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
-MALES 1,988 508 22.4 20.4-24.6 1,480 77.6 75.4-79.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,270 369 26.0 23.4-28.9 901 74.0 71.1-76.6
Non-Hispanic Black 355 95 20.3 16.3-25.0 260 79.7 75.0-83.7
Other 320 35 9.9 6.5-14.8 285 90.1 85.2-93.5
AGE
18-34 475 25 5.8 3.7- 9.0 450 94.2 91.0-96.3
35-44 273 32 10.8 7.6-15.3 241 89.2 84.7-92.4
45-54 327 79 27.1 21.7-33.3 248 72.9 66.7-78.3
55-64 337 119 34.3 28.7-40.3 218 65.7 59.7-71.3
65-74 329 141 42.7 36.6-49.1 188 57.3 50.9-63.4
75+ 214 107 49.7 41.5-57.8 107 50.3 42.2-58.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 56 24.4 18.5-31.4 153 75.6 68.6-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 513 136 23.9 20.0-28.3 377 76.1 71.7-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 553 145 22.1 18.5-26.1 408 77.9 73.9-81.5
College Graduate 706 170 20.3 17.4-23.5 536 79.7 76.5-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 53 31.5 23.7-40.5 101 68.5 59.5-76.3
$15,000- 24,999 235 68 25.2 19.5-31.8 167 74.8 68.2-80.5
$25,000- 34,999 171 37 18.2 12.9-25.2 134 81.8 74.8-87.1
$35,000- 49,999 238 63 24.0 18.4-30.8 175 76.0 69.2-81.6
$50,000- 74,999 225 53 22.2 16.2-29.5 172 77.8 70.5-83.8
$75,000+ 598 131 18.8 15.7-22.4 467 81.2 77.6-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 274 41.7 37.1-46.5 326 58.3 53.5-62.9
No 1,307 219 14.5 12.5-16.8 1,088 85.5 83.2-87.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 534 203 34.4 29.9-39.2 331 65.6 60.8-70.1
Non-Veteran 1,436 304 18.9 16.7-21.3 1,132 81.1 78.7-83.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 670 123 15.4 12.6-18.8 547 84.6 81.2-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 558 145 23.3 19.6-27.4 413 76.7 72.6-80.4
Rural 760 240 28.4 24.9-32.2 520 71.6 67.8-75.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,180 191 14.6 12.5-17.1 989 85.4 82.9-87.5
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 217 42.1 37.1-47.3 283 57.9 52.7-62.9
Unable to Work 145 86 60.2 50.5-69.1 59 39.8 30.9-49.5
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 54 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 48 28.5 21.1-37.3 116 71.5 62.7-78.9
101% to 150% 197 51 21.0 15.5-27.7 146 79.0 72.3-84.5
151% to 200% 159 45 23.5 16.9-31.6 114 76.5 68.4-83.1
More than 200% 1,001 239 21.2 18.5-24.2 762 78.8 75.8-81.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 444 127 25.4 21.1-30.1 317 74.6 69.9-78.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 670 196 27.1 23.3-31.3 474 72.9 68.7-76.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 874 185 17.4 14.9-20.3 689 82.6 79.7-85.1

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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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