2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 300 94 30.7 24.2-38.0 84 29.1 22.4-36.8 122 40.2 33.0-47.9
GENDER
Male 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 203 64 32.9 24.6-42.5 62 30.8 22.4-40.6 77 36.3 27.8-45.7
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 20 18.1 10.5-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 *** *** *** 24 17.6 10.5-28.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 86 43.4 33.8-53.5 54 31.3 22.2-42.0 40 25.3 17.2-35.6
No 114 *** *** *** 30 26.3 17.5-37.5 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 256 75 29.1 22.1-37.3 75 30.9 23.3-39.7 106 40.0 32.0-48.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 172 59 34.6 25.7-44.7 *** *** *** 68 37.5 28.5-47.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 117 22 18.4 11.5-28.2 30 24.3 15.5-35.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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