2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 623 119 17.7 14.6-21.3 504 82.3 78.7-85.4
GENDER
Male 248 38 14.9 10.5-20.7 210 85.1 79.3-89.5
Female 375 81 19.7 15.6-24.5 294 80.3 75.5-84.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 77 16.4 12.9-20.5 365 83.6 79.5-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 133 35 24.2 17.0-33.3 98 75.8 66.7-83.0
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 19 18.1 11.2-28.0 72 81.9 72.0-88.8
55-64 158 31 19.5 13.3-27.6 127 80.5 72.4-86.7
65-74 168 32 19.1 13.3-26.8 136 80.9 73.2-86.7
75+ 131 22 13.7 8.5-21.4 109 86.3 78.6-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 155 21 14.4 9.3-21.7 134 85.6 78.3-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 183 42 21.3 15.5-28.5 141 78.7 71.5-84.5
College Graduate 228 49 19.8 14.8-25.9 179 80.2 74.1-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 61 17.8 13.6-23.0 260 82.2 77.0-86.4
No 282 55 18.1 13.6-23.7 227 81.9 76.3-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 16 13.0 7.5-21.7 84 87.0 78.3-92.5
Non-Veteran 520 101 18.4 15.0-22.4 419 81.6 77.6-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 213 41 17.7 12.8-24.0 172 82.3 76.0-87.2
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 276 48 14.8 10.8-19.9 228 85.2 80.1-89.2
Unable to Work 101 25 27.5 18.5-38.7 76 72.5 61.3-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 16 19.9 11.8-31.6 57 80.1 68.4-88.2
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 27 15.6 10.3-22.8 114 84.4 77.2-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 273 54 17.1 12.8-22.4 219 82.9 77.6-87.2
HOUSING
Own 447 80 16.3 12.9-20.4 367 83.7 79.6-87.1
Rent 135 32 25.6 17.9-35.1 103 74.4 64.9-82.1
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 279 55 17.5 13.1-22.9 224 82.5 77.1-86.9
Regional City or Suburban County 176 31 18.3 12.7-25.7 145 81.7 74.3-87.3
Rural 168 33 17.5 12.0-24.9 135 82.5 75.1-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 262 52 17.2 12.7-22.8 210 82.8 77.2-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 59 18.6 14.3-24.0 249 81.4 76.0-85.7

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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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