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,
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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 White 2,719 967 32.3 30.2-34.4 1,752 67.7 65.6-69.8
GENDER
Male 1,264 399 29.0 26.2-31.9 865 71.0 68.1-73.8
Female 1,455 568 35.4 32.5-38.4 887 64.6 61.6-67.5
AGE
18-34 469 35 7.4 5.1-10.8 434 92.6 89.2-94.9
35-44 350 64 17.3 13.4-22.1 286 82.7 77.9-86.6
45-54 383 113 28.5 23.7-33.8 270 71.5 66.2-76.3
55-64 498 225 46.6 41.5-51.7 273 53.4 48.3-58.5
65-74 503 260 53.4 48.3-58.5 243 46.6 41.5-51.7
75+ 484 263 55.0 48.8-61.1 221 45.0 38.9-51.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 540 209 33.6 29.2-38.3 331 66.4 61.7-70.8
Some Post-H.S. 730 276 33.2 29.5-37.1 454 66.8 62.9-70.5
College Graduate 1,333 416 26.5 24.0-29.2 917 73.5 70.8-76.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 67 28.2 21.5-36.1 113 71.8 63.9-78.5
$35,000- 49,999 284 115 37.2 30.6-44.3 169 62.8 55.7-69.4
$50,000- 74,999 344 121 30.2 24.9-36.0 223 69.8 64.0-75.1
$75,000+ 1,084 304 25.7 22.9-28.7 780 74.3 71.3-77.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 888 489 51.2 47.1-55.3 399 48.8 44.7-52.9
No 1,766 461 23.2 21.0-25.5 1,305 76.8 74.5-79.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 142 34.2 28.8-39.9 211 65.8 60.1-71.2
Non-Veteran 2,361 825 32.1 29.9-34.3 1,536 67.9 65.7-70.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 795 211 24.6 21.4-28.1 584 75.4 71.9-78.6
Regional City or Suburban County 834 290 31.0 27.4-34.8 544 69.0 65.2-72.6
Rural 1,090 466 39.5 36.0-43.1 624 60.5 56.9-64.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,364 300 20.2 17.9-22.8 1,064 79.8 77.2-82.1
Unemployed 98 34 27.1 18.9-37.3 64 72.9 62.7-81.1
Retired 944 501 53.4 49.3-57.4 443 46.6 42.6-50.7
Unable to Work 145 100 69.5 60.0-77.6 45 30.5 22.4-40.0
Other not in Labor Force 144 26 14.7 9.6-21.9 118 85.3 78.1-90.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 235 109 38.6 31.6-46.1 126 61.4 53.9-68.4
151% to 200% 119 43 28.0 19.6-38.2 76 72.0 61.8-80.4
More than 200% 1,602 502 28.7 26.2-31.3 1,100 71.3 68.7-73.8
HOUSING
Own 1,949 746 35.3 32.8-37.8 1,203 64.7 62.2-67.2
Rent 585 168 22.3 18.9-26.0 417 77.7 74.0-81.1
Other arrangement 162 46 20.6 14.3-28.6 116 79.4 71.4-85.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 208 37.6 32.8-42.7 291 62.4 57.3-67.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 959 378 34.7 31.2-38.4 581 65.3 61.6-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,261 381 28.2 25.4-31.1 880 71.8 68.9-74.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,070 358 30.9 27.8-34.3 712 69.1 65.7-72.2
2nd Quartile 818 271 29.0 25.5-32.8 547 71.0 67.2-74.5
3rd Quartile 646 258 35.8 31.6-40.2 388 64.2 59.8-68.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 185 80 42.5 34.2-51.1 105 57.5 48.9-65.8

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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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