2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Arthritis

Limited work activities (Arthritis)
(CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Told have arthritis and have limited work Told have arthritis and have not limited work Not told they have arthritis
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,238 444 9.5 8.5-10.5 850 17.3 16.0-18.6 2,944 73.3 71.7-74.8
-Eastern NC 1,389 176 11.6 9.7-13.8 317 18.6 16.5-20.9 896 69.8 66.9-72.5
GENDER
Male 628 53 7.4 5.4-10.0 123 16.4 13.5-19.8 452 76.2 72.4-79.7
Female 761 123 15.7 12.7-19.2 194 20.7 17.6-24.1 444 63.7 59.5-67.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 822 87 10.2 8.0-12.9 213 21.9 18.9-25.2 522 67.9 64.2-71.4
Non-Hispanic Black 340 54 15.0 10.9-20.3 79 16.3 12.7-20.8 207 68.6 62.7-74.1
Other 227 35 11.1 7.5-16.1 25 7.3 4.6-11.2 167 81.6 75.8-86.3
AGE
18-34 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** 272 93.1 88.8-95.8
35-44 194 21 12.8 7.9-20.0 19 7.7 4.8-12.3 154 79.5 72.0-85.3
45-54 219 40 19.5 14.1-26.4 44 21.0 15.5-27.8 135 59.5 51.9-66.8
55-64 254 48 20.5 14.6-27.9 71 26.5 20.8-33.2 135 53.0 45.7-60.2
65-74 255 37 13.1 9.1-18.5 96 36.0 29.7-42.8 122 50.9 44.0-57.8
75+ 160 22 13.6 8.1-21.8 74 41.4 32.1-51.2 64 45.1 35.2-55.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 23 14.5 8.9-22.8 26 18.4 11.9-27.2 86 67.1 57.2-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 55 12.1 8.8-16.5 91 18.3 14.7-22.7 250 69.5 64.2-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 462 67 12.4 9.4-16.1 110 18.2 14.9-22.2 285 69.4 64.6-73.8
College Graduate 391 31 7.8 5.2-11.4 88 19.9 15.9-24.7 272 72.3 67.1-77.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 142 27.3 22.7-32.4 164 27.5 23.2-32.3 205 45.2 39.9-50.6
No 829 30 2.9 1.9- 4.4 147 14.1 11.8-16.8 652 83.0 80.1-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 27 9.6 6.4-14.2 73 26.0 20.1-32.8 153 64.4 57.3-70.9
Non-Veteran 1,128 149 12.2 10.0-14.7 243 17.0 14.8-19.5 736 70.9 67.7-73.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 692 46 5.7 4.0- 7.9 112 14.1 11.5-17.3 534 80.2 76.7-83.3
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 49 13.2 9.6-17.8 146 35.5 30.0-41.4 179 51.3 45.3-57.4
Unable to Work 162 65 40.1 31.0-50.0 48 28.2 20.7-37.1 49 31.7 23.5-41.2
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 34 23.7 16.3-33.2 26 16.1 10.2-24.3 78 60.2 50.3-69.4
$15,000- 24,999 192 30 14.1 9.1-21.2 46 19.5 14.2-26.3 116 66.4 58.2-73.7
$25,000- 34,999 117 16 11.6 6.5-19.8 27 18.0 11.3-27.5 74 70.4 60.0-79.1
$35,000- 49,999 177 21 10.5 6.6-16.2 45 22.6 16.6-30.1 111 66.9 58.8-74.1
$50,000- 74,999 155 15 9.9 5.7-16.8 35 18.5 12.7-26.0 105 71.6 63.0-78.8
$75,000+ 310 22 5.8 3.7- 9.0 72 20.9 16.3-26.4 216 73.3 67.5-78.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 34 23.2 15.5-33.3 24 14.5 9.0-22.5 84 62.2 51.9-71.6
101% to 150% 142 22 12.5 7.9-19.2 32 20.0 13.7-28.2 88 67.6 58.4-75.5
151% to 200% 122 15 10.4 5.9-17.7 35 24.9 17.0-34.9 72 64.7 54.4-73.8
More than 200% 608 57 8.5 6.4-11.1 151 21.4 18.0-25.2 400 70.1 65.9-74.0
HOUSING
Own 865 115 12.9 10.4-15.9 230 22.6 19.6-25.8 520 64.5 60.7-68.1
Rent 410 47 9.7 7.0-13.3 72 13.0 10.0-16.7 291 77.3 72.6-81.4
Other arrangement 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 84.2 74.9-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 21 13.4 8.1-21.5 77 80.7 71.6-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 435 46 8.7 6.1-12.2 94 16.6 13.3-20.6 295 74.7 69.9-78.9
Rural 849 123 14.0 11.4-17.1 202 20.4 17.5-23.6 524 65.6 61.8-69.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 775 111 12.9 10.2-16.1 175 19.0 16.0-22.3 489 68.2 64.2-71.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 333 43 12.5 9.1-16.9 78 18.4 14.4-23.1 212 69.2 63.5-74.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 22 7.7 4.7-12.5 64 18.0 13.6-23.4 195 74.3 68.0-79.7

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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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