2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,478 802 56.4 53.0-59.8 676 43.6 40.2-47.0
-Eastern NC 672 370 58.9 53.9-63.7 302 41.1 36.3-46.1
GENDER
Male 250 134 57.5 49.8-64.9 116 42.5 35.1-50.2
Female 422 236 59.9 53.4-66.0 186 40.1 34.0-46.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 393 217 59.9 53.6-65.9 176 40.1 34.1-46.4
Non-Hispanic Black 200 111 57.6 48.7-66.1 89 42.4 33.9-51.3
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 97 58.6 48.9-67.7 73 41.4 32.3-51.1
65-74 186 104 58.0 48.1-67.2 82 42.0 32.8-51.9
75+ 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 194 112 61.0 52.2-69.1 82 39.0 30.9-47.8
Some Post-H.S. 209 120 58.8 50.2-66.9 89 41.2 33.1-49.8
College Graduate 159 70 39.6 31.1-48.7 89 60.4 51.3-68.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 417 293 73.3 67.6-78.3 124 26.7 21.7-32.4
No 243 74 38.5 30.0-47.8 169 61.5 52.2-70.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 66 63.3 52.5-72.9 48 36.7 27.1-47.5
Non-Veteran 558 304 57.9 52.3-63.3 254 42.1 36.7-47.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 544 296 58.6 52.9-64.0 248 41.4 36.0-47.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 204 85 49.5 40.7-58.3 119 50.5 41.7-59.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 137 54.9 47.1-62.5 137 45.1 37.5-52.9
Unable to Work 155 132 85.7 75.4-92.1 23 14.3 7.9-24.6
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 84 68.2 58.0-76.9 53 31.8 23.1-42.0
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 246 107 46.7 39.1-54.5 139 53.3 45.5-60.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 145 59.1 50.0-67.6 124 40.9 32.4-50.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 292 168 62.1 55.2-68.5 124 37.9 31.5-44.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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