2024 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%)
North Carolina 4,309 970 22.5 21.0-24.0 3,339 77.5 76.0-79.0
-MALES 1,972 321 16.1 14.3-18.1 1,651 83.9 81.9-85.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,267 229 17.5 15.3-20.0 1,038 82.5 80.0-84.7
Non-Hispanic Black 281 44 13.4 9.7-18.2 237 86.6 81.8-90.3
Other 403 44 14.3 10.2-19.7 359 85.7 80.3-89.8
AGE
18-34 511 87 17.7 14.1-22.0 424 82.3 78.0-85.9
35-44 295 60 20.3 15.6-26.1 235 79.7 73.9-84.4
45-54 288 53 16.8 12.7-22.0 235 83.2 78.0-87.3
55-64 316 58 16.9 12.7-22.2 258 83.1 77.8-87.3
65-74 287 35 12.4 8.7-17.4 252 87.6 82.6-91.3
75+ 236 24 8.2 5.1-13.0 212 91.8 87.0-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 24 12.9 8.1-19.8 183 87.1 80.2-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 77 16.5 13.0-20.7 397 83.5 79.3-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 465 91 18.2 14.7-22.4 374 81.8 77.6-85.3
College Graduate 815 129 15.3 12.8-18.2 686 84.7 81.8-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 19 20.1 12.4-30.8 69 79.9 69.2-87.6
$15,000- 24,999 119 22 18.6 11.5-28.6 97 81.4 71.4-88.5
$25,000- 34,999 137 20 18.0 10.9-28.4 117 82.0 71.6-89.1
$35,000- 49,999 239 51 21.8 16.2-28.6 188 78.2 71.4-83.8
$50,000- 74,999 222 41 17.2 12.1-23.8 181 82.8 76.2-87.9
$75,000+ 750 104 13.6 11.0-16.6 646 86.4 83.4-89.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 577 181 32.4 28.0-37.2 396 67.6 62.8-72.0
No 1,326 134 9.9 8.3-11.9 1,192 90.1 88.1-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 84 21.8 17.6-26.7 339 78.2 73.3-82.4
Non-Veteran 1,544 237 14.7 12.7-16.8 1,307 85.3 83.2-87.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 708 94 13.2 10.6-16.3 614 86.8 83.7-89.4
Regional City or Suburban County 595 106 17.7 14.4-21.7 489 82.3 78.3-85.6
Rural 669 121 17.7 14.6-21.3 548 82.3 78.7-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,209 179 14.3 12.2-16.7 1,030 85.7 83.3-87.8
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 59 12.0 9.0-15.8 406 88.0 84.2-91.0
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 19 21.5 13.3-32.8 94 78.5 67.2-86.7
101% to 150% 178 37 21.0 14.6-29.3 141 79.0 70.7-85.4
151% to 200% 93 18 19.1 11.3-30.3 75 80.9 69.7-88.7
More than 200% 1,083 168 15.0 12.8-17.6 915 85.0 82.4-87.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 79 20.5 16.3-25.5 325 79.5 74.5-83.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 606 116 16.6 13.7-20.1 490 83.4 79.9-86.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 962 126 13.7 11.2-16.6 836 86.3 83.4-88.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 697 113 16.5 13.3-20.1 584 83.5 79.9-86.7
2nd Quartile 646 92 13.5 10.8-16.7 554 86.5 83.3-89.2
3rd Quartile 469 95 20.3 16.5-24.8 374 79.7 75.2-83.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 21 13.6 8.4-21.3 139 86.4 78.7-91.6

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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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