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
-MALES 1,980 150 6.9 5.8- 8.3 350 15.3 13.6-17.1 1,480 77.8 75.7-79.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,265 95 7.3 5.8- 9.2 269 18.5 16.2-21.0 901 74.2 71.4-76.9
Non-Hispanic Black 354 34 7.9 5.5-11.4 60 12.3 9.3-16.1 260 79.8 75.1-83.8
Other 319 19 4.6 2.7- 7.6 15 5.2 2.6- 9.9 285 90.3 85.4-93.6
AGE
18-34 475 *** *** *** 21 5.0 3.0- 8.1 450 94.2 91.0-96.3
35-44 273 14 5.1 2.9- 8.7 18 5.7 3.5- 9.2 241 89.2 84.7-92.4
45-54 326 32 10.1 7.0-14.3 46 16.6 12.0-22.4 248 73.3 67.1-78.7
55-64 335 46 14.4 10.3-19.9 71 19.3 15.1-24.3 218 66.3 60.2-71.9
65-74 327 31 8.7 5.8-12.9 108 33.8 28.0-40.1 188 57.5 51.1-63.7
75+ 211 21 10.7 6.3-17.6 83 38.4 30.9-46.5 107 50.9 42.7-59.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 22 9.8 6.1-15.3 31 13.5 9.1-19.4 153 76.8 69.7-82.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 512 53 8.6 6.4-11.4 82 15.2 11.9-19.2 377 76.2 71.8-80.1
Some Post-H.S. 552 44 6.7 4.6- 9.6 100 15.3 12.4-18.8 408 78.0 74.0-81.6
College Graduate 703 31 3.8 2.6- 5.5 136 16.4 13.8-19.4 536 79.9 76.6-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 32 17.9 12.1-25.7 21 13.6 8.4-21.3 101 68.5 59.5-76.3
$15,000- 24,999 234 24 8.9 5.6-13.9 43 16.1 11.6-21.9 167 75.0 68.3-80.6
$25,000- 34,999 170 11 5.7 2.9-11.0 25 11.7 7.6-17.5 134 82.6 75.8-87.8
$35,000- 49,999 237 21 8.2 5.0-13.2 41 15.8 11.2-21.8 175 76.1 69.3-81.7
$50,000- 74,999 225 *** *** *** 46 19.4 13.7-26.8 172 77.8 70.5-83.8
$75,000+ 597 24 3.7 2.4- 5.7 106 15.1 12.3-18.4 467 81.3 77.7-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 595 108 17.1 13.9-20.9 161 24.3 20.6-28.4 326 58.6 53.9-63.2
No 1,305 35 2.5 1.7- 3.7 182 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,088 85.7 83.4-87.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 532 49 8.0 5.7-11.0 152 26.3 22.2-30.8 331 65.7 60.9-70.2
Non-Veteran 1,430 101 6.7 5.3- 8.3 197 12.0 10.2-14.0 1,132 81.4 79.0-83.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 668 28 4.2 2.7- 6.7 93 11.0 8.7-13.9 547 84.7 81.3-87.6
Regional City or Suburban County 556 47 8.0 5.8-11.0 96 15.0 12.0-18.6 413 76.9 72.8-80.6
Rural 756 75 8.6 6.7-11.0 161 19.5 16.4-22.9 520 72.0 68.1-75.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,179 52 4.1 3.0- 5.5 138 10.5 8.7-12.7 989 85.4 83.0-87.5
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 44 8.8 6.2-12.5 169 33.0 28.4-37.9 283 58.2 52.9-63.2
Unable to Work 143 47 30.9 23.0-40.2 37 28.3 20.4-37.8 59 40.8 31.7-50.5
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 30 17.0 11.2-25.0 18 11.5 6.8-18.8 116 71.5 62.7-78.9
101% to 150% 195 16 6.8 4.0-11.4 33 13.4 9.2-19.2 146 79.8 73.2-85.1
151% to 200% 159 16 6.4 3.8-10.7 29 17.1 11.2-25.1 114 76.5 68.4-83.1
More than 200% 999 47 4.4 3.2- 6.0 190 16.8 14.3-19.5 762 78.9 75.9-81.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 41 7.9 5.6-11.2 83 16.8 13.3-21.0 317 75.2 70.5-79.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 68 10.0 7.6-13.0 126 17.0 13.9-20.7 474 73.0 68.9-76.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 871 41 4.1 2.9- 5.7 141 13.2 11.0-15.7 689 82.7 79.9-85.3

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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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