2024 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 4,309 970 22.5 21.0-24.0 3,339 77.5 76.0-79.0
Western 745 197 30.2 25.9-34.8 548 69.8 65.2-74.1
GENDER
Male 335 78 24.7 19.4-30.7 257 75.3 69.3-80.6
Female 410 119 35.4 29.0-42.4 291 64.6 57.6-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 607 162 31.0 26.2-36.2 445 69.0 63.8-73.8
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 33 29.2 20.3-40.0 78 70.8 60.0-79.7
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 148 39 26.7 19.2-36.0 109 73.3 64.0-80.8
75+ 163 23 17.0 9.2-29.1 140 83.0 70.9-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 39 28.0 19.6-38.1 120 72.0 61.9-80.4
Some Post-H.S. 208 61 32.7 25.2-41.1 147 67.3 58.9-74.8
College Graduate 296 79 30.0 23.5-37.4 217 70.0 62.6-76.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 121 46.3 39.1-53.7 175 53.7 46.3-60.9
No 428 70 19.7 14.7-25.9 358 80.3 74.1-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 675 182 30.7 26.1-35.6 493 69.3 64.4-73.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 78 25.8 20.1-32.6 239 74.2 67.4-79.9
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 293 56 21.3 15.5-28.5 237 78.7 71.5-84.5
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 48 26.0 18.6-35.0 157 74.0 65.0-81.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 43 26.1 18.4-35.7 146 73.9 64.3-81.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 91 29.6 23.5-36.6 263 70.4 63.4-76.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 189 43 26.1 18.4-35.7 146 73.9 64.3-81.6
HOUSING
Own 531 125 27.8 23.0-33.3 406 72.2 66.7-77.0
Rent 174 63 42.3 32.9-52.2 111 57.7 47.8-67.1
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 239 60 29.3 21.9-38.0 179 70.7 62.0-78.1
Rural 506 137 30.5 25.4-36.2 369 69.5 63.8-74.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 23 25.3 16.5-36.8 76 74.7 63.2-83.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 114 31.7 25.9-38.2 293 68.3 61.8-74.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 60 29.3 21.9-38.0 179 70.7 62.0-78.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 436 118 32.0 26.4-38.3 318 68.0 61.7-73.6
2nd Quartile 128 31 21.4 14.3-30.7 97 78.6 69.3-85.7
3rd Quartile 181 48 31.8 23.3-41.8 133 68.2 58.2-76.7

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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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