2018 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 4,700 1,501 27.6 26.1-29.2 3,199 72.4 70.8-73.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 875 286 27.1 23.7-30.9 589 72.9 69.1-76.3
GENDER
Male 357 103 25.8 20.7-31.7 254 74.2 68.3-79.3
Female 518 183 28.3 23.7-33.3 335 71.7 66.7-76.3
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 16 13.0 7.4-21.9 103 87.0 78.1-92.6
45-54 171 45 26.6 19.3-35.4 126 73.4 64.6-80.7
55-64 172 80 43.0 33.9-52.6 92 57.0 47.4-66.1
65-74 150 87 58.8 48.8-68.1 63 41.2 31.9-51.2
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 94 27.6 21.6-34.6 178 72.4 65.4-78.4
Some Post-H.S. 268 85 24.6 19.0-31.1 183 75.4 68.9-81.0
College Graduate 229 49 15.2 10.5-21.7 180 84.8 78.3-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 71 39.7 31.0-49.1 87 60.3 50.9-69.0
$25,000- 34,999 91 27 19.6 12.2-29.9 64 80.4 70.1-87.8
$35,000- 49,999 116 25 19.0 12.2-28.4 91 81.0 71.6-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 22 16.0 9.8-25.2 103 84.0 74.8-90.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 166 54.8 47.1-62.2 119 45.2 37.8-52.9
No 562 119 17.4 13.9-21.5 443 82.6 78.5-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 58 40.0 30.5-50.4 79 60.0 49.6-69.5
Non-Veteran 738 228 25.0 21.4-29.0 510 75.0 71.0-78.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 290 67 17.8 13.4-23.1 223 82.2 76.9-86.6
Regional City or Suburban County 183 59 29.2 21.7-38.1 124 70.8 61.9-78.3
Rural 402 160 36.4 30.4-42.8 242 63.6 57.2-69.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 72 15.4 11.6-20.2 365 84.6 79.8-88.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 123 54.5 46.1-62.7 103 45.5 37.3-53.9
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 37 28.3 19.4-39.4 61 71.7 60.6-80.6
101% to 150% 161 71 39.9 31.2-49.2 90 60.1 50.8-68.8
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 82 20.3 15.5-26.1 261 79.7 73.9-84.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 87 31.3 23.6-40.2 144 68.7 59.8-76.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 125 30.7 25.3-36.8 241 69.3 63.2-74.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 74 21.6 16.6-27.5 204 78.4 72.5-83.4

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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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