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
-MALES 1,982 190 8.1 6.9- 9.4 312 14.2 12.6-16.1 1,480 77.7 75.6-79.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,267 132 9.1 7.5-11.0 234 16.8 14.6-19.3 901 74.1 71.2-76.7
Non-Hispanic Black 354 40 8.4 6.0-11.6 54 11.8 8.7-15.7 260 79.9 75.2-83.8
Other 319 15 3.4 1.9- 6.0 19 6.3 3.5-11.1 285 90.3 85.4-93.7
AGE
18-34 475 *** *** *** 19 4.6 2.7- 7.7 450 94.2 91.0-96.3
35-44 273 12 4.6 2.5- 8.3 20 6.2 4.0- 9.6 241 89.2 84.7-92.4
45-54 323 30 9.6 6.5-13.9 45 16.9 12.3-22.7 248 73.6 67.3-79.0
55-64 337 56 14.5 10.8-19.2 63 19.8 15.2-25.4 218 65.7 59.7-71.3
65-74 328 50 14.6 11.0-19.3 90 27.9 22.5-34.1 188 57.5 51.1-63.6
75+ 213 35 17.3 11.8-24.7 71 32.2 25.3-40.1 107 50.5 42.3-58.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 21 8.3 5.0-13.3 35 16.1 11.3-22.4 153 75.6 68.6-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 511 60 10.3 7.8-13.3 74 13.4 10.3-17.3 377 76.3 71.9-80.2
Some Post-H.S. 550 58 7.9 5.9-10.5 84 13.9 11.0-17.6 408 78.2 74.1-81.7
College Graduate 705 51 5.7 4.3- 7.6 118 14.5 12.0-17.3 536 79.8 76.6-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 29 16.3 10.7-23.9 24 15.3 9.8-23.1 101 68.5 59.5-76.3
$15,000- 24,999 233 30 10.7 7.1-15.7 36 14.2 9.9-19.9 167 75.2 68.5-80.8
$25,000- 34,999 171 15 7.5 4.2-13.0 22 10.7 6.8-16.5 134 81.8 74.8-87.1
$35,000- 49,999 237 22 8.7 5.5-13.5 40 15.1 10.5-21.2 175 76.3 69.5-81.9
$50,000- 74,999 225 16 5.6 3.3- 9.4 37 16.6 11.2-23.9 172 77.8 70.5-83.8
$75,000+ 598 40 5.7 4.0- 8.0 91 13.1 10.5-16.3 467 81.2 77.6-84.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 596 142 20.6 17.2-24.5 128 20.9 17.3-25.0 326 58.5 53.8-63.1
No 1,305 43 2.8 2.0- 3.9 174 11.6 9.8-13.8 1,088 85.6 83.3-87.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 532 83 13.1 10.3-16.5 118 21.2 17.3-25.6 331 65.7 60.9-70.2
Non-Veteran 1,432 106 6.5 5.3- 8.1 194 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,132 81.2 78.9-83.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 669 33 4.0 2.7- 5.9 89 11.3 8.8-14.4 547 84.7 81.3-87.5
Regional City or Suburban County 556 66 9.6 7.3-12.5 77 13.5 10.6-17.1 413 76.9 72.7-80.6
Rural 757 91 10.6 8.5-13.3 146 17.6 14.7-21.0 520 71.8 68.0-75.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,178 53 4.0 3.0- 5.4 136 10.5 8.7-12.7 989 85.5 83.0-87.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 498 78 15.5 12.1-19.5 137 26.5 22.2-31.2 283 58.1 52.8-63.1
Unable to Work 143 52 32.8 24.8-42.0 32 26.9 19.0-36.7 59 40.2 31.2-50.0
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 29 15.8 10.3-23.5 19 12.7 7.7-20.3 116 71.5 62.7-78.9
101% to 150% 196 15 5.6 3.2- 9.5 35 15.1 10.4-21.3 146 79.3 72.6-84.7
151% to 200% 158 21 9.6 6.0-15.2 23 13.7 8.4-21.5 114 76.7 68.5-83.3
More than 200% 1,000 76 6.6 5.2- 8.5 162 14.5 12.2-17.1 762 78.9 75.9-81.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 442 51 9.7 7.2-13.0 74 15.4 12.0-19.6 317 74.9 70.1-79.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 79 10.4 8.1-13.2 115 16.6 13.4-20.4 474 73.0 68.8-76.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 872 60 5.5 4.1- 7.2 123 11.8 9.7-14.3 689 82.7 79.9-85.2

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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 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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