2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 552 88 15.1 12.0-19.0 95 17.2 13.7-21.4 369 67.6 62.9-72.1
GENDER
Male 283 35 10.7 7.3-15.3 46 17.7 12.9-23.9 202 71.6 65.0-77.4
Female 269 53 19.3 14.3-25.6 49 16.7 12.0-22.9 167 63.9 56.8-70.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 453 78 16.3 12.7-20.6 87 18.3 14.4-23.0 288 65.4 60.1-70.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 13 15.9 8.6-27.5 12 15.4 8.4-26.6 *** *** ***
55-64 89 25 22.4 14.4-33.1 12 13.1 7.1-22.7 *** *** ***
65-74 109 22 18.4 11.5-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 20 15.6 9.7-24.1 23 20.1 13.0-29.8 78 64.3 53.8-73.5
Some Post-H.S. 167 25 12.3 8.0-18.5 25 15.1 9.5-23.0 117 72.6 64.3-79.7
College Graduate 207 30 14.1 9.3-20.9 37 15.3 11.0-21.0 140 70.6 63.2-77.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 68 33.5 26.0-42.1 33 18.7 12.6-26.9 89 47.7 39.2-56.5
No 350 19 5.1 3.1- 8.3 59 15.7 11.7-20.8 272 79.2 73.8-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 18 18.7 11.2-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 70 14.6 11.2-18.9 75 15.8 12.2-20.3 323 69.5 64.4-74.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 16 5.3 3.1- 9.0 28 11.4 7.4-17.2 233 83.3 77.1-88.1
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 38 21.4 14.7-30.1 51 29.1 21.9-37.6 83 49.5 40.2-58.7
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.2-28.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 13 10.0 5.5-17.6 15 10.6 5.9-18.3 94 79.3 70.3-86.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 30 11.8 8.1-17.0 33 12.0 8.3-17.1 176 76.2 69.9-81.6
HOUSING
Own 392 59 14.2 10.8-18.6 80 18.9 14.7-23.9 253 66.9 61.2-72.1
Rent 115 22 19.9 11.6-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 156 17 9.4 5.7-15.0 22 12.9 8.2-19.6 117 77.8 70.1-83.9
Rural 396 71 17.1 13.1-22.0 73 18.7 14.3-23.9 252 64.2 58.3-69.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 16 14.8 8.6-24.4 17 15.1 9.1-24.1 69 70.0 59.2-79.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 44 18.1 12.8-25.0 48 21.2 15.3-28.7 144 60.7 52.7-68.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 28 11.5 7.7-16.7 30 13.0 8.8-18.8 156 75.5 68.8-81.2

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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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