2021 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?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,110 1,025 30.8 28.8-32.8 2,085 69.2 67.2-71.2
GENDER
Male 1,471 405 26.6 23.9-29.4 1,066 73.4 70.6-76.1
Female 1,639 620 34.6 31.8-37.6 1,019 65.4 62.4-68.2
AGE
18-34 579 31 5.0 3.4- 7.2 548 95.0 92.8-96.6
35-44 401 69 17.9 13.9-22.7 332 82.1 77.3-86.1
45-54 457 127 26.8 22.5-31.6 330 73.2 68.4-77.5
55-64 552 230 45.1 39.8-50.4 322 54.9 49.6-60.2
65-74 649 338 56.0 51.0-60.9 311 44.0 39.1-49.0
75+ 415 218 49.9 43.7-56.0 197 50.1 44.0-56.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 76 45.5 36.0-55.4 76 54.5 44.6-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 247 33.9 29.7-38.3 416 66.1 61.7-70.3
Some Post-H.S. 847 307 31.3 27.9-35.0 540 68.7 65.0-72.1
College Graduate 1,444 395 24.2 21.8-26.7 1,049 75.8 73.3-78.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 211 103 43.4 35.6-51.6 108 56.6 48.4-64.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 111 38.5 31.6-45.9 160 61.5 54.1-68.4
$35,000- 49,999 317 116 34.9 28.9-41.5 201 65.1 58.5-71.1
$50,000- 74,999 437 129 27.8 23.0-33.1 308 72.2 66.9-77.0
$75,000+ 1,144 274 21.1 18.5-23.9 870 78.9 76.1-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 520 53.9 49.7-58.0 408 46.1 42.0-50.3
No 2,127 486 20.5 18.5-22.7 1,641 79.5 77.3-81.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 138 31.9 26.9-37.4 285 68.1 62.6-73.1
Non-Veteran 2,677 884 30.5 28.4-32.7 1,793 69.5 67.3-71.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 910 245 24.3 21.2-27.6 665 75.7 72.4-78.8
Regional City or Suburban County 851 287 33.7 30.0-37.6 564 66.3 62.4-70.0
Rural 1,349 493 33.5 30.3-36.9 856 66.5 63.1-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,654 345 19.0 17.0-21.3 1,309 81.0 78.7-83.0
Unemployed 118 35 25.8 18.2-35.3 83 74.2 64.7-81.8
Retired 961 498 53.4 49.3-57.4 463 46.6 42.6-50.7
Unable to Work 179 119 70.7 62.6-77.7 60 29.3 22.3-37.4
Other not in Labor Force 176 22 13.0 7.2-22.6 154 87.0 77.4-92.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 74 36.1 27.9-45.1 107 63.9 54.9-72.1
151% to 200% 247 102 41.6 34.3-49.2 145 58.4 50.8-65.7
More than 200% 1,854 522 25.4 23.2-27.8 1,332 74.6 72.2-76.8
HOUSING
Own 2,293 818 33.8 31.4-36.2 1,475 66.2 63.8-68.6
Rent 608 160 22.6 18.9-26.6 448 77.4 73.4-81.1
Other arrangement 185 41 18.0 12.4-25.2 144 82.0 74.8-87.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 261 37.8 32.8-43.0 431 62.2 57.0-67.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,382 501 32.8 29.9-35.9 881 67.2 64.1-70.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,036 263 24.6 21.7-27.8 773 75.4 72.2-78.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,108 337 28.5 25.3-31.9 771 71.5 68.1-74.7
2nd Quartile 842 279 30.9 27.4-34.7 563 69.1 65.3-72.6
3rd Quartile 840 275 32.4 28.5-36.5 565 67.6 63.5-71.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 134 35.3 28.5-42.8 186 64.7 57.2-71.5

Back to Chronic Health Conditions.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19AUG22.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts