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%)
TOTAL 1,480 381 27.0 24.0-30.3 354 25.1 22.2-28.3 745 47.9 44.5-51.3
GENDER
Male 547 106 18.1 14.5-22.3 135 27.8 22.9-33.2 306 54.1 48.7-59.5
Female 933 275 33.2 29.0-37.7 219 23.3 19.7-27.2 439 43.5 39.2-47.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,024 238 25.6 22.0-29.5 229 24.3 20.9-28.1 557 50.1 46.1-54.2
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 80 35.8 27.7-44.7 58 27.1 19.7-36.0 82 37.1 29.1-45.9
55-64 358 112 28.0 22.5-34.3 80 22.6 17.2-29.2 166 49.3 42.5-56.1
65-74 414 85 17.2 13.1-22.2 90 21.5 16.8-27.1 239 61.3 55.1-67.3
75+ 320 63 29.0 21.9-37.2 68 17.7 13.0-23.7 189 53.3 45.6-60.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 76 41.4 32.1-51.3 54 26.4 18.9-35.6 71 32.2 24.3-41.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 129 33.4 27.8-39.5 110 25.5 20.6-31.2 174 41.0 35.1-47.2
Some Post-H.S. 448 112 20.7 16.6-25.5 115 29.4 24.0-35.4 221 49.9 44.0-55.9
College Graduate 413 61 13.2 9.6-17.7 75 15.7 12.0-20.4 277 71.1 65.4-76.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 98 46.3 37.0-55.8 51 25.1 17.5-34.6 60 28.6 21.1-37.5
$15,000- 24,999 285 96 36.8 29.5-44.8 79 28.6 22.2-35.9 110 34.6 27.6-42.4
$25,000- 34,999 148 40 30.3 21.6-40.8 41 30.4 21.5-41.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 170 28 20.7 12.6-32.0 45 25.6 18.1-34.8 97 53.7 43.5-63.6
$50,000-74,999 152 24 17.4 11.0-26.5 27 18.6 11.6-28.5 101 64.0 53.6-73.3
$75,000+ 243 22 7.4 4.5-11.9 46 23.0 16.1-31.7 175 69.6 61.0-77.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 73 26.7 19.9-34.8 66 24.9 18.1-33.1 135 48.4 40.3-56.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 333 41.2 36.7-45.8 237 28.6 24.5-32.9 283 30.3 26.3-34.5
No 597 42 8.3 5.5-12.2 113 20.5 16.5-25.2 442 71.3 66.1-76.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 48 18.9 13.7-25.4 56 24.7 18.6-32.1 129 56.4 48.5-64.0
Non-Veteran 1,247 333 28.5 25.1-32.2 298 25.3 22.0-28.8 616 46.2 42.5-50.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 278 59 21.6 16.3-28.1 72 27.2 21.0-34.3 147 51.2 44.0-58.4
Regional City or Suburban County 282 73 29.3 22.5-37.1 68 22.3 17.0-28.7 141 48.3 41.0-55.8
Rural 921 249 28.6 24.7-33.0 215 25.7 21.7-30.1 457 45.7 41.3-50.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 421 59 16.4 12.1-21.7 95 27.9 22.5-34.0 267 55.7 49.5-61.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 641 111 20.3 16.2-25.2 142 19.5 15.9-23.7 388 60.2 54.9-65.2
Unable to Work 326 188 53.5 45.7-61.2 89 28.9 22.2-36.8 49 17.5 12.4-24.3
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 28.8 19.9-39.8
101% to 150% 292 105 37.9 30.4-45.9 77 27.3 21.1-34.4 110 34.9 27.9-42.5
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 587 84 13.9 10.8-17.7 119 21.5 17.2-26.5 384 64.6 59.3-69.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 73 26.7 19.9-34.8 66 24.9 18.1-33.1 135 48.4 40.3-56.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 117 31.0 24.2-38.8 102 27.7 21.3-35.2 185 41.3 34.4-48.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 546 153 29.5 24.8-34.6 124 24.7 20.2-29.8 269 45.8 40.6-51.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 531 111 22.9 18.4-28.1 129 24.8 20.3-29.9 291 52.3 46.7-57.9

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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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