2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,970 247 13.0 11.3-15.0 1,723 87.0 85.0-88.7
GENDER
Male 917 90 9.8 7.7-12.4 827 90.2 87.6-92.3
Female 1,053 157 15.8 13.3-18.6 896 84.2 81.4-86.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,271 156 12.7 10.7-15.0 1,115 87.3 85.0-89.3
Non-Hispanic Black 365 54 15.6 11.6-20.7 311 84.4 79.3-88.4
Other 300 31 9.5 6.3-14.0 269 90.5 86.0-93.7
AGE
18-34 389 68 19.0 14.8-24.2 321 81.0 75.8-85.2
35-44 351 56 13.9 10.3-18.6 295 86.1 81.4-89.7
45-54 334 39 11.4 8.0-16.1 295 88.6 83.9-92.0
55-64 315 44 13.1 9.5-17.8 271 86.9 82.2-90.5
65-74 320 22 6.8 4.2-10.7 298 93.2 89.3-95.8
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 35 24.0 16.6-33.3 125 76.0 66.7-83.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 52 13.4 10.0-17.9 345 86.6 82.1-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 510 71 12.7 9.8-16.2 439 87.3 83.8-90.2
College Graduate 896 89 9.8 7.8-12.1 807 90.2 87.9-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 528 135 28.4 24.0-33.3 393 71.6 66.7-76.0
No 1,432 112 7.6 6.1- 9.5 1,320 92.4 90.5-93.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 17 8.1 4.8-13.4 186 91.9 86.6-95.2
Non-Veteran 1,764 230 13.5 11.7-15.6 1,534 86.5 84.4-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,138 137 11.8 9.8-14.2 1,001 88.2 85.8-90.2
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 28 5.7 3.7- 8.6 458 94.3 91.4-96.3
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 16 11.1 6.1-19.3 104 88.9 80.7-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 37 31.1 22.0-41.9 109 68.9 58.1-78.0
$25,000- 34,999 184 25 13.7 8.9-20.6 159 86.3 79.4-91.1
$35,000- 49,999 206 29 14.2 9.5-20.7 177 85.8 79.3-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 248 29 11.7 7.6-17.4 219 88.3 82.6-92.4
$75,000+ 685 56 8.5 6.3-11.3 629 91.5 88.7-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 401 38 9.7 6.7-13.7 363 90.3 86.3-93.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 *** *** *** 102 67.9 57.0-77.1
101% to 150% 149 33 22.1 15.4-30.6 116 77.9 69.4-84.6
151% to 200% 151 22 14.5 9.0-22.6 129 85.5 77.4-91.0
More than 200% 1,072 100 9.5 7.6-11.8 972 90.5 88.2-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 401 38 9.7 6.7-13.7 363 90.3 86.3-93.3
HOUSING
Own 1,317 118 9.3 7.6-11.3 1,199 90.7 88.7-92.4
Rent 500 101 23.3 18.8-28.6 399 76.7 71.4-81.2
Other arrangement 129 26 21.2 13.9-30.8 103 78.8 69.2-86.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,054 118 11.0 8.9-13.3 936 89.0 86.7-91.1
Regional City or Suburban County 522 75 14.6 11.2-18.6 447 85.4 81.4-88.8
Rural 394 54 16.4 12.2-21.6 340 83.6 78.4-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 183 21 13.0 7.9-20.8 162 87.0 79.2-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 783 116 16.2 13.2-19.7 667 83.8 80.3-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,004 110 10.8 8.8-13.2 894 89.2 86.8-91.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 69 11.6 8.9-14.9 574 88.4 85.1-91.1
2nd Quartile 733 86 11.8 9.3-14.8 647 88.2 85.2-90.7
3rd Quartile 530 87 17.8 14.0-22.4 443 82.2 77.6-86.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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