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 White 3,124 1,073 30.4 28.5-32.5 2,051 69.6 67.5-71.5
GENDER
Male 1,470 424 25.7 23.1-28.6 1,046 74.3 71.4-76.9
Female 1,654 649 34.8 32.0-37.7 1,005 65.2 62.3-68.0
AGE
18-34 585 31 5.1 3.5- 7.3 554 94.9 92.7-96.5
35-44 363 70 18.1 13.9-23.3 293 81.9 76.7-86.1
45-54 475 140 29.1 24.3-34.3 335 70.9 65.7-75.7
55-64 569 241 42.1 37.1-47.3 328 57.9 52.7-62.9
65-74 653 333 52.5 47.2-57.7 320 47.5 42.3-52.8
75+ 440 245 59.7 53.5-65.6 195 40.3 34.4-46.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 106 42.4 34.0-51.4 106 57.6 48.6-66.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 732 298 33.9 30.0-38.1 434 66.1 61.9-70.0
Some Post-H.S. 917 330 32.0 28.4-35.7 587 68.0 64.3-71.6
College Graduate 1,262 337 21.5 19.1-24.2 925 78.5 75.8-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 120 46.0 37.9-54.2 113 54.0 45.8-62.1
$15,000- 24,999 366 157 37.1 31.1-43.5 209 62.9 56.5-68.9
$25,000- 34,999 262 109 39.7 32.6-47.4 153 60.3 52.6-67.4
$35,000- 49,999 373 125 29.9 24.7-35.8 248 70.1 64.2-75.3
$50,000- 74,999 462 140 29.1 24.1-34.7 322 70.9 65.3-75.9
$75,000+ 884 220 21.0 18.0-24.3 664 79.0 75.7-82.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 966 547 54.5 50.4-58.6 419 45.5 41.4-49.6
No 2,089 511 21.1 19.1-23.3 1,578 78.9 76.7-80.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 165 32.5 27.3-38.0 332 67.5 62.0-72.7
Non-Veteran 2,627 906 30.0 27.9-32.2 1,721 70.0 67.8-72.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 718 192 23.5 20.2-27.2 526 76.5 72.8-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 802 261 31.1 27.3-35.3 541 68.9 64.7-72.7
Rural 1,608 620 34.3 31.4-37.4 988 65.7 62.6-68.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,555 320 18.8 16.7-21.2 1,235 81.2 78.8-83.3
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,017 514 51.3 47.2-55.5 503 48.7 44.5-52.8
Unable to Work 247 177 72.5 65.0-78.9 70 27.5 21.1-35.0
Other not in Labor Force 210 32 11.7 7.8-17.1 178 88.3 82.9-92.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 60 32.4 23.5-42.8 94 67.6 57.2-76.5
101% to 150% 356 163 44.0 37.7-50.4 193 56.0 49.6-62.3
151% to 200% 220 92 34.4 27.3-42.3 128 65.6 57.7-72.7
More than 200% 1,753 514 26.0 23.6-28.5 1,239 74.0 71.5-76.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 223 38.1 32.7-43.7 318 61.9 56.3-67.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,331 457 31.9 28.8-35.1 874 68.1 64.9-71.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,256 393 26.9 24.2-29.9 863 73.1 70.1-75.8

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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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