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
-MALES 1,838 195 11.0 9.3-13.0 1,643 89.0 87.0-90.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,184 124 11.3 9.1-13.9 1,060 88.7 86.1-90.9
Non-Hispanic Black 309 36 10.7 7.1-16.0 273 89.3 84.0-92.9
Other 309 28 8.6 5.3-13.6 281 91.4 86.4-94.7
AGE
18-34 361 50 15.0 11.0-20.1 311 85.0 79.9-89.0
35-44 285 37 12.2 8.4-17.3 248 87.8 82.7-91.6
45-54 330 32 9.5 6.5-13.7 298 90.5 86.3-93.5
55-64 312 37 11.5 7.1-18.0 275 88.5 82.0-92.9
65-74 326 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4 308 96.2 93.6-97.8
75+ 191 17 10.8 5.9-18.8 174 89.2 81.2-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 24 15.2 9.2-24.1 153 84.8 75.9-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 56 12.9 9.3-17.6 416 87.1 82.4-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 478 62 10.8 8.1-14.2 416 89.2 85.8-91.9
College Graduate 702 52 7.3 5.4- 9.7 650 92.7 90.3-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 29 21.7 13.5-33.0 113 78.3 67.0-86.5
$25,000- 34,999 175 23 12.1 7.5-18.9 152 87.9 81.1-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 223 27 15.0 10.0-22.1 196 85.0 77.9-90.0
$50,000- 74,999 256 17 7.4 4.3-12.6 239 92.6 87.4-95.7
$75,000+ 604 38 6.4 4.5- 9.0 566 93.6 91.0-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 111 21.4 17.1-26.5 441 78.6 73.5-82.9
No 1,276 81 6.5 5.0- 8.4 1,195 93.5 91.6-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 434 41 9.9 6.9-14.1 393 90.1 85.9-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,400 153 11.3 9.3-13.7 1,247 88.7 86.3-90.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 552 49 8.0 5.8-11.0 503 92.0 89.0-94.2
Regional City or Suburban County 498 61 12.9 9.5-17.1 437 87.1 82.9-90.5
Rural 788 85 12.1 9.2-15.7 703 87.9 84.3-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,105 95 8.9 7.1-11.1 1,010 91.1 88.9-92.9
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 471 34 6.0 4.0- 8.9 437 94.0 91.1-96.0
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 27 20.3 13.2-30.0 113 79.7 70.0-86.8
151% to 200% 144 21 15.1 9.2-23.8 123 84.9 76.2-90.8
More than 200% 1,025 72 7.4 5.7- 9.5 953 92.6 90.5-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 477 53 13.3 9.0-19.3 424 86.7 80.7-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 780 92 12.1 9.6-15.1 688 87.9 84.9-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 581 50 8.3 6.1-11.3 531 91.7 88.7-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 570 55 10.9 7.6-15.3 515 89.1 84.7-92.4
2nd Quartile 480 47 9.2 6.7-12.6 433 90.8 87.4-93.3
3rd Quartile 540 74 14.7 11.2-19.0 466 85.3 81.0-88.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 248 19 6.9 3.8-12.3 229 93.1 87.7-96.2

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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