2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 334 86 28.4 22.1-35.8 79 26.8 20.1-34.8 169 44.7 37.5-52.2
GENDER
Male 120 26 19.8 12.1-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 214 60 33.4 25.0-43.0 53 26.4 18.6-36.0 101 40.3 31.7-49.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 314 79 28.2 21.7-35.6 74 25.4 19.2-32.9 161 46.4 39.1-53.9
Non-Hispanic Black 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 99 19 19.9 11.7-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 89 *** *** *** 22 16.6 9.5-27.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 99 *** *** *** 18 14.1 8.0-23.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 203 79 40.3 31.2-50.2 58 31.4 22.4-42.0 66 28.3 20.6-37.5
No 122 *** *** *** 18 15.0 8.6-24.9 98 80.6 70.2-88.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 286 76 29.9 22.9-38.0 67 26.5 19.2-35.3 143 43.6 35.8-51.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 268 72 28.8 21.5-37.4 64 27.5 19.6-37.1 132 43.7 35.3-52.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 159 23 19.7 12.0-30.6 34 18.2 11.7-27.2 102 62.1 51.3-71.8
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 136 *** *** *** 27 17.1 10.6-26.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 130 25 23.8 15.1-35.5 35 26.9 18.0-38.2 *** *** ***

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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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