2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,313 484 20.9 19.0-22.9 1,829 79.1 77.1-81.0
GENDER
Male 1,081 160 15.0 12.6-17.7 921 85.0 82.3-87.4
Female 1,232 324 26.3 23.5-29.2 908 73.7 70.8-76.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 330 22.9 20.5-25.6 1,127 77.1 74.4-79.5
Non-Hispanic Black 482 98 19.2 15.6-23.4 384 80.8 76.6-84.4
Other 374 56 14.0 10.2-19.0 318 86.0 81.0-89.8
AGE
18-34 524 114 22.1 18.3-26.4 410 77.9 73.6-81.7
35-44 343 77 22.8 18.1-28.2 266 77.2 71.8-81.9
45-54 385 82 22.2 17.6-27.6 303 77.8 72.4-82.4
55-64 436 92 19.1 15.4-23.5 344 80.9 76.5-84.6
65-74 335 81 22.9 18.3-28.3 254 77.1 71.7-81.7
75+ 247 35 13.0 8.6-19.3 212 87.0 80.7-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 47 25.7 19.1-33.6 167 74.3 66.4-80.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 102 20.5 16.7-24.9 384 79.5 75.1-83.3
Some Post-H.S. 636 142 21.1 17.8-24.9 494 78.9 75.1-82.2
College Graduate 972 193 19.3 16.7-22.3 779 80.7 77.7-83.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 260 41.1 36.6-45.7 395 58.9 54.3-63.4
No 1,578 214 13.5 11.6-15.5 1,364 86.5 84.5-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 60 20.1 15.3-25.9 211 79.9 74.1-84.7
Non-Veteran 2,022 421 21.1 19.0-23.2 1,601 78.9 76.8-81.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,305 221 17.1 14.9-19.6 1,084 82.9 80.4-85.1
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 113 18.1 14.8-22.0 443 81.9 78.0-85.2
Unable to Work 167 86 53.6 44.9-62.2 81 46.4 37.8-55.1
Other not in Labor Force 160 32 20.8 14.6-28.8 128 79.2 71.2-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 50 29.5 22.3-38.0 117 70.5 62.0-77.7
$15,000- 24,999 256 67 26.7 20.7-33.6 189 73.3 66.4-79.3
$25,000- 34,999 198 49 23.4 17.2-31.1 149 76.6 68.9-82.8
$35,000- 49,999 234 56 21.9 16.7-28.3 178 78.1 71.7-83.3
$50,000- 74,999 267 49 20.9 15.5-27.5 218 79.1 72.5-84.5
$75,000+ 704 121 16.6 13.7-19.9 583 83.4 80.1-86.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 59 31.7 24.6-39.6 130 68.3 60.4-75.4
101% to 150% 223 58 25.5 19.2-33.0 165 74.5 67.0-80.8
151% to 200% 134 32 22.4 15.5-31.2 102 77.6 68.8-84.5
More than 200% 1,177 224 18.6 16.2-21.3 953 81.4 78.7-83.8
HOUSING
Own 1,432 262 18.2 16.0-20.7 1,170 81.8 79.3-84.0
Rent 701 175 26.2 22.6-30.2 526 73.8 69.8-77.4
Other arrangement 158 45 26.6 19.6-35.0 113 73.4 65.0-80.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,285 256 19.9 17.4-22.5 1,029 80.1 77.5-82.6
Regional City or Suburban County 571 121 20.8 17.2-25.0 450 79.2 75.0-82.8
Rural 457 107 24.0 19.7-29.0 350 76.0 71.0-80.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 38 29.9 21.6-39.9 94 70.1 60.1-78.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 836 193 23.0 19.8-26.6 643 77.0 73.4-80.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,345 253 18.7 16.4-21.2 1,092 81.3 78.8-83.6

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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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