2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,296 238 8.8 7.6-10.1 379 15.1 13.5-16.8 1,679 76.2 74.2-78.1
GENDER
Male 1,071 84 6.7 5.3- 8.5 161 13.4 11.3-15.9 826 79.8 77.0-82.4
Female 1,225 154 10.6 8.9-12.7 218 16.5 14.3-19.1 853 72.9 69.9-75.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 164 9.8 8.3-11.6 272 17.0 14.9-19.4 1,012 73.2 70.5-75.7
Non-Hispanic Black 476 52 8.0 5.9-10.7 81 14.8 11.6-18.6 343 77.3 73.0-81.0
Other 372 22 5.2 3.0- 9.0 26 6.0 3.6- 9.9 324 88.8 84.1-92.2
AGE
18-34 521 *** *** *** 19 4.1 2.5- 6.8 494 94.2 91.3-96.2
35-44 344 13 3.8 2.1- 6.7 23 6.9 4.5-10.5 308 89.4 85.2-92.4
45-54 382 37 9.6 6.8-13.3 52 15.3 11.2-20.5 293 75.1 69.5-79.9
55-64 432 70 14.6 11.3-18.7 86 20.9 16.7-25.8 276 64.5 59.2-69.6
65-74 332 61 18.0 13.9-23.1 104 30.9 25.7-36.7 167 51.0 45.0-57.0
75+ 245 44 18.3 12.7-25.6 88 37.8 30.3-45.9 113 43.9 36.4-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 22 9.0 5.7-13.9 34 17.7 12.3-24.9 157 73.2 65.7-79.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 70 12.5 9.7-16.1 86 16.1 12.7-20.1 329 71.4 66.7-75.7
Some Post-H.S. 631 73 8.7 6.7-11.3 104 14.9 12.0-18.2 454 76.4 72.6-79.8
College Graduate 962 73 5.9 4.6- 7.5 154 13.4 11.3-15.7 735 80.7 78.1-83.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 179 24.8 21.1-28.8 138 20.4 17.0-24.4 331 54.8 50.2-59.3
No 1,569 52 2.6 1.9- 3.5 228 13.1 11.3-15.1 1,289 84.4 82.3-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 270 38 11.4 7.9-16.2 61 22.1 16.9-28.3 171 66.5 59.8-72.6
Non-Veteran 2,006 198 8.5 7.3- 9.9 317 14.3 12.7-16.2 1,491 77.2 75.0-79.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,294 59 4.1 3.1- 5.4 153 11.0 9.2-13.2 1,082 84.9 82.5-86.9
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 97 17.0 13.6-21.0 176 32.8 28.2-37.6 277 50.2 45.3-55.2
Unable to Work 166 70 40.0 31.8-48.8 29 18.7 12.7-26.8 67 41.2 32.9-50.1
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 91.7 85.4-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 41 22.0 15.8-29.7 33 16.7 11.6-23.5 92 61.3 52.8-69.3
$15,000- 24,999 257 39 14.5 10.1-20.2 38 12.9 9.0-18.1 180 72.6 66.0-78.4
$25,000- 34,999 195 20 7.1 4.3-11.5 25 10.5 6.8-15.9 150 82.4 76.2-87.2
$35,000- 49,999 232 31 10.6 7.1-15.6 41 16.0 11.4-22.0 160 73.4 66.6-79.2
$50,000- 74,999 265 18 6.0 3.6- 9.8 44 16.2 11.4-22.5 203 77.8 71.2-83.2
$75,000+ 700 33 4.7 3.2- 7.0 106 13.5 11.0-16.4 561 81.8 78.4-84.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 42 19.5 14.1-26.4 24 10.6 6.7-16.3 123 69.9 62.2-76.6
101% to 150% 223 28 10.8 7.0-16.3 37 15.0 10.4-21.0 158 74.3 67.2-80.3
151% to 200% 131 16 9.3 5.5-15.5 21 14.4 8.8-22.6 94 76.3 67.5-83.3
More than 200% 1,170 82 6.2 4.8- 7.9 189 14.5 12.4-16.9 899 79.3 76.6-81.8
HOUSING
Own 1,422 159 9.9 8.3-11.7 284 18.3 16.1-20.8 979 71.8 69.1-74.4
Rent 696 64 7.3 5.5- 9.5 70 7.3 5.6- 9.5 562 85.4 82.5-87.9
Other arrangement 155 *** *** *** 20 11.9 7.4-18.5 122 83.0 76.0-88.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,276 91 6.3 4.9- 7.9 187 13.1 11.1-15.4 998 80.6 78.1-83.0
Regional City or Suburban County 566 77 11.0 8.5-13.9 96 16.5 13.2-20.4 393 72.6 68.2-76.6
Rural 454 70 13.1 10.0-16.9 96 18.8 15.2-23.1 288 68.1 63.1-72.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 24 14.0 9.1-21.0 27 21.6 14.5-30.8 80 64.4 54.8-73.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 831 102 10.5 8.3-13.1 157 18.9 15.8-22.5 572 70.6 66.7-74.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,334 112 7.2 5.9- 8.8 195 12.0 10.3-14.0 1,027 80.8 78.4-82.9

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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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