2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

During the past 30 days, to what extent has your arthritis or joint symptoms interfered with your normal social activities,
such as going shopping, to the movies, or to religious or social gatherings?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 A lot A little Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,480 381 27.0 24.0-30.3 354 25.1 22.2-28.3 745 47.9 44.5-51.3
-Eastern NC 670 184 29.2 24.6-34.2 163 25.0 20.9-29.7 323 45.8 40.8-50.8
GENDER
Male 249 49 19.7 14.4-26.4 66 29.2 22.4-36.9 134 51.2 43.4-58.8
Female 421 135 36.3 29.8-43.3 97 22.0 17.0-27.9 189 41.8 35.5-48.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 391 94 27.2 21.4-33.9 84 23.3 18.2-29.3 213 49.5 43.0-56.0
Non-Hispanic Black 198 65 33.1 25.4-42.0 56 30.1 22.3-39.2 77 36.8 28.9-45.5
Other 81 *** *** *** 23 18.8 11.4-29.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 168 53 30.6 22.6-40.0 40 22.6 15.3-32.0 75 46.8 37.2-56.6
65-74 185 48 23.3 16.6-31.6 43 22.7 15.6-31.8 94 54.1 44.4-63.5
75+ 131 *** *** *** 25 15.2 9.1-24.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 64 34.5 26.5-43.5 53 26.2 19.0-35.1 76 39.2 30.8-48.3
Some Post-H.S. 208 61 26.9 20.0-35.0 46 22.7 16.4-30.5 101 50.4 41.9-59.0
College Graduate 160 26 15.6 10.1-23.4 28 15.9 10.2-23.8 106 68.5 59.4-76.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 415 163 40.3 34.3-46.6 113 28.8 23.2-35.0 139 30.9 25.6-36.8
No 244 *** *** *** 49 20.1 14.3-27.4 174 66.7 57.4-74.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 29 28.2 19.2-39.2 26 25.7 17.3-36.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 557 155 29.4 24.2-35.1 137 24.9 20.3-30.2 265 45.7 40.1-51.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 541 150 29.4 24.2-35.3 127 24.1 19.4-29.5 264 46.5 40.7-52.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 31 20.5 13.3-30.4 45 24.3 17.5-32.7 130 55.1 46.1-63.9
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 56 23.3 17.2-30.7 65 23.1 17.1-30.4 153 53.6 45.7-61.3
Unable to Work 150 *** *** *** 44 29.3 20.3-40.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 44 29.8 20.8-40.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 246 44 19.1 13.7-25.9 50 21.0 15.3-28.2 152 59.9 52.1-67.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 79 33.7 24.5-44.3 75 28.8 21.2-37.9 113 37.5 29.3-46.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 289 80 30.2 24.0-37.2 63 23.8 18.1-30.5 146 46.0 39.1-53.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 114 25 20.4 13.1-30.3 25 23.3 15.0-34.2 *** *** ***

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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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