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
-MALES 2,191 594 23.7 21.6-26.0 1,597 76.3 74.0-78.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,470 424 25.7 23.1-28.6 1,046 74.3 71.4-76.9
Non-Hispanic Black 357 103 25.8 20.7-31.7 254 74.2 68.3-79.3
Other 330 55 11.6 7.9-16.6 275 88.4 83.4-92.1
AGE
18-34 522 30 6.6 4.3-10.0 492 93.4 90.0-95.7
35-44 281 31 10.9 7.2-16.1 250 89.1 83.9-92.8
45-54 365 84 22.2 17.5-27.8 281 77.8 72.2-82.5
55-64 373 138 37.1 31.0-43.8 235 62.9 56.2-69.0
65-74 392 193 51.0 44.5-57.5 199 49.0 42.5-55.5
75+ 226 112 53.7 45.2-62.0 114 46.3 38.0-54.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 83 30.1 23.5-37.7 171 69.9 62.3-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 158 23.3 19.4-27.7 433 76.7 72.3-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 580 170 25.7 21.5-30.3 410 74.3 69.7-78.5
College Graduate 759 180 18.2 15.3-21.5 579 81.8 78.5-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 56 28.1 20.6-37.1 112 71.9 62.9-79.4
$15,000- 24,999 294 85 25.3 19.8-31.7 209 74.7 68.3-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 181 52 25.2 18.6-33.2 129 74.8 66.8-81.4
$35,000- 49,999 255 70 23.9 18.3-30.5 185 76.1 69.5-81.7
$50,000- 74,999 320 87 27.7 21.5-34.9 233 72.3 65.1-78.5
$75,000+ 599 133 18.3 14.9-22.3 466 81.7 77.7-85.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 305 46.5 41.5-51.5 320 53.5 48.5-58.5
No 1,488 281 16.6 14.3-19.1 1,207 83.4 80.9-85.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 612 220 35.4 30.6-40.5 392 64.6 59.5-69.4
Non-Veteran 1,572 373 20.2 17.9-22.7 1,199 79.8 77.3-82.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 597 114 16.8 13.6-20.5 483 83.2 79.5-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 544 154 26.2 21.8-31.1 390 73.8 68.9-78.2
Rural 1,050 326 27.8 24.4-31.4 724 72.2 68.6-75.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 203 14.9 12.6-17.4 1,087 85.1 82.6-87.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 566 263 47.7 42.4-53.0 303 52.3 47.0-57.6
Unable to Work 170 101 60.1 50.5-69.0 69 39.9 31.0-49.5
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** 65 98.2 93.0-99.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 31 19.6 13.0-28.6 107 80.4 71.4-87.0
101% to 150% 271 88 28.8 22.7-35.8 183 71.2 64.2-77.3
151% to 200% 140 47 28.3 20.8-37.3 93 71.7 62.7-79.2
More than 200% 1,186 298 22.4 19.6-25.5 888 77.6 74.5-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 143 32.8 26.8-39.4 280 67.2 60.6-73.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 903 247 24.3 20.9-28.0 656 75.7 72.0-79.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 865 204 20.5 17.6-23.9 661 79.5 76.1-82.4

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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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