2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

Arthritis Burden

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Region 8 250 130 57.1 49.3-64.7 120 42.9 35.3-50.7
GENDER
Male 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 164 91 61.1 50.9-70.3 73 38.9 29.7-49.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 141 72 55.2 45.2-64.8 69 44.8 35.2-54.8
Non-Hispanic Black 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65+ 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some College + 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 129 *** *** *** 60 39.9 30.0-50.8
$50,000+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Arthritis Burden.

*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.

^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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 10SEP18.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts