2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,066 1,303 27.2 25.4-29.1 2,763 72.8 70.9-74.6
Eastern NC 1,500 548 30.3 27.2-33.6 952 69.7 66.4-72.8
GENDER
Male 636 186 26.2 21.8-31.1 450 73.8 68.9-78.2
Female 864 362 34.2 29.8-38.8 502 65.8 61.2-70.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 732 282 34.2 30.0-38.6 450 65.8 61.4-70.0
Non-Hispanic Black 292 114 32.2 25.7-39.5 178 67.8 60.5-74.3
Other 457 149 14.4 10.0-20.4 308 85.6 79.6-90.0
AGE
18-34 269 22 7.6 4.6-12.3 247 92.4 87.7-95.4
35-44 223 40 16.1 10.5-23.9 183 83.9 76.1-89.5
45-54 221 76 32.8 24.5-42.4 145 67.2 57.6-75.5
55-64 303 135 43.6 35.4-52.2 168 56.4 47.8-64.6
65-74 289 156 52.4 44.0-60.6 133 47.6 39.4-56.0
75+ 181 115 71.6 62.3-79.3 66 28.4 20.7-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 139 25.2 19.8-31.5 228 74.8 68.5-80.2
Some Post-H.S. 472 196 33.7 28.4-39.4 276 66.3 60.6-71.6
College Graduate 527 160 28.5 23.6-33.9 367 71.5 66.1-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 307 49.3 43.1-55.5 227 50.7 44.5-56.9
No 919 224 20.6 17.4-24.3 695 79.4 75.7-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 85 30.3 23.8-37.7 155 69.7 62.3-76.2
Non-Veteran 1,251 458 30.3 26.8-34.0 793 69.7 66.0-73.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 763 164 18.5 15.1-22.4 599 81.5 77.6-84.9
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 427 242 55.8 49.0-62.4 185 44.2 37.6-51.0
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 72 37.0 27.3-47.8 91 63.0 52.2-72.7
$35,000- 49,999 205 62 21.6 15.2-29.7 143 78.4 70.3-84.8
$50,000- 74,999 208 73 29.7 22.5-38.0 135 70.3 62.0-77.5
$75,000+ 422 132 31.1 25.4-37.4 290 68.9 62.6-74.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 116 25.4 19.5-32.3 193 74.6 67.7-80.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 773 266 31.1 26.9-35.6 507 68.9 64.4-73.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 309 116 25.4 19.5-32.3 193 74.6 67.7-80.5
HOUSING
Own 1,019 410 36.4 32.2-40.8 609 63.6 59.2-67.8
Rent 362 100 17.5 13.6-22.2 262 82.5 77.8-86.4
Other arrangement 104 34 20.8 12.4-32.7 70 79.2 67.3-87.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 389 110 24.7 19.8-30.4 279 75.3 69.6-80.2
Rural 1,018 411 34.0 29.7-38.5 607 66.0 61.5-70.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,040 384 30.2 26.2-34.5 656 69.8 65.5-73.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 69 33.4 25.5-42.2 110 66.6 57.8-74.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 95 28.8 22.9-35.6 186 71.2 64.4-77.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 227 78 31.2 24.4-38.8 149 68.8 61.2-75.6
2nd Quartile 180 47 19.7 13.9-27.2 133 80.3 72.8-86.1
3rd Quartile 448 155 31.6 26.4-37.4 293 68.4 62.6-73.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 268 34.5 28.5-41.1 377 65.5 58.9-71.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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