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
-MALES 542 221 42.3 37.0-47.7 321 57.7 52.3-63.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 380 145 39.7 33.6-46.1 235 60.3 53.9-66.4
Non-Hispanic Black 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 70 42.6 33.1-52.7 86 57.4 47.3-66.9
65-74 151 48 29.4 21.4-38.8 103 70.6 61.2-78.6
75+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 87 55.2 45.4-64.6 67 44.8 35.4-54.6
Some Post-H.S. 157 65 39.9 30.8-49.7 92 60.1 50.3-69.2
College Graduate 160 31 17.3 11.7-24.8 129 82.7 75.2-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 26 23.9 15.4-35.2 96 76.1 64.8-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 161 57.2 49.8-64.2 139 42.8 35.8-50.2
No 230 56 24.8 18.6-32.3 174 75.2 67.7-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 75 36.6 29.0-45.0 131 63.4 55.0-71.0
Non-Veteran 335 146 45.5 38.6-52.6 189 54.5 47.4-61.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 341 147 47.0 40.0-54.2 194 53.0 45.8-60.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 62 35.7 27.7-44.5 133 64.3 55.5-72.3
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 219 73 34.7 27.3-42.9 146 65.3 57.1-72.7
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 68 27.3 21.0-34.8 197 72.7 65.2-79.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 201 89 42.5 34.5-50.9 112 57.5 49.1-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 68 37.4 29.3-46.3 139 62.6 53.7-70.7

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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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