2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

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 1,294 545 41.5 38.3-44.8 749 58.5 55.2-61.7
-Eastern NC 494 219 47.0 41.7-52.4 275 53.0 47.6-58.3
GENDER
Male 176 71 40.7 32.6-49.2 105 59.3 50.8-67.4
Female 318 148 51.0 44.2-57.7 170 49.0 42.3-55.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 302 130 44.8 38.2-51.5 172 55.2 48.5-61.8
Non-Hispanic Black 134 62 52.3 42.0-62.4 *** *** ***
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 51 39.1 30.1-49.0 80 60.9 51.0-69.9
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 64 49.9 40.3-59.6 82 50.1 40.4-59.7
Some Post-H.S. 177 89 51.7 43.2-60.1 88 48.3 39.9-56.8
College Graduate 120 43 32.3 23.8-42.2 77 67.7 57.8-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 306 183 62.0 55.1-68.4 123 38.0 31.6-44.9
No 177 32 19.7 13.8-27.4 145 80.3 72.6-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 392 171 46.9 40.9-52.9 221 53.1 47.1-59.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 157 42 29.6 21.8-38.7 115 70.4 61.3-78.2
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 81 40.7 32.9-49.0 114 59.3 51.0-67.1
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** 39 31.4 22.0-42.5
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 209 82 41.1 33.7-49.0 127 58.9 51.0-66.3
HOUSING
Own 347 151 47.6 41.3-54.0 196 52.4 46.0-58.7
Rent 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 141 69 49.6 40.0-59.1 72 50.4 40.9-60.0
Rural 325 140 47.3 40.7-54.0 185 52.7 46.0-59.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 127 48.1 40.9-55.4 159 51.9 44.6-59.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 120 62 56.5 46.5-66.0 58 43.5 34.0-53.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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