2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression,
dysthymia, or minor depression?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,916 1,018 21.3 19.9-22.8 3,898 78.7 77.2-80.1
-MALES 2,292 351 16.3 14.4-18.4 1,941 83.7 81.6-85.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,469 245 17.8 15.5-20.4 1,224 82.2 79.6-84.5
Non-Hispanic Black 376 54 13.1 9.1-18.5 322 86.9 81.5-90.9
Other 392 44 15.2 10.5-21.6 348 84.8 78.4-89.5
AGE
18-34 533 99 21.0 16.9-25.7 434 79.0 74.3-83.1
35-44 344 63 18.7 14.3-24.1 281 81.3 75.9-85.7
45-54 391 48 10.4 7.5-14.2 343 89.6 85.8-92.5
55-64 360 56 15.9 11.4-21.8 304 84.1 78.2-88.6
65-74 393 58 13.5 9.9-18.3 335 86.5 81.7-90.1
75+ 221 23 12.6 7.6-20.1 198 87.4 79.9-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 33 16.0 10.7-23.2 191 84.0 76.8-89.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 104 19.5 15.7-24.1 484 80.5 75.9-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 587 106 17.0 13.6-21.0 481 83.0 79.0-86.4
College Graduate 881 107 12.0 9.8-14.7 774 88.0 85.3-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 35 21.2 14.1-30.4 149 78.8 69.6-85.9
$25,000- 34,999 223 40 16.9 11.9-23.5 183 83.1 76.5-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 274 58 21.2 16.1-27.3 216 78.8 72.7-83.9
$50,000- 74,999 314 45 14.0 10.1-19.1 269 86.0 80.9-89.9
$75,000+ 747 78 12.8 9.9-16.3 669 87.2 83.7-90.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 197 33.0 28.5-38.0 451 67.0 62.0-71.5
No 1,595 147 9.7 8.0-11.7 1,448 90.3 88.3-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 556 94 17.2 13.6-21.6 462 82.8 78.4-86.4
Non-Veteran 1,720 256 16.2 14.0-18.6 1,464 83.8 81.4-86.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 740 112 16.6 13.4-20.5 628 83.4 79.5-86.6
Regional City or Suburban County 616 98 16.3 13.0-20.1 518 83.7 79.9-87.0
Rural 936 141 16.0 13.1-19.4 795 84.0 80.6-86.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,384 159 12.5 10.5-14.8 1,225 87.5 85.2-89.5
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 84 14.6 11.3-18.6 471 85.4 81.4-88.7
Unable to Work 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 28 20.3 13.4-29.5 134 79.7 70.5-86.6
151% to 200% 185 36 18.7 13.1-25.9 149 81.3 74.1-86.9
More than 200% 1,270 169 14.2 12.0-16.8 1,101 85.8 83.2-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 563 89 18.8 14.5-24.2 474 81.2 75.8-85.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 155 16.5 13.7-19.7 784 83.5 80.3-86.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 790 107 14.7 11.9-18.1 683 85.3 81.9-88.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 731 104 14.9 11.8-18.7 627 85.1 81.3-88.2
2nd Quartile 628 91 15.5 12.2-19.5 537 84.5 80.5-87.8
3rd Quartile 649 121 20.1 16.5-24.3 528 79.9 75.7-83.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 35 13.3 8.9-19.6 249 86.7 80.4-91.1

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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 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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