2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 331 125 44.9 37.3-52.7 206 55.1 47.3-62.7
GENDER
Male 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 212 78 47.4 38.0-57.0 134 52.6 43.0-62.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 311 119 43.4 35.9-51.1 192 56.6 48.9-64.1
Non-Hispanic Black 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 200 103 57.6 47.8-67.0 97 42.4 33.0-52.2
No 122 18 15.1 8.9-24.5 104 84.9 75.5-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 285 108 46.2 37.9-54.6 177 53.8 45.4-62.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 265 102 44.7 35.9-53.9 163 55.3 46.1-64.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 157 35 24.8 16.8-35.0 122 75.2 65.0-83.2
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 135 26 21.6 13.5-32.6 109 78.4 67.4-86.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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