2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 889 338 35.3 31.2-39.6 551 64.7 60.4-68.8
GENDER
Male 418 129 27.3 21.8-33.5 289 72.7 66.5-78.2
Female 471 209 42.8 36.9-48.8 262 57.2 51.2-63.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 778 311 37.2 32.8-41.9 467 62.8 58.1-67.2
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 40 25.5 17.1-36.1 91 74.5 63.9-82.9
55-64 173 77 48.1 38.2-58.3 96 51.9 41.7-61.8
65-74 199 105 59.9 50.7-68.4 94 40.1 31.6-49.3
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 94 35.3 28.2-43.2 134 64.7 56.8-71.8
Some Post-H.S. 269 104 39.5 31.9-47.7 165 60.5 52.3-68.1
College Graduate 297 97 27.5 21.7-34.1 200 72.5 65.9-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 53 26.3 18.5-35.9 141 73.7 64.1-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 181 56.3 48.3-64.0 122 43.7 36.0-51.7
No 561 150 25.3 20.8-30.5 411 74.7 69.5-79.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 775 293 34.7 30.4-39.2 482 65.3 60.8-69.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 77 32.0 25.1-39.9 151 68.0 60.1-74.9
Rural 663 261 36.6 31.7-41.8 402 63.4 58.2-68.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 80 20.3 15.4-26.3 324 79.7 73.7-84.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 167 59.7 52.2-66.7 138 40.3 33.3-47.8
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 416 139 33.5 27.6-40.0 277 66.5 60.0-72.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 257 101 34.9 27.3-43.4 156 65.1 56.6-72.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 119 39.0 32.0-46.6 166 61.0 53.4-68.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 118 31.3 25.4-37.9 231 68.7 62.1-74.6

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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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