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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,649 365 12.3 11.0-13.8 520 17.8 16.2-19.5 1,764 69.9 67.9-71.9
GENDER
Male 1,267 132 9.1 7.5-11.0 234 16.8 14.6-19.3 901 74.1 71.2-76.7
Female 1,382 233 15.3 13.2-17.6 286 18.7 16.4-21.2 863 66.0 63.1-68.9
AGE
18-34 485 *** *** *** 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6 448 91.8 88.5-94.3
35-44 319 27 9.4 6.2-13.9 37 11.1 7.8-15.6 255 79.5 74.0-84.1
45-54 414 52 13.3 10.0-17.5 60 16.4 12.4-21.4 302 70.3 64.8-75.2
55-64 518 92 16.2 13.0-20.0 100 19.4 15.8-23.7 326 64.4 59.5-69.0
65-74 515 100 18.5 15.0-22.5 154 30.9 26.3-35.9 261 50.6 45.5-55.7
75+ 370 77 21.4 16.3-27.6 140 36.2 30.2-42.6 153 42.4 36.3-48.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 28 17.2 11.5-24.9 33 24.8 17.4-34.1 70 58.0 48.3-67.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 568 99 15.4 12.5-18.9 127 20.0 16.6-23.9 342 64.6 60.1-68.9
Some Post-H.S. 818 131 12.7 10.5-15.3 153 16.5 13.8-19.6 534 70.8 67.3-74.1
College Graduate 1,126 107 8.1 6.6-10.0 204 15.3 13.2-17.6 815 76.6 73.9-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 49 31.9 24.2-40.9 34 19.9 13.8-27.6 70 48.2 39.3-57.2
$15,000- 24,999 252 59 21.8 16.2-28.6 59 21.7 16.4-28.1 134 56.5 49.2-63.5
$25,000- 34,999 207 26 10.0 6.5-15.1 42 18.2 13.1-24.8 139 71.8 64.6-78.1
$35,000- 49,999 305 50 14.9 11.0-19.9 62 19.8 14.8-26.1 193 65.2 58.7-71.3
$50,000- 74,999 352 37 9.0 6.3-12.7 70 17.3 13.1-22.5 245 73.7 68.1-78.6
$75,000+ 859 61 6.4 4.9- 8.4 135 13.7 11.4-16.3 663 79.9 76.9-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 833 277 30.4 26.9-34.2 189 21.9 18.7-25.5 367 47.7 43.6-51.8
No 1,746 82 4.0 3.2- 5.1 313 15.7 13.9-17.8 1,351 80.2 78.0-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 428 75 15.2 11.8-19.3 99 22.5 18.1-27.6 254 62.3 56.8-67.6
Non-Veteran 2,210 290 11.9 10.4-13.5 417 16.9 15.2-18.8 1,503 71.2 69.0-73.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 758 63 7.1 5.3- 9.5 133 16.5 13.6-19.9 562 76.4 72.7-79.7
Regional City or Suburban County 771 108 12.1 9.8-14.8 135 16.0 13.3-19.2 528 71.9 68.2-75.3
Rural 1,120 194 16.1 13.8-18.7 252 20.0 17.4-22.9 674 63.9 60.5-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,383 80 5.1 4.0- 6.5 200 13.3 11.4-15.6 1,103 81.5 79.1-83.7
Unemployed 85 14 12.8 7.2-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 811 159 18.9 15.9-22.4 258 31.4 27.7-35.4 394 49.7 45.5-53.8
Unable to Work 199 100 48.8 40.8-57.0 38 21.7 15.5-29.5 61 29.5 22.6-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 86.2 79.1-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 49 28.4 21.0-37.1 24 15.1 9.5-23.0 87 56.5 47.4-65.2
101% to 150% 215 39 16.8 11.8-23.5 49 22.1 16.5-28.9 127 61.1 53.4-68.3
151% to 200% 185 31 12.0 7.9-17.6 48 27.3 19.9-36.3 106 60.7 52.0-68.8
More than 200% 1,495 145 8.6 7.2-10.3 265 15.2 13.3-17.2 1,085 76.2 73.8-78.5
HOUSING
Own 1,929 279 13.2 11.6-15.0 419 19.6 17.6-21.7 1,231 67.2 64.7-69.5
Rent 547 65 10.0 7.4-13.3 71 10.6 8.1-13.8 411 79.4 75.3-83.0
Other arrangement 157 19 8.8 5.2-14.6 24 13.1 8.4-19.9 114 78.1 70.3-84.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 514 90 16.0 12.8-19.9 104 17.4 14.1-21.4 320 66.5 61.7-71.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 966 153 14.8 12.4-17.6 211 21.5 18.4-24.9 602 63.7 60.0-67.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,169 122 8.8 7.2-10.6 205 14.8 12.8-17.1 842 76.4 73.7-78.9

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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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