2017 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 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
-Western 942 335 29.9 26.1-34.1 607 70.1 65.9-73.9
GENDER
Male 427 121 22.7 17.8-28.4 306 77.3 71.6-82.2
Female 515 214 36.6 31.0-42.5 301 63.4 57.5-69.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 829 315 31.8 27.7-36.2 514 68.2 63.8-72.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 76 39.9 30.7-49.9 99 60.1 50.1-69.3
65-74 208 99 49.5 40.6-58.5 109 50.5 41.5-59.4
75+ 164 89 54.3 44.0-64.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 88 28.0 21.2-35.9 154 72.0 64.1-78.8
Some Post-H.S. 268 100 29.5 23.2-36.7 168 70.5 63.3-76.8
College Graduate 332 99 23.4 18.4-29.4 233 76.6 70.6-81.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 61 33.5 24.1-44.4 99 66.5 55.6-75.9
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 35 23.8 15.8-34.2 90 76.2 65.8-84.2
$75,000+ 190 47 17.2 11.7-24.6 143 82.8 75.4-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 343 204 56.7 48.6-64.4 139 43.3 35.6-51.4
No 570 122 14.6 11.6-18.2 448 85.4 81.8-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 48 31.9 22.7-42.7 90 68.1 57.3-77.3
Non-Veteran 803 287 29.7 25.6-34.2 516 70.3 65.8-74.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 222 66 23.9 18.2-30.9 156 76.1 69.1-81.8
Rural 720 269 32.4 27.7-37.6 451 67.6 62.4-72.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 74 14.8 10.8-19.8 344 85.2 80.2-89.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 329 159 49.5 42.2-56.8 170 50.5 43.2-57.8
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 63 37.9 28.0-48.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 427 136 23.9 19.3-29.3 291 76.1 70.7-80.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 103 31.8 24.3-40.4 209 68.2 59.6-75.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 263 101 34.1 27.1-42.0 162 65.9 58.0-72.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 131 25.0 20.1-30.6 236 75.0 69.4-79.9

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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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