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
-MALES 1,994 299 15.1 13.3-17.1 1,695 84.9 82.9-86.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,272 208 17.0 14.7-19.6 1,064 83.0 80.4-85.3
Non-Hispanic Black 358 54 13.4 10.0-17.7 304 86.6 82.3-90.0
Other 320 30 8.7 5.6-13.4 290 91.3 86.6-94.4
AGE
18-34 477 68 15.2 11.9-19.3 409 84.8 80.7-88.1
35-44 273 43 16.6 12.2-22.3 230 83.4 77.7-87.8
45-54 325 50 15.4 11.2-20.8 275 84.6 79.2-88.8
55-64 340 57 15.4 11.6-20.2 283 84.6 79.8-88.4
65-74 329 57 17.5 12.8-23.5 272 82.5 76.5-87.2
75+ 216 22 8.7 5.5-13.6 194 91.3 86.4-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 35 19.6 13.5-27.5 175 80.4 72.5-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 76 13.2 10.4-16.7 437 86.8 83.3-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 552 94 16.3 13.1-20.0 458 83.7 80.0-86.9
College Graduate 712 93 13.1 10.6-16.1 619 86.9 83.9-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 39 25.2 17.9-34.2 115 74.8 65.8-82.1
$15,000- 24,999 235 48 20.9 15.2-28.0 187 79.1 72.0-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 172 29 17.1 11.4-24.7 143 82.9 75.3-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 238 32 12.1 8.3-17.3 206 87.9 82.7-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 226 24 13.8 8.9-20.7 202 86.2 79.3-91.1
$75,000+ 598 71 12.0 9.3-15.4 527 88.0 84.6-90.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 183 30.7 26.4-35.5 419 69.3 64.5-73.6
No 1,308 108 8.8 7.2-10.8 1,200 91.2 89.2-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 533 106 19.3 15.6-23.7 427 80.7 76.3-84.4
Non-Veteran 1,442 191 13.9 11.9-16.2 1,251 86.1 83.8-88.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 94 13.6 10.9-16.9 581 86.4 83.1-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 559 80 13.6 10.7-17.2 479 86.4 82.8-89.3
Rural 760 125 17.8 14.7-21.5 635 82.2 78.5-85.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,183 133 12.0 9.9-14.3 1,050 88.0 85.7-90.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 74 15.1 11.5-19.5 429 84.9 80.5-88.5
Unable to Work 144 63 40.3 31.4-49.8 81 59.7 50.2-68.6
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 38 24.2 17.3-32.8 125 75.8 67.2-82.7
101% to 150% 197 33 16.7 11.0-24.5 164 83.3 75.5-89.0
151% to 200% 161 32 18.3 12.7-25.7 129 81.7 74.3-87.3
More than 200% 1,002 121 12.7 10.5-15.3 881 87.3 84.7-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 442 69 16.6 12.8-21.4 373 83.4 78.6-87.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 674 120 18.0 14.8-21.6 554 82.0 78.4-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 878 110 12.3 9.9-15.1 768 87.7 84.9-90.1

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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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