2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Limited usual activities (Arthritis)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Told have arthritis and have limited usual activities Told have arthritis and have not limited usual activities Not told they have arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,238 545 11.1 10.1-12.2 749 15.6 14.4-17.0 2,944 73.3 71.7-74.7
-Eastern NC 1,390 219 14.3 12.2-16.6 275 16.1 14.1-18.3 896 69.7 66.8-72.4
GENDER
Male 628 71 9.7 7.5-12.4 105 14.1 11.4-17.4 452 76.2 72.3-79.7
Female 762 148 18.6 15.4-22.3 170 17.9 15.1-21.1 444 63.5 59.3-67.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 824 130 14.4 11.9-17.4 172 17.8 15.1-20.9 522 67.7 64.0-71.3
Non-Hispanic Black 341 62 16.5 12.2-21.8 72 15.0 11.5-19.3 207 68.5 62.6-74.0
Other 225 27 8.4 5.5-12.7 31 9.6 6.3-14.3 167 82.0 76.2-86.7
AGE
18-34 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** 272 93.1 88.8-95.8
35-44 194 19 11.5 6.9-18.6 21 9.0 5.7-14.0 154 79.5 72.0-85.3
45-54 218 39 20.4 14.7-27.5 44 19.9 14.6-26.5 135 59.7 52.1-67.0
55-64 256 60 25.3 19.1-32.7 61 22.3 16.9-28.7 135 52.4 45.2-59.6
65-74 253 51 19.0 14.2-25.0 80 29.6 23.7-36.3 122 51.3 44.4-58.2
75+ 162 40 22.5 15.5-31.5 58 33.0 25.0-42.2 64 44.5 34.7-54.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 23 15.9 10.0-24.4 26 17.1 10.9-25.7 86 67.0 57.1-75.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 64 15.2 11.4-20.0 82 15.3 12.0-19.2 250 69.5 64.2-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 462 89 15.9 12.6-19.9 88 14.9 11.8-18.6 285 69.2 64.4-73.6
College Graduate 392 43 9.0 6.5-12.3 77 18.8 14.7-23.7 272 72.2 67.0-76.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 183 34.0 29.2-39.3 123 20.9 17.1-25.3 205 45.1 39.8-50.5
No 829 32 3.4 2.3- 4.9 145 13.7 11.4-16.3 652 83.0 80.1-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 48 17.2 12.7-23.0 52 18.4 13.3-24.7 153 64.4 57.3-70.9
Non-Veteran 1,128 171 13.7 11.5-16.3 221 15.5 13.4-17.9 736 70.8 67.6-73.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 691 42 5.8 4.1- 8.1 115 13.9 11.3-17.0 534 80.3 76.8-83.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 81 19.9 15.6-25.0 114 28.9 23.9-34.5 179 51.2 45.1-57.3
Unable to Work 162 74 46.9 37.4-56.6 39 21.4 14.9-29.8 49 31.7 23.5-41.1
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 35 23.5 16.3-32.5 26 16.5 10.3-25.3 78 60.0 50.1-69.2
$15,000- 24,999 192 36 15.5 10.4-22.4 40 18.1 12.9-25.0 116 66.3 58.1-73.7
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** 29 19.9 12.8-29.5 74 70.4 60.0-79.1
$35,000- 49,999 177 28 15.3 10.2-22.5 38 17.9 12.8-24.4 111 66.8 58.7-74.0
$50,000- 74,999 155 20 12.9 7.9-20.4 30 15.5 10.4-22.5 105 71.6 63.0-78.8
$75,000+ 311 35 9.8 6.9-13.9 60 17.0 12.8-22.1 216 73.2 67.4-78.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 34 22.8 15.3-32.6 24 14.9 9.1-23.5 84 62.2 51.9-71.6
101% to 150% 143 23 13.4 8.7-20.2 32 19.3 13.1-27.4 88 67.3 58.2-75.3
151% to 200% 121 18 11.8 6.7-19.9 31 23.3 15.7-33.1 72 64.9 54.6-74.0
More than 200% 609 82 12.3 9.7-15.5 127 17.6 14.6-21.1 400 70.0 65.8-73.9
HOUSING
Own 867 151 16.9 14.1-20.2 196 18.7 16.0-21.7 520 64.4 60.6-68.0
Rent 410 52 10.3 7.5-14.0 67 12.6 9.7-16.3 291 77.1 72.4-81.2
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 84.3 75.0-90.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.2-22.7 77 80.7 71.6-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 436 69 12.6 9.5-16.5 72 12.8 10.0-16.4 295 74.6 69.8-78.8
Rural 849 140 16.3 13.5-19.6 185 18.2 15.4-21.3 524 65.5 61.7-69.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 775 127 15.3 12.5-18.7 159 16.5 13.8-19.7 489 68.1 64.1-71.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 62 17.3 13.3-22.3 58 13.4 10.1-17.5 212 69.3 63.6-74.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 30 8.2 5.2-12.6 58 18.1 13.6-23.6 195 73.8 67.5-79.2

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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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