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%)
North Carolina 1,294 545 41.5 38.3-44.8 749 58.5 55.2-61.7
-FEMALES 792 355 45.1 40.9-49.4 437 54.9 50.6-59.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 519 233 45.0 39.8-50.2 286 55.0 49.8-60.2
Non-Hispanic Black 185 80 42.7 34.3-51.5 105 57.3 48.5-65.7
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 59 50.6 40.4-60.8 63 49.4 39.2-59.6
55-64 195 99 51.3 43.0-59.5 96 48.7 40.5-57.0
65-74 210 84 38.8 31.4-46.8 126 61.2 53.2-68.6
75+ 165 64 37.2 27.8-47.7 101 62.8 52.3-72.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 94 47.3 39.4-55.3 117 52.7 44.7-60.6
Some Post-H.S. 262 129 47.7 40.4-55.1 133 52.3 44.9-59.6
College Graduate 245 95 37.6 30.9-44.9 150 62.4 55.1-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 64 63.1 52.6-72.4 45 36.9 27.6-47.4
$15,000- 24,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 131 41 33.1 24.1-43.5 90 66.9 56.5-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 288 64.2 58.4-69.6 166 35.8 30.4-41.6
No 318 60 18.0 13.8-23.3 258 82.0 76.7-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 752 333 44.7 40.4-49.1 419 55.3 50.9-59.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 184 68 36.0 28.3-44.6 116 64.0 55.4-71.7
Regional City or Suburban County 210 97 44.2 36.3-52.4 113 55.8 47.6-63.7
Rural 398 190 50.5 44.3-56.6 208 49.5 43.4-55.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 224 64 28.8 22.4-36.1 160 71.2 63.9-77.6
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 342 138 37.8 31.7-44.3 204 62.2 55.7-68.3
Unable to Work 163 119 76.7 68.0-83.6 44 23.3 16.4-32.0
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 118 39.6 33.3-46.3 187 60.4 53.7-66.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 245 116 51.3 43.6-59.1 129 48.7 40.9-56.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 277 129 44.5 37.3-51.9 148 55.5 48.1-62.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 270 110 41.4 34.8-48.2 160 58.6 51.8-65.2

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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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