2019 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 4,267 922 21.6 20.1-23.1 3,345 78.4 76.9-79.9
-Western 552 121 23.3 19.2-28.0 431 76.7 72.0-80.8
GENDER
Male 282 41 15.0 10.4-21.1 241 85.0 78.9-89.6
Female 270 80 31.1 24.8-38.2 190 68.9 61.8-75.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 453 103 24.1 19.6-29.2 350 75.9 70.8-80.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 31 27.7 19.6-37.6 81 72.3 62.4-80.4
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 20 19.5 12.2-29.6 73 80.5 70.4-87.8
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 24 21.5 13.7-32.0 97 78.5 68.0-86.3
Some Post-H.S. 167 40 24.5 17.9-32.6 127 75.5 67.4-82.1
College Graduate 207 40 18.6 13.5-25.1 167 81.4 74.9-86.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 75 42.2 33.6-51.3 115 57.8 48.7-66.4
No 350 44 12.9 9.4-17.5 306 87.1 82.5-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 469 104 23.1 18.8-28.0 365 76.9 72.0-81.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 48 17.7 13.2-23.3 229 82.3 76.7-86.8
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 33 21.8 14.4-31.6 140 78.2 68.4-85.6
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 121 14 9.5 5.3-16.3 107 90.5 83.7-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 37 15.5 11.1-21.2 203 84.5 78.8-88.9
HOUSING
Own 392 78 22.8 18.0-28.5 314 77.2 71.5-82.0
Rent 115 35 30.2 21.5-40.6 80 69.8 59.4-78.5
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 30 18.1 12.4-25.7 127 81.9 74.3-87.6
Rural 395 91 25.1 20.1-30.9 304 74.9 69.1-79.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 58 26.9 20.5-34.5 178 73.1 65.5-79.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 41 18.1 13.1-24.5 174 81.9 75.5-86.9

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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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