2024 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 4,309 970 22.5 21.0-24.0 3,339 77.5 76.0-79.0
Eastern NC 1,167 268 24.0 21.2-27.1 899 76.0 72.9-78.8
GENDER
Male 524 87 18.6 14.9-22.9 437 81.4 77.1-85.1
Female 643 181 29.1 25.1-33.6 462 70.9 66.4-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 732 177 25.6 22.0-29.6 555 74.4 70.4-78.0
Non-Hispanic Black 243 60 23.7 18.2-30.2 183 76.3 69.8-81.8
Other 177 29 19.3 12.5-28.5 148 80.7 71.5-87.5
AGE
18-34 242 63 26.8 21.0-33.5 179 73.2 66.5-79.0
35-44 169 50 32.3 24.6-41.1 119 67.7 58.9-75.4
45-54 174 49 27.1 20.1-35.5 125 72.9 64.5-79.9
55-64 224 54 24.2 18.4-31.2 170 75.8 68.8-81.6
65-74 199 34 17.2 11.8-24.2 165 82.8 75.8-88.2
75+ 145 16 10.0 5.6-17.3 129 90.0 82.7-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 17 13.5 8.0-21.9 88 86.5 78.1-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 60 22.0 17.0-28.0 248 78.0 72.0-83.0
Some Post-H.S. 324 88 28.2 22.9-34.3 236 71.8 65.7-77.1
College Graduate 425 102 25.2 20.6-30.3 323 74.8 69.7-79.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 381 146 41.4 35.6-47.4 235 58.6 52.6-64.4
No 753 116 16.3 13.4-19.7 637 83.7 80.3-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 64 31.3 24.8-38.7 164 68.7 61.3-75.2
Non-Veteran 936 204 22.0 19.0-25.4 732 78.0 74.6-81.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 602 150 25.8 21.9-30.2 452 74.2 69.8-78.1
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 337 46 13.4 9.8-18.2 291 86.6 81.8-90.2
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 109 27 24.9 16.2-36.3 82 75.1 63.7-83.8
$35,000- 49,999 141 35 27.3 19.3-37.0 106 72.7 63.0-80.7
$50,000- 74,999 157 43 28.4 20.7-37.5 114 71.6 62.5-79.3
$75,000+ 355 82 24.7 19.8-30.4 273 75.3 69.6-80.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 46 17.4 12.6-23.4 227 82.6 76.6-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 35 22.4 15.3-31.4 90 77.6 68.6-84.7
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 583 140 26.1 22.1-30.6 443 73.9 69.4-77.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 46 17.4 12.6-23.4 227 82.6 76.6-87.4
HOUSING
Own 756 162 23.3 19.9-27.1 594 76.7 72.9-80.1
Rent 319 84 27.8 22.4-33.9 235 72.2 66.1-77.6
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** 61 75.6 64.0-84.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** 78 77.9 66.0-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 387 111 29.9 24.8-35.5 276 70.1 64.5-75.2
Rural 684 139 20.7 17.2-24.6 545 79.3 75.4-82.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 709 180 25.3 21.7-29.3 529 74.7 70.7-78.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 24 24.3 16.2-34.8 98 75.7 65.2-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 64 20.5 15.9-26.1 272 79.5 73.9-84.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 230 46 21.3 15.8-28.2 184 78.7 71.8-84.2
2nd Quartile 221 55 25.7 19.6-32.9 166 74.3 67.1-80.4
3rd Quartile 387 96 26.8 21.9-32.4 291 73.2 67.6-78.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 329 71 20.8 15.9-26.8 258 79.2 73.2-84.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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