2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Arthritis Burden

In this next question, we are referring to work for pay. Do arthritis or joint symptoms now
affect whether you work, the type of work you do, or the amount of work you do?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,467 595 44.0 40.5-47.5 872 56.0 52.5-59.5
-Eastern NC 667 285 47.4 42.3-52.5 382 52.6 47.5-57.7
GENDER
Male 248 107 47.4 39.7-55.2 141 52.6 44.8-60.3
Female 419 178 47.4 40.7-54.2 241 52.6 45.8-59.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 391 152 44.6 38.1-51.3 239 55.4 48.7-61.9
Non-Hispanic Black 195 93 53.4 44.5-62.1 102 46.6 37.9-55.5
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 170 78 46.0 36.5-55.9 92 54.0 44.1-63.5
65-74 183 75 41.9 32.8-51.7 108 58.1 48.3-67.2
75+ 127 33 28.5 19.3-39.8 94 71.5 60.2-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 191 88 47.5 38.6-56.5 103 52.5 43.5-61.4
Some Post-H.S. 208 93 45.8 37.4-54.5 115 54.2 45.5-62.6
College Graduate 157 41 25.1 18.0-33.7 116 74.9 66.3-82.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 415 224 55.0 48.8-61.1 191 45.0 38.9-51.2
No 241 59 36.9 28.2-46.4 182 63.1 53.6-71.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 555 234 46.4 40.8-52.2 321 53.6 47.8-59.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 538 233 48.2 42.4-54.1 305 51.8 45.9-57.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 205 73 46.0 37.1-55.1 132 54.0 44.9-62.9
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 269 86 35.0 28.0-42.7 183 65.0 57.3-72.0
Unable to Work 154 110 70.7 59.6-79.7 44 29.3 20.3-40.4
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 244 73 33.7 26.6-41.7 171 66.3 58.3-73.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 118 50.9 41.5-60.3 149 49.1 39.7-58.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 290 128 49.0 42.0-56.0 162 51.0 44.0-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*For those with arthritis, this question was asked regardless of the their employment status.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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