2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,294 545 41.5 38.3-44.8 749 58.5 55.2-61.7
GENDER
Male 502 190 36.1 31.4-41.2 312 63.9 58.8-68.6
Female 792 355 45.1 40.9-49.4 437 54.9 50.6-59.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 885 365 40.9 37.1-44.8 520 59.1 55.2-62.9
Non-Hispanic Black 279 120 42.3 35.6-49.3 159 57.7 50.7-64.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 197 89 44.3 36.5-52.4 108 55.7 47.6-63.5
55-64 314 155 47.5 41.0-54.1 159 52.5 45.9-59.0
65-74 350 134 37.0 31.4-43.0 216 63.0 57.0-68.6
75+ 271 99 36.4 29.2-44.2 172 63.6 55.8-70.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 58 41.6 32.2-51.7 70 58.4 48.3-67.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 345 154 45.6 39.5-51.9 191 54.4 48.1-60.5
Some Post-H.S. 404 187 43.4 37.7-49.2 217 56.6 50.8-62.3
College Graduate 414 146 33.9 29.0-39.2 268 66.1 60.8-71.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 724 430 58.6 54.1-62.9 294 41.4 37.1-45.9
No 535 103 18.6 15.1-22.6 432 81.4 77.4-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 236 104 41.0 33.9-48.5 132 59.0 51.5-66.1
Non-Veteran 1,052 439 41.7 38.1-45.3 613 58.3 54.7-61.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 413 117 28.2 23.5-33.5 296 71.8 66.5-76.5
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 216 37.4 32.7-42.4 341 62.6 57.6-67.3
Unable to Work 247 171 68.9 61.4-75.5 76 31.1 24.5-38.6
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 93 59.1 50.2-67.4 69 40.9 32.6-49.8
$15,000- 24,999 186 92 50.2 41.5-58.9 94 49.8 41.1-58.5
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 151 67 42.2 33.1-51.9 84 57.8 48.1-66.9
$50,000-74,999 135 46 33.3 24.7-43.3 89 66.7 56.7-75.3
$75,000+ 262 81 31.6 25.4-38.6 181 68.4 61.4-74.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 292 125 40.1 33.3-47.3 167 59.9 52.7-66.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 88 61.6 51.6-70.7 57 38.4 29.3-48.4
101% to 150% 142 60 42.6 33.3-52.5 82 57.4 47.5-66.7
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 543 194 35.8 31.2-40.7 349 64.2 59.3-68.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 292 125 40.1 33.3-47.3 167 59.9 52.7-66.7
HOUSING
Own 929 369 40.0 36.2-43.8 560 60.0 56.2-63.8
Rent 286 138 49.7 42.8-56.7 148 50.3 43.3-57.2
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 306 101 32.4 26.4-38.9 205 67.6 61.1-73.6
Regional City or Suburban County 353 163 43.0 37.0-49.2 190 57.0 50.8-63.0
Rural 635 281 45.5 40.8-50.3 354 54.5 49.7-59.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 370 167 46.5 40.4-52.7 203 53.5 47.3-59.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 471 208 42.0 36.6-47.6 263 58.0 52.4-63.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 453 170 37.5 32.6-42.7 283 62.5 57.3-67.4

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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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