2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,700 1,501 27.6 26.1-29.2 3,199 72.4 70.8-73.9
-Eastern NC 1,688 591 31.4 28.6-34.2 1,097 68.6 65.8-71.4
GENDER
Male 786 237 28.1 24.1-32.4 549 71.9 67.6-75.9
Female 902 354 34.5 30.7-38.5 548 65.5 61.5-69.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,049 373 31.3 28.1-34.8 676 68.7 65.2-71.9
Non-Hispanic Black 405 153 34.9 28.9-41.5 252 65.1 58.5-71.1
Other 236 65 23.0 16.2-31.5 171 77.0 68.5-83.8
AGE
18-34 340 26 9.3 5.8-14.7 314 90.7 85.3-94.2
35-44 222 36 17.1 12.1-23.7 186 82.9 76.3-87.9
45-54 279 76 29.3 22.7-36.9 203 70.7 63.1-77.3
55-64 303 148 50.8 43.6-58.1 155 49.2 41.9-56.4
65-74 320 176 57.5 50.8-64.0 144 42.5 36.0-49.2
75+ 197 123 66.1 56.4-74.6 74 33.9 25.4-43.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 79 41.0 32.5-50.1 112 59.0 49.9-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 179 30.1 25.3-35.4 307 69.9 64.6-74.7
Some Post-H.S. 502 196 35.3 30.2-40.8 306 64.7 59.2-69.8
College Graduate 509 137 21.0 17.2-25.4 372 79.0 74.6-82.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 81 43.2 34.0-52.9 93 56.8 47.1-66.0
$15,000- 24,999 279 119 38.0 31.4-45.2 160 62.0 54.8-68.6
$25,000- 34,999 173 59 28.1 21.0-36.5 114 71.9 63.5-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 209 65 27.8 21.1-35.7 144 72.2 64.3-78.9
$50,000- 74,999 224 69 31.8 24.1-40.6 155 68.2 59.4-75.9
$75,000+ 310 87 23.8 18.5-30.0 223 76.2 70.0-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 581 337 57.3 51.9-62.5 244 42.7 37.5-48.1
No 1,068 249 19.8 17.0-23.0 819 80.2 77.0-83.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 111 31.0 24.9-37.8 238 69.0 62.2-75.1
Non-Veteran 1,337 479 31.5 28.4-34.7 858 68.5 65.3-71.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 100 36 31.1 22.1-41.7 64 68.9 58.3-77.9
Regional City or Suburban County 396 111 26.6 21.5-32.4 285 73.4 67.6-78.5
Rural 1,194 444 33.3 30.0-36.9 750 66.7 63.1-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 827 158 19.1 15.7-23.0 669 80.9 77.0-84.3
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 268 58.0 52.4-63.4 221 42.0 36.6-47.6
Unable to Work 195 128 65.5 56.4-73.6 67 34.5 26.4-43.6
Other not in Labor Force 97 15 12.6 6.9-21.9 82 87.4 78.1-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 47 28.7 20.8-38.1 90 71.3 61.9-79.2
101% to 150% 256 119 43.7 36.5-51.1 137 56.3 48.9-63.5
151% to 200% 140 50 28.8 21.0-38.1 90 71.2 61.9-79.0
More than 200% 755 237 28.2 24.2-32.5 518 71.8 67.5-75.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 211 35.7 30.2-41.5 329 64.3 58.5-69.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 832 265 29.3 25.6-33.3 567 70.7 66.7-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 115 30.8 25.2-37.1 203 69.2 62.9-74.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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