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
-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
GENDER
Male 385 63 15.7 11.8-20.6 96 28.5 22.8-35.0 226 55.8 49.4-62.1
Female 639 175 32.4 27.3-37.9 133 21.4 17.4-26.0 331 46.2 41.0-51.5
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 144 46 32.4 23.0-43.4 *** *** *** 60 36.8 27.5-47.3
55-64 228 64 24.6 18.4-32.1 44 20.5 14.4-28.3 120 54.9 46.6-62.9
65-74 304 57 16.6 12.0-22.5 60 20.9 15.6-27.3 187 62.5 55.3-69.2
75+ 255 48 30.0 21.9-39.5 51 15.4 10.7-21.6 156 54.6 45.9-63.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 26.8 18.0-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 76 31.3 24.8-38.7 69 26.2 20.1-33.3 126 42.5 35.4-49.9
Some Post-H.S. 317 65 17.3 12.9-22.8 79 27.5 21.5-34.4 173 55.3 48.2-62.1
College Graduate 321 44 11.5 8.0-16.1 56 16.3 11.9-21.8 221 72.3 66.0-77.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** 21 17.8 10.5-28.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 54 34.6 25.3-45.2 45 30.8 22.4-40.7 66 34.6 26.0-44.4
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 14 14.1 7.8-24.2 21 18.6 10.8-30.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 200 17 6.8 3.8-11.9 39 22.7 15.5-31.9 144 70.6 61.4-78.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 205 39.9 34.6-45.6 157 28.6 23.9-33.7 216 31.5 26.9-36.5
No 425 31 7.7 4.7-12.6 68 17.8 13.3-23.3 326 74.5 68.3-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 23 11.8 7.3-18.5 42 26.5 19.0-35.6 103 61.7 52.4-70.3
Non-Veteran 855 215 28.2 24.1-32.7 186 23.8 20.0-28.0 454 48.1 43.6-52.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 167 32 17.9 12.1-25.7 38 26.2 18.6-35.5 97 55.9 46.7-64.8
Regional City or Suburban County 206 47 28.9 20.9-38.5 47 20.5 14.7-27.9 112 50.6 41.9-59.3
Rural 651 159 27.1 22.5-32.2 144 25.4 20.9-30.6 348 47.5 42.3-52.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 287 37 14.8 10.0-21.4 63 28.9 22.4-36.4 187 56.2 48.7-63.5
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 78 20.3 15.5-26.2 102 18.3 14.4-23.0 304 61.3 55.3-67.0
Unable to Work 189 111 54.4 44.2-64.2 44 26.1 17.9-36.4 34 19.6 12.8-28.8
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 175 61 35.9 26.6-46.3 46 28.4 20.6-37.8 68 35.7 26.9-45.6
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 469 59 12.5 9.3-16.8 98 21.7 17.1-27.2 312 65.8 59.9-71.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 61 31.2 22.5-41.5 50 23.8 16.7-32.7 127 45.0 36.1-54.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 392 101 26.5 21.2-32.6 89 24.9 19.6-31.0 202 48.6 42.3-54.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 394 76 22.4 17.1-28.8 90 23.9 18.7-30.0 228 53.7 47.1-60.1

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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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