2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus,
or fibromyalgia?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,883 1,490 24.3 22.9-25.9 3,393 75.7 74.1-77.1
-FEMALES 2,697 940 27.7 25.6-29.9 1,757 72.3 70.1-74.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,745 644 31.1 28.4-33.9 1,101 68.9 66.1-71.6
Non-Hispanic Black 580 205 26.6 22.3-31.5 375 73.4 68.5-77.7
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 495 35 6.5 4.5- 9.3 460 93.5 90.7-95.5
35-44 355 67 18.5 13.7-24.6 288 81.5 75.4-86.3
45-54 428 134 29.1 23.8-35.2 294 70.9 64.8-76.2
55-64 527 206 35.2 30.0-40.7 321 64.8 59.3-70.0
65-74 485 261 50.8 44.5-57.0 224 49.2 43.0-55.5
75+ 371 225 59.2 52.0-66.0 146 40.8 34.0-48.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 135 42.2 34.4-50.5 138 57.8 49.5-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 638 258 31.4 27.1-36.0 380 68.6 64.0-72.9
Some Post-H.S. 797 293 26.8 23.3-30.6 504 73.2 69.4-76.7
College Graduate 978 249 17.9 15.3-20.7 729 82.1 79.3-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 294 150 43.1 35.5-51.2 144 56.9 48.8-64.5
$15,000- 24,999 426 190 35.9 30.0-42.3 236 64.1 57.7-70.0
$25,000- 34,999 281 102 29.6 23.3-36.9 179 70.4 63.1-76.7
$35,000- 49,999 289 99 29.0 22.5-36.4 190 71.0 63.6-77.5
$50,000- 74,999 317 78 19.1 14.6-24.7 239 80.9 75.3-85.4
$75,000+ 540 120 17.5 13.9-21.8 420 82.5 78.2-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 874 554 57.0 52.2-61.7 320 43.0 38.3-47.8
No 1,738 367 16.4 14.4-18.6 1,371 83.6 81.4-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 23 20.9 12.8-32.3 57 79.1 67.7-87.2
Non-Veteran 2,617 917 27.9 25.8-30.2 1,700 72.1 69.8-74.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 693 180 21.1 17.8-24.7 513 78.9 75.3-82.2
Regional City or Suburban County 539 180 29.0 24.4-34.2 359 71.0 65.8-75.6
Rural 1,465 580 32.8 29.5-36.1 885 67.2 63.9-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,192 227 15.8 13.4-18.5 965 84.2 81.5-86.6
Unemployed 109 32 23.2 15.0-34.1 77 76.8 65.9-85.0
Retired 806 417 49.0 44.2-53.8 389 51.0 46.2-55.8
Unable to Work 301 219 70.3 63.0-76.8 82 29.7 23.2-37.0
Other not in Labor Force 270 40 8.9 5.9-13.1 230 91.1 86.9-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 229 95 33.8 25.8-42.8 134 66.2 57.2-74.2
101% to 150% 402 194 43.5 37.0-50.2 208 56.5 49.8-63.0
151% to 200% 187 73 33.2 25.1-42.4 114 66.8 57.6-74.9
More than 200% 1,134 320 21.3 18.6-24.4 814 78.7 75.6-81.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 630 272 39.1 33.4-45.1 358 60.9 54.9-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,019 345 28.2 24.9-31.7 674 71.8 68.3-75.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,048 323 24.4 21.4-27.7 725 75.6 72.3-78.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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