2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Depression and Anxiety

PHQ-4 Psychological Distress Category*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Mild Moderate Severe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,973 2,935 72.6 70.7-74.3 640 16.1 14.7-17.6 253 7.2 6.2- 8.4 145 4.1 3.3- 5.1
-Eastern NC 1,511 1,095 71.5 68.4-74.4 251 16.8 14.5-19.3 104 6.9 5.4- 8.7 61 4.9 3.5- 6.7
GENDER
Male 652 509 77.1 72.7-81.1 88 13.3 10.3-16.8 32 4.7 3.0- 7.3 23 4.9 2.9- 8.1
Female 859 586 66.3 62.0-70.3 163 20.0 16.6-23.8 72 8.8 6.7-11.5 38 4.9 3.2- 7.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 839 634 73.1 69.0-76.8 122 15.3 12.4-18.7 51 7.5 5.5-10.1 32 4.2 2.7- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Black 380 258 70.2 63.9-75.8 74 20.1 15.3-25.9 30 4.6 2.8- 7.6 18 5.2 2.9- 9.2
Other 272 185 64.6 56.2-72.2 55 18.4 13.1-25.1 23 9.8 6.0-15.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 245 155 61.1 53.4-68.3 50 20.9 15.3-27.9 23 9.2 5.9-14.1 17 8.8 5.1-14.7
35-44 208 142 70.4 62.7-77.1 38 16.8 11.7-23.5 16 6.7 3.8-11.6 *** *** ***
45-54 227 153 69.9 62.4-76.4 45 17.2 12.2-23.6 19 8.3 4.9-13.6 *** *** ***
55-64 288 212 76.6 70.3-81.9 45 14.0 10.1-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 333 262 80.8 75.2-85.3 51 14.7 10.7-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 179 144 78.6 69.1-85.8 20 14.3 8.2-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 96 66.0 55.2-75.3 32 19.3 12.6-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 286 72.5 66.7-77.5 61 14.5 10.9-19.1 29 7.2 4.7-10.7 23 5.9 3.4- 9.9
Some Post-H.S. 424 289 67.8 61.8-73.2 82 19.5 15.0-24.9 35 7.1 4.6-10.7 18 5.7 3.3- 9.4
College Graduate 535 417 77.5 72.8-81.6 75 14.8 11.3-19.1 28 4.9 3.1- 7.7 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 309 55.3 49.7-60.8 113 21.0 17.0-25.7 68 12.5 9.3-16.7 47 11.1 7.6-15.8
No 962 780 80.1 76.6-83.2 135 14.6 11.8-17.8 34 3.8 2.6- 5.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 231 175 75.1 67.3-81.5 28 11.4 7.4-17.2 *** *** *** 16 9.8 5.4-17.1
Non-Veteran 1,277 918 70.8 67.4-74.0 223 17.8 15.2-20.7 92 7.5 5.8- 9.5 44 3.9 2.7- 5.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 748 572 76.3 72.3-79.8 115 13.9 11.2-17.0 42 6.2 4.3- 8.8 19 3.7 2.1- 6.3
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 375 79.9 74.7-84.2 59 14.1 10.4-18.8 22 4.2 2.4- 7.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** 37 25.3 17.5-35.0 20 15.3 9.0-24.8 21 19.0 11.6-29.4
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** 33 20.4 12.9-30.8 18 9.5 5.3-16.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 158 103 63.2 53.2-72.2 33 22.0 14.9-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 167 118 65.9 56.3-74.4 31 18.5 12.7-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 156 82.8 75.1-88.5 27 12.4 7.7-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 395 322 80.0 74.6-84.5 51 12.4 9.0-16.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 357 260 72.8 66.3-78.5 57 17.4 12.5-23.7 27 7.1 4.6-11.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.3 7.0-20.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** 30 20.9 13.4-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** 22 15.1 9.5-23.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 730 582 79.4 75.5-82.8 104 13.6 10.9-16.9 30 4.4 2.8- 6.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 357 260 72.8 66.3-78.5 57 17.4 12.5-23.7 27 7.1 4.6-11.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,043 803 75.8 72.3-79.0 156 15.3 12.7-18.2 56 5.7 4.1- 7.9 28 3.2 2.0- 5.2
Rent 349 227 64.7 57.8-71.0 66 17.4 13.0-22.8 32 8.9 6.0-12.9 24 9.1 5.4-14.9
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.0 6.5-21.0 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 128 92 70.6 60.6-78.9 19 14.0 8.6-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 396 284 68.7 62.7-74.2 64 17.6 13.3-22.8 29 7.4 4.9-11.2 19 6.3 3.7-10.7
Rural 987 719 72.9 69.0-76.4 168 16.7 13.8-20.0 65 6.5 4.7- 8.8 35 3.9 2.5- 6.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 779 550 71.3 66.8-75.4 140 18.4 15.0-22.5 60 6.1 4.4- 8.5 29 4.2 2.5- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 441 71.9 67.1-76.3 88 15.0 11.9-18.8 33 7.2 4.8-10.5 25 5.9 3.6- 9.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 145 104 70.7 61.1-78.7 23 16.0 9.7-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 296 229 79.1 73.2-83.9 40 12.0 8.4-16.9 15 4.6 2.7- 7.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 175 121 64.6 55.7-72.7 33 21.4 14.7-30.0 14 9.5 5.5-15.9 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 476 340 68.3 62.7-73.3 78 16.4 12.8-20.7 33 7.9 5.2-11.7 25 7.5 4.6-11.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 564 405 73.5 67.9-78.4 100 18.0 13.8-23.1 42 5.9 3.9- 9.0 *** *** ***

Back to Depression and Anxiety.

*4-item Patient Health Questionnaire based off the 4 questions in this module on Depression and Anxiety.
Over the last 2 weeks how often have you been 'bothered by having little interest or pleasure in doing things?', 'have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless?'
'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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