2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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(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 4,916 1,018 21.3 19.9-22.8 3,898 78.7 77.2-80.1
-Eastern NC 1,843 381 21.0 18.7-23.4 1,462 79.0 76.6-81.3
GENDER
Male 815 117 14.7 12.0-18.1 698 85.3 81.9-88.0
Female 1,028 264 26.9 23.5-30.5 764 73.1 69.5-76.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 222 22.5 19.6-25.8 816 77.5 74.2-80.4
Non-Hispanic Black 442 92 17.8 13.8-22.5 350 82.2 77.5-86.2
Other 333 66 23.6 17.8-30.5 267 76.4 69.5-82.2
AGE
18-34 343 83 23.6 18.8-29.2 260 76.4 70.8-81.2
35-44 246 67 25.5 19.8-32.3 179 74.5 67.7-80.2
45-54 263 55 21.6 16.2-28.2 208 78.4 71.8-83.8
55-64 331 74 21.4 16.7-26.9 257 78.6 73.1-83.3
65-74 394 70 17.5 13.3-22.6 324 82.5 77.4-86.7
75+ 220 28 10.8 6.9-16.5 192 89.2 83.5-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 23 13.5 8.2-21.5 150 86.5 78.5-91.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 110 21.5 17.5-26.1 387 78.5 73.9-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 518 127 23.9 19.7-28.7 391 76.1 71.3-80.3
College Graduate 643 121 20.1 16.5-24.1 522 79.9 75.9-83.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 226 37.1 32.4-42.1 411 62.9 57.9-67.6
No 1,165 147 13.2 10.9-15.7 1,018 86.8 84.3-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 313 72 23.6 18.5-29.7 241 76.4 70.3-81.5
Non-Veteran 1,522 308 20.5 18.0-23.1 1,214 79.5 76.9-82.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 913 161 17.2 14.5-20.4 752 82.8 79.6-85.5
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 95 17.7 14.1-22.1 456 82.3 77.9-85.9
Unable to Work 153 69 47.2 37.7-57.0 84 52.8 43.0-62.3
Other not in Labor Force 101 23 21.5 13.6-32.2 78 78.5 67.8-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 48 27.6 19.8-37.2 146 72.4 62.8-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 197 56 26.9 20.2-34.8 141 73.1 65.2-79.8
$35,000- 49,999 216 46 23.1 17.0-30.6 170 76.9 69.4-83.0
$50,000- 74,999 233 37 14.0 9.3-20.6 196 86.0 79.4-90.7
$75,000+ 467 76 16.1 12.6-20.5 391 83.9 79.5-87.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 82 20.4 16.0-25.7 343 79.6 74.3-84.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** 91 62.8 52.0-72.4
101% to 150% 161 41 29.9 20.9-40.7 120 70.1 59.3-79.1
151% to 200% 180 48 26.0 19.2-34.3 132 74.0 65.7-80.8
More than 200% 880 151 16.0 13.3-19.2 729 84.0 80.8-86.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 82 20.4 16.0-25.7 343 79.6 74.3-84.0
HOUSING
Own 1,234 224 18.5 16.0-21.4 1,010 81.5 78.6-84.0
Rent 450 108 25.5 20.6-31.0 342 74.5 69.0-79.4
Other arrangement 138 46 29.2 21.0-39.2 92 70.8 60.8-79.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 37 26.1 18.7-35.2 110 73.9 64.8-81.3
Regional City or Suburban County 508 109 21.1 17.2-25.6 399 78.9 74.4-82.8
Rural 1,188 235 20.3 17.5-23.5 953 79.7 76.5-82.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 935 199 21.9 18.6-25.6 736 78.1 74.4-81.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 145 20.1 16.9-23.9 584 79.9 76.1-83.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 37 20.2 14.3-27.8 142 79.8 72.2-85.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 369 72 18.9 14.7-23.9 297 81.1 76.1-85.3
2nd Quartile 218 48 21.6 16.0-28.5 170 78.4 71.5-84.0
3rd Quartile 603 133 22.3 18.5-26.6 470 77.7 73.4-81.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 653 128 20.4 16.4-25.1 525 79.6 74.9-83.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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