BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,010	1,081	55.6	52.9-58.3	929	44.4	41.7-47.1
-Piedmont	896	466	52.9	49.0-56.7	430	47.1	43.3-51.0
GENDER
Male	316	145	46.0	39.6-52.5	171	54.0	47.5-60.4
Female	580	321	57.9	53.2-62.5	259	42.1	37.5-46.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	661	342	53.2	48.7-57.6	319	46.8	42.4-51.3
Non-Hispanic Black	185	97	51.8	43.1-60.3	88	48.2	39.7-56.9
Other	46	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	33	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	58	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	141	86	62.8	53.7-71.1	55	37.2	28.9-46.3
55-64	241	133	54.9	47.5-62.1	108	45.1	37.9-52.5
65-74	237	114	49.3	41.6-57.1	123	50.7	42.9-58.4
75+	177	86	51.1	42.6-59.6	91	48.9	40.4-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	112	73	67.9	57.8-76.5	39	32.1	23.5-42.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	136	51.6	44.5-58.5	128	48.4	41.5-55.5
Some Post-H.S.	263	148	52.5	45.5-59.4	115	47.5	40.6-54.5
College Graduate	252	107	41.6	35.2-48.3	145	58.4	51.7-64.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	79	72.9	62.2-81.5	29	27.1	18.5-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	167	107	66.2	57.1-74.3	60	33.8	25.7-42.9
$25,000- 34,999	73	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	79	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	106	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	163	63	38.6	30.3-47.5	100	61.4	52.5-69.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	441	350	79.5	74.7-83.6	91	20.5	16.4-25.3
No	452	113	26.4	21.7-31.6	339	73.6	68.4-78.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	119	57	48.5	38.3-58.8	62	51.5	41.2-61.7
Non-Veteran	776	408	53.5	49.3-57.6	368	46.5	42.4-50.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	426	211	49.7	44.1-55.2	215	50.3	44.8-55.9
Regional City or Suburban	255	149	57.9	50.8-64.7	106	42.1	35.3-49.2
Rural	215	106	52.9	44.8-61.0	109	47.1	39.0-55.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,010

1,081

55.6

52.9-58.3

929

44.4

41.7-47.1

-Piedmont

896

466

52.9

49.0-56.7

430

47.1

43.3-51.0

GENDER

Male

316

145

46.0

39.6-52.5

171

54.0

47.5-60.4

Female

580

321

57.9

53.2-62.5

259

42.1

37.5-46.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

661

342

53.2

48.7-57.6

319

46.8

42.4-51.3

Non-Hispanic Black

185

51.8

43.1-60.3

48.2

39.7-56.9

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

141

62.8

53.7-71.1

37.2

28.9-46.3

55-64

241

133

54.9

47.5-62.1

108

45.1

37.9-52.5

65-74

237

114

49.3

41.6-57.1

123

50.7

42.9-58.4

75+

177

51.1

42.6-59.6

48.9

40.4-57.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

112

67.9

57.8-76.5

32.1

23.5-42.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

136

51.6

44.5-58.5

128

48.4

41.5-55.5

Some Post-H.S.

263

148

52.5

45.5-59.4

115

47.5

40.6-54.5

College Graduate

252

107

41.6

35.2-48.3

145

58.4

51.7-64.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

72.9

62.2-81.5

27.1

18.5-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

167

107

66.2

57.1-74.3

33.8

25.7-42.9

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

106

***

$75,000+

163

38.6

30.3-47.5

100

61.4

52.5-69.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

441

350

79.5

74.7-83.6

20.5

16.4-25.3

452

113

26.4

21.7-31.6

339

73.6

68.4-78.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

119

48.5

38.3-58.8

51.5

41.2-61.7

Non-Veteran

776

408

53.5

49.3-57.6

368

46.5

42.4-50.7

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

426

211

49.7

44.1-55.2

215

50.3

44.8-55.9

Regional City or Suburban

255

149

57.9

50.8-64.7

106

42.1

35.3-49.2

Rural

215

106

52.9

44.8-61.0

109

47.1

39.0-55.2

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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