2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Depression and Anxiety

PHQ-4 Psychological Distress Category*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None Mild Moderate Severe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,973 2,935 72.6 70.7-74.3 640 16.1 14.7-17.6 253 7.2 6.2- 8.4 145 4.1 3.3- 5.1
-Piedmont NC 1,938 1,452 73.7 71.2-76.0 306 15.9 14.0-18.0 118 6.9 5.6- 8.4 62 3.5 2.6- 4.7
GENDER
Male 904 692 75.9 72.2-79.1 143 16.0 13.3-19.2 44 5.2 3.8- 7.2 25 2.9 1.7- 4.8
Female 1,034 760 71.9 68.4-75.1 163 15.8 13.3-18.7 74 8.3 6.4-10.7 37 4.0 2.7- 5.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,254 961 76.2 73.3-78.8 183 14.2 12.1-16.6 78 6.7 5.2- 8.6 32 3.0 2.0- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 357 255 70.3 64.3-75.7 57 15.4 11.6-20.2 27 9.1 6.0-13.7 18 5.2 2.8- 9.2
Other 295 213 68.9 61.4-75.5 62 24.5 18.3-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 385 254 62.8 56.8-68.5 75 19.6 15.2-24.9 40 12.6 9.1-17.3 16 4.9 2.7- 8.6
35-44 345 246 72.4 66.4-77.7 66 18.3 13.9-23.8 22 6.1 3.7- 9.8 *** *** ***
45-54 330 253 77.3 71.5-82.2 47 13.7 9.9-18.6 19 5.1 3.1- 8.2 *** *** ***
55-64 311 225 74.5 68.8-79.5 53 15.2 11.4-20.0 20 6.3 3.9-10.1 13 4.0 2.2- 6.9
65-74 313 260 83.9 78.4-88.2 38 11.8 8.1-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 213 180 81.0 72.7-87.1 23 14.4 9.1-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 101 60.9 51.1-70.0 21 13.9 8.4-22.4 21 15.4 9.8-23.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 288 74.1 68.7-78.9 58 13.8 10.3-18.3 29 8.0 5.3-11.9 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 498 353 71.6 66.8-75.9 97 19.7 15.9-24.1 27 5.6 3.7- 8.6 21 3.1 1.9- 5.1
College Graduate 886 704 79.4 76.2-82.2 129 14.4 12.0-17.2 41 4.8 3.4- 6.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 287 52.1 47.0-57.2 110 22.3 18.2-27.1 68 15.9 12.4-20.3 46 9.6 6.9-13.2
No 1,417 1,158 81.4 78.7-83.7 193 13.5 11.5-15.8 50 3.8 2.7- 5.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 160 80.8 73.8-86.2 25 11.8 7.6-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,736 1,289 73.0 70.4-75.5 281 16.3 14.3-18.6 112 7.3 5.9- 8.9 54 3.4 2.5- 4.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 856 75.8 72.7-78.6 177 15.9 13.5-18.6 64 6.0 4.6- 7.9 28 2.3 1.5- 3.5
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** 21 16.2 10.0-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 475 396 84.0 79.7-87.6 59 12.7 9.5-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** 24 21.5 13.9-31.7 16 16.6 9.6-27.3 18 18.2 10.7-29.2
Other not in Labor Force 117 *** *** *** 21 20.0 11.9-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** 18 16.2 9.3-26.8 *** *** *** 15 14.5 8.1-24.7
$15,000- 24,999 146 84 52.3 42.2-62.2 35 22.8 15.9-31.4 18 13.9 8.2-22.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 131 73.5 65.1-80.4 27 11.8 7.3-18.6 14 8.7 4.8-15.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 204 142 71.2 63.3-78.0 41 19.2 13.5-26.5 17 8.1 4.7-13.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 191 77.3 70.5-82.8 37 14.3 9.9-20.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 679 557 80.8 77.0-84.1 88 14.2 11.3-17.8 27 4.0 2.6- 6.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 383 294 74.1 68.1-79.4 60 17.5 13.0-23.1 20 6.0 3.7- 9.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 *** *** *** 24 13.0 7.9-20.5 19 15.9 9.2-25.8 16 15.3 8.4-26.3
101% to 150% 149 95 62.3 52.6-71.1 29 18.4 11.9-27.3 17 12.6 7.5-20.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 101 69.2 59.9-77.2 28 16.9 11.1-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,064 849 79.5 76.5-82.2 153 14.8 12.4-17.5 47 4.6 3.3- 6.3 15 1.2 0.7- 2.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 383 294 74.1 68.1-79.4 60 17.5 13.0-23.1 20 6.0 3.7- 9.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,299 1,047 79.0 76.1-81.6 170 14.4 12.2-16.9 54 4.3 3.2- 5.9 28 2.3 1.5- 3.5
Rent 491 307 59.6 54.1-64.8 109 20.5 16.7-25.0 49 13.7 10.1-18.5 26 6.2 3.7-10.1
Other arrangement 125 79 61.1 50.6-70.7 24 19.2 12.2-28.8 15 13.5 7.9-22.1 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,037 787 75.6 72.3-78.7 169 16.1 13.5-19.0 57 5.7 4.2- 7.8 24 2.6 1.7- 4.0
Regional City or Suburban County 517 384 72.7 67.9-77.1 78 15.9 12.4-20.1 31 6.5 4.5- 9.4 24 4.9 2.9- 8.1
Rural 384 281 70.0 64.0-75.4 59 15.5 11.6-20.5 30 10.8 7.3-15.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 136 74.2 65.4-81.4 28 15.7 10.4-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 770 573 72.1 68.0-76.0 111 14.1 11.3-17.4 55 9.5 7.0-12.7 31 4.3 2.8- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 989 743 74.7 71.4-77.8 167 17.3 14.6-20.3 53 5.3 3.9- 7.1 26 2.7 1.7- 4.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 633 490 76.5 72.3-80.2 96 15.4 12.3-19.1 32 5.7 3.8- 8.3 15 2.4 1.4- 4.3
2nd Quartile 723 544 73.3 69.2-77.1 109 15.9 12.8-19.5 53 8.0 5.9-10.7 17 2.8 1.6- 4.8
3rd Quartile 521 368 69.8 64.7-74.5 92 16.7 13.3-20.8 33 7.3 4.9-10.7 28 6.2 3.8- 9.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Depression and Anxiety.

*4-item Patient Health Questionnaire based off the 4 questions in this module on Depression and Anxiety.
Over the last 2 weeks how often have you been 'bothered by having little interest or pleasure in doing things?', 'have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless?'
'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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