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,
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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
Females 2,367 773 31.6 29.0-34.2 1,594 68.4 65.8-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 538 36.6 33.2-40.1 920 63.4 59.9-66.8
Non-Hispanic Black 485 156 31.8 26.8-37.3 329 68.2 62.7-73.2
Other 377 68 13.5 8.4-21.0 309 86.5 79.0-91.6
AGE
18-34 478 35 6.7 4.4-10.1 443 93.3 89.9-95.6
35-44 361 57 20.2 14.2-28.0 304 79.8 72.0-85.8
45-54 379 100 28.0 22.3-34.5 279 72.0 65.5-77.7
55-64 436 197 45.1 38.9-51.5 239 54.9 48.5-61.1
65-74 397 215 58.3 51.6-64.6 182 41.7 35.4-48.4
75+ 264 158 65.9 57.5-73.4 106 34.1 26.6-42.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 185 36.6 31.5-42.1 293 63.4 57.9-68.5
Some Post-H.S. 710 248 29.5 25.5-33.8 462 70.5 66.2-74.5
College Graduate 1,022 289 26.1 22.9-29.5 733 73.9 70.5-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 226 101 46.8 37.5-56.4 125 53.2 43.6-62.5
$25,000- 34,999 261 92 28.8 22.4-36.1 169 71.2 63.9-77.6
$35,000- 49,999 249 94 37.5 29.9-45.7 155 62.5 54.3-70.1
$50,000- 74,999 280 75 25.9 20.1-32.7 205 74.1 67.3-79.9
$75,000+ 644 163 24.3 20.5-28.6 481 75.7 71.4-79.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 410 52.2 47.0-57.3 357 47.8 42.7-53.0
No 1,533 341 20.6 18.1-23.2 1,192 79.4 76.8-81.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,271 741 31.7 29.0-34.4 1,530 68.3 65.6-71.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 772 202 25.6 22.0-29.7 570 74.4 70.3-78.0
Regional City or Suburban County 625 204 30.6 25.8-36.0 421 69.4 64.0-74.2
Rural 970 367 38.3 33.8-43.0 603 61.7 57.0-66.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,184 229 17.6 15.1-20.5 955 82.4 79.5-84.9
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 638 346 56.9 51.6-62.0 292 43.1 38.0-48.4
Unable to Work 190 128 71.5 61.5-79.8 62 28.5 20.2-38.5
Other not in Labor Force 223 35 13.5 9.1-19.6 188 86.5 80.4-90.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 87 35.8 27.1-45.5 138 64.2 54.5-72.9
101% to 150% 170 62 35.8 26.3-46.7 108 64.2 53.3-73.7
151% to 200% 200 76 36.0 27.9-45.1 124 64.0 54.9-72.1
More than 200% 1,121 336 28.1 25.0-31.4 785 71.9 68.6-75.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 239 41.2 35.0-47.7 374 58.8 52.3-65.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 735 249 31.1 26.6-35.9 486 68.9 64.1-73.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,019 285 27.4 24.0-31.0 734 72.6 69.0-76.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 715 222 30.2 26.0-34.7 493 69.8 65.3-74.0
2nd Quartile 667 203 28.3 24.1-32.9 464 71.7 67.1-75.9
3rd Quartile 584 197 34.1 28.5-40.1 387 65.9 59.9-71.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 401 151 38.8 31.3-46.9 250 61.2 53.1-68.7

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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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