2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 552 63 10.2 7.7-13.4 120 22.0 18.1-26.5 369 67.8 63.0-72.2
GENDER
Male 282 22 6.3 3.9- 9.8 58 21.7 16.4-28.1 202 72.1 65.5-77.8
Female 270 41 13.9 9.8-19.2 62 22.3 16.8-29.0 167 63.8 56.7-70.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 453 53 10.6 7.9-14.2 112 23.8 19.4-28.8 288 65.6 60.3-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 21 17.5 10.7-27.3 17 18.4 11.3-28.5 *** *** ***
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 120 15 11.3 6.4-19.2 27 24.0 16.2-34.0 78 64.7 54.2-74.0
Some Post-H.S. 167 16 7.1 4.1-11.9 34 20.3 13.9-28.5 117 72.6 64.3-79.7
College Graduate 209 22 10.5 6.3-17.0 47 19.5 14.5-25.8 140 69.9 62.6-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 50 23.7 17.4-31.3 51 28.5 21.2-37.2 89 47.8 39.2-56.5
No 350 *** *** *** 66 17.8 13.6-23.1 272 79.4 74.0-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 50 9.8 7.2-13.3 95 20.4 16.3-25.3 323 69.7 64.6-74.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 13 4.9 2.7- 8.7 32 12.1 8.0-17.8 233 83.1 76.9-87.9
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 22 9.5 5.8-15.1 67 40.9 32.2-50.3 83 49.6 40.3-58.9
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** 18 20.1 12.1-31.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** 23 15.6 9.9-23.7 94 79.3 70.3-86.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 241 18 7.4 4.4-12.1 47 16.9 12.5-22.5 176 75.8 69.5-81.1
HOUSING
Own 393 40 8.9 6.3-12.3 100 24.2 19.5-29.5 253 66.9 61.3-72.1
Rent 115 17 15.9 8.7-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 *** *** *** 28 14.8 10.1-21.3 117 77.4 69.8-83.6
Rural 395 51 11.0 8.0-15.0 92 24.4 19.5-30.1 252 64.5 58.6-70.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** 19 16.5 10.2-25.5 69 71.3 60.6-80.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 31 10.5 6.9-15.6 61 28.8 21.9-36.8 144 60.7 52.7-68.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 19 8.8 5.3-14.3 40 15.8 11.4-21.5 156 75.3 68.6-81.0

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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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