2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 470 186 42.2 36.8-47.7 284 57.8 52.3-63.2
GENDER
Male 175 67 39.9 31.8-48.5 108 60.1 51.5-68.2
Female 295 119 43.8 36.9-51.0 176 56.2 49.0-63.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 329 115 38.9 32.7-45.6 214 61.1 54.4-67.3
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 36 21.1 14.6-29.5 92 78.9 70.5-85.4
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 72 54.5 44.6-64.0 57 45.5 36.0-55.4
Some Post-H.S. 138 51 39.6 30.6-49.3 87 60.4 50.7-69.4
College Graduate 152 36 23.2 16.1-32.1 116 76.8 67.9-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 230 136 63.3 55.6-70.4 94 36.7 29.6-44.4
No 229 45 19.8 14.3-26.8 184 80.2 73.2-85.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 398 166 44.5 38.6-50.6 232 55.5 49.4-61.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 239 91 42.3 34.8-50.2 148 57.7 49.8-65.2
Regional City or Suburban County 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 141 40 33.1 24.3-43.2 101 66.9 56.8-75.7
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 59 28.9 22.0-37.0 144 71.1 63.0-78.0
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 203 51 27.5 20.5-35.9 152 72.5 64.1-79.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 152 64 45.5 36.3-55.0 88 54.5 45.0-63.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 284 107 39.3 32.4-46.5 177 60.7 53.5-67.6

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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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