2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,308 255 19.0 16.6-21.6 1,053 81.0 78.4-83.4
GENDER
Male 508 99 19.1 15.4-23.3 409 80.9 76.7-84.6
Female 800 156 18.9 15.9-22.4 644 81.1 77.6-84.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 895 159 17.4 14.7-20.5 736 82.6 79.5-85.3
Non-Hispanic Black 280 72 25.6 19.8-32.3 208 74.4 67.7-80.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 24 26.1 17.1-37.5 66 73.9 62.5-82.9
45-54 201 42 18.5 13.4-25.0 159 81.5 75.0-86.6
55-64 317 67 22.2 17.0-28.4 250 77.8 71.6-83.0
65-74 357 59 16.0 12.1-20.9 298 84.0 79.1-87.9
75+ 270 46 14.6 10.4-20.1 224 85.4 79.9-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 15 12.0 6.8-20.2 114 88.0 79.8-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 51 16.8 12.5-22.1 296 83.2 77.9-87.5
Some Post-H.S. 411 92 21.6 17.4-26.5 319 78.4 73.5-82.6
College Graduate 418 97 23.0 18.7-27.9 321 77.0 72.1-81.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 734 145 19.9 16.5-23.6 589 80.1 76.4-83.5
No 539 104 18.2 14.8-22.1 435 81.8 77.9-85.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 55 22.4 16.9-29.0 183 77.6 71.0-83.1
Non-Veteran 1,064 197 18.2 15.6-21.2 867 81.8 78.8-84.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 84 18.9 15.1-23.5 333 81.1 76.5-84.9
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 564 102 16.7 13.5-20.5 462 83.3 79.5-86.5
Unable to Work 251 58 25.5 19.3-32.9 193 74.5 67.1-80.7
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 29 20.7 14.0-29.6 134 79.3 70.4-86.0
$15,000- 24,999 188 36 18.9 13.0-26.5 152 81.1 73.5-87.0
$25,000- 34,999 108 21 18.6 11.6-28.5 87 81.4 71.5-88.4
$35,000- 49,999 154 33 19.8 13.6-27.8 121 80.2 72.2-86.4
$50,000-74,999 135 24 17.9 11.6-26.7 111 82.1 73.3-88.4
$75,000+ 264 64 21.2 16.4-26.9 200 78.8 73.1-83.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 296 48 16.4 11.6-22.6 248 83.6 77.4-88.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 23 19.4 12.5-28.8 122 80.6 71.2-87.5
101% to 150% 143 29 18.7 12.6-27.0 114 81.3 73.0-87.4
151% to 200% 113 19 16.6 9.8-26.7 94 83.4 73.3-90.2
More than 200% 548 122 20.8 17.3-24.8 426 79.2 75.2-82.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 296 48 16.4 11.6-22.6 248 83.6 77.4-88.4
HOUSING
Own 937 175 17.9 15.2-20.9 762 82.1 79.1-84.8
Rent 290 63 24.6 19.0-31.3 227 75.4 68.7-81.0
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 307 62 18.0 13.7-23.2 245 82.0 76.8-86.3
Regional City or Suburban County 358 72 21.1 16.5-26.4 286 78.9 73.6-83.5
Rural 643 121 18.3 14.9-22.3 522 81.7 77.7-85.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 375 67 19.1 14.4-25.0 308 80.9 75.0-85.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 477 98 19.0 15.3-23.4 379 81.0 76.6-84.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 456 90 18.9 15.2-23.2 366 81.1 76.8-84.8

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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 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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