2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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,
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,913 1,520 27.3 25.8-28.9 3,393 72.7 71.1-74.2
-Eastern NC 1,847 639 28.1 25.7-30.6 1,208 71.9 69.4-74.3
GENDER
Male 815 225 22.4 19.3-25.9 590 77.6 74.1-80.7
Female 1,032 414 33.5 30.0-37.2 618 66.5 62.8-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,040 357 28.9 25.7-32.2 683 71.1 67.8-74.3
Non-Hispanic Black 443 179 32.5 27.3-38.0 264 67.5 62.0-72.7
Other 335 96 18.3 13.6-24.2 239 81.7 75.8-86.4
AGE
18-34 346 20 4.2 2.5- 6.8 326 95.8 93.2-97.5
35-44 246 42 19.7 14.4-26.4 204 80.3 73.6-85.6
45-54 264 91 33.0 26.6-40.0 173 67.0 60.0-73.4
55-64 334 136 42.2 35.8-48.9 198 57.8 51.1-64.2
65-74 391 214 53.7 47.5-59.7 177 46.3 40.3-52.5
75+ 221 127 52.3 43.4-61.1 94 47.7 38.9-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 67 33.1 24.7-42.7 108 66.9 57.3-75.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 163 24.4 20.4-28.7 336 75.6 71.3-79.6
Some Post-H.S. 519 199 29.1 24.7-33.8 320 70.9 66.2-75.3
College Graduate 642 208 29.2 25.2-33.7 434 70.8 66.3-74.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 359 49.1 44.0-54.2 280 50.9 45.8-56.0
No 1,167 269 18.1 15.7-20.8 898 81.9 79.2-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 313 105 28.7 23.3-34.7 208 71.3 65.3-76.7
Non-Veteran 1,527 533 28.1 25.4-30.9 994 71.9 69.1-74.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 914 199 18.1 15.4-21.2 715 81.9 78.8-84.6
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 293 50.4 45.0-55.8 258 49.6 44.2-55.0
Unable to Work 155 94 59.4 49.5-68.5 61 40.6 31.5-50.5
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 88 33.2 25.1-42.4 106 66.8 57.6-74.9
$25,000- 34,999 198 75 34.0 26.4-42.6 123 66.0 57.4-73.6
$35,000- 49,999 217 73 28.3 21.9-35.6 144 71.7 64.4-78.1
$50,000- 74,999 234 66 21.4 15.7-28.4 168 78.6 71.6-84.3
$75,000+ 467 132 25.1 20.8-30.1 335 74.9 69.9-79.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 154 28.4 23.6-33.8 271 71.6 66.2-76.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 57 35.5 26.3-45.8 81 64.5 54.2-73.7
101% to 150% 161 62 27.6 19.8-36.9 99 72.4 63.1-80.2
151% to 200% 182 65 28.8 21.7-37.2 117 71.2 62.8-78.3
More than 200% 880 280 27.0 23.6-30.7 600 73.0 69.3-76.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 154 28.4 23.6-33.8 271 71.6 66.2-76.4
HOUSING
Own 1,234 479 32.6 29.4-35.9 755 67.4 64.1-70.6
Rent 453 122 20.0 16.2-24.4 331 80.0 75.6-83.8
Other arrangement 140 31 13.5 8.5-20.8 109 86.5 79.2-91.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 56 34.4 26.2-43.6 91 65.6 56.4-73.8
Regional City or Suburban County 511 154 24.6 20.7-29.0 357 75.4 71.0-79.3
Rural 1,189 429 29.2 26.1-32.5 760 70.8 67.5-73.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 941 352 29.3 25.7-33.2 589 70.7 66.8-74.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 238 27.4 23.9-31.2 490 72.6 68.8-76.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 49 25.8 19.0-34.0 129 74.2 66.0-81.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 368 120 26.8 22.1-32.1 248 73.2 67.9-77.9
2nd Quartile 219 63 26.3 20.2-33.4 156 73.7 66.6-79.8
3rd Quartile 604 196 27.9 24.0-32.2 408 72.1 67.8-76.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 656 260 30.0 25.4-35.0 396 70.0 65.0-74.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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