2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

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 4,467 972 21.7 20.1-23.4 3,495 78.3 76.6-79.9
Western 504 134 28.0 23.0-33.7 370 72.0 66.3-77.0
GENDER
Male 229 41 16.2 11.3-22.6 188 83.8 77.4-88.7
Female 275 93 39.0 31.4-47.1 182 61.0 52.9-68.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 432 118 28.7 23.3-34.7 314 71.3 65.3-76.7
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 30 26.4 17.5-37.7 76 73.6 62.3-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 149 49 33.5 24.9-43.5 100 66.5 56.5-75.1
College Graduate 217 47 20.4 14.8-27.6 170 79.6 72.4-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 319 65 21.5 16.4-27.7 254 78.5 72.3-83.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 440 116 28.6 23.1-34.8 324 71.4 65.2-76.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 261 61 22.8 17.3-29.5 200 77.2 70.5-82.7
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 33 21.4 14.2-30.9 133 78.6 69.1-85.8
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 28 18.4 12.0-27.0 113 81.6 73.0-88.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 17 16.8 9.6-27.9 69 83.2 72.1-90.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 66 23.5 17.9-30.0 212 76.5 70.0-82.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 17 16.8 9.6-27.9 69 83.2 72.1-90.4
HOUSING
Own 379 88 23.8 18.3-30.2 291 76.2 69.8-81.7
Rent 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 48 26.6 19.7-34.9 136 73.4 65.1-80.3
Rural 320 86 28.7 22.2-36.1 234 71.3 63.9-77.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 47 27.1 19.9-35.6 125 72.9 64.4-80.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 54 28.6 21.1-37.5 144 71.4 62.5-78.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 293 68 25.0 19.2-32.0 225 75.0 68.0-80.8
2nd Quartile 91 24 22.0 13.5-33.7 67 78.0 66.3-86.5
3rd Quartile 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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