2019 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 4,255 1,311 27.0 25.5-28.5 2,944 73.0 71.5-74.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 852 281 26.5 23.3-29.9 571 73.5 70.1-76.7
GENDER
Male 355 95 20.3 16.3-25.0 260 79.7 75.0-83.7
Female 497 186 31.5 27.0-36.4 311 68.5 63.6-73.0
AGE
18-34 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 129 18 11.2 6.6-18.2 111 88.8 81.8-93.4
45-54 151 54 35.0 27.1-43.9 97 65.0 56.1-72.9
55-64 172 80 46.1 37.6-54.9 92 53.9 45.1-62.4
65-74 132 72 50.7 40.7-60.6 60 49.3 39.4-59.3
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 87 28.9 23.0-35.6 154 71.1 64.4-77.0
Some Post-H.S. 288 81 20.4 15.9-25.8 207 79.6 74.2-84.1
College Graduate 244 70 22.8 17.7-28.7 174 77.2 71.3-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 50 39.2 29.6-49.6 60 60.8 50.4-70.4
$15,000- 24,999 136 45 27.6 20.2-36.4 91 72.4 63.6-79.8
$25,000- 34,999 77 26 21.6 13.9-32.0 51 78.4 68.0-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 99 27 20.4 13.3-29.9 72 79.6 70.1-86.7
$50,000- 74,999 88 19 18.4 11.0-29.1 69 81.6 70.9-89.0
$75,000+ 150 46 25.6 18.6-34.1 104 74.4 65.9-81.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 294 175 52.5 45.7-59.2 119 47.5 40.8-54.3
No 525 99 14.7 11.7-18.1 426 85.3 81.9-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 47 33.5 24.7-43.6 66 66.5 56.4-75.3
Non-Veteran 731 233 25.7 22.4-29.4 498 74.3 70.6-77.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 333 80 19.8 15.7-24.8 253 80.2 75.2-84.3
Regional City or Suburban County 210 74 25.6 19.7-32.5 136 74.4 67.5-80.3
Rural 309 127 36.4 30.4-42.8 182 63.6 57.2-69.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 79 15.7 12.4-19.8 339 84.3 80.2-87.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 113 48.8 40.8-56.9 99 51.2 43.1-59.2
Unable to Work 130 79 57.2 46.9-66.9 51 42.8 33.1-53.1
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 41 25.4 18.1-34.4 78 74.6 65.6-81.9
151% to 200% 74 21 20.5 12.5-31.8 53 79.5 68.2-87.5
More than 200% 312 93 24.6 19.6-30.3 219 75.4 69.7-80.4
HOUSING
Own 410 152 32.1 27.2-37.4 258 67.9 62.6-72.8
Rent 347 108 22.6 18.5-27.4 239 77.4 72.6-81.5
Other arrangement 88 20 14.8 8.7-23.9 68 85.2 76.1-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 288 121 36.3 30.0-43.1 167 63.7 56.9-70.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 76 22.9 17.9-28.8 177 77.1 71.2-82.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 311 84 22.5 18.0-27.9 227 77.5 72.1-82.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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