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%)
TOTAL 4,238 545 11.1 10.1-12.2 749 15.6 14.4-17.0 2,944 73.3 71.7-74.7
GENDER
Male 1,982 190 8.1 6.9- 9.4 312 14.2 12.6-16.1 1,480 77.7 75.6-79.7
Female 2,256 355 13.9 12.4-15.7 437 17.0 15.2-18.8 1,464 69.1 66.9-71.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,649 365 12.3 11.0-13.8 520 17.8 16.2-19.5 1,764 69.9 67.9-71.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 108 25 21.3 14.0-31.2 22 17.6 11.2-26.4 61 61.1 50.3-70.9
Non-Hispanic Other 152 18 9.5 5.3-16.5 15 9.2 5.0-16.5 119 81.2 72.7-87.5
Hispanic 403 *** *** *** 22 4.0 2.4- 6.5 371 94.2 91.3-96.2
AGE
18-34 923 21 2.4 1.5- 3.8 35 4.3 2.9- 6.2 867 93.4 91.2-95.1
35-44 602 40 7.0 5.0- 9.9 50 8.1 6.0-11.0 512 84.8 81.2-87.9
45-54 694 89 13.1 10.5-16.2 108 16.5 13.3-20.1 497 70.4 66.3-74.3
55-64 777 155 18.3 15.4-21.7 159 20.2 17.1-23.8 463 61.4 57.3-65.4
65-74 694 134 18.4 15.4-21.8 216 31.2 27.3-35.5 344 50.4 46.0-54.8
75+ 483 99 20.1 15.8-25.2 172 35.1 29.9-40.6 212 44.9 39.4-50.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 405 58 12.6 9.5-16.7 70 17.7 13.7-22.7 277 69.6 64.1-74.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,002 154 13.7 11.5-16.2 191 16.3 13.9-19.0 657 70.0 66.7-73.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,260 187 11.5 9.7-13.5 217 15.0 12.9-17.4 856 73.6 70.8-76.2
College Graduate 1,561 146 7.6 6.3- 9.1 268 14.8 13.0-16.7 1,147 77.7 75.4-79.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,349 430 28.9 26.1-31.8 294 20.4 18.0-23.2 625 50.7 47.4-53.9
No 2,748 103 3.1 2.5- 3.8 432 13.5 12.2-15.0 2,213 83.4 81.8-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 606 104 14.6 11.8-17.9 132 21.0 17.4-25.1 370 64.4 59.8-68.7
Non-Veteran 3,602 439 10.6 9.6-11.8 613 14.9 13.6-16.3 2,550 74.5 72.8-76.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,262 117 4.7 3.8- 5.7 296 11.9 10.4-13.5 1,849 83.5 81.6-85.1
Unemployed 161 22 10.3 6.5-15.8 11 8.5 4.0-16.8 128 81.3 73.0-87.5
Retired 1,096 216 18.5 15.9-21.4 341 30.9 27.7-34.3 539 50.6 47.0-54.2
Unable to Work 376 171 44.4 38.4-50.5 76 20.1 15.6-25.4 129 35.6 29.9-41.7
Other not in Labor Force 276 16 5.2 3.0- 8.7 19 5.4 3.2- 9.2 241 89.4 84.8-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 359 93 24.2 19.6-29.6 69 16.8 13.0-21.5 197 59.0 53.1-64.7
$15,000- 24,999 534 92 15.8 12.4-19.8 94 15.6 12.4-19.5 348 68.6 63.8-73.0
$25,000- 34,999 353 41 8.6 6.0-12.1 65 15.2 11.5-19.7 247 76.3 71.1-80.7
$35,000- 49,999 474 67 12.2 9.3-15.8 84 16.7 12.9-21.2 323 71.2 66.2-75.7
$50,000-74,999 489 46 8.2 5.9-11.2 89 16.3 12.8-20.7 354 75.5 70.8-79.7
$75,000+ 1,133 81 6.5 5.0- 8.3 181 14.0 11.9-16.3 871 79.5 76.8-82.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 896 125 11.1 9.0-13.6 167 16.6 13.8-19.8 604 72.3 68.7-75.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 120 27 21.4 14.3-30.7 15 10.3 6.0-17.1 78 68.3 58.5-76.7
50% to 100% 386 88 21.2 16.8-26.3 57 13.2 9.7-17.7 241 65.6 59.9-71.0
101% to 150% 426 60 12.4 9.3-16.5 82 16.7 13.2-21.1 284 70.8 65.6-75.5
151% to 200% 305 44 10.5 7.5-14.6 66 21.1 15.9-27.5 195 68.3 61.8-74.2
More than 200% 2,018 194 8.4 7.2- 9.8 349 15.1 13.4-16.9 1,475 76.5 74.4-78.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 896 125 11.1 9.0-13.6 167 16.6 13.8-19.8 604 72.3 68.7-75.7
HOUSING
Own 2,681 369 12.4 11.0-13.8 560 18.6 16.9-20.3 1,752 69.1 67.0-71.0
Rent 1,221 138 9.2 7.6-11.1 148 9.3 7.7-11.2 935 81.5 79.0-83.7
Other arrangement 297 34 7.2 4.8-10.6 34 9.9 6.8-14.2 229 82.9 77.9-87.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,381 101 6.3 5.0- 7.9 205 13.2 11.3-15.4 1,075 80.5 78.0-82.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,158 163 11.2 9.4-13.3 190 14.9 12.7-17.4 805 73.9 70.9-76.7
Rural 1,699 281 15.4 13.5-17.5 354 18.5 16.4-20.8 1,064 66.1 63.4-68.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,008 167 14.8 12.5-17.6 203 17.1 14.6-19.9 638 68.1 64.6-71.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,399 208 13.3 11.3-15.5 263 18.3 15.9-21.0 928 68.4 65.4-71.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,831 170 7.8 6.6- 9.2 283 13.0 11.5-14.7 1,378 79.2 77.1-81.1

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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 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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