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
Non-Hispanic White 2,774 679 24.4 22.4-26.5 2,095 75.6 73.5-77.6
GENDER
Male 1,320 227 16.4 14.1-18.9 1,093 83.6 81.1-85.9
Female 1,454 452 31.7 28.6-35.0 1,002 68.3 65.0-71.4
AGE
18-34 552 170 32.1 27.4-37.1 382 67.9 62.9-72.6
35-44 352 102 28.9 23.6-34.9 250 71.1 65.1-76.4
45-54 423 101 20.7 16.5-25.6 322 79.3 74.4-83.5
55-64 523 135 24.2 19.5-29.5 388 75.8 70.5-80.5
65-74 523 114 22.1 17.9-27.0 409 77.9 73.0-82.1
75+ 354 54 14.3 10.0-20.1 300 85.7 79.9-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 132 22.7 18.7-27.2 428 77.3 72.8-81.3
Some Post-H.S. 823 243 28.5 24.9-32.3 580 71.5 67.7-75.1
College Graduate 1,272 266 20.2 17.7-22.9 1,006 79.8 77.1-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 61 35.9 27.4-45.3 105 64.1 54.7-72.6
$25,000- 34,999 239 78 32.3 25.4-40.1 161 67.7 59.9-74.6
$35,000- 49,999 285 71 24.8 18.8-31.9 214 75.2 68.1-81.2
$50,000- 74,999 368 87 25.4 19.6-32.1 281 74.6 67.9-80.4
$75,000+ 1,033 203 17.9 15.4-20.7 830 82.1 79.3-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 860 346 38.9 34.5-43.4 514 61.1 56.6-65.5
No 1,836 317 17.1 15.1-19.3 1,519 82.9 80.7-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 77 20.2 15.5-25.9 298 79.8 74.1-84.5
Non-Veteran 2,388 599 25.0 22.8-27.3 1,789 75.0 72.7-77.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 850 219 24.3 21.1-27.7 631 75.7 72.3-78.9
Regional City or Suburban County 791 203 25.8 22.0-30.1 588 74.2 69.9-78.0
Rural 1,133 257 23.3 20.1-26.8 876 76.7 73.2-79.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,521 343 21.2 18.9-23.8 1,178 78.8 76.2-81.1
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 825 150 17.6 14.6-21.2 675 82.4 78.8-85.4
Unable to Work 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 204 56 28.1 21.1-36.4 148 71.9 63.6-78.9
More than 200% 1,652 350 19.8 17.7-22.2 1,302 80.2 77.8-82.3
HOUSING
Own 2,031 412 20.2 18.0-22.7 1,619 79.8 77.3-82.0
Rent 565 203 39.1 34.4-44.1 362 60.9 55.9-65.6
Other arrangement 156 61 40.1 31.1-49.9 95 59.9 50.1-68.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 125 23.6 18.7-29.3 413 76.4 70.7-81.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 967 244 25.2 21.8-28.9 723 74.8 71.1-78.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,269 310 24.0 21.3-27.0 959 76.0 73.0-78.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,027 233 23.7 20.6-27.1 794 76.3 72.9-79.4
2nd Quartile 801 209 25.8 22.2-29.8 592 74.2 70.2-77.8
3rd Quartile 655 176 24.6 20.4-29.4 479 75.4 70.6-79.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 61 20.8 15.1-27.9 230 79.2 72.1-84.9

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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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