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
-FEMALES 925 374 45.2 40.7-49.7 551 54.8 50.3-59.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 634 235 42.4 37.1-47.9 399 57.6 52.1-62.9
Non-Hispanic Black 200 92 51.1 41.5-60.6 108 48.9 39.4-58.5
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 203 96 47.9 38.8-57.2 107 52.1 42.8-61.2
65-74 258 86 28.8 22.4-36.3 172 71.2 63.7-77.6
75+ 218 53 28.6 20.5-38.4 165 71.4 61.6-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 107 46.2 38.3-54.3 145 53.8 45.7-61.7
Some Post-H.S. 288 115 42.3 34.9-50.0 173 57.7 50.0-65.1
College Graduate 247 74 30.5 23.3-38.8 173 69.5 61.2-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 188 89 54.3 44.5-63.7 99 45.7 36.3-55.5
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 545 302 60.2 54.4-65.7 243 39.8 34.3-45.6
No 361 65 23.7 17.7-31.0 296 76.3 69.0-82.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 902 361 44.8 40.3-49.5 541 55.2 50.5-59.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 175 70 45.3 36.3-54.6 105 54.7 45.4-63.7
Regional City or Suburban County 178 67 40.1 30.7-50.3 111 59.9 49.7-69.3
Rural 572 237 47.8 42.0-53.6 335 52.2 46.4-58.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 77 43.7 35.1-52.7 148 56.3 47.3-64.9
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 410 107 26.9 21.3-33.4 303 73.1 66.6-78.7
Unable to Work 216 161 77.9 69.1-84.7 55 22.1 15.3-30.9
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 192 99 58.0 48.3-67.2 93 42.0 32.8-51.7
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 317 82 29.4 22.9-37.0 235 70.6 63.0-77.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 269 108 45.5 35.9-55.4 161 54.5 44.6-64.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 339 142 49.4 42.5-56.3 197 50.6 43.7-57.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 317 124 41.0 34.0-48.4 193 59.0 51.6-66.0

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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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