2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 302 169 59.0 51.3-66.2 133 41.0 33.8-48.7
GENDER
Male 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 205 112 57.1 47.6-66.1 93 42.9 33.9-52.4
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 134 74.5 64.4-82.5 48 25.5 17.5-35.6
No 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 258 139 57.3 48.8-65.4 119 42.7 34.6-51.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 173 97 59.0 48.7-68.5 76 41.0 31.5-51.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 96 75 82.6 70.4-90.4 21 17.4 9.6-29.6
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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