2023 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 4,066 1,303 27.2 25.4-29.1 2,763 72.8 70.9-74.6
Non-Hispanic Black 697 232 26.9 22.8-31.3 465 73.1 68.7-77.2
GENDER
Male 290 70 20.2 14.7-27.0 220 79.8 73.0-85.3
Female 407 162 32.5 26.9-38.6 245 67.5 61.4-73.1
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 20 10.5 6.3-17.2 85 89.5 82.8-93.7
45-54 114 30 18.9 12.5-27.5 84 81.1 72.5-87.5
55-64 152 64 43.4 33.7-53.6 88 56.6 46.4-66.3
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 51 18.9 13.3-26.0 122 81.1 74.0-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 222 86 30.2 23.2-38.2 136 69.8 61.8-76.8
College Graduate 244 62 22.3 16.1-30.1 182 77.7 69.9-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** 66 78.8 67.0-87.2
$75,000+ 167 38 18.9 12.9-26.9 129 81.1 73.1-87.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 131 47.5 38.6-56.5 112 52.5 43.5-61.4
No 434 95 17.4 13.5-22.2 339 82.6 77.8-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 607 203 26.5 22.3-31.3 404 73.5 68.7-77.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 70 22.7 17.2-29.3 187 77.3 70.7-82.8
Regional City or Suburban County 169 53 27.3 18.7-37.9 116 72.7 62.1-81.3
Rural 271 109 31.6 24.7-39.5 162 68.4 60.5-75.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 76 18.1 13.7-23.5 292 81.9 76.5-86.3
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 95 23.3 18.1-29.5 234 76.7 70.5-81.9
HOUSING
Own 371 134 30.5 24.9-36.8 237 69.5 63.2-75.1
Rent 247 74 22.4 16.2-30.0 173 77.6 70.0-83.8
Other arrangement 75 23 20.0 12.0-31.4 52 80.0 68.6-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 106 35.8 28.4-44.0 164 64.2 56.0-71.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 55 24.0 16.7-33.2 116 76.0 66.8-83.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 71 22.1 16.6-28.8 185 77.9 71.2-83.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 36 21.9 14.8-31.1 91 78.1 68.9-85.2
2nd Quartile 190 57 23.1 16.6-31.3 133 76.9 68.7-83.4
3rd Quartile 234 75 28.4 21.4-36.6 159 71.6 63.4-78.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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