 20.1-23.1 3,345 78.4 76.9-79.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 857 175 18.8 16.0-21.9 682 81.2 78.1-84.0
GENDER
Male 358 54 13.4 10.0-17.7 304 86.6 82.3-90.0
Female 499 121 23.3 19.3-27.8 378 76.7 72.2-80.7
AGE
18-34 181 41 19.1 13.9-25.6 140 80.9 74.4-86.1
35-44 129 26 19.6 13.0-28.5 103 80.4 71.5-87.0
45-54 153 36 22.9 16.3-31.2 117 77.1 68.8-83.7
55-64 172 40 21.1 15.1-28.6 132 78.9 71.4-84.9
65-74 132 26 15.6 10.2-23.2 106 84.4 76.8-89.8
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** 62 76.5 65.0-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 48 17.7 13.0-23.7 194 82.3 76.3-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 287 61 18.7 14.3-24.0 226 81.3 76.0-85.7
College Graduate 247 47 18.0 13.2-24.1 200 82.0 75.9-86.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 35 28.6 20.1-39.0 75 71.4 61.0-79.9
$15,000- 24,999 137 32 22.5 15.7-31.0 105 77.5 69.0-84.3
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 21 20.6 13.1-31.0 77 79.4 69.0-86.9
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 30 17.5 11.7-25.4 121 82.5 74.6-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 113 37.4 31.2-44.0 182 62.6 56.0-68.8
No 528 54 10.1 7.6-13.5 474 89.9 86.5-92.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 30 23.0 15.7-32.3 82 77.0 67.7-84.3
Non-Veteran 737 144 18.3 15.4-21.7 593 81.7 78.3-84.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 63 18.7 14.5-23.8 275 81.3 76.2-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 209 41 15.8 11.1-22.1 168 84.2 77.9-88.9
Rural 310 71 21.2 16.6-26.7 239 78.8 73.3-83.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 67 14.1 10.9-18.0 356 85.9 82.0-89.1
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 32 12.8 8.7-18.5 181 87.2 81.5-91.3
Unable to Work 130 57 43.3 33.7-53.5 73 56.7 46.5-66.3
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 23 15.3 9.8-23.0 96 84.7 77.0-90.2
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 313 52 15.2 11.3-20.2 261 84.8 79.8-88.7
HOUSING
Own 414 62 14.0 10.7-18.1 352 86.0 81.9-89.3
Rent 348 90 26.1 21.2-31.8 258 73.9 68.2-78.8
Other arrangement 88 22 19.0 11.8-29.3 66 81.0 70.7-88.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 63 18.4 14.0-23.8 226 81.6 76.2-86.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 54 19.6 14.7-25.5 199 80.4 74.5-85.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 58 18.5 14.1-23.8 257 81.5 76.2-85.9

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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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