2022 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?

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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
Non-Hispanic Black 795 246 29.7 25.8-33.8 549 70.3 66.2-74.2
GENDER
Male 310 90 27.0 21.3-33.6 220 73.0 66.4-78.7
Female 485 156 31.8 26.8-37.3 329 68.2 62.7-73.2
AGE
18-34 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 127 16 9.4 5.3-16.2 111 90.6 83.8-94.7
45-54 134 35 27.9 19.4-38.4 99 72.1 61.6-80.6
55-64 155 68 45.8 36.1-55.8 87 54.2 44.2-63.9
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 64 31.9 24.5-40.4 141 68.1 59.6-75.5
Some Post-H.S. 254 84 28.2 22.0-35.5 170 71.8 64.5-78.0
College Graduate 286 76 24.0 18.5-30.5 210 76.0 69.5-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 34 16.1 10.7-23.5 145 83.9 76.5-89.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 132 50.4 42.6-58.1 127 49.6 41.9-57.4
No 510 105 19.7 15.7-24.5 405 80.3 75.5-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 669 197 27.1 23.2-31.5 472 72.9 68.5-76.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 340 87 25.1 20.0-30.9 253 74.9 69.1-80.0
Regional City or Suburban County 169 50 28.6 20.9-37.9 119 71.4 62.1-79.1
Rural 286 109 36.9 29.6-44.9 177 63.1 55.1-70.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 442 80 16.5 12.8-21.1 362 83.5 78.9-87.2
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 185 100 59.6 49.7-68.7 85 40.4 31.3-50.3
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 84 23.2 18.1-29.2 257 76.8 70.8-81.9
HOUSING
Own 402 153 36.2 30.5-42.2 249 63.8 57.8-69.5
Rent 307 73 21.3 16.3-27.4 234 78.7 72.6-83.7
Other arrangement 74 15 15.1 8.2-26.2 59 84.9 73.8-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 102 35.3 27.8-43.7 172 64.7 56.3-72.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 217 72 32.4 25.2-40.4 145 67.6 59.6-74.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 72 23.6 18.5-29.7 232 76.4 70.3-81.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 38 27.3 19.7-36.6 110 72.7 63.4-80.3
2nd Quartile 223 63 25.5 19.4-32.6 160 74.5 67.4-80.6
3rd Quartile 247 76 30.8 23.8-38.8 171 69.2 61.2-76.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 69 38.9 29.2-49.7 108 61.1 50.3-70.8

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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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