2021 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 4,913 1,520 27.3 25.8-28.9 3,393 72.7 71.1-74.2
-Western 618 221 32.5 27.8-37.6 397 67.5 62.4-72.2
GENDER
Male 292 78 28.5 22.0-36.0 214 71.5 64.0-78.0
Female 326 143 36.3 29.6-43.6 183 63.7 56.4-70.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 506 196 35.4 30.0-41.2 310 64.6 58.8-70.0
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 27 26.5 18.1-37.1 84 73.5 62.9-81.9
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 176 77 35.5 27.6-44.2 99 64.5 55.8-72.4
College Graduate 223 62 22.4 17.2-28.7 161 77.6 71.3-82.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 123 52.5 42.4-62.3 97 47.5 37.7-57.6
No 388 93 19.7 15.7-24.4 295 80.3 75.6-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 547 198 32.4 27.4-37.9 349 67.6 62.1-72.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 63 18.7 14.2-24.2 244 81.3 75.8-85.8
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 106 51.8 42.0-61.5 88 48.2 38.5-58.0
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 37 23.1 16.3-31.7 113 76.9 68.3-83.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 289 96 29.8 24.1-36.2 193 70.2 63.8-75.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 421 168 36.8 30.9-43.2 253 63.2 56.8-69.1
Rent 157 42 23.2 16.2-32.2 115 76.8 67.8-83.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 58 28.5 21.7-36.5 119 71.5 63.5-78.3
Rural 441 163 33.9 28.0-40.3 278 66.1 59.7-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 68 38.9 29.5-49.3 123 61.1 50.7-70.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 307 106 27.3 21.6-33.8 201 72.7 66.2-78.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 47 35.6 26.7-45.6 73 64.4 54.4-73.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 311 100 28.6 22.1-36.1 211 71.4 63.9-77.9
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 66 33.4 25.6-42.2 112 66.6 57.8-74.4

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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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