2022 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 4,478 1,308 28.0 26.2-29.8 3,170 72.0 70.2-73.8
Western 509 184 32.4 27.5-37.9 325 67.6 62.1-72.5
GENDER
Male 231 75 28.3 21.8-35.8 156 71.7 64.2-78.2
Female 278 109 36.3 29.1-44.2 169 63.7 55.8-70.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 437 169 36.3 30.8-42.3 268 63.7 57.7-69.2
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 42 31.6 22.2-42.9 65 68.4 57.1-77.8
Some Post-H.S. 152 54 30.2 22.5-39.3 98 69.8 60.7-77.5
College Graduate 217 76 30.3 23.6-38.1 141 69.7 61.9-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 110 55.5 45.1-65.5 64 44.5 34.5-54.9
No 320 71 19.8 15.0-25.6 249 80.2 74.4-85.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 445 156 31.9 26.5-37.7 289 68.1 62.3-73.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 263 54 17.8 13.0-23.9 209 82.2 76.1-87.0
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 91 57.4 48.4-66.0 75 42.6 34.0-51.6
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 43 23.4 16.5-31.9 98 76.6 68.1-83.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 96 29.3 23.3-36.1 185 70.7 63.9-76.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 382 147 34.0 28.1-40.4 235 66.0 59.6-71.9
Rent 102 28 26.0 17.5-36.7 74 74.0 63.3-82.5
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 185 62 29.8 22.7-38.1 123 70.2 61.9-77.3
Rural 324 122 33.6 27.3-40.6 202 66.4 59.4-72.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 61 30.1 23.0-38.4 113 69.9 61.6-77.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 199 69 30.1 23.1-38.2 130 69.9 61.8-76.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 108 32.9 26.8-39.7 187 67.1 60.3-73.2
2nd Quartile 92 26 21.1 13.1-32.2 66 78.9 67.8-86.9
3rd Quartile 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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