2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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(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 4,478 1,308 28.0 26.2-29.8 3,170 72.0 70.2-73.8
Eastern NC 1,614 517 29.2 26.4-32.2 1,097 70.8 67.8-73.6
GENDER
Male 744 209 25.7 21.8-30.1 535 74.3 69.9-78.2
Female 870 308 32.5 28.6-36.7 562 67.5 63.3-71.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 894 319 32.6 28.9-36.6 575 67.4 63.4-71.1
Non-Hispanic Black 337 112 30.5 24.3-37.5 225 69.5 62.5-75.7
Other 344 78 14.1 10.0-19.4 266 85.9 80.6-90.0
AGE
18-34 332 20 4.5 2.7- 7.5 312 95.5 92.5-97.3
35-44 243 42 18.7 13.4-25.5 201 81.3 74.5-86.6
45-54 235 62 28.0 20.5-36.9 173 72.0 63.1-79.5
55-64 304 142 47.2 39.3-55.3 162 52.8 44.7-60.7
65-74 301 146 52.0 44.4-59.6 155 48.0 40.4-55.6
75+ 173 99 64.1 53.7-73.3 74 35.9 26.7-46.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 45 27.9 19.3-38.6 123 72.1 61.4-80.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 151 33.8 28.1-40.1 263 66.2 59.9-71.9
Some Post-H.S. 507 169 28.0 23.5-33.0 338 72.0 67.0-76.5
College Graduate 523 152 25.8 21.5-30.6 371 74.2 69.4-78.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 293 47.0 41.3-52.7 267 53.0 47.3-58.7
No 1,006 209 18.6 15.8-21.8 797 81.4 78.2-84.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 95 27.5 21.5-34.3 200 72.5 65.7-78.5
Non-Veteran 1,313 421 29.6 26.5-33.0 892 70.4 67.0-73.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 850 164 17.2 14.2-20.5 686 82.8 79.5-85.8
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 437 220 53.4 46.7-59.9 217 46.6 40.1-53.3
Unable to Work 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 17 17.8 10.0-29.6 79 82.2 70.4-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 184 60 26.8 19.1-36.2 124 73.2 63.8-80.9
$35,000- 49,999 176 54 29.6 21.7-39.0 122 70.4 61.0-78.3
$50,000- 74,999 192 59 31.1 23.1-40.4 133 68.9 59.6-76.9
$75,000+ 434 117 24.3 19.7-29.6 317 75.7 70.4-80.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 357 113 28.2 22.4-34.9 244 71.8 65.1-77.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 68 38.8 29.0-49.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 31 22.2 14.2-32.9 81 77.8 67.1-85.8
151% to 200% 150 53 34.5 25.0-45.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 762 231 28.2 24.3-32.4 531 71.8 67.6-75.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 357 113 28.2 22.4-34.9 244 71.8 65.1-77.6
HOUSING
Own 1,089 397 35.0 31.3-38.9 692 65.0 61.1-68.7
Rent 397 86 15.8 12.3-20.1 311 84.2 79.9-87.7
Other arrangement 109 30 15.4 9.3-24.5 79 84.6 75.5-90.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 28 20.2 12.7-30.5 86 79.8 69.5-87.3
Regional City or Suburban County 426 129 25.3 20.9-30.3 297 74.7 69.7-79.1
Rural 1,074 360 32.3 28.5-36.4 714 67.7 63.6-71.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 879 291 31.2 26.9-35.8 588 68.8 64.2-73.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 115 26.7 21.8-32.3 253 73.3 67.7-78.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 111 27.6 22.5-33.3 256 72.4 66.7-77.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 89 27.7 21.9-34.4 206 72.3 65.6-78.1
2nd Quartile 209 62 25.1 19.1-32.2 147 74.9 67.8-80.9
3rd Quartile 461 140 26.2 21.8-31.2 321 73.8 68.8-78.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 649 226 35.4 29.8-41.5 423 64.6 58.5-70.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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