2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 617 238 36.8 32.5-41.4 379 63.2 58.6-67.5
GENDER
Male 245 84 33.4 26.9-40.6 161 66.6 59.4-73.1
Female 372 154 39.1 33.4-45.1 218 60.9 54.9-66.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 436 164 36.5 31.4-42.0 272 63.5 58.0-68.6
Non-Hispanic Black 133 52 35.0 26.7-44.5 81 65.0 55.5-73.3
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 70 41.2 32.7-50.2 86 58.8 49.8-67.3
65-74 165 61 36.9 29.1-45.3 104 63.1 54.7-70.9
75+ 132 44 32.6 23.1-43.8 88 67.4 56.2-76.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 70 43.8 35.1-52.9 86 56.2 47.1-64.9
Some Post-H.S. 177 73 37.0 29.2-45.6 104 63.0 54.4-70.8
College Graduate 227 73 30.5 24.5-37.4 154 69.5 62.6-75.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 317 179 54.8 48.1-61.3 138 45.2 38.7-51.9
No 280 52 16.4 12.2-21.7 228 83.6 78.3-87.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 515 198 37.2 32.4-42.2 317 62.8 57.8-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 212 59 27.0 20.8-34.3 153 73.0 65.7-79.2
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 273 97 34.2 27.8-41.2 176 65.8 58.8-72.2
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 33 26.0 18.2-35.6 106 74.0 64.4-81.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 82 29.9 23.9-36.7 189 70.1 63.3-76.1
HOUSING
Own 443 159 35.0 30.0-40.4 284 65.0 59.6-70.0
Rent 134 64 49.8 40.3-59.4 70 50.2 40.6-59.7
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 278 91 32.3 26.1-39.2 187 67.7 60.8-73.9
Regional City or Suburban County 173 77 39.9 31.9-48.5 96 60.1 51.5-68.1
Rural 166 70 41.0 32.6-50.0 96 59.0 50.0-67.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 102 35.6 28.8-43.1 157 64.4 56.9-71.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 112 37.4 31.5-43.7 195 62.6 56.3-68.5

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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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