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
-FEMALES 2,509 907 31.2 29.0-33.5 1,602 68.8 66.5-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,654 649 34.8 32.0-37.7 1,005 65.2 62.3-68.0
Non-Hispanic Black 518 183 28.3 23.7-33.3 335 71.7 66.7-76.3
Other 301 61 15.4 11.2-20.8 240 84.6 79.2-88.8
AGE
18-34 482 26 5.3 3.5- 8.1 456 94.7 91.9-96.5
35-44 336 65 18.3 13.9-23.8 271 81.7 76.2-86.1
45-54 396 120 31.7 26.2-37.8 276 68.3 62.2-73.8
55-64 453 219 46.7 41.0-52.4 234 53.3 47.6-59.0
65-74 471 259 56.2 49.9-62.3 212 43.8 37.7-50.1
75+ 313 196 66.5 59.2-73.1 117 33.5 26.9-40.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 107 38.0 30.5-46.2 148 62.0 53.8-69.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 593 271 37.3 32.7-42.1 322 62.7 57.9-67.3
Some Post-H.S. 759 293 33.1 29.1-37.2 466 66.9 62.8-70.9
College Graduate 898 236 20.8 18.0-24.0 662 79.2 76.0-82.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 260 132 47.0 39.1-55.0 128 53.0 45.0-60.9
$15,000- 24,999 399 174 36.3 30.6-42.4 225 63.7 57.6-69.4
$25,000- 34,999 230 99 37.8 30.2-46.0 131 62.2 54.0-69.8
$35,000- 49,999 290 94 28.4 22.6-34.9 196 71.6 65.1-77.4
$50,000- 74,999 298 92 28.3 22.6-34.7 206 71.7 65.3-77.4
$75,000+ 501 121 21.4 17.4-25.9 380 78.6 74.1-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 819 495 57.2 52.6-61.6 324 42.8 38.4-47.4
No 1,632 399 20.3 18.1-22.7 1,233 79.7 77.3-81.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,420 881 31.3 29.1-33.6 1,539 68.7 66.4-70.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 665 177 22.2 18.9-25.9 488 77.8 74.1-81.1
Regional City or Suburban County 586 196 32.4 27.8-37.3 390 67.6 62.7-72.2
Rural 1,258 534 38.1 34.6-41.6 724 61.9 58.4-65.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 232 19.1 16.6-22.0 888 80.9 78.0-83.4
Unemployed 90 29 23.2 14.6-34.6 61 76.8 65.4-85.4
Retired 748 415 56.4 51.4-61.3 333 43.6 38.7-48.6
Unable to Work 256 189 74.5 67.2-80.7 67 25.5 19.3-32.8
Other not in Labor Force 272 37 10.6 7.4-15.1 235 89.4 84.9-92.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 210 70 25.4 18.5-33.7 140 74.6 66.3-81.5
101% to 150% 365 187 48.0 41.7-54.3 178 52.0 45.7-58.3
151% to 200% 176 72 32.4 24.4-41.4 104 67.6 58.6-75.6
More than 200% 1,106 339 26.8 23.8-30.0 767 73.2 70.0-76.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 211 36.2 30.6-42.1 277 63.8 57.9-69.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,057 400 35.7 32.1-39.4 657 64.3 60.6-67.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 296 25.4 22.4-28.7 668 74.6 71.3-77.6

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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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