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%)
TOTAL 1,478 802 56.4 53.0-59.8 676 43.6 40.2-47.0
GENDER
Male 547 277 51.2 45.8-56.6 270 48.8 43.4-54.2
Female 931 525 60.0 55.6-64.2 406 40.0 35.8-44.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,023 551 56.0 52.0-60.0 472 44.0 40.0-48.0
Non-Hispanic Black 302 169 59.0 51.3-66.2 133 41.0 33.8-48.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 217 141 64.5 55.5-72.6 76 35.5 27.4-44.5
55-64 360 198 54.0 47.2-60.6 162 46.0 39.4-52.8
65-74 415 218 53.1 46.7-59.5 197 46.9 40.5-53.3
75+ 317 158 52.1 44.5-59.6 159 47.9 40.4-55.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 131 65.3 55.6-73.9 71 34.7 26.1-44.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 413 234 59.7 53.5-65.5 179 40.3 34.5-46.5
Some Post-H.S. 448 253 56.7 50.7-62.5 195 43.3 37.5-49.3
College Graduate 410 180 40.0 34.2-46.1 230 60.0 53.9-65.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 211 158 77.1 68.8-83.6 53 22.9 16.4-31.2
$15,000- 24,999 281 179 70.6 63.1-77.1 102 29.4 22.9-36.9
$25,000- 34,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 169 74 45.5 35.6-55.7 95 54.5 44.3-64.4
$50,000-74,999 152 61 42.8 33.2-53.1 91 57.2 46.9-66.8
$75,000+ 243 103 43.6 35.6-52.0 140 56.4 48.0-64.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 142 49.0 40.9-57.2 132 51.0 42.8-59.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 852 613 74.7 70.6-78.5 239 25.3 21.5-29.4
No 595 175 32.5 27.6-37.8 420 67.5 62.2-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 124 53.8 45.8-61.6 109 46.2 38.4-54.2
Non-Veteran 1,245 678 56.8 53.0-60.5 567 43.2 39.5-47.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 276 141 52.2 44.9-59.3 135 47.8 40.7-55.1
Regional City or Suburban County 281 151 54.0 46.5-61.3 130 46.0 38.7-53.5
Rural 922 510 59.6 55.1-63.8 412 40.4 36.2-44.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 166 45.7 39.6-51.9 253 54.3 48.1-60.4
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 638 313 48.1 42.9-53.3 325 51.9 46.7-57.1
Unable to Work 330 273 84.4 77.8-89.4 57 15.6 10.6-22.2
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 100 72.7 61.9-81.3 40 27.3 18.7-38.1
101% to 150% 287 191 72.9 65.9-78.9 96 27.1 21.1-34.1
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 586 246 41.8 36.7-47.1 340 58.2 52.9-63.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 274 142 49.0 40.9-57.2 132 51.0 42.8-59.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 406 220 61.4 54.4-67.9 186 38.6 32.1-45.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 546 310 58.3 53.0-63.5 236 41.7 36.5-47.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 527 272 52.2 46.6-57.8 255 47.8 42.2-53.4

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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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