2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 477 111 25.3 20.7-30.5 113 25.3 20.7-30.4 253 49.4 44.0-54.8
GENDER
Male 178 31 16.7 11.6-23.6 43 27.2 20.0-35.9 104 56.0 47.4-64.3
Female 299 80 31.2 24.8-38.5 70 23.9 18.4-30.4 149 44.9 38.1-51.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 336 72 24.2 18.9-30.5 77 25.3 20.0-31.5 187 50.4 44.0-56.8
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 29 24.9 16.9-35.2 27 25.6 17.0-36.7 *** *** ***
65-74 130 18 12.2 6.9-20.6 28 19.3 12.8-28.0 84 68.5 58.7-76.9
75+ 100 *** *** *** 21 19.6 12.2-30.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 45 36.7 27.9-46.6 35 24.1 17.0-33.0 53 39.1 30.1-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 140 24 13.4 8.7-20.2 40 35.0 26.3-44.8 76 51.6 42.3-60.9
College Graduate 154 18 11.1 6.6-18.1 29 16.1 10.7-23.4 107 72.8 64.2-79.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** 28 26.1 17.3-37.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 235 91 42.3 34.8-50.3 66 27.8 21.4-35.2 78 29.9 23.4-37.3
No 231 15 6.3 3.6-10.9 46 21.8 16.0-29.0 170 71.8 64.4-78.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 404 102 27.7 22.5-33.5 94 25.6 20.6-31.3 208 46.8 40.9-52.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 243 52 21.7 16.1-28.6 60 26.9 20.4-34.6 131 51.4 43.7-59.1
Regional City or Suburban County 122 *** *** *** 29 20.4 13.6-29.3 *** *** ***
Rural 112 27 27.0 18.5-37.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 141 18 12.6 7.7-20.1 35 30.7 22.2-40.8 88 56.6 46.8-66.0
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 32 19.0 12.9-27.1 43 17.9 12.8-24.5 133 63.0 54.7-70.6
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.3 11.5-30.5
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** 23 21.5 13.5-32.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 205 24 11.2 7.2-16.9 42 23.0 16.5-31.2 139 65.8 57.5-73.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 42 28.4 20.6-37.7 37 26.1 18.4-35.5 77 45.5 36.6-54.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 287 61 23.4 17.7-30.4 69 24.9 19.2-31.6 157 51.7 44.6-58.7

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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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