2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 297 143 52.6 44.9-60.2 154 47.4 39.8-55.1
GENDER
Male 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 200 92 51.1 41.5-60.6 108 48.9 39.4-58.5
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 120 69.5 59.5-77.9 60 30.5 22.1-40.5
No 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 253 117 51.9 43.3-60.4 136 48.1 39.6-56.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 169 86 58.9 48.7-68.4 83 41.1 31.6-51.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 96 70 80.6 69.4-88.4 26 19.4 11.6-30.6
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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