2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,297 205 8.3 7.1- 9.6 413 15.6 14.0-17.4 1,679 76.1 74.1-78.0
GENDER
Male 1,070 75 6.8 5.3- 8.8 169 13.3 11.3-15.7 826 79.9 77.0-82.4
Female 1,227 130 9.6 7.9-11.5 244 17.7 15.4-20.3 853 72.7 69.8-75.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,450 137 9.0 7.5-10.8 301 17.8 15.8-20.2 1,012 73.1 70.5-75.6
Non-Hispanic Black 476 48 8.1 5.9-10.9 85 14.8 11.7-18.5 343 77.2 72.9-81.0
Other 371 *** *** *** 27 6.2 3.8-10.1 324 88.9 84.2-92.4
AGE
18-34 521 *** *** *** 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0 494 94.2 91.3-96.2
35-44 344 16 4.3 2.6- 7.3 20 6.3 4.0- 9.9 308 89.4 85.2-92.4
45-54 384 39 10.7 7.7-14.6 52 14.5 10.6-19.6 293 74.8 69.2-79.6
55-64 432 67 16.5 12.7-21.1 89 19.0 15.2-23.5 276 64.5 59.1-69.5
65-74 334 42 12.8 9.2-17.4 125 36.5 31.0-42.4 167 50.7 44.7-56.7
75+ 242 31 14.6 9.5-22.0 98 40.9 33.3-49.0 113 44.4 36.8-52.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 24 10.1 6.5-15.2 31 16.4 11.1-23.4 157 73.6 66.1-79.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 483 67 12.4 9.6-16.0 87 15.9 12.5-19.9 329 71.7 67.0-76.0
Some Post-H.S. 635 68 8.6 6.5-11.4 113 15.3 12.5-18.6 454 76.1 72.3-79.5
College Graduate 962 45 3.9 2.8- 5.3 182 15.6 13.4-18.0 735 80.6 77.9-83.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 150 22.4 18.9-26.4 167 22.8 19.3-26.8 331 54.8 50.2-59.3
No 1,571 47 2.7 1.9- 3.8 235 13.0 11.2-14.9 1,289 84.3 82.2-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 23 8.0 4.8-13.0 75 25.5 20.1-31.6 171 66.6 59.9-72.6
Non-Veteran 2,008 181 8.3 7.1- 9.8 336 14.6 12.9-16.4 1,491 77.1 75.0-79.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,295 62 4.4 3.3- 5.7 151 10.8 9.0-12.9 1,082 84.8 82.5-86.9
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 62 12.0 9.0-15.9 212 37.9 33.3-42.8 277 50.1 45.2-55.0
Unable to Work 166 69 41.1 32.9-49.9 30 17.8 11.8-25.8 67 41.1 32.8-50.0
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 43 23.2 16.9-30.9 32 15.7 10.6-22.5 92 61.1 52.6-69.1
$15,000- 24,999 258 35 13.2 9.1-18.9 43 14.3 10.2-19.7 180 72.4 65.8-78.2
$25,000- 34,999 196 17 7.2 4.3-11.9 29 11.0 7.3-16.3 150 81.8 75.5-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 232 27 10.3 6.7-15.4 45 16.6 12.0-22.4 160 73.2 66.4-79.0
$50,000- 74,999 264 *** *** *** 49 17.6 12.7-24.0 203 77.9 71.3-83.4
$75,000+ 702 28 4.0 2.6- 6.1 113 14.4 11.8-17.4 561 81.6 78.3-84.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 40 19.2 13.8-26.0 26 10.9 7.0-16.7 123 69.9 62.2-76.6
101% to 150% 224 29 12.0 7.9-17.9 37 13.9 9.6-19.7 158 74.1 67.0-80.0
151% to 200% 133 14 6.9 4.0-11.9 25 17.7 11.5-26.3 94 75.4 66.6-82.5
More than 200% 1,170 65 5.3 4.0- 6.9 206 15.5 13.4-18.0 899 79.2 76.5-81.7
HOUSING
Own 1,423 123 8.3 6.8-10.0 321 20.0 17.8-22.5 979 71.7 69.0-74.3
Rent 695 61 7.6 5.8- 9.9 72 6.9 5.3- 9.0 562 85.5 82.6-88.0
Other arrangement 156 18 8.4 5.1-13.5 16 8.9 5.1-15.1 122 82.7 75.7-88.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,276 75 5.7 4.4- 7.4 203 13.7 11.7-15.9 998 80.6 78.0-83.0
Regional City or Suburban County 567 67 10.7 8.2-13.8 107 16.7 13.4-20.5 393 72.6 68.2-76.6
Rural 454 63 12.2 9.3-15.9 103 19.9 16.2-24.3 288 67.9 62.9-72.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 18 11.0 6.7-17.6 35 25.4 18.0-34.7 80 63.6 54.0-72.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 830 99 11.9 9.5-14.8 159 17.5 14.5-20.9 572 70.7 66.8-74.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,334 88 5.8 4.6- 7.2 219 13.5 11.7-15.5 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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