2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 499 117 23.8 18.7-29.8 382 76.2 70.2-81.3
Region 3 480 117 24.8 20.4-29.8 363 75.2 70.2-79.6
Region 4 738 142 20.2 17.0-23.9 596 79.8 76.1-83.0
Region 5 666 140 23.9 20.1-28.3 526 76.1 71.7-79.9
Region 6 532 127 25.2 21.0-30.0 405 74.8 70.0-79.0
Region 7 704 126 17.2 14.3-20.5 578 82.8 79.5-85.7
Region 8 795 162 21.6 18.2-25.6 633 78.4 74.4-81.8
Region 9 & 10 502 87 18.5 14.6-23.2 415 81.5 76.8-85.4
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,843 381 21.0 18.7-23.4 1,462 79.0 76.6-81.3
Piedmont 2,452 485 20.9 19.0-22.9 1,967 79.1 77.1-81.0
Western NC 621 152 24.4 19.9-29.6 469 75.6 70.4-80.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 412 93 22.3 17.0-28.7 319 77.7 71.3-83.0
Northwest 724 174 24.0 20.2-28.3 550 76.0 71.7-79.8
Charlotte 595 110 20.2 16.6-24.3 485 79.8 75.7-83.4
Greensboro 515 114 24.3 19.9-29.4 401 75.7 70.6-80.1
Southern Regional 783 169 23.9 20.2-28.1 614 76.1 71.9-79.8
Southeast 369 86 23.9 19.2-29.2 283 76.1 70.8-80.8
Wake 819 145 18.6 15.7-21.9 674 81.4 78.1-84.3
Area L & Eastern 699 127 17.9 14.7-21.6 572 82.1 78.4-85.3
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 524 122 23.6 18.6-29.3 402 76.4 70.7-81.4
Region 2 746 177 24.8 21.0-29.0 569 75.2 71.0-79.0
Region 3 752 143 20.1 16.9-23.7 609 79.9 76.3-83.1
Region 4 1,049 195 19.6 17.0-22.5 854 80.4 77.5-83.0
Region 5 1,181 260 24.1 21.1-27.3 921 75.9 72.7-78.9
Region 6 664 121 17.8 14.5-21.7 543 82.2 78.3-85.5

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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.

^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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