2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Are you now limited in any way in any of your usual activities because of arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,294 545 41.5 38.3-44.8 749 58.5 55.2-61.7
-Non-Hispanic White 885 365 40.9 37.1-44.8 520 59.1 55.2-62.9
GENDER
Male 366 132 35.1 29.6-41.1 234 64.9 58.9-70.4
Female 519 233 45.0 39.8-50.2 286 55.0 49.8-60.2
AGE
18-34 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 192 92 45.4 37.5-53.6 100 54.6 46.4-62.5
65-74 254 100 37.4 30.9-44.4 154 62.6 55.6-69.1
75+ 217 77 37.2 28.9-46.2 140 62.8 53.8-71.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 99 43.6 36.3-51.1 127 56.4 48.9-63.7
Some Post-H.S. 284 131 43.5 36.8-50.3 153 56.5 49.7-63.2
College Graduate 311 107 34.8 29.0-41.0 204 65.2 59.0-71.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 196 61 31.9 25.0-39.7 135 68.1 60.3-75.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 466 277 58.1 52.5-63.5 189 41.9 36.5-47.5
No 395 82 20.4 16.3-25.3 313 79.6 74.7-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 174 75 40.3 32.1-49.2 99 59.7 50.8-67.9
Non-Veteran 707 290 41.2 36.9-45.6 417 58.8 54.4-63.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 196 63 30.2 22.9-38.6 133 69.8 61.4-77.1
Regional City or Suburban County 243 108 43.0 35.9-50.3 135 57.0 49.7-64.1
Rural 446 194 44.6 39.1-50.2 252 55.4 49.8-60.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 280 80 27.8 22.2-34.2 200 72.2 65.8-77.8
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 159 37.6 32.1-43.4 258 62.4 56.6-67.9
Unable to Work 138 100 69.3 59.3-77.7 38 30.7 22.3-40.7
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 410 145 36.2 31.1-41.7 265 63.8 58.3-68.9
HOUSING
Own 698 279 40.3 36.0-44.7 419 59.7 55.3-64.0
Rent 136 65 48.5 38.2-58.9 71 51.5 41.1-61.8
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 90 47.9 39.7-56.1 104 52.1 43.9-60.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 153 40.8 34.7-47.1 211 59.2 52.9-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 122 37.1 31.4-43.3 205 62.9 56.7-68.6

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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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