2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 4,309 970 22.5 21.0-24.0 3,339 77.5 76.0-79.0
GENDER
Male 1,972 321 16.1 14.3-18.1 1,651 83.9 81.9-85.7
Female 2,337 649 28.4 26.2-30.7 1,688 71.6 69.3-73.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,722 674 25.2 23.3-27.3 2,048 74.8 72.7-76.7
Non-Hispanic Black 731 155 18.3 15.4-21.6 576 81.7 78.4-84.6
Non-Hispanic Other 234 57 27.3 20.8-34.9 177 72.7 65.1-79.2
Hispanic 579 76 11.2 8.7-14.3 503 88.8 85.7-91.3
AGE
18-34 964 245 26.8 23.6-30.2 719 73.2 69.8-76.4
35-44 658 166 24.7 21.2-28.7 492 75.3 71.3-78.8
45-54 680 177 24.0 20.5-27.9 503 76.0 72.1-79.5
55-64 710 178 24.4 20.8-28.4 532 75.6 71.6-79.2
65-74 658 127 17.9 14.8-21.6 531 82.1 78.4-85.2
75+ 563 68 10.3 7.6-13.8 495 89.7 86.2-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 71 19.1 14.6-24.5 333 80.9 75.5-85.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 932 188 20.4 17.5-23.6 744 79.6 76.4-82.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,135 302 26.5 23.7-29.6 833 73.5 70.4-76.3
College Graduate 1,815 407 21.5 19.5-23.8 1,408 78.5 76.2-80.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,306 511 40.8 37.5-44.2 795 59.2 55.8-62.5
No 2,859 429 14.6 13.1-16.1 2,430 85.4 83.9-86.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 117 25.7 21.5-30.5 384 74.3 69.5-78.5
Non-Veteran 3,798 853 22.1 20.6-23.7 2,945 77.9 76.3-79.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,325 503 21.5 19.6-23.6 1,822 78.5 76.4-80.4
Unemployed 204 65 32.0 24.7-40.3 139 68.0 59.7-75.3
Retired 1,156 192 15.4 13.1-18.0 964 84.6 82.0-86.9
Unable to Work 257 122 47.9 40.7-55.1 135 52.1 44.9-59.3
Other not in Labor Force 299 78 27.3 21.6-33.8 221 72.7 66.2-78.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 197 60 28.3 21.6-36.2 137 71.7 63.8-78.4
$15,000- 24,999 282 80 28.6 22.4-35.7 202 71.4 64.3-77.6
$25,000- 34,999 353 77 21.9 16.9-27.9 276 78.1 72.1-83.1
$35,000- 49,999 517 131 27.0 22.6-32.0 386 73.0 68.0-77.4
$50,000-74,999 504 121 24.1 19.8-28.9 383 75.9 71.1-80.2
$75,000-100,000 468 108 24.0 19.6-29.0 360 76.0 71.0-80.4
$100,000-150,000 452 91 21.1 17.0-26.0 361 78.9 74.0-83.0
$150,000+ 510 93 16.5 13.4-20.2 417 83.5 79.8-86.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,026 209 19.9 17.1-22.9 817 80.1 77.1-82.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 40 31.0 22.3-41.4 72 69.0 58.6-77.7
50% to 100% 265 70 30.4 23.8-37.9 195 69.6 62.1-76.2
101% to 150% 433 116 24.9 20.2-30.3 317 75.1 69.7-79.8
151% to 200% 211 50 25.4 18.9-33.3 161 74.6 66.7-81.1
More than 200% 2,187 473 21.8 19.8-23.9 1,714 78.2 76.1-80.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,026 209 19.9 17.1-22.9 817 80.1 77.1-82.9
HOUSING
Own 2,636 529 20.3 18.6-22.2 2,107 79.7 77.8-81.4
Rent 1,350 353 27.3 24.6-30.3 997 72.7 69.7-75.4
Other arrangement 288 85 30.6 24.4-37.6 203 69.4 62.4-75.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,504 302 19.3 17.2-21.7 1,202 80.7 78.3-82.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,251 313 24.7 22.0-27.7 938 75.3 72.3-78.0
Rural 1,554 355 23.7 21.2-26.5 1,199 76.3 73.5-78.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 890 223 24.4 21.3-27.9 667 75.6 72.1-78.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,366 330 23.9 21.3-26.8 1,036 76.1 73.2-78.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,053 417 20.6 18.5-22.7 1,636 79.4 77.3-81.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,509 324 22.2 19.7-24.9 1,185 77.8 75.1-80.3
2nd Quartile 1,377 308 21.4 19.0-24.1 1,069 78.6 75.9-81.0
3rd Quartile 1,042 259 25.6 22.6-28.9 783 74.4 71.1-77.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 79 19.1 14.7-24.3 302 80.9 75.7-85.3

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

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