2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

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
Region 8 795 162 21.6 18.2-25.6 633 78.4 74.4-81.8
GENDER
Male 333 46 14.8 10.6-20.3 287 85.2 79.7-89.4
Female 462 116 28.4 23.2-34.2 346 71.6 65.8-76.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 454 99 23.2 18.8-28.4 355 76.8 71.6-81.2
Non-Hispanic Black 150 31 19.3 12.1-29.2 119 80.7 70.8-87.9
Other 183 32 19.5 12.6-28.9 151 80.5 71.1-87.4
AGE
18-44 224 59 23.5 17.8-30.2 165 76.5 69.8-82.2
45-64 241 48 24.0 17.7-31.7 193 76.0 68.3-82.3
65+ 309 53 16.9 12.2-23.0 256 83.1 77.0-87.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 298 56 19.3 14.3-25.6 242 80.7 74.4-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 217 56 26.4 19.7-34.4 161 73.6 65.6-80.3
College Graduate 277 50 19.2 14.3-25.3 227 80.8 74.7-85.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 327 81 27.6 21.7-34.4 246 72.4 65.6-78.3
$50,000+ 285 49 16.6 12.0-22.6 236 83.4 77.4-88.0
Don't know/Not Sure 181 31 20.1 13.2-29.5 150 79.9 70.5-86.8

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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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