2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 2,224 353 18.1 16.0-20.4 1,871 81.9 79.6-84.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,390 222 18.8 16.0-21.8 1,168 81.2 78.2-84.0
Non-Hispanic Black 467 79 17.7 13.7-22.7 388 82.3 77.3-86.3
Other 341 49 15.6 11.1-21.4 292 84.4 78.6-88.9
AGE
18-34 356 87 27.2 21.9-33.2 269 72.8 66.8-78.1
35-44 345 68 19.4 14.4-25.7 277 80.6 74.3-85.6
45-54 338 65 18.8 14.4-24.3 273 81.2 75.7-85.6
55-64 400 57 14.4 10.6-19.2 343 85.6 80.8-89.4
65-74 441 49 13.4 8.4-20.5 392 86.6 79.5-91.6
75+ 292 24 9.6 5.1-17.4 268 90.4 82.6-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 40 28.3 19.9-38.7 155 71.7 61.3-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 85 20.1 15.5-25.8 384 79.9 74.2-84.5
Some Post-H.S. 626 117 19.5 15.8-23.8 509 80.5 76.2-84.2
College Graduate 926 111 11.7 9.5-14.3 815 88.3 85.7-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 53 37.6 28.1-48.0 97 62.4 52.0-71.9
$15,000- 24,999 227 41 22.3 15.6-30.8 186 77.7 69.2-84.4
$25,000- 34,999 246 47 24.8 17.3-34.2 199 75.2 65.8-82.7
$35,000- 49,999 201 38 18.4 12.7-25.8 163 81.6 74.2-87.3
$50,000- 74,999 258 32 14.4 9.3-21.6 226 85.6 78.4-90.7
$75,000+ 618 68 12.1 9.2-15.6 550 87.9 84.4-90.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 738 217 35.2 30.6-40.1 521 64.8 59.9-69.4
No 1,471 134 10.3 8.3-12.6 1,337 89.7 87.4-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,154 341 18.1 16.0-20.5 1,813 81.9 79.5-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 634 92 14.6 11.7-18.1 542 85.4 81.9-88.3
Regional City or Suburban County 592 92 17.2 13.7-21.5 500 82.8 78.5-86.3
Rural 998 169 21.7 17.9-26.1 829 78.3 73.9-82.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,069 163 16.6 13.9-19.8 906 83.4 80.2-86.1
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 666 52 10.3 6.9-15.2 614 89.7 84.8-93.1
Unable to Work 169 65 42.0 32.8-51.7 104 58.0 48.3-67.2
Other not in Labor Force 194 38 21.4 14.6-30.3 156 78.6 69.7-85.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 197 58 33.8 25.6-43.1 139 66.2 56.9-74.4
101% to 150% 212 43 24.6 17.8-33.1 169 75.4 66.9-82.2
151% to 200% 177 31 21.9 13.4-33.8 146 78.1 66.2-86.6
More than 200% 1,047 128 12.9 10.5-15.7 919 87.1 84.3-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 674 109 18.2 14.0-23.4 565 81.8 76.6-86.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 876 150 21.9 18.1-26.1 726 78.1 73.9-81.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 674 94 14.0 11.2-17.3 580 86.0 82.7-88.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 645 92 18.6 14.6-23.4 553 81.4 76.6-85.4
2nd Quartile 544 81 14.9 11.6-18.8 463 85.1 81.2-88.4
3rd Quartile 639 120 21.9 17.9-26.6 519 78.1 73.4-82.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 396 60 16.7 11.6-23.5 336 83.3 76.5-88.4

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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