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%)
TOTAL 4,238 444 9.5 8.5-10.5 850 17.3 16.0-18.6 2,944 73.3 71.7-74.8
GENDER
Male 1,980 150 6.9 5.8- 8.3 350 15.3 13.6-17.1 1,480 77.8 75.7-79.8
Female 2,258 294 11.8 10.4-13.4 500 19.1 17.3-21.1 1,464 69.1 66.8-71.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,649 271 9.7 8.5-11.1 614 20.3 18.6-22.1 1,764 69.9 67.9-71.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 29 24.6 16.7-34.6 20 15.4 9.6-23.8 61 60.0 49.3-69.9
Non-Hispanic Other 152 16 9.0 4.9-16.0 17 9.8 5.4-17.0 119 81.2 72.7-87.5
Hispanic 402 14 2.6 1.4- 5.0 17 3.0 1.7- 5.2 371 94.4 91.4-96.3
AGE
18-34 923 17 1.6 0.9- 2.9 39 5.0 3.5- 7.0 867 93.4 91.2-95.1
35-44 602 43 7.3 5.3-10.2 47 7.8 5.7-10.6 512 84.8 81.2-87.9
45-54 696 91 13.6 10.9-16.8 108 16.0 13.0-19.6 497 70.4 66.3-74.2
55-64 776 136 17.7 14.6-21.2 177 20.8 17.8-24.2 463 61.5 57.4-65.4
65-74 699 92 12.5 9.9-15.6 263 37.5 33.3-41.8 344 50.0 45.7-54.4
75+ 477 61 13.2 9.6-17.8 204 41.4 35.9-47.1 212 45.4 39.9-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 57 11.9 8.9-15.8 69 18.0 13.9-23.0 277 70.0 64.6-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 999 137 12.1 10.1-14.6 205 17.7 15.2-20.5 657 70.2 66.9-73.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,264 151 9.6 8.0-11.6 257 16.9 14.8-19.4 856 73.4 70.6-76.1
College Graduate 1,562 98 5.5 4.4- 6.9 317 17.0 15.1-19.0 1,147 77.5 75.2-79.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,349 342 24.1 21.5-27.0 382 25.2 22.5-28.0 625 50.7 47.4-53.9
No 2,750 89 2.8 2.2- 3.5 448 13.8 12.5-15.3 2,213 83.4 81.8-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 605 63 9.3 7.0-12.3 172 26.2 22.4-30.5 370 64.4 59.9-68.8
Non-Veteran 3,604 380 9.5 8.5-10.7 674 16.0 14.7-17.4 2,550 74.5 72.8-76.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,265 121 4.8 3.9- 5.8 295 11.8 10.4-13.5 1,849 83.4 81.6-85.1
Unemployed 161 21 12.0 7.4-19.0 12 6.7 3.1-13.7 128 81.3 73.0-87.5
Retired 1,097 133 11.9 9.8-14.5 425 37.5 34.1-41.0 539 50.6 47.0-54.1
Unable to Work 375 156 40.9 35.0-47.0 90 23.4 18.6-29.0 129 35.7 30.0-41.8
Other not in Labor Force 275 11 3.0 1.6- 5.6 23 7.2 4.4-11.4 241 89.8 85.3-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 359 90 23.0 18.5-28.2 72 18.1 14.0-23.0 197 59.0 53.1-64.6
$15,000- 24,999 534 78 13.5 10.4-17.3 108 17.9 14.4-22.0 348 68.6 63.8-73.1
$25,000- 34,999 353 39 8.9 6.2-12.5 67 14.9 11.3-19.3 247 76.3 71.2-80.7
$35,000- 49,999 475 55 9.9 7.4-13.3 97 19.1 15.2-23.7 323 71.0 66.0-75.5
$50,000-74,999 489 33 6.3 4.3- 9.1 102 18.2 14.5-22.6 354 75.5 70.8-79.7
$75,000+ 1,134 55 4.5 3.3- 6.2 208 16.0 13.8-18.5 871 79.5 76.7-81.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 894 94 9.7 7.6-12.4 196 17.6 14.9-20.7 604 72.6 69.0-76.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 121 26 19.5 12.9-28.5 17 12.5 7.5-20.1 78 68.0 58.2-76.4
50% to 100% 386 83 19.4 15.3-24.3 62 14.9 11.2-19.7 241 65.6 59.9-71.0
101% to 150% 424 57 11.6 8.6-15.5 83 17.2 13.5-21.6 284 71.2 66.0-75.9
151% to 200% 308 39 9.3 6.5-13.2 74 22.8 17.5-29.2 195 67.9 61.4-73.7
More than 200% 2,019 140 6.4 5.3- 7.7 404 17.2 15.5-19.1 1,475 76.5 74.3-78.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 894 94 9.7 7.6-12.4 196 17.6 14.9-20.7 604 72.6 69.0-76.0
HOUSING
Own 2,681 278 9.6 8.4-11.0 651 21.3 19.6-23.2 1,752 69.1 67.0-71.0
Rent 1,220 125 8.9 7.3-10.8 160 9.5 7.9-11.4 935 81.6 79.2-83.9
Other arrangement 298 37 9.4 6.4-13.5 32 7.7 5.1-11.5 229 82.9 77.9-87.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,381 82 5.8 4.5- 7.5 224 13.7 11.8-15.8 1,075 80.5 78.0-82.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,159 125 9.7 8.0-11.8 229 16.3 14.1-18.8 805 73.9 71.0-76.7
Rural 1,698 237 12.6 10.9-14.5 397 21.3 19.1-23.7 1,064 66.1 63.4-68.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,009 142 12.3 10.1-14.8 229 19.6 17.0-22.6 638 68.1 64.7-71.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,399 173 11.8 9.9-13.9 298 19.8 17.3-22.5 928 68.4 65.4-71.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,830 129 6.4 5.3- 7.8 323 14.3 12.7-16.1 1,378 79.3 77.2-81.2

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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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