2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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(Ever told) you have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression,
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,916 1,018 21.3 19.9-22.8 3,898 78.7 77.2-80.1
GENDER
Male 2,292 351 16.3 14.4-18.4 1,941 83.7 81.6-85.6
Female 2,624 667 26.0 23.9-28.2 1,957 74.0 71.8-76.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,109 701 23.4 21.5-25.3 2,408 76.6 74.7-78.5
Non-Hispanic Black 905 170 18.7 15.6-22.3 735 81.3 77.7-84.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 478 58 11.4 8.5-15.3 420 88.6 84.7-91.5
AGE
18-34 1,017 244 25.2 22.0-28.6 773 74.8 71.4-78.0
35-44 741 177 23.7 20.1-27.7 564 76.3 72.3-79.9
45-54 773 156 20.1 16.9-23.7 617 79.9 76.3-83.1
55-64 823 192 22.8 19.4-26.6 631 77.2 73.4-80.6
65-74 888 159 16.6 13.7-19.8 729 83.4 80.2-86.3
75+ 554 77 13.6 10.3-17.8 477 86.4 82.2-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 451 87 20.7 16.3-26.0 364 79.3 74.0-83.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,144 260 23.6 20.5-26.9 884 76.4 73.1-79.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,309 320 23.1 20.5-26.0 989 76.9 74.0-79.5
College Graduate 1,988 348 17.5 15.6-19.5 1,640 82.5 80.5-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,506 562 39.6 36.4-42.9 944 60.4 57.1-63.6
No 3,304 439 13.7 12.3-15.3 2,865 86.3 84.7-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 642 126 19.8 16.2-23.9 516 80.2 76.1-83.8
Non-Veteran 4,248 891 21.7 20.1-23.3 3,357 78.3 76.7-79.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,651 466 18.0 16.2-19.9 2,185 82.0 80.1-83.8
Unemployed 251 79 36.3 29.2-44.2 172 63.7 55.8-70.8
Retired 1,307 223 16.2 13.9-18.8 1,084 83.8 81.2-86.1
Unable to Work 341 173 53.5 46.7-60.2 168 46.5 39.8-53.3
Other not in Labor Force 306 72 24.2 18.6-30.7 234 75.8 69.3-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 285 102 37.0 29.6-45.1 183 63.0 54.9-70.4
$15,000- 24,999 454 116 28.8 23.5-34.7 338 71.2 65.3-76.5
$25,000- 34,999 504 137 24.1 20.1-28.8 367 75.9 71.2-79.9
$35,000- 49,999 520 113 21.7 17.6-26.5 407 78.3 73.5-82.4
$50,000-74,999 611 122 19.2 15.6-23.4 489 80.8 76.6-84.4
$75,000-100,000 495 95 21.8 17.5-26.7 400 78.2 73.3-82.5
$100,000-150,000 532 83 16.0 12.7-19.9 449 84.0 80.1-87.3
$150,000+ 429 54 13.9 10.1-19.0 375 86.1 81.0-89.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,086 196 19.5 16.5-22.9 890 80.5 77.1-83.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 390 133 35.9 29.6-42.8 257 64.1 57.2-70.4
101% to 150% 406 111 29.1 23.9-34.9 295 70.9 65.1-76.1
151% to 200% 404 101 24.0 19.3-29.4 303 76.0 70.6-80.7
More than 200% 2,474 442 17.9 16.1-19.8 2,032 82.1 80.2-83.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,086 196 19.5 16.5-22.9 890 80.5 77.1-83.5
HOUSING
Own 3,191 586 18.9 17.2-20.7 2,605 81.1 79.3-82.8
Rent 1,327 321 26.4 23.4-29.6 1,006 73.6 70.4-76.6
Other arrangement 335 103 28.2 22.5-34.8 232 71.8 65.2-77.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,516 295 20.4 18.0-23.1 1,221 79.6 76.9-82.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,314 286 22.3 19.6-25.2 1,028 77.7 74.8-80.4
Rural 2,086 437 21.4 19.1-23.9 1,649 78.6 76.1-80.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,336 278 21.4 18.4-24.7 1,058 78.6 75.3-81.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,955 449 23.8 21.5-26.3 1,506 76.2 73.7-78.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,625 291 18.9 16.7-21.3 1,334 81.1 78.7-83.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,503 288 19.6 17.1-22.2 1,215 80.4 77.8-82.9
2nd Quartile 1,294 275 21.7 19.1-24.7 1,019 78.3 75.3-80.9
3rd Quartile 1,393 317 23.6 20.9-26.5 1,076 76.4 73.5-79.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 726 138 19.4 15.8-23.6 588 80.6 76.4-84.2

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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