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%)
North Carolina 1,308 255 19.0 16.6-21.6 1,053 81.0 78.4-83.4
-FEMALES 800 156 18.9 15.9-22.4 644 81.1 77.6-84.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 526 94 17.4 13.9-21.5 432 82.6 78.5-86.1
Non-Hispanic Black 185 45 24.5 17.5-33.2 140 75.5 66.8-82.5
Other 79 13 12.6 6.7-22.3 66 87.4 77.7-93.3
AGE
18-34 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 31 23.8 16.5-33.2 91 76.2 66.8-83.5
55-64 198 37 19.4 13.3-27.4 161 80.6 72.6-86.7
65-74 216 37 18.2 12.8-25.3 179 81.8 74.7-87.2
75+ 163 29 14.0 9.0-21.0 134 86.0 79.0-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** 66 90.8 80.8-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 27 15.4 10.1-22.8 184 84.6 77.2-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 266 60 22.4 16.9-28.9 206 77.6 71.1-83.1
College Graduate 248 62 24.6 18.9-31.5 186 75.4 68.5-81.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 21 20.4 13.0-30.6 89 79.6 69.4-87.0
$15,000- 24,999 120 26 21.4 13.8-31.8 94 78.6 68.2-86.2
$25,000- 34,999 71 15 19.2 11.0-31.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 17 18.6 11.0-29.8 74 81.4 70.2-89.0
$50,000- 74,999 82 13 15.5 8.3-27.2 69 84.5 72.8-91.7
$75,000+ 133 34 21.0 14.6-29.2 99 79.0 70.8-85.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 89 19.2 15.1-24.2 371 80.8 75.8-84.9
No 320 63 18.9 14.5-24.3 257 81.1 75.7-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 760 145 18.7 15.6-22.3 615 81.3 77.7-84.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 184 41 20.0 14.3-27.1 143 80.0 72.9-85.7
Regional City or Suburban County 213 41 20.2 14.6-27.3 172 79.8 72.7-85.4
Rural 403 74 17.8 13.4-23.1 329 82.2 76.9-86.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 226 44 17.7 12.8-24.0 182 82.3 76.0-87.2
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 347 65 17.5 13.3-22.7 282 82.5 77.3-86.7
Unable to Work 165 39 25.5 17.8-35.0 126 74.5 65.0-82.2
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 18 16.9 10.2-26.7 74 83.1 73.3-89.8
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 69 20.9 16.3-26.5 240 79.1 73.5-83.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 248 41 17.2 11.5-24.7 207 82.8 75.3-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 281 56 18.7 13.9-24.6 225 81.3 75.4-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 59 20.5 15.7-26.4 212 79.5 73.6-84.3

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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 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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