2023 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 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
Western 526 136 24.1 19.5-29.4 390 75.9 70.6-80.5
GENDER
Male 226 44 19.0 13.3-26.3 182 81.0 73.7-86.7
Female 300 92 29.0 22.2-36.9 208 71.0 63.1-77.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 438 119 26.4 21.2-32.3 319 73.6 67.7-78.8
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 119 26 17.6 10.7-27.6 93 82.4 72.4-89.3
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 37 27.8 19.2-38.4 78 72.2 61.6-80.8
Some Post-H.S. 169 48 22.7 15.9-31.3 121 77.3 68.7-84.1
College Graduate 209 46 22.1 15.9-29.9 163 77.9 70.1-84.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 185 78 43.0 33.4-53.2 107 57.0 46.8-66.6
No 323 50 13.7 9.6-19.1 273 86.3 80.9-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 466 122 24.2 19.4-29.9 344 75.8 70.1-80.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 228 51 20.3 14.6-27.6 177 79.7 72.4-85.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 33 13.4 8.8-19.9 161 86.6 80.1-91.2
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 25 13.5 8.4-21.0 120 86.5 79.0-91.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 28 20.7 12.9-31.5 88 79.3 68.5-87.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 268 53 17.2 12.4-23.3 215 82.8 76.7-87.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 28 20.7 12.9-31.5 88 79.3 68.5-87.1
HOUSING
Own 387 78 17.1 12.9-22.3 309 82.9 77.7-87.1
Rent 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 150 33 20.0 13.5-28.6 117 80.0 71.4-86.5
Rural 376 103 25.6 20.0-32.2 273 74.4 67.8-80.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 62 24.5 17.9-32.7 176 75.5 67.3-82.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 161 34 18.9 12.8-27.0 127 81.1 73.0-87.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 272 69 22.7 17.3-29.3 203 77.3 70.7-82.7
2nd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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