2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,308 255 19.0 16.6-21.6 1,053 81.0 78.4-83.4
-Eastern NC 499 103 22.6 18.2-27.7 396 77.4 72.3-81.8
GENDER
Male 179 46 28.1 20.9-36.5 133 71.9 63.5-79.1
Female 320 57 19.2 13.9-25.9 263 80.8 74.1-86.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 304 59 21.5 16.4-27.6 245 78.5 72.4-83.6
Non-Hispanic Black 135 32 26.3 17.4-37.8 103 73.7 62.2-82.6
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 85 20 23.9 15.1-35.7 65 76.1 64.3-84.9
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 134 23 16.2 10.5-24.1 111 83.8 75.9-89.5
75+ 98 16 16.8 9.1-28.8 82 83.2 71.2-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 148 27 25.4 16.7-36.5 121 74.6 63.5-83.3
Some Post-H.S. 178 42 22.4 16.3-30.0 136 77.6 70.0-83.7
College Graduate 121 27 23.6 16.1-33.1 94 76.4 66.9-83.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 70 25.3 19.4-32.3 240 74.7 67.7-80.6
No 178 31 17.8 12.3-25.2 147 82.2 74.8-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 396 72 19.2 14.6-24.9 324 80.8 75.1-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 158 36 23.4 16.6-32.0 122 76.6 68.0-83.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 37 20.1 14.2-27.8 161 79.9 72.2-85.8
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 15 16.7 9.4-28.0 62 83.3 72.0-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 27 27.8 19.1-38.7 68 72.2 61.3-80.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 210 55 28.5 21.9-36.1 155 71.5 63.9-78.1
HOUSING
Own 349 67 21.1 16.1-27.2 282 78.9 72.8-83.9
Rent 122 26 24.9 16.9-35.1 96 75.1 64.9-83.1
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 142 33 25.3 17.8-34.7 109 74.7 65.3-82.2
Rural 329 63 21.0 15.7-27.5 266 79.0 72.5-84.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 53 21.2 15.2-28.7 236 78.8 71.3-84.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 32 29.4 21.0-39.6 89 70.6 60.4-79.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 89 18 17.4 10.6-27.3 71 82.6 72.7-89.4

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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