2024 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 4,309 1,304 27.9 26.4-29.6 3,005 72.1 70.4-73.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 732 211 26.1 22.6-29.9 521 73.9 70.1-77.4
GENDER
Male 282 68 20.7 16.0-26.2 214 79.3 73.8-84.0
Female 450 143 30.6 25.7-35.9 307 69.4 64.1-74.3
AGE
18-34 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 17 14.1 8.4-22.6 111 85.9 77.4-91.6
45-54 129 30 26.1 17.9-36.5 99 73.9 63.5-82.1
55-64 129 54 36.3 27.6-46.0 75 63.7 54.0-72.4
65-74 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 57 26.2 19.7-34.0 121 73.8 66.0-80.3
Some Post-H.S. 242 79 28.7 22.8-35.4 163 71.3 64.6-77.2
College Graduate 258 54 19.2 14.5-25.0 204 80.8 75.0-85.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 32 31.1 22.0-42.0 75 68.9 58.0-78.0
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 37 21.0 15.1-28.6 153 79.0 71.4-84.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 207 108 47.4 39.3-55.6 99 52.6 44.4-60.7
No 494 97 18.1 14.6-22.4 397 81.9 77.6-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 27 26.6 17.8-37.9 60 73.4 62.1-82.2
Non-Veteran 644 184 26.1 22.3-30.2 460 73.9 69.8-77.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 321 72 19.8 15.4-25.0 249 80.2 75.0-84.6
Regional City or Suburban County 193 62 30.0 23.2-37.9 131 70.0 62.1-76.8
Rural 218 77 31.6 24.6-39.5 141 68.4 60.5-75.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 411 74 16.9 13.3-21.4 337 83.1 78.6-86.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 151 81 48.2 38.7-57.9 70 51.8 42.1-61.3
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 85 26.2 21.2-31.9 257 73.8 68.1-78.8
HOUSING
Own 353 116 29.0 24.0-34.6 237 71.0 65.4-76.0
Rent 307 84 24.4 19.6-30.0 223 75.6 70.0-80.4
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 221 77 31.9 25.1-39.7 144 68.1 60.3-74.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 46 21.5 15.6-28.8 136 78.5 71.2-84.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 88 24.7 19.8-30.3 241 75.3 69.7-80.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 158 43 24.6 17.8-33.0 115 75.4 67.0-82.2
2nd Quartile 262 73 24.8 19.4-31.1 189 75.2 68.9-80.6
3rd Quartile 210 57 25.5 19.1-33.1 153 74.5 66.9-80.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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