2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 744 297 36.1 31.9-40.6 447 63.9 59.4-68.1
GENDER
Male 333 123 34.6 28.8-41.0 210 65.4 59.0-71.2
Female 411 174 37.6 31.5-44.0 237 62.4 56.0-68.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 606 269 39.5 34.7-44.6 337 60.5 55.4-65.3
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 66 58.4 48.0-68.1 *** *** ***
65-74 148 83 57.5 47.9-66.5 65 42.5 33.5-52.1
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 73 41.6 32.5-51.3 88 58.4 48.7-67.5
Some Post-H.S. 207 87 33.3 26.5-41.0 120 66.7 59.0-73.5
College Graduate 295 105 27.5 22.2-33.6 190 72.5 66.4-77.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 297 169 54.6 47.3-61.8 128 45.4 38.2-52.7
No 427 121 24.0 19.2-29.6 306 76.0 70.4-80.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 674 261 34.9 30.5-39.6 413 65.1 60.4-69.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 72 21.7 16.4-28.0 246 78.3 72.0-83.6
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 165 57.3 49.5-64.7 125 42.7 35.3-50.5
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 68 28.7 22.1-36.4 137 71.3 63.6-77.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 78 39.9 30.5-50.1 110 60.1 49.9-69.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 353 130 32.2 26.5-38.4 223 67.8 61.6-73.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 188 78 39.9 30.5-50.1 110 60.1 49.9-69.5
HOUSING
Own 529 235 40.3 35.2-45.6 294 59.7 54.4-64.8
Rent 174 49 22.5 16.3-30.4 125 77.5 69.6-83.7
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 238 74 24.7 18.9-31.7 164 75.3 68.3-81.1
Rural 506 223 41.0 35.7-46.6 283 59.0 53.4-64.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 408 181 41.4 35.4-47.7 227 58.6 52.3-64.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 238 74 24.7 18.9-31.7 164 75.3 68.3-81.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 436 162 32.4 27.4-37.9 274 67.6 62.1-72.6
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 180 81 41.3 32.4-50.8 99 58.7 49.2-67.6

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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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