2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
Non-Hispanic Black 696 136 18.9 15.1-23.4 560 81.1 76.6-84.9
GENDER
Male 289 42 13.6 9.0-20.0 247 86.4 80.0-91.0
Female 407 94 23.4 18.0-29.9 313 76.6 70.1-82.0
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 28 20.6 13.2-30.7 77 79.4 69.3-86.8
45-54 114 18 9.2 5.3-15.3 96 90.8 84.7-94.7
55-64 152 36 21.3 14.5-30.2 116 78.7 69.8-85.5
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 32 17.7 11.3-26.7 142 82.3 73.3-88.7
Some Post-H.S. 222 53 24.1 16.9-33.2 169 75.9 66.8-83.1
College Graduate 242 41 14.9 10.5-20.8 201 85.1 79.2-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 18 13.5 7.9-22.2 75 86.5 77.8-92.1
$75,000+ 167 25 14.8 8.6-24.2 142 85.2 75.8-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 87 35.9 27.8-44.9 156 64.1 55.1-72.2
No 434 46 10.6 7.0-15.8 388 89.4 84.2-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 607 112 18.3 14.3-23.2 495 81.7 76.8-85.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 40 16.1 11.1-22.8 216 83.9 77.2-88.9
Regional City or Suburban County 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 271 60 20.8 15.2-27.8 211 79.2 72.2-84.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 60 15.6 11.0-21.5 307 84.4 78.5-89.0
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 23 14.2 8.4-23.0 144 85.8 77.0-91.6
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 58 20.4 14.9-27.1 271 79.6 72.9-85.1
HOUSING
Own 371 52 14.9 10.4-20.8 319 85.1 79.2-89.6
Rent 246 64 22.5 16.2-30.4 182 77.5 69.6-83.8
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 54 18.1 12.9-24.8 215 81.9 75.2-87.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 32 21.4 13.2-32.7 139 78.6 67.3-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 50 17.9 12.7-24.7 206 82.1 75.3-87.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 26 24.0 15.1-35.9 102 76.0 64.1-84.9
2nd Quartile 189 38 17.1 10.8-26.0 151 82.9 74.0-89.2
3rd Quartile 233 42 17.2 11.5-25.1 191 82.8 74.9-88.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 30 20.6 13.0-31.1 116 79.4 68.9-87.0

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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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