2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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(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 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
Eastern NC 1,505 320 23.6 20.5-26.9 1,185 76.4 73.1-79.5
GENDER
Male 640 101 19.1 14.8-24.3 539 80.9 75.7-85.2
Female 865 219 27.8 23.7-32.4 646 72.2 67.6-76.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 735 177 26.2 22.1-30.7 558 73.8 69.3-77.9
Non-Hispanic Black 292 56 17.7 12.7-24.1 236 82.3 75.9-87.3
Other 459 84 23.1 15.5-33.0 375 76.9 67.0-84.5
AGE
18-34 269 69 31.0 24.4-38.5 200 69.0 61.5-75.6
35-44 223 65 26.2 18.7-35.2 158 73.8 64.8-81.3
45-54 221 55 20.6 14.4-28.6 166 79.4 71.4-85.6
55-64 305 64 21.3 15.4-28.7 241 78.7 71.3-84.6
65-74 290 44 17.3 11.5-25.1 246 82.7 74.9-88.5
75+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 22 16.4 8.9-28.3 105 83.6 71.7-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 70 22.4 16.4-29.8 299 77.6 70.2-83.6
Some Post-H.S. 473 120 29.0 23.6-35.1 353 71.0 64.9-76.4
College Graduate 529 106 19.9 15.8-24.7 423 80.1 75.3-84.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 187 38.5 32.6-44.7 351 61.5 55.3-67.4
No 921 127 15.8 12.5-19.8 794 84.2 80.2-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 62 25.2 18.7-33.1 181 74.8 66.9-81.3
Non-Veteran 1,253 257 23.2 19.8-27.0 996 76.8 73.0-80.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 764 147 22.8 18.7-27.5 617 77.2 72.5-81.3
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 70 15.1 11.1-20.1 359 84.9 79.9-88.9
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 34 25.9 17.3-36.8 129 74.1 63.2-82.7
$35,000- 49,999 206 36 23.5 14.9-34.9 170 76.5 65.1-85.1
$50,000- 74,999 209 42 24.6 17.5-33.5 167 75.4 66.5-82.5
$75,000+ 424 76 18.5 13.9-24.3 348 81.5 75.7-86.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 71 27.4 20.3-36.0 238 72.6 64.0-79.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 20 16.4 9.2-27.6 105 83.6 72.4-90.8
More than 200% 777 144 21.8 17.9-26.3 633 78.2 73.7-82.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 71 27.4 20.3-36.0 238 72.6 64.0-79.7
HOUSING
Own 1,023 182 20.7 17.2-24.7 841 79.3 75.3-82.8
Rent 362 100 25.1 19.9-31.2 262 74.9 68.8-80.1
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 21 21.1 13.1-32.2 72 78.9 67.8-86.9
Regional City or Suburban County 389 89 21.7 17.0-27.2 300 78.3 72.8-83.0
Rural 1,023 210 24.9 20.7-29.6 813 75.1 70.4-79.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,043 213 22.7 18.9-27.1 830 77.3 72.9-81.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 48 27.0 19.4-36.2 132 73.0 63.8-80.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 59 23.8 17.8-31.1 223 76.2 68.9-82.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 49 24.4 17.5-32.9 179 75.6 67.1-82.5
2nd Quartile 181 33 18.9 12.9-26.7 148 81.1 73.3-87.1
3rd Quartile 447 115 25.2 20.3-30.8 332 74.8 69.2-79.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 123 23.9 18.0-30.9 526 76.1 69.1-82.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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