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%)
North Carolina 4,238 545 11.1 10.1-12.2 749 15.6 14.4-17.0 2,944 73.3 71.7-74.7
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,382 233 15.3 13.2-17.6 286 18.7 16.4-21.2 863 66.0 63.1-68.9
Non-Hispanic Black 496 80 13.4 10.3-17.2 105 18.0 14.5-22.1 311 68.6 63.8-73.1
Other 344 38 8.3 5.3-12.8 40 7.1 4.9-10.1 266 84.6 79.8-88.4
AGE
18-34 448 15 3.6 2.0- 6.3 16 3.9 2.2- 6.7 417 92.6 89.1-95.0
35-44 329 28 9.4 6.1-14.0 30 10.0 6.6-14.7 271 80.7 74.9-85.4
45-54 371 59 16.4 12.6-21.2 63 16.0 12.1-20.9 249 67.5 61.8-72.7
55-64 440 99 21.8 17.5-26.7 96 20.7 16.6-25.4 245 57.6 52.0-63.0
65-74 366 84 21.7 17.2-26.9 126 34.2 28.6-40.2 156 44.1 38.2-50.2
75+ 270 64 21.9 16.0-29.2 101 37.0 29.9-44.7 105 41.1 33.9-48.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 37 17.8 12.5-24.7 35 19.7 13.5-27.8 124 62.5 54.1-70.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 491 94 17.4 13.8-21.6 117 19.4 15.9-23.5 280 63.2 58.2-68.0
Some Post-H.S. 710 129 14.4 11.8-17.5 133 15.8 13.0-19.2 448 69.7 65.8-73.4
College Graduate 856 95 9.0 7.2-11.3 150 15.0 12.6-17.7 611 76.0 72.7-78.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 64 30.8 24.1-38.4 45 18.0 13.2-24.2 96 51.2 43.4-58.9
$15,000- 24,999 301 62 20.1 15.0-26.4 58 16.9 12.5-22.5 181 62.9 56.1-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 182 26 9.7 6.2-14.8 43 19.7 14.0-27.1 113 70.6 62.7-77.4
$35,000- 49,999 237 45 16.1 11.6-22.0 44 18.4 12.9-25.6 148 65.5 57.9-72.3
$50,000- 74,999 264 30 10.5 7.1-15.5 52 16.1 11.8-21.6 182 73.4 67.0-79.0
$75,000+ 535 41 7.4 5.2-10.5 90 15.0 11.9-18.7 404 77.6 73.3-81.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 288 35.9 31.8-40.2 166 20.1 16.7-23.8 299 44.0 39.7-48.5
No 1,443 60 3.4 2.5- 4.5 258 15.4 13.4-17.6 1,125 81.3 78.9-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,170 333 13.6 12.0-15.4 419 16.8 15.1-18.7 1,418 69.6 67.3-71.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 712 68 8.4 6.4-11.0 116 15.0 12.3-18.2 528 76.6 72.9-79.9
Regional City or Suburban County 602 97 12.8 10.2-16.0 113 16.2 13.1-20.0 392 70.9 66.6-74.9
Rural 942 190 19.6 16.7-22.9 208 19.3 16.4-22.4 544 61.1 57.3-64.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,084 64 5.4 4.1- 7.1 160 13.4 11.2-16.0 860 81.1 78.3-83.7
Unemployed 87 17 16.2 9.7-25.7 *** *** *** 64 77.0 66.1-85.1
Retired 598 138 21.0 17.3-25.2 204 34.6 30.1-39.4 256 44.4 39.6-49.3
Unable to Work 233 119 51.7 43.7-59.5 44 15.7 11.0-22.0 70 32.6 25.6-40.5
Other not in Labor Force 222 16 6.5 3.8-10.9 19 6.8 4.0-11.5 187 86.7 81.0-90.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 59 24.9 18.9-32.0 38 13.5 9.2-19.5 125 61.6 53.9-68.8
101% to 150% 230 45 19.4 13.9-26.5 47 18.4 13.3-24.9 138 62.2 54.4-69.3
151% to 200% 147 23 11.6 7.1-18.3 43 30.0 21.3-40.5 81 58.4 48.3-67.8
More than 200% 1,018 118 10.3 8.3-12.6 187 15.7 13.4-18.3 713 74.0 70.9-77.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 566 116 19.7 16.0-24.0 129 18.7 15.2-22.6 321 61.7 56.7-66.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 129 16.0 13.1-19.4 148 20.0 16.6-23.9 454 64.0 59.7-68.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 959 110 9.9 8.0-12.1 160 14.0 11.9-16.5 689 76.1 73.1-78.9

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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 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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