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 White 1,014 380 41.3 37.3-45.5 634 58.7 54.5-62.7
GENDER
Male 380 145 39.7 33.6-46.1 235 60.3 53.9-66.4
Female 634 235 42.4 37.1-47.9 399 57.6 52.1-62.9
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 229 100 41.2 33.4-49.6 129 58.8 50.4-66.6
65-74 299 88 26.9 21.2-33.4 211 73.1 66.6-78.8
75+ 248 67 31.9 24.2-40.7 181 68.1 59.3-75.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 266 119 47.1 39.7-54.6 147 52.9 45.4-60.3
Some Post-H.S. 314 116 37.8 31.2-44.9 198 62.2 55.1-68.8
College Graduate 316 74 22.6 17.3-29.0 242 77.4 71.0-82.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 83 55.8 45.7-65.4 82 44.2 34.6-54.3
$25,000- 34,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 199 44 26.5 18.9-35.7 155 73.5 64.3-81.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 570 291 56.1 50.6-61.4 279 43.9 38.6-49.4
No 423 83 23.5 18.2-29.7 340 76.5 70.3-81.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 164 55 34.0 25.7-43.5 109 66.0 56.5-74.3
Non-Veteran 849 325 42.7 38.2-47.4 524 57.3 52.6-61.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 163 50 35.7 27.1-45.3 113 64.3 54.7-72.9
Regional City or Suburban County 204 77 39.1 30.7-48.2 127 60.9 51.8-69.3
Rural 647 253 44.7 39.4-50.0 394 55.3 50.0-60.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 287 89 37.8 30.7-45.5 198 62.2 54.5-69.3
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 475 129 29.2 24.0-34.9 346 70.8 65.1-76.0
Unable to Work 190 139 70.5 60.1-79.1 51 29.5 20.9-39.9
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 173 95 55.6 45.5-65.4 78 44.4 34.6-54.5
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 465 112 26.4 21.3-32.2 353 73.6 67.8-78.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 85 43.7 34.4-53.5 153 56.3 46.5-65.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 387 161 43.5 37.3-49.9 226 56.5 50.1-62.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 389 134 38.2 32.0-44.9 255 61.8 55.1-68.0

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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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