2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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(Ever told) you have a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression,
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,467 972 21.7 20.1-23.4 3,495 78.3 76.6-79.9
MALES 2,106 325 14.1 12.4-16.0 1,781 85.9 84.0-87.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,320 227 16.4 14.1-18.9 1,093 83.6 81.1-85.9
Non-Hispanic Black 308 44 13.3 9.2-18.8 264 86.7 81.2-90.8
Other 422 47 8.8 6.3-12.4 375 91.2 87.6-93.7
AGE
18-34 538 91 14.4 11.5-18.0 447 85.6 82.0-88.5
35-44 312 57 18.1 13.3-24.0 255 81.9 76.0-86.7
45-54 335 55 15.0 11.1-20.1 280 85.0 79.9-88.9
55-64 356 55 12.8 9.2-17.7 301 87.2 82.3-90.8
65-74 341 45 13.2 9.0-19.0 296 86.8 81.0-91.0
75+ 179 16 9.0 4.4-17.6 163 91.0 82.4-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 31 15.2 10.1-22.1 180 84.8 77.9-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 521 71 11.8 8.9-15.5 450 88.2 84.5-91.1
Some Post-H.S. 567 104 17.4 14.1-21.4 463 82.6 78.6-85.9
College Graduate 795 118 12.8 10.4-15.7 677 87.2 84.3-89.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 36 26.6 18.3-36.8 83 73.4 63.2-81.7
$15,000- 24,999 152 24 16.2 10.0-25.3 128 83.8 74.7-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 30 17.7 11.6-26.1 149 82.3 73.9-88.4
$35,000- 49,999 214 36 10.6 7.1-15.4 178 89.4 84.6-92.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 40 14.7 10.1-21.0 227 85.3 79.0-89.9
$75,000+ 742 105 12.7 10.2-15.8 637 87.3 84.2-89.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 178 26.5 22.4-31.2 434 73.5 68.8-77.6
No 1,410 136 9.1 7.4-11.0 1,274 90.9 89.0-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 492 89 16.6 12.7-21.2 403 83.4 78.8-87.3
Non-Veteran 1,592 232 13.5 11.6-15.6 1,360 86.5 84.4-88.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 746 117 14.2 11.7-17.3 629 85.8 82.7-88.3
Regional City or Suburban County 549 95 15.3 12.0-19.3 454 84.7 80.7-88.0
Rural 811 113 13.1 10.3-16.5 698 86.9 83.5-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,351 179 11.7 9.9-13.9 1,172 88.3 86.1-90.1
Unemployed 77 19 18.8 10.7-30.8 58 81.2 69.2-89.3
Retired 462 52 11.1 7.7-15.7 410 88.9 84.3-92.3
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 33 21.9 14.6-31.6 113 78.1 68.4-85.4
101% to 150% 117 20 16.9 10.1-26.9 97 83.1 73.1-89.9
151% to 200% 149 24 13.7 8.2-22.1 125 86.3 77.9-91.8
More than 200% 1,171 173 13.3 11.1-15.8 998 86.7 84.2-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 75 12.5 9.1-16.9 431 87.5 83.1-90.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 658 95 13.8 10.9-17.3 563 86.2 82.7-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 942 155 15.1 12.7-18.0 787 84.9 82.0-87.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 108 15.3 12.3-18.9 579 84.7 81.1-87.7
2nd Quartile 577 90 14.5 11.5-18.1 487 85.5 81.9-88.5
3rd Quartile 532 87 13.0 10.1-16.6 445 87.0 83.4-89.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 40 12.1 7.6-18.8 270 87.9 81.2-92.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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