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%)
North Carolina 4,238 444 9.5 8.5-10.5 850 17.3 16.0-18.6 2,944 73.3 71.7-74.8
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,384 176 12.0 10.2-14.1 345 22.0 19.6-24.7 863 66.0 63.0-68.8
Non-Hispanic Black 495 74 13.0 10.0-16.8 110 18.3 14.8-22.4 311 68.6 63.8-73.1
Other 345 40 8.3 5.4-12.7 39 7.1 4.9-10.2 266 84.5 79.7-88.4
AGE
18-34 448 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7 18 5.0 3.1- 8.1 417 92.6 89.1-95.0
35-44 329 29 9.5 6.3-14.2 29 9.8 6.5-14.6 271 80.7 74.9-85.4
45-54 370 59 16.9 12.9-21.8 62 15.5 11.7-20.2 249 67.6 61.9-72.9
55-64 441 90 20.5 16.3-25.3 106 22.2 18.0-27.0 245 57.3 51.8-62.7
65-74 372 61 15.7 11.9-20.5 155 40.7 34.9-46.7 156 43.6 37.7-49.6
75+ 266 40 14.9 10.0-21.5 121 43.4 35.9-51.2 105 41.7 34.5-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 35 14.4 10.0-20.4 38 23.3 16.5-31.7 124 62.3 53.9-70.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 84 16.0 12.6-20.2 123 20.4 16.8-24.5 280 63.6 58.6-68.4
Some Post-H.S. 712 107 12.1 9.7-14.9 157 18.3 15.3-21.8 448 69.6 65.6-73.3
College Graduate 859 67 6.9 5.2- 9.1 181 17.5 15.0-20.3 611 75.6 72.4-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 58 27.1 20.9-34.4 51 21.7 16.2-28.6 96 51.1 43.3-58.9
$15,000- 24,999 300 54 17.4 12.8-23.4 65 19.4 14.6-25.5 181 63.1 56.3-69.4
$25,000- 34,999 183 28 12.0 7.9-17.7 42 18.1 12.6-25.2 113 70.0 62.1-76.8
$35,000- 49,999 238 34 11.9 8.3-17.0 56 22.7 16.7-30.2 148 65.3 57.8-72.2
$50,000- 74,999 264 26 9.5 6.2-14.4 56 17.1 12.7-22.7 182 73.3 66.9-78.9
$75,000+ 537 31 5.6 3.6- 8.5 102 17.1 13.9-21.0 404 77.3 73.0-81.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 234 30.1 26.2-34.2 221 25.9 22.3-29.9 299 44.0 39.7-48.4
No 1,445 54 3.0 2.3- 4.1 266 15.8 13.8-18.0 1,125 81.2 78.9-83.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 14 18.7 10.7-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,174 279 11.6 10.2-13.3 477 18.9 17.1-20.9 1,418 69.5 67.2-71.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 713 54 7.3 5.4- 9.8 131 16.2 13.4-19.5 528 76.5 72.8-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 603 78 11.4 8.9-14.6 133 17.6 14.4-21.3 392 70.9 66.6-74.9
Rural 942 162 16.1 13.5-19.1 236 22.8 19.7-26.3 544 61.1 57.2-64.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,086 69 5.6 4.3- 7.3 157 13.4 11.2-15.9 860 81.0 78.2-83.6
Unemployed 87 15 15.4 9.1-25.0 *** *** *** 64 77.0 66.1-85.1
Retired 601 89 14.5 11.4-18.3 256 41.2 36.5-46.1 256 44.3 39.5-49.1
Unable to Work 232 109 47.1 39.3-55.0 53 20.4 14.7-27.4 70 32.6 25.6-40.4
Other not in Labor Force 221 11 3.8 2.0- 7.0 23 9.1 5.6-14.3 187 87.1 81.6-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** 11 13.1 7.1-22.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 53 21.1 15.7-27.8 44 17.3 12.2-24.0 125 61.6 53.9-68.8
101% to 150% 229 41 16.6 11.6-23.1 50 21.1 15.4-28.1 138 62.4 54.6-69.5
151% to 200% 149 23 12.8 8.0-20.0 45 29.6 21.0-39.9 81 57.6 47.7-67.0
More than 200% 1,020 93 8.5 6.7-10.7 214 17.6 15.2-20.3 713 73.9 70.8-76.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 568 101 16.3 13.0-20.4 146 22.3 18.5-26.6 321 61.4 56.5-66.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 105 13.5 10.9-16.7 172 22.4 18.9-26.5 454 64.0 59.6-68.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 959 88 8.6 6.8-10.7 182 15.3 13.1-17.8 689 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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