2023 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%)
TOTAL 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
GENDER
Male 1,790 298 17.7 15.4-20.3 1,492 82.3 79.7-84.6
Female 2,275 633 27.9 25.4-30.7 1,642 72.1 69.3-74.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,423 623 26.0 23.7-28.4 1,800 74.0 71.6-76.3
Non-Hispanic Black 696 136 18.9 15.1-23.4 560 81.1 76.6-84.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 164 35 21.2 14.0-30.8 129 78.8 69.2-86.0
Hispanic 376 65 17.0 12.2-23.3 311 83.0 76.7-87.8
AGE
18-34 810 226 28.3 24.5-32.5 584 71.7 67.5-75.5
35-44 583 153 24.6 20.3-29.5 430 75.4 70.5-79.7
45-54 625 155 20.5 16.6-25.0 470 79.5 75.0-83.4
55-64 746 182 22.8 18.9-27.3 564 77.2 72.7-81.1
65-74 721 139 21.7 17.4-26.7 582 78.3 73.3-82.6
75+ 523 70 13.1 9.3-18.1 453 86.9 81.9-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 61 20.1 14.4-27.3 265 79.9 72.7-85.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 882 207 24.7 20.9-28.9 675 75.3 71.1-79.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,123 299 25.2 22.0-28.7 824 74.8 71.3-78.0
College Graduate 1,713 361 20.6 18.2-23.2 1,352 79.4 76.8-81.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 506 41.2 37.4-45.0 800 58.8 55.0-62.6
No 2,627 401 15.0 13.2-17.0 2,226 85.0 83.0-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 514 121 23.8 19.1-29.1 393 76.2 70.9-80.9
Non-Veteran 3,534 808 23.0 21.1-25.0 2,726 77.0 75.0-78.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,162 451 21.5 19.2-24.0 1,711 78.5 76.0-80.8
Unemployed 187 70 30.3 22.7-39.0 117 69.7 61.0-77.3
Retired 1,135 202 17.7 14.7-21.2 933 82.3 78.8-85.3
Unable to Work 290 139 50.7 42.0-59.4 151 49.3 40.6-58.0
Other not in Labor Force 234 60 23.5 17.4-30.8 174 76.5 69.2-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 73 29.9 22.9-37.9 132 70.1 62.1-77.1
$15,000- 24,999 280 101 33.1 25.2-42.2 179 66.9 57.8-74.8
$25,000- 34,999 374 92 26.2 20.2-33.3 282 73.8 66.7-79.8
$35,000- 49,999 489 111 25.0 20.0-30.7 378 75.0 69.3-80.0
$50,000-74,999 544 131 24.2 19.8-29.2 413 75.8 70.8-80.2
$75,000-100,000 424 88 23.1 17.3-30.2 336 76.9 69.8-82.7
$100,000-150,000 463 101 19.7 15.7-24.5 362 80.3 75.5-84.3
$150,000+ 416 65 17.6 13.0-23.5 351 82.4 76.5-87.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 870 169 19.8 16.2-24.0 701 80.2 76.0-83.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 113 37.5 29.6-46.0 196 62.5 54.0-70.4
101% to 150% 260 72 21.8 15.6-29.5 188 78.2 70.5-84.4
151% to 200% 299 75 23.4 17.8-30.0 224 76.6 70.0-82.2
More than 200% 2,190 466 22.4 20.1-24.9 1,724 77.6 75.1-79.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 870 169 19.8 16.2-24.0 701 80.2 76.0-83.8
HOUSING
Own 2,667 512 20.3 18.2-22.6 2,155 79.7 77.4-81.8
Rent 1,080 315 27.3 24.0-30.9 765 72.7 69.1-76.0
Other arrangement 274 92 34.6 27.4-42.6 182 65.4 57.4-72.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,251 285 22.0 19.2-25.0 966 78.0 75.0-80.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,006 233 23.2 19.6-27.2 773 76.8 72.8-80.4
Rural 1,808 413 24.0 21.2-27.0 1,395 76.0 73.0-78.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,308 290 23.4 20.1-27.1 1,018 76.6 72.9-79.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,145 282 23.0 20.0-26.4 863 77.0 73.6-80.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,612 359 22.9 20.2-25.8 1,253 77.1 74.2-79.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,248 289 22.6 19.7-25.9 959 77.4 74.1-80.3
2nd Quartile 1,078 251 23.4 20.1-27.0 827 76.6 73.0-79.9
3rd Quartile 1,023 252 23.8 20.6-27.4 771 76.2 72.6-79.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 716 139 21.5 16.6-27.5 577 78.5 72.5-83.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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