2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 850 120 11.1 9.1-13.6 159 15.2 12.7-18.0 571 73.7 70.3-76.8
GENDER
Male 354 40 8.4 6.0-11.6 54 11.8 8.7-15.7 260 79.9 75.2-83.8
Female 496 80 13.4 10.3-17.2 105 18.0 14.5-22.1 311 68.6 63.8-73.1
AGE
18-34 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 88.8 81.8-93.4
45-54 150 24 16.6 11.0-24.2 29 18.1 12.2-26.1 97 65.3 56.4-73.3
55-64 172 39 22.2 15.5-30.7 41 23.9 17.2-32.2 92 53.9 45.1-62.4
65-74 131 27 20.5 13.6-29.8 44 29.7 21.6-39.3 60 49.8 39.8-59.8
75+ 77 18 15.6 9.0-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 17 17.0 10.2-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 241 41 15.3 10.8-21.2 46 13.6 9.8-18.6 154 71.1 64.4-77.0
Some Post-H.S. 287 35 8.0 5.5-11.4 45 12.3 8.7-17.1 207 79.8 74.4-84.2
College Graduate 244 27 7.3 4.8-11.1 43 15.4 11.2-20.9 174 77.2 71.3-82.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 25 19.9 13.1-29.2 25 19.2 12.6-28.2 60 60.8 50.4-70.4
$15,000- 24,999 135 21 13.7 8.7-20.9 23 13.5 8.3-21.0 91 72.8 64.0-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** 13 11.7 6.5-20.2 51 78.4 68.0-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** 18 14.1 8.3-22.9 72 79.6 70.1-86.7
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 81.6 70.9-89.0
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** 32 18.9 12.8-27.1 104 74.4 65.9-81.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 103 31.3 25.5-37.8 70 20.9 16.1-26.7 119 47.8 41.1-54.7
No 525 *** *** *** 86 13.0 10.2-16.3 426 85.3 81.9-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 21 15.3 9.5-23.6 25 17.8 11.4-26.7 66 67.0 56.8-75.7
Non-Veteran 730 98 10.6 8.4-13.3 134 15.0 12.4-18.1 498 74.4 70.7-77.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 333 28 6.9 4.6-10.2 52 12.9 9.6-17.3 253 80.2 75.2-84.3
Regional City or Suburban County 210 34 10.3 6.9-15.2 40 15.2 10.7-21.3 136 74.4 67.5-80.3
Rural 307 58 17.7 13.2-23.3 67 18.3 14.0-23.7 182 64.0 57.6-70.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 23 4.8 3.1- 7.4 56 10.9 8.1-14.5 339 84.3 80.2-87.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 44 17.4 12.5-23.7 69 31.4 24.5-39.2 99 51.2 43.1-59.2
Unable to Work 128 47 36.3 27.0-46.8 30 20.3 13.5-29.2 51 43.4 33.6-53.8
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 23 21.2 13.7-31.3 20 17.3 10.7-26.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 17 11.7 7.1-18.8 23 13.2 8.1-20.8 78 75.1 66.1-82.4
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** 14 15.1 8.2-26.0 53 79.5 68.2-87.5
More than 200% 312 35 8.3 5.6-12.1 58 16.3 12.2-21.4 219 75.4 69.7-80.4
HOUSING
Own 410 61 12.8 9.6-16.8 91 19.3 15.4-23.9 258 67.9 62.6-72.8
Rent 346 49 10.8 7.9-14.4 58 11.7 8.8-15.4 239 77.6 72.8-81.7
Other arrangement 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 85.9 76.8-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 48 15.0 10.6-20.9 71 20.8 16.0-26.7 167 64.1 57.3-70.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 42 11.5 8.2-15.8 34 11.4 7.8-16.4 177 77.1 71.2-82.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 311 30 8.2 5.6-12.0 54 14.3 10.7-18.9 227 77.5 72.1-82.0

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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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