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
-MALES 547 106 18.1 14.5-22.3 135 27.8 22.9-33.2 306 54.1 48.7-59.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 385 63 15.7 11.8-20.6 96 28.5 22.8-35.0 226 55.8 49.4-62.1
Non-Hispanic Black 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 43 24.7 17.5-33.7 24 18.0 10.9-28.2 87 57.3 47.2-66.9
65-74 154 21 9.9 6.0-15.9 35 23.6 16.3-32.9 98 66.5 56.9-74.9
75+ 97 *** *** *** 22 22.0 13.5-33.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 16 17.7 9.8-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 45 28.1 20.4-37.4 43 27.2 19.5-36.5 67 44.7 35.2-54.5
Some Post-H.S. 158 30 16.8 11.0-24.7 42 29.4 21.1-39.2 86 53.9 44.2-63.3
College Graduate 164 14 5.6 3.0-10.1 27 15.7 10.1-23.4 123 78.7 70.7-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 12 11.5 5.7-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** 22 20.1 12.1-31.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 305 94 29.0 23.1-35.7 90 32.5 25.9-39.9 121 38.5 31.7-45.8
No 230 11 4.9 2.5- 9.5 43 21.1 15.0-28.7 176 74.0 66.2-80.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 39 17.2 12.1-24.0 52 24.2 17.9-31.9 119 58.5 50.3-66.4
Non-Veteran 336 67 18.6 14.0-24.3 82 29.5 23.1-36.8 187 51.9 44.8-58.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 16 13.8 7.9-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 104 19 17.4 10.8-27.0 24 23.4 15.1-34.4 *** *** ***
Rural 344 71 20.5 15.5-26.5 84 28.8 22.3-36.4 189 50.7 43.6-57.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 16 9.3 5.4-15.6 45 28.4 20.9-37.2 134 62.3 53.4-70.4
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 36 16.2 11.1-22.9 51 22.3 16.4-29.7 140 61.5 53.4-69.0
Unable to Work 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 267 31 11.0 7.4-16.0 55 22.4 16.4-29.9 181 66.6 59.0-73.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 44 21.1 15.2-28.4 46 25.8 18.7-34.4 114 53.1 44.7-61.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 209 29 11.7 7.5-17.7 50 28.1 20.8-36.8 130 60.2 51.5-68.3

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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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