2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 849 108 10.7 8.7-13.2 170 15.6 13.2-18.4 571 73.7 70.3-76.8
GENDER
Male 354 34 7.9 5.5-11.4 60 12.3 9.3-16.1 260 79.8 75.1-83.8
Female 495 74 13.0 10.0-16.8 110 18.3 14.8-22.4 311 68.6 63.8-73.1
AGE
18-34 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 88.8 81.8-93.4
45-54 151 24 15.4 10.1-22.6 30 19.6 13.4-27.9 97 65.0 56.1-72.9
55-64 170 35 23.4 16.3-32.3 43 22.4 16.1-30.3 92 54.2 45.4-62.8
65-74 132 25 19.0 12.1-28.6 47 31.6 23.4-41.2 60 49.3 39.4-59.3
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 19 18.2 11.2-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 240 42 15.3 10.8-21.2 44 13.4 9.6-18.5 154 71.3 64.6-77.2
Some Post-H.S. 288 34 8.6 5.9-12.5 47 11.8 8.4-16.3 207 79.6 74.2-84.1
College Graduate 242 13 3.7 2.0- 6.5 55 18.8 14.2-24.6 174 77.5 71.5-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 29 22.1 15.0-31.3 21 17.1 10.7-26.2 60 60.8 50.4-70.4
$15,000- 24,999 135 20 12.7 8.0-19.5 24 14.7 9.3-22.5 91 72.7 63.8-80.0
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** 15 11.5 6.4-19.7 51 78.6 68.2-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.6-22.0 72 79.6 70.1-86.7
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 81.6 70.9-89.0
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** 37 21.5 15.0-29.8 104 74.4 65.9-81.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 291 89 29.0 23.3-35.5 83 23.2 18.2-29.0 119 47.8 41.0-54.6
No 525 15 2.3 1.3- 4.0 84 12.4 9.7-15.7 426 85.3 81.9-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 15 13.7 7.9-22.8 31 19.7 13.4-28.1 66 66.6 56.5-75.4
Non-Veteran 729 93 10.4 8.3-13.1 138 15.1 12.5-18.2 498 74.4 70.7-77.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 333 27 7.5 5.0-11.2 53 12.3 9.1-16.5 253 80.2 75.2-84.3
Regional City or Suburban County 209 26 8.7 5.5-13.3 47 16.6 11.9-22.8 136 74.7 67.8-80.6
Rural 307 55 16.8 12.4-22.3 70 19.4 14.9-24.9 182 63.8 57.3-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 23 4.5 2.9- 7.0 56 11.2 8.4-14.9 339 84.3 80.2-87.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 211 32 14.4 9.7-21.0 80 34.2 27.3-42.0 99 51.3 43.3-59.3
Unable to Work 128 48 38.3 28.9-48.7 29 18.5 12.1-27.3 51 43.1 33.4-53.5
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 26 23.1 15.3-33.1 17 15.4 9.0-25.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 16 10.6 6.3-17.3 24 14.5 9.0-22.4 78 74.9 65.9-82.2
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 79.5 68.2-87.5
More than 200% 311 26 7.0 4.5-10.6 66 17.6 13.3-22.8 219 75.5 69.8-80.4
HOUSING
Own 409 50 11.3 8.2-15.3 101 20.7 16.7-25.3 258 68.0 62.7-72.9
Rent 345 47 11.2 8.3-15.1 59 11.2 8.4-14.7 239 77.6 72.8-81.7
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 85.2 76.1-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 288 46 14.6 10.3-20.3 75 21.7 16.8-27.7 167 63.7 56.9-70.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 34 11.2 7.7-16.1 41 11.6 8.2-16.2 177 77.2 71.2-82.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 309 28 7.8 5.2-11.4 54 14.5 10.8-19.3 227 77.7 72.4-82.3

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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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