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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,649 271 9.7 8.5-11.1 614 20.3 18.6-22.1 1,764 69.9 67.9-71.9
GENDER
Male 1,265 95 7.3 5.8- 9.2 269 18.5 16.2-21.0 901 74.2 71.4-76.9
Female 1,384 176 12.0 10.2-14.1 345 22.0 19.6-24.7 863 66.0 63.0-68.8
AGE
18-34 485 *** *** *** 30 6.9 4.7-10.2 448 91.8 88.5-94.3
35-44 319 30 10.2 6.9-14.7 34 10.3 7.1-14.7 255 79.5 74.0-84.1
45-54 413 48 13.3 10.0-17.6 63 16.1 12.2-21.0 302 70.6 65.1-75.5
55-64 520 80 15.4 12.0-19.4 114 20.4 16.9-24.5 326 64.2 59.4-68.8
65-74 519 60 11.0 8.4-14.4 198 38.7 33.9-43.8 261 50.2 45.2-55.3
75+ 365 44 13.2 9.0-18.8 168 43.8 37.4-50.4 153 43.1 36.8-49.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 22 14.2 9.0-21.5 37 27.1 19.3-36.6 70 58.8 49.0-67.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 565 81 13.1 10.3-16.4 142 22.0 18.5-26.1 342 64.9 60.3-69.1
Some Post-H.S. 820 94 9.6 7.6-12.0 192 19.7 16.9-22.9 534 70.7 67.1-74.0
College Graduate 1,129 73 6.0 4.6- 7.7 241 17.7 15.5-20.1 815 76.3 73.6-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 43 27.8 20.5-36.5 40 24.1 17.4-32.3 70 48.1 39.3-57.1
$15,000- 24,999 252 43 17.4 12.4-23.9 75 26.0 20.2-32.7 134 56.6 49.3-63.6
$25,000- 34,999 208 26 10.3 6.7-15.5 43 17.9 12.9-24.3 139 71.8 64.6-78.0
$35,000- 49,999 306 39 11.9 8.4-16.6 74 23.1 17.9-29.4 193 65.0 58.5-71.0
$50,000- 74,999 352 24 5.9 3.8- 9.1 83 20.4 15.9-25.7 245 73.7 68.0-78.6
$75,000+ 860 40 4.3 3.0- 6.0 157 15.9 13.5-18.7 663 79.8 76.8-82.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 832 200 23.6 20.3-27.1 265 28.7 25.2-32.5 367 47.8 43.7-51.9
No 1,748 64 3.3 2.5- 4.4 333 16.4 14.6-18.5 1,351 80.2 78.0-82.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 39 8.1 5.6-11.5 134 29.4 24.6-34.8 254 62.5 56.9-67.7
Non-Veteran 2,212 232 10.1 8.7-11.6 477 18.7 17.0-20.7 1,503 71.2 69.0-73.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 759 48 6.3 4.4- 8.8 149 17.4 14.5-20.8 562 76.3 72.6-79.6
Regional City or Suburban County 772 77 10.2 8.0-12.9 167 17.9 15.1-21.1 528 71.9 68.2-75.4
Rural 1,118 146 11.9 9.9-14.2 298 24.1 21.3-27.2 674 64.0 60.6-67.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,386 75 5.1 4.0- 6.6 208 13.5 11.5-15.7 1,103 81.4 79.0-83.6
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 89 11.0 8.6-14.0 329 39.4 35.4-43.5 394 49.6 45.4-53.7
Unable to Work 197 86 42.6 34.8-50.7 50 27.6 20.7-35.7 61 29.8 22.9-37.9
Other not in Labor Force 152 *** *** *** 14 9.0 5.0-15.7 130 86.9 79.9-91.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 41 24.3 17.4-32.8 32 19.2 13.0-27.5 87 56.5 47.4-65.2
101% to 150% 213 34 15.0 10.3-21.4 52 23.3 17.4-30.4 127 61.7 54.0-68.9
151% to 200% 188 25 10.4 6.7-16.0 57 29.5 22.0-38.4 106 60.0 51.4-68.1
More than 200% 1,497 99 6.0 4.8- 7.5 313 17.9 15.9-20.1 1,085 76.1 73.7-78.4
HOUSING
Own 1,929 196 9.6 8.2-11.2 502 23.2 21.1-25.4 1,231 67.2 64.7-69.5
Rent 548 52 8.7 6.3-11.8 85 11.9 9.2-15.3 411 79.5 75.4-83.0
Other arrangement 156 20 11.6 7.1-18.4 22 10.0 6.2-15.8 114 78.4 70.6-84.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 512 62 11.4 8.6-15.0 130 21.8 18.1-26.1 320 66.7 61.9-71.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 966 123 12.4 10.1-15.0 241 23.9 20.7-27.4 602 63.8 60.0-67.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,171 86 6.9 5.4- 8.7 243 16.7 14.6-19.1 842 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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