2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Depression and Anxiety

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,021 475 12.6 11.3-14.0 3,546 87.4 86.0-88.7
-FEMALES 2,202 263 12.6 10.8-14.5 1,939 87.4 85.5-89.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,380 143 11.8 9.7-14.3 1,237 88.2 85.7-90.3
Non-Hispanic Black 462 75 14.8 11.1-19.6 387 85.2 80.4-88.9
Other 337 42 11.6 7.8-16.9 295 88.4 83.1-92.2
AGE
18-34 354 48 16.3 12.0-21.7 306 83.7 78.3-88.0
35-44 340 29 8.1 5.3-12.3 311 91.9 87.7-94.7
45-54 338 51 14.9 10.9-20.2 287 85.1 79.8-89.1
55-64 399 54 12.7 9.3-17.2 345 87.3 82.8-90.7
65-74 433 47 9.3 6.5-13.3 386 90.7 86.7-93.5
75+ 288 33 13.2 7.9-21.1 255 86.8 78.9-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 51 26.4 19.3-35.0 144 73.6 65.0-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 68 14.3 10.6-19.0 395 85.7 81.0-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 616 80 13.1 10.0-16.9 536 86.9 83.1-90.0
College Graduate 920 64 6.1 4.6- 8.1 856 93.9 91.9-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 221 37 19.7 13.4-28.0 184 80.3 72.0-86.6
$25,000- 34,999 244 46 21.6 15.3-29.5 198 78.4 70.5-84.7
$35,000- 49,999 200 19 7.6 4.6-12.4 181 92.4 87.6-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 259 18 6.5 3.7-11.2 241 93.5 88.8-96.3
$75,000+ 611 35 5.6 3.8- 8.1 576 94.4 91.9-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 186 29.4 25.1-34.0 543 70.6 66.0-74.9
No 1,457 73 4.7 3.4- 6.4 1,384 95.3 93.6-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,133 249 12.3 10.5-14.3 1,884 87.7 85.7-89.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 623 64 10.5 7.9-13.8 559 89.5 86.2-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 587 69 13.1 10.0-17.0 518 86.9 83.0-90.0
Rural 992 130 13.8 10.9-17.3 862 86.2 82.7-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,063 95 9.0 7.2-11.4 968 91.0 88.6-92.8
Unemployed 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 658 62 9.5 6.6-13.4 596 90.5 86.6-93.4
Unable to Work 165 62 42.4 33.0-52.4 103 57.6 47.6-67.0
Other not in Labor Force 188 14 9.3 4.8-17.3 174 90.7 82.7-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 195 47 27.8 20.1-37.1 148 72.2 62.9-79.9
101% to 150% 211 37 22.6 15.7-31.4 174 77.4 68.6-84.3
151% to 200% 174 26 15.6 9.9-24.0 148 84.4 76.0-90.1
More than 200% 1,039 76 6.3 4.9- 8.2 963 93.7 91.8-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 673 92 12.6 9.4-16.7 581 87.4 83.3-90.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 870 104 15.2 12.2-18.9 766 84.8 81.1-87.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 659 67 9.6 7.4-12.4 592 90.4 87.6-92.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 632 65 11.7 8.6-15.6 567 88.3 84.4-91.4
2nd Quartile 537 63 12.8 9.7-16.8 474 87.2 83.2-90.3
3rd Quartile 639 74 13.1 10.1-16.8 565 86.9 83.2-89.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 394 61 12.8 9.1-17.8 333 87.2 82.2-90.9

Back to Depression and Anxiety.

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

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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