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%)
TOTAL 1,467 595 44.0 40.5-47.5 872 56.0 52.5-59.5
GENDER
Male 542 221 42.3 37.0-47.7 321 57.7 52.3-63.0
Female 925 374 45.2 40.7-49.7 551 54.8 50.3-59.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,014 380 41.3 37.3-45.5 634 58.7 54.5-62.7
Non-Hispanic Black 297 143 52.6 44.9-60.2 154 47.4 39.8-55.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 129 60.0 51.0-68.3 91 40.0 31.7-49.0
55-64 359 166 45.3 38.6-52.2 193 54.7 47.8-61.4
65-74 409 134 29.0 23.9-34.8 275 71.0 65.2-76.1
75+ 310 80 29.5 22.9-37.2 230 70.5 62.8-77.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 113 57.6 48.0-66.6 91 42.4 33.4-52.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 195 50.4 44.2-56.6 212 49.6 43.4-55.8
Some Post-H.S. 445 180 41.3 35.5-47.3 265 58.7 52.7-64.5
College Graduate 407 105 24.7 19.7-30.5 302 75.3 69.5-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 211 125 59.2 49.8-68.0 86 40.8 32.0-50.2
$15,000- 24,999 285 147 56.8 49.0-64.2 138 43.2 35.8-51.0
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 168 54 38.2 28.5-48.9 114 61.8 51.1-71.5
$50,000-74,999 150 42 31.9 22.8-42.6 108 68.1 57.4-77.2
$75,000+ 242 54 27.0 19.9-35.6 188 73.0 64.4-80.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 266 107 41.5 33.5-50.0 159 58.5 50.0-66.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 845 463 59.0 54.5-63.4 382 41.0 36.6-45.5
No 592 122 24.5 20.0-29.7 470 75.5 70.3-80.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 229 88 38.5 31.2-46.5 141 61.5 53.5-68.8
Non-Veteran 1,238 508 45.2 41.4-49.0 730 54.8 51.0-58.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 273 102 41.6 34.5-49.0 171 58.4 51.0-65.5
Regional City or Suburban County 281 109 39.5 32.3-47.1 172 60.5 52.9-67.7
Rural 914 385 47.7 43.2-52.2 529 52.3 47.8-56.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 139 39.8 33.8-46.1 281 60.2 53.9-66.2
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 629 180 30.0 25.4-35.0 449 70.0 65.0-74.6
Unable to Work 329 239 72.9 65.4-79.3 90 27.1 20.7-34.6
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 291 162 57.5 49.7-65.0 129 42.5 35.0-50.3
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 582 150 28.4 23.7-33.6 432 71.6 66.4-76.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 266 107 41.5 33.5-50.0 159 58.5 50.0-66.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 172 48.8 41.3-56.3 231 51.2 43.7-58.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 541 232 46.8 41.4-52.2 309 53.2 47.8-58.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 524 192 39.5 34.2-45.2 332 60.5 54.8-65.8

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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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