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
-FEMALES 933 275 33.2 29.0-37.7 219 23.3 19.7-27.2 439 43.5 39.2-47.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 639 175 32.4 27.3-37.9 133 21.4 17.4-26.0 331 46.2 41.0-51.5
Non-Hispanic Black 203 64 32.9 24.6-42.5 62 30.8 22.4-40.6 77 36.3 27.8-45.7
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 *** *** *** 31 23.0 14.6-34.3 *** *** ***
55-64 204 69 31.2 23.4-40.2 56 27.0 19.5-36.1 79 41.8 32.9-51.2
65-74 260 64 22.2 16.2-29.7 55 20.0 14.3-27.2 141 57.8 49.5-65.6
75+ 223 49 34.9 25.7-45.3 46 15.5 10.3-22.7 128 49.6 40.3-59.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 *** *** *** 31 19.0 11.8-29.1 41 26.5 17.8-37.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 257 84 37.7 30.2-45.9 66 23.4 17.5-30.7 107 38.9 31.4-46.9
Some Post-H.S. 290 82 23.4 18.0-29.8 73 29.4 22.7-37.2 135 47.2 39.7-54.7
College Graduate 249 47 19.2 13.5-26.5 48 15.8 11.1-22.1 154 65.0 57.1-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 *** *** *** 32 17.5 10.3-28.1 38 22.5 15.0-32.4
$15,000- 24,999 187 67 40.2 30.7-50.4 51 28.1 20.3-37.4 69 31.8 23.4-41.4
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** 12 11.9 5.8-22.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 17 10.9 6.1-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 548 239 49.1 43.2-55.1 147 26.0 21.2-31.4 162 24.9 20.4-30.0
No 366 31 10.7 6.6-17.0 69 19.4 14.4-25.6 266 69.9 62.8-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 910 266 33.1 28.8-37.7 215 23.1 19.5-27.1 429 43.8 39.4-48.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 179 43 26.7 19.3-35.5 45 25.6 18.1-34.8 91 47.7 38.8-56.8
Regional City or Suburban County 178 54 36.8 27.3-47.5 44 21.7 15.3-29.9 80 41.5 32.4-51.3
Rural 576 178 35.0 29.5-40.9 130 22.8 18.2-28.1 268 42.3 36.8-47.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 226 43 23.1 16.2-31.7 50 27.5 20.1-36.3 133 49.4 40.9-58.0
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 75 23.1 17.4-30.0 91 17.6 13.4-22.9 248 59.3 52.4-65.8
Unable to Work 216 135 62.7 53.0-71.5 58 26.5 19.0-35.7 23 10.8 6.1-18.4
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 193 77 44.9 35.2-55.0 47 26.4 18.8-35.6 69 28.8 21.2-37.7
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 320 53 16.7 12.1-22.7 64 20.6 14.9-27.7 203 62.7 55.2-69.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 84 33.7 24.6-44.2 63 25.0 17.5-34.3 123 41.3 32.7-50.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 341 109 36.0 29.5-43.1 77 23.2 17.9-29.6 155 40.7 34.3-47.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 322 82 30.4 23.8-37.9 79 22.6 17.2-29.1 161 47.0 39.9-54.3

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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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