2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,308 255 19.0 16.6-21.6 1,053 81.0 78.4-83.4
-Non-Hispanic White 895 159 17.4 14.7-20.5 736 82.6 79.5-85.3
GENDER
Male 369 65 17.5 13.5-22.5 304 82.5 77.5-86.5
Female 526 94 17.4 13.9-21.5 432 82.6 78.5-86.1
AGE
18-34 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 22 15.9 10.1-24.2 91 84.1 75.8-89.9
55-64 195 42 21.1 15.3-28.4 153 78.9 71.6-84.7
65-74 259 37 14.7 10.4-20.4 222 85.3 79.6-89.6
75+ 217 34 13.7 9.1-20.0 183 86.3 80.0-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 30 14.5 10.0-20.5 198 85.5 79.5-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 288 57 20.0 15.2-25.9 231 80.0 74.1-84.8
College Graduate 315 65 21.5 16.7-27.3 250 78.5 72.7-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 18 16.3 9.7-26.1 101 83.7 73.9-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 24 19.0 12.3-28.2 91 81.0 71.8-87.7
$50,000- 74,999 107 20 19.7 12.3-29.9 87 80.3 70.1-87.7
$75,000+ 198 42 19.0 13.9-25.4 156 81.0 74.6-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 85 18.0 14.2-22.5 387 82.0 77.5-85.8
No 399 70 17.1 13.3-21.6 329 82.9 78.4-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 36 19.9 14.0-27.5 139 80.1 72.5-86.0
Non-Veteran 716 122 16.9 14.0-20.4 594 83.1 79.6-86.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 198 35 15.8 11.0-22.1 163 84.2 77.9-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 247 47 20.3 15.1-26.8 200 79.7 73.2-84.9
Rural 450 77 16.5 12.8-21.0 373 83.5 79.0-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 283 49 16.4 12.2-21.7 234 83.6 78.3-87.8
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 424 69 15.5 11.9-20.0 355 84.5 80.0-88.1
Unable to Work 139 33 24.9 17.4-34.3 106 75.1 65.7-82.6
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 14 14.8 8.4-24.7 74 85.2 75.3-91.6
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 85 19.8 15.9-24.4 330 80.2 75.6-84.1
HOUSING
Own 705 121 16.3 13.4-19.7 584 83.7 80.3-86.6
Rent 139 26 23.5 15.5-33.9 113 76.5 66.1-84.5
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 25 13.9 8.8-21.4 170 86.1 78.6-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 75 19.0 14.8-24.0 294 81.0 76.0-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 331 59 17.4 13.3-22.5 272 82.6 77.5-86.7

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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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