2019 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 4,255 1,311 27.0 25.5-28.5 2,944 73.0 71.5-74.5
-Western 555 186 32.7 28.3-37.5 369 67.3 62.5-71.7
GENDER
Male 283 81 28.4 22.6-35.0 202 71.6 65.0-77.4
Female 272 105 36.7 30.2-43.9 167 63.3 56.1-69.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 456 168 35.0 30.1-40.3 288 65.0 59.7-69.9
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 44 36.5 27.2-47.0 78 63.5 53.0-72.8
Some Post-H.S. 167 50 27.4 20.3-35.7 117 72.6 64.3-79.7
College Graduate 209 69 30.1 23.6-37.4 140 69.9 62.6-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 103 52.8 44.1-61.3 89 47.2 38.7-55.9
No 351 79 21.0 16.4-26.4 272 79.0 73.6-83.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 148 30.9 26.2-36.0 323 69.1 64.0-73.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 46 17.4 12.6-23.6 233 82.6 76.4-87.4
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 90 50.7 41.5-60.0 83 49.3 40.0-58.5
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 28 20.7 13.8-29.7 94 79.3 70.3-86.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 65 24.2 18.9-30.5 176 75.8 69.5-81.1
HOUSING
Own 394 141 33.3 28.2-39.0 253 66.7 61.0-71.8
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 40 22.6 16.4-30.2 117 77.4 69.8-83.6
Rural 398 146 36.2 30.7-42.0 252 63.8 58.0-69.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 33 30.0 21.0-40.8 69 70.0 59.2-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 94 39.9 32.4-47.8 144 60.1 52.2-67.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 59 24.7 19.0-31.4 156 75.3 68.6-81.0

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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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