2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Depression and Anxiety

PHQ-4 Screened Positive for Anxiety? (Y/N)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,062 548 14.8 13.4-16.3 3,514 85.2 83.7-86.6
-Eastern NC 1,553 225 16.0 13.7-18.6 1,328 84.0 81.4-86.3
GENDER
Male 669 76 12.3 9.4-16.0 593 87.7 84.0-90.6
Female 884 149 19.4 16.1-23.3 735 80.6 76.7-83.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 861 127 16.9 13.8-20.5 734 83.1 79.5-86.2
Non-Hispanic Black 390 58 13.5 9.7-18.3 332 86.5 81.7-90.3
Other 281 38 18.8 12.7-27.0 243 81.2 73.0-87.3
AGE
18-34 248 54 24.8 18.7-32.2 194 75.2 67.8-81.3
35-44 211 38 18.0 12.6-25.0 173 82.0 75.0-87.4
45-54 233 39 16.6 11.8-22.9 194 83.4 77.1-88.2
55-64 296 35 10.0 6.8-14.6 261 90.0 85.4-93.2
65-74 343 35 9.0 6.1-13.2 308 91.0 86.8-93.9
75+ 189 22 11.0 6.7-17.4 167 89.0 82.6-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 17 13.8 7.6-23.7 131 86.2 76.3-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 415 67 16.3 12.4-21.2 348 83.7 78.8-87.6
Some Post-H.S. 435 78 19.6 15.1-25.1 357 80.4 74.9-84.9
College Graduate 547 62 11.8 8.9-15.5 485 88.2 84.5-91.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 140 26.8 22.2-32.1 418 73.2 67.9-77.8
No 983 80 10.0 7.7-12.9 903 90.0 87.1-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 32 15.5 10.2-22.9 207 84.5 77.1-89.8
Non-Veteran 1,311 192 16.1 13.6-18.9 1,119 83.9 81.1-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 763 85 12.2 9.6-15.5 678 87.8 84.5-90.4
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 46 9.1 6.4-12.8 438 90.9 87.2-93.6
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** 87 61.6 51.0-71.3
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 28 18.5 11.4-28.5 131 81.5 71.5-88.6
$25,000- 34,999 162 27 18.4 11.9-27.5 135 81.6 72.5-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 172 30 24.0 16.3-33.7 142 76.0 66.3-83.7
$50,000- 74,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 403 40 11.3 8.0-15.8 363 88.7 84.2-92.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 371 52 14.9 10.3-21.0 319 85.1 79.0-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 27 23.7 15.1-35.0 115 76.3 65.0-84.9
151% to 200% 132 25 24.0 15.3-35.7 107 76.0 64.3-84.7
More than 200% 746 75 10.6 8.2-13.7 671 89.4 86.3-91.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 371 52 14.9 10.3-21.0 319 85.1 79.0-89.7
HOUSING
Own 1,073 121 12.1 9.8-14.8 952 87.9 85.2-90.2
Rent 357 73 23.1 17.7-29.5 284 76.9 70.5-82.3
Other arrangement 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 132 23 20.9 13.7-30.7 109 79.1 69.3-86.3
Regional City or Suburban County 408 62 16.7 12.6-21.8 346 83.3 78.2-87.4
Rural 1,013 140 15.1 12.3-18.5 873 84.9 81.5-87.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 802 114 14.9 11.7-18.9 688 85.1 81.1-88.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 602 87 17.1 13.5-21.3 515 82.9 78.7-86.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 149 24 16.4 10.7-24.5 125 83.6 75.5-89.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 303 41 13.3 9.4-18.5 262 86.7 81.5-90.6
2nd Quartile 178 30 18.5 12.8-26.1 148 81.5 73.9-87.2
3rd Quartile 492 80 19.0 14.9-24.0 412 81.0 76.0-85.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 580 74 13.2 9.4-18.2 506 86.8 81.8-90.6

Back to Depression and Anxiety.

*2-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener based off the 2 questions in this module on Anxiety.
Over the last 2 weeks how often have you been 'feeling nervous, anxious or on edge?' and 'have you been bothered by not being able to control worrying?'

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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