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%)
North Carolina 1,478 802 56.4 53.0-59.8 676 43.6 40.2-47.0
-Non-Hispanic White 1,023 551 56.0 52.0-60.0 472 44.0 40.0-48.0
GENDER
Male 385 193 50.1 43.7-56.4 192 49.9 43.6-56.3
Female 638 358 60.1 54.9-65.1 280 39.9 34.9-45.1
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 142 91 67.3 56.5-76.6 51 32.7 23.4-43.5
55-64 229 120 49.6 41.4-57.8 109 50.4 42.2-58.6
65-74 305 160 53.1 45.7-60.3 145 46.9 39.7-54.3
75+ 253 128 53.2 44.6-61.6 125 46.8 38.4-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 154 61.5 54.2-68.4 117 38.5 31.6-45.8
Some Post-H.S. 316 172 54.3 47.2-61.1 144 45.7 38.9-52.8
College Graduate 320 144 40.2 33.8-47.0 176 59.8 53.0-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 89 76.3 65.8-84.4 33 23.7 15.6-34.2
$15,000- 24,999 162 111 75.7 66.9-82.7 51 24.3 17.3-33.1
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 200 86 43.9 35.2-53.1 114 56.1 46.9-64.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 416 74.8 69.8-79.1 162 25.2 20.9-30.2
No 423 128 33.1 27.3-39.6 295 66.9 60.4-72.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 85 49.7 40.4-59.0 83 50.3 41.0-59.6
Non-Veteran 854 466 57.3 52.8-61.7 388 42.7 38.3-47.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 166 80 48.3 39.2-57.4 86 51.7 42.6-60.8
Regional City or Suburban County 204 108 53.5 44.7-62.1 96 46.5 37.9-55.3
Rural 653 363 60.5 55.4-65.4 290 39.5 34.6-44.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 286 113 45.0 37.7-52.5 173 55.0 47.5-62.3
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 483 239 48.4 42.5-54.4 244 51.6 45.6-57.5
Unable to Work 191 163 86.2 77.0-92.1 28 13.8 7.9-23.0
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 171 120 76.0 67.1-83.2 51 24.0 16.8-32.9
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 468 199 41.6 36.0-47.5 269 58.4 52.5-64.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 125 60.4 51.6-68.6 115 39.6 31.4-48.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 391 223 58.0 51.7-64.1 168 42.0 35.9-48.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 392 203 52.4 45.9-58.8 189 47.6 41.2-54.1

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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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