2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 475 244 53.1 47.6-58.5 231 46.9 41.5-52.4
GENDER
Male 177 78 45.3 37.0-53.8 99 54.7 46.2-63.0
Female 298 166 58.5 51.5-65.1 132 41.5 34.9-48.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 335 167 51.8 45.4-58.2 168 48.2 41.8-54.6
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 130 68 48.9 39.0-58.9 62 51.1 41.1-61.0
75+ 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 132 75 60.3 50.6-69.3 57 39.7 30.7-49.4
Some Post-H.S. 139 72 51.9 42.5-61.2 67 48.1 38.8-57.5
College Graduate 153 64 40.1 31.6-49.3 89 59.9 50.7-68.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 234 170 74.5 67.0-80.8 64 25.5 19.2-33.0
No 230 68 30.4 23.9-37.8 162 69.6 62.2-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 403 213 54.6 48.7-60.5 190 45.4 39.5-51.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 243 124 52.7 45.0-60.2 119 47.3 39.8-55.0
Regional City or Suburban County 120 60 49.4 39.0-59.9 *** *** ***
Rural 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 142 53 41.8 32.6-51.6 89 58.2 48.4-67.4
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 206 95 42.8 35.0-51.0 111 57.2 49.0-65.0
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 205 80 39.0 31.3-47.2 125 61.0 52.8-68.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 80 53.1 43.8-62.3 74 46.9 37.7-56.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 287 146 52.1 45.0-59.1 141 47.9 40.9-55.0

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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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