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,
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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,066 1,303 27.2 25.4-29.1 2,763 72.8 70.9-74.6
GENDER
Male 1,791 456 23.0 20.4-25.8 1,335 77.0 74.2-79.6
Female 2,275 847 31.0 28.5-33.7 1,428 69.0 66.3-71.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,426 845 31.8 29.4-34.3 1,581 68.2 65.7-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 697 232 26.9 22.8-31.3 465 73.1 68.7-77.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 162 27 14.0 7.8-23.9 135 86.0 76.1-92.2
Hispanic 377 45 9.5 6.7-13.5 332 90.5 86.5-93.3
AGE
18-34 811 45 5.4 3.6- 8.0 766 94.6 92.0-96.4
35-44 582 95 15.1 11.7-19.3 487 84.9 80.7-88.3
45-54 626 161 25.3 20.8-30.4 465 74.7 69.6-79.2
55-64 746 322 42.0 36.9-47.2 424 58.0 52.8-63.1
65-74 723 355 47.6 42.4-52.9 368 52.4 47.1-57.6
75+ 519 309 59.8 53.3-66.0 210 40.2 34.0-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 107 31.3 24.6-39.0 219 68.7 61.0-75.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 882 303 25.7 22.2-29.5 579 74.3 70.5-77.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,122 419 29.6 26.3-33.2 703 70.4 66.8-73.7
College Graduate 1,716 468 24.5 22.0-27.3 1,248 75.5 72.7-78.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,305 681 48.0 44.2-51.9 624 52.0 48.1-55.8
No 2,627 571 17.3 15.6-19.2 2,056 82.7 80.8-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 514 187 33.5 28.3-39.1 327 66.5 60.9-71.7
Non-Veteran 3,535 1,108 26.3 24.4-28.3 2,427 73.7 71.7-75.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,164 413 17.0 15.0-19.2 1,751 83.0 80.8-85.0
Unemployed 187 48 18.9 13.1-26.4 139 81.1 73.6-86.9
Retired 1,137 600 50.6 46.1-55.1 537 49.4 44.9-53.9
Unable to Work 288 187 61.2 52.4-69.2 101 38.8 30.8-47.6
Other not in Labor Force 233 35 13.2 7.9-21.2 198 86.8 78.8-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 99 38.7 30.4-47.6 106 61.3 52.4-69.6
$15,000- 24,999 279 109 35.1 26.9-44.2 170 64.9 55.8-73.1
$25,000- 34,999 375 147 32.4 25.9-39.7 228 67.6 60.3-74.1
$35,000- 49,999 489 149 26.7 21.7-32.3 340 73.3 67.7-78.3
$50,000-74,999 543 162 24.7 20.4-29.6 381 75.3 70.4-79.6
$75,000-100,000 426 142 26.7 21.6-32.4 284 73.3 67.6-78.4
$100,000-150,000 461 111 24.6 19.8-30.3 350 75.4 69.7-80.2
$150,000+ 416 87 17.2 13.4-21.7 329 82.8 78.3-86.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 872 297 28.1 24.2-32.5 575 71.9 67.5-75.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 308 120 33.8 26.2-42.3 188 66.2 57.7-73.8
101% to 150% 259 86 21.7 15.6-29.4 173 78.3 70.6-84.4
151% to 200% 300 103 33.9 26.9-41.6 197 66.1 58.4-73.1
More than 200% 2,190 645 25.2 22.9-27.6 1,545 74.8 72.4-77.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 872 297 28.1 24.2-32.5 575 71.9 67.5-75.8
HOUSING
Own 2,668 955 31.3 28.9-33.8 1,713 68.7 66.2-71.1
Rent 1,080 250 17.2 14.6-20.2 830 82.8 79.8-85.4
Other arrangement 273 85 20.2 15.3-26.0 188 79.8 74.0-84.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,252 298 20.0 17.5-22.8 954 80.0 77.2-82.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,009 313 29.5 25.8-33.6 696 70.5 66.4-74.2
Rural 1,805 692 32.1 29.1-35.3 1,113 67.9 64.7-70.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,306 478 30.6 27.0-34.4 828 69.4 65.6-73.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,145 396 29.6 26.2-33.2 749 70.4 66.8-73.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,615 429 23.7 21.1-26.5 1,186 76.3 73.5-78.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,246 358 25.5 22.5-28.7 888 74.5 71.3-77.5
2nd Quartile 1,082 327 24.7 21.6-28.1 755 75.3 71.9-78.4
3rd Quartile 1,026 326 29.3 25.9-33.1 700 70.7 66.9-74.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 712 292 35.9 29.7-42.7 420 64.1 57.3-70.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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